Stars: Danny Glover, Mel Gibson

Director: Richard Donner

Summary: Two mismatched cops--one plays by the book, the other is a loose canon--on a mission to infiltrate a massive international drugs ring.

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.

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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), Lethal Weaponis 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. --Tom Keogh

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region B
Year:	1987
Release Date:	November 20, 2006
Runtime:	110 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B D 82844
Keywords:	Action, English, Weapon, Lethal, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure