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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), Director's Cut, Original, Trailers, Interactive Menu
With over seven minutes of previously unavailable scenes, the director’s cut of Lethal Weapon is a long overdue present for fans. Riggs’ (Mel Gibson) solitary homelife and the tragic loss spurring him to a reckless disregard for his own safety now come into greater focus. We see that recklessness in new scenes underlining the differences between the two cops. Murtaugh (Danny Glover), just 50, needs reassurance about his skills at a firing range. Riggs, not caring if he sees another birthday, coolly walks into a schoolyard sniper’s field of fire. All the humor and adrenaline that make this original an entertainment milestone are here, too. No scenes have been removed. But new action and new insight are now included. Include yourself in the excitement.
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"A pistol-packing, snap-crackling thinking-man's thriller." Rita Kempley, Washington Post
"...this movie thrilled me from beginning to end..." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...fast paced and entertaining..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
Two tough Los Angeles cops, one who carries a lethal weapon (Glover) and the other who is one (Gibson), are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international ring which has its roots in Vietnam - a place they are both all too familiar with. This film, with its fresh, energetic combination of comedy, drama and action, has managed to spawn three highly successful sequels.
| Features | Audio: English DTS, 5.1 Dolby Digital; French Dolby Digital Surround | | Interactive Menus | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Theatrical Trailer | | Production Notes | | Expanded Motion Menu | | More than 7 Minutes of Previously Unavailable Scenes | | Scene Access | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | French Subtitles | | Widescreen Version | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | English DTS 5.1 Surround Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/5/2005 |
| Running Time: 119 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1987 | | Catalog ID: 16289 | | UPC: 00085391628927 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1988) | | | Richard Alexander, et al., Nominee, Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Unrelenting energy and insistent drive....LETHAL WEAPON is a piece of bravado filmmaking and tech credits are first-rate throughout..." 03/04/1987Los Angeles Times
"...Donner puts it into bright, jazzy overdrive, and the cinematography and music are just right: gritty, gleaming, cartoon-hard..." 03/06/1987 p.C4 Total Film
"Screenwriter Shane Black's explosive debut patented the modern buddy pic: brash, crass and dangerous to know." 04/01/2004 p.137 At-A-Glance Film Reviews 8 of 10
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover have a surprisingly dynamic chemistry in this buddy action flick... There's a lot of action--the film helped usher in the modern action flick genre--but the real fun is watching the two stars play with their characters and off each other.
Washington Post 9 of 10
...Glover and Gibson click. They've got the squad-car camaraderie of Cagney and Lacey, and a tough-talking comic chemistry that's a hybrid of Dirty Harry, the Barney Miller boys and the Keystone Cops... - Rita Kempley
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