Lethal Weapon 1 (1987)

"...fast paced and entertaining...  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"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

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.

	Danny Glover
	Gary Busey
	Mel Gibson
	Mitchell Ryan
	Eric Clapton - Musical Score
	J. Michael Riva - Production Designer
	Joel Silver - Producer
	Michael Kamen - Musical Score
	Richard Donner - Director
	Richard Donner - Producer
	Shane Black - Writer
	Stephen Goldblatt - Cinematographer
	Stuart Baird - Editor

Variety
"...Unrelenting energy and insistent drive....LETHAL WEAPON is a piece of bravado filmmaking and tech credits are first-rate throughout..." 03/04/1987

Los 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... Ther

Washington Post 9 of 10
...Glover and Gibson click. They've got the squad-car camaraderie of Cagney and Lacey, and a - Rita Kempley