Lethal Weapon (UK)
Two Cops. Glover carries a weapon..... Gibson is one
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 105 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is no ordinary cop. He`s a Mad Max gone maniacal, a man whose killing expertise and suicidal recklessness make him a Lethal Weapon to anyone he works against. Or with.
Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is an easygoing homicide detective with a loving family, a big house and a pension he doesn`t want to lose. Imagine Murtaugh`s shock when he learns his partner is a guy with nothing left to lose: wild-eyed, burnt-out Martin Riggs.
Lethal Weapon is the thrill-packed story of two Vietnam-vets-turned-cops who have just one other thing in common: both hate to work with partners. But partnership becomes the key to survival when a routine murder investigation leads to all-out, take-no-prisoners, martial-arts-and-machine-guns war with an international heroin ring.
Director Richard Donner (Conspiracy Theory, Leathal Weapon 4)moves that war at two speeds: fast and faster. Hot L.A. days and nights explode in one show-stopping scene after another, culminating in a no-holds-barred battle between Riggs and his Angel-of-Death nemesis (Gary Busey) - an electrifying sequence incorporating three martial-art styles and requiring four full nights to film. Fierce, fast and frequently funny, Lethal Weapon fires off round after round of can`t-miss entertainment.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Dolby Digital 5.1 Italian
Subtitle Tracks:
French
Italian
CC: Italian
Romanian
English
Spanish
German
CC: English
Portuguese
Dutch
Arabic
Bulgarian
Directed By:
Richard Donner
Written By:
Shane Black
Starring:
Mitch Ryan
Gary Busey
Danny Glover
Mel Gibson
Casting By:
Marion Dougherty
Soundtrack By:
Michael Kamen
Eric Clapton
Editor:
Stuart Baird
Costume Designer:
Mary Malin
Production Designer:
J. Michael Riva
Visual Effects:
Dick Wood
Jeffrey A. Wischnack
Harold Selig
Bruce Robles
Thomas Mertz
Elmer Hui
Chuck Gaspar
Joe Day
Greg John Callas
Producer:
Jennie Lew Tugend
Joel Silver
Richard Donner
Distributor:
Warner Bros
Your Opinions and Comments
The story in this movie is great with a good combination of comedy, drama and action.
the picture quality is very good, considering it is a 13 year old movie. The sound is also very good, but don`t expect a lot of surround effects. The front and center speakers mostly do all the work.
Video and audio quality are pretty good considering the age of the film, however there are some signs of grain. I would like to be able to compare this disc to the 'Directors Cut' version that was recently released - hopefully the quality can be improved a little.
Extras-wise you're in for another disappointment. There's nothing, zero, nought, a big fat zilch. Brilliant. Nice one Warner Bros. Seriously. Well done.
This was the first of many lethal weapon movies and is probably the best tho the second one though with patsy kensit and the white south africans which injects a bit of racist tension was quite good though
Mauron Schillib