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1987 Certificate 18
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In Richard Donner's thrilling blockbuster, two tough Los Angeles cops--suicidal Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and family man Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover)--are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international crime ring which has its roots in Vietnam--a place they're both all too familiar with. This .. Read more

Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Gustav Vintas
Director Richard Donner
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy, Thriller

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Lethal Weapon

In Richard Donner's thrilling blockbuster, two tough Los Angeles cops--suicidal Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and family man Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover)--are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international crime ring which has its roots in Vietnam--a place they're both all too familiar with. This film, with its fresh, energetic combination of comedy, drama, and action, managed to spurn three highly successful sequels.

Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Gustav Vintas
Director Richard Donner
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 45 mins
HD DVD: 1 hr 49 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Collections 100 Cops & Robbers, 100 Eighties Greats
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
HD DVD: English
Dubbed French, Italian
Hearing-impaired English, Italian
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
Released DVD: 01 Nov 1999
Blu-ray: 20 Nov 2006
HD DVD: 11 Dec 2006
Production year: 1987
Format DVD

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  • "...Unrelenting energy and insistent drive....LETHAL WEAPON is a piece of bravado filmmaking and tech credits are first-rate throughout..."

    • Variety
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • In this classy all-action thriller, Mel Gibson oozes charm the way his victims ooze blood. As a Vietvet-turned-cop, his... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Great Entertainment

    It had been a while since I last saw this and in that time I had forgotten just how good this film is. If like me you are looking for a piece of pure entertainment then you cannot go to far wrong with this. The pacing of the film is perfect, always providing something to keep you watching when it threatens to slow down too much. The action sequences still hold up today with a plot which moves on nicely. This film is by no means perfect but the central performances far outweigh any slight plot holes. The first and best of the Lethal Weapon series.

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 22 Jun 2004 20:47

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    I expected more...

    Generally considered as a classic, I found Lethal Weapon to be slightly underwhelming, especially in comparison to another 80s action film, Die Hard. The buddy-cop aspect has been done a thousand times since, but Lethal Weapon handles it well, with the old time officer ordered to look after Mel Gibson?s wild cop. Lacking the humour of the sequel, the film seems to take itself a bit too seriously, though the action scenes are solid, and the casting is spot on. The final showdown, however, is a bit lacklustre, poorly shot and hard to follow, though, as a whole, the film is enjoyable action fare.

      • A customer from Inglewood
      • Posted 24 May 2005 21:23

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    Gibson's son helping the poor in Africa

    • 19 Oct 2009

    Mel Gibson's son Will is dealing with his parents' divorce by throwing himself into charity work in Africa. Gibson announced earlier this year (09) that his 28-year marriage to wife Robyn was over and it later emerged the actor was dating Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, who subsequently revealed she's expecting the Lethal Weapon star's child. And now, according to a National Enquirer report, 25-year-old Will Gibson - one of the actor's seven kids with Robyn - has fled to Africa to escape the Read more

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