Our man-crush Shane Black wrote the script - when he was barely 20, for God's sake! - and Richard Donner directs Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the leads.
On this track we cover:
- The Lethal Weapon franchise
- The brilliance of Shane Black
- The film vs. the script vs. deleted scenes
- Action movies of the 80's
- The careers of Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Richard Donner
- And Dennis thinks Danny Glover is a bloody thief
DOWNLOAD
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STATS
Participants: David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld.
Day of recording: May 29th, 2012.
Version: Theatrical cut on Blu-ray or NTSC DVD.
Movie runtime: 1:49:37
SCREENSHOTS
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| Danny Glover as Murtaugh. |
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| Mel Gibson as Riggs. |
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| The airbag-with-print-of-a-car stunt, performed by the actress Jackie Swanson. |
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| Mel Gibson buys drugs from Anthony Kiedis' dad. Ah, Hollywood for ya. |
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| Mel Gibson just saw Lethal Weapon 4. |
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| Beautiful shot, by Stephen Goldblatt. |
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| Simple, effective, visual storytelling, without any cuts. |
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| So what if I did "Gone Fishin'"! At least people will still talk to me. |
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| Another beautiful shot. |
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| Raw, brutal violence. |
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| The chaotic final fight. |
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| From Lethal Weapon 2: No, Glover is not a bloody thief. He pics up the money, and slams it down, when the bad guys shut the door. |
LITERATURE
Lethal Weapon, Screenplay by Shane Black.
American Cinematographer, April 1987, article by Bess Wiley.
Crash, bang, wallop what a picture, article by Sam Delaney. Link.
Back in Black, interview by Alex Simon. Link.
AUDIO/VIDEO
Bluray special features
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979). Link.
LINKS
IMDb. Link.
Wikipedia. Link.
