Lethal Weapon

MPAA Rating

Unrated

Theatrical Release Date

Mar 05, 1987

Genre(s)

• Thrillers
• Comic Action
• Police & Detective Films
• Odd Couples
• Lethal Weapon
• Mel Gibson
• Richard Donner
• Action & Adventure
• Comedy
• Kids & Family

Rating (Stars)

Description

Mel Gibson set aside his art-house credentials to star as a crazy cop paired with a stable one (Danny Glover) in this full-blown 1987 Richard Donner action picture. The most violent film in the series (which includes three sequels), it is also the edgiest and most interesting. After Gibson's character jumps off a building handcuffed to a man, and Gary Busey (as a cold, efficient enforcer) lets his hand get burned without flinching, there is a sense that anything can happen, and it usually does. Donner's strangely messy visual and audio style doesn't make a lot of aesthetic sense, but it stuck with all four movies. The DVD release includes production notes, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, optional French soundtrack, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

Director

Richard Donner

Stars

• Mel Gibson
• Danny Glover
• Gary Busey
• Mitch Ryan
• Tom Atkins

Running Time

110 minutes

Original Price

$19.98

Current Value

$3.60

DVD Features

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Full Screen
• HiFi Sound
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 1.85:1