Lethal Weapon (VHS)

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Lethal Weapon (VHS)

A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

• Rated: R 
• Number of tapes: 1
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Format: Color
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English

Mel Gibson and Danny Glover… Two cops. Glover carries a weapon… Gibson is one. He’s the only L.A. cop registered as a Lethal Weapon.

“One of the best, most exciting police action thrillers since The French Connection.”

Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is no ordinary cop. He’s 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 easy-going 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 new 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 their 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 (Superman: The Movie, The Goonies) moves that war at two speeds: fast and faster. Hot L.A. days and nights explode in one show-topping 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-arts 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.

1997 Warner Home Video