Lethal Weapon (1987)

About this episode

The episode discusses the iconic action buddy cop movie 'Lethal Weapon' and its impact on the genre.

"If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance." We kick off Season 6 with one of the best action buddy cop movies of the decade, 'Lethal Weapon.' The movie stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Gary Busey. Directed by Richard Donner. Lethal Weapon - IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093409/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_lethal Lethal Weapon - Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lethal_weapon Bill's Letterboxd Ratings: https://letterboxd.com/bill_b/list/bills-all-80s-movies-podcast-ratings/ Jason's Letterboxd Ratings: https://letterboxd.com/jasonmasek/list/jasons-all-80s-movies-podcast-ratings/ Website: http://www.all80smoviespodcast.com X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/podcastAll80s Facebook (META): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100030791216864 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@all80smoviespodcast Over 25,000 podcasters use Podpage! Create your own podcast website that looks great, runs smoothly, and is optimized for search engines. Get started today! Click Here to learn More

People in this episode

Host: Bill Bant

Topics covered

• action movies
• buddy cop films
• 1980s cinema
• film reviews
• movie history

Keywords

• Lethal Weapon
• 1987
• action
• buddy cop
• Mel Gibson
• Danny Glover
• film review
• Richard Donner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Letterboxd, Podpage

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