Two tough Los Angeles cops, one who carries a lethal weapon (Glover) and the other who is one (Gibson), are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international ring which has its roots in Vietnam - a place they are both all too familiar with. This film, with its fresh, energetic combination of comedy, drama and action, has managed to spurn three highly successful sequels.
Film debut for Traci Wolfe, who plays Rianne Murtaugh.
Color by Technicolor, shot in and around Los Angeles, California.
Panavision cameras and lenses.
The picture is dedicated to the memory of Dar Robinson one of the motion picture industry's greatest stuntmen.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Flub: In one scene, the car that Roger is driving has the gear shift in park.
Additional credits: Ramsey (hairstyle for Mel Gibson).
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Letterboxed - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Trivia Game
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Director of Photography
Stephen Goldblatt:
Production Designer
J. Michael Riva: Production Designer, STEALTH (2005)
Costume Designer
Mary Malin: Costume Designer, BROKEN ARROW (1996)
Review 1:
"...Unrelenting energy and insistent drive....LETHAL WEAPON is a piece of bravado filmmaking and tech credits are first-rate throughout..."
Source: Variety
03/04/1987
Review 2:
"...Donner puts it into bright, jazzy overdrive, and the cinematography and music are just right: gritty, gleaming, cartoon-hard..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C4 03/06/1987
Review 3:
"Screenwriter Shane Black's explosive debut patented the modern buddy pic: brash, crass and dangerous to know."
Source: Total Film
p.137 04/01/2004
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