Lethal Weapon

Action, Comedy

Mel Gibson	Sergeant Martin Riggs
Tom Atkins	Michael Hunsaker
Gary Busey	Mr. Joshua
Danny Glover	Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
Damon Hines	Nick Murtaugh
Darlene Love	Trish Murtaugh
Mitch Ryan	General Peter McAllister
Ebonie Smith	Carrie Murtaugh
Jackie Swanson	Amanda Hunsaker
Traci Wolfe	Rianne Murtaugh

Director	Richard Donner
Producer	Richard Donner; Joel Silver; Jennie Lew Tugend
Writer	Shane Black
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt
Musician	Eric Clapton; Michael Kamen
User Credit 1	Stuart Baird
User Credit 2	Mary Malin

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

Lt. Murtaw (Danny Glover) is a "by the book" cop and a great family man who is given a new partner that is more than anyone can handle. Neither cop knows how this unlikely partnership will pan out. His new partner Martin Riggs(Mel Gibson) is at the end of his rope after his wife's death and puts himself and everyone around him in danger. Riggs uses many unethical, yet effective, ways to track down the bad guys, while Murtaw is along for the insane ride. Will Murtaw handle this real life lethal weapon or is he just too old for this...?