10 Things You Didn't Know About LethalWeaponMovie

[@richardlandis793]

Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis are both great actors. It's hard to imagine anyone else in the roles they played.

[@starwarsroo2448]

As much as I like Willis, guy has nowhere near the acting talent of Gibson

[@MWhaleK]

Gibson WAS a great actor.

[@emoneyg33]

True..why as a black kid who looked up to mel..i wasnt even mad i was hurt to hear hos race rants😞

[@tariqxl]

I can imagine both Mel in Die hard and Willis in Lethal Weapon but defo think all is the way it should be.

[@w0bbl3r]

@@tariqxl Die hard was supposed to be Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. Because it was based on the book that was the follow-up to the detective, which was made into a movie starring Sinatra. Joe Leland was the character's name if I remember right. I read the die hard book when the movie first came out, and it is excellent. It was originally called nothing lasts forever if memory serves, and it is, amazingly, better than the movie in many ways.

[@DrJatzCrackers]

Lethal Weapon and Die Hard were always on the shortlist to watch when doing a 'action movie marathon' in the 90s and early 2000s. I need to watch the lethal weapons again! Love this episode!

[@michaelrue1400]

I saw a marathon of Die Hard 1, 2, & 3, and one of Lethal Weapon 1, 2, & 3 on HBO.

[@chadhOneAtl]

I think they are in the same universe.

[@TheNightrunner666]

I love them all. You watch rigs go from a broken suicidal man to finding his humanity in murtagh family. Then him finding his own love. In #4 them both talking about how they are too old but saying how they cant just walk away. "How did he take my gun apart with one move?" "Ok let's go ask him"

[@jonnyblaze4065]

Yeah I think all 4 of them were great.

[@a3970010]

Personally I think the Lethal Weapon series got better with each new movie. Each new character brought something special to the film. I never get tired of them. 🍻

[@adamjroman481]

Agreed, though I started watching 4 first than I watched the rest of them as I got older.

[@michaelrue1400]

My favorite Riggs quote, though I can't remember off the top of my head which sequel it was in, "You have the right to remain unconscious, anything you say won't be much."

[@Philly9758]

Minty Bonus Facts: One of the drug dealers in the film was played by Anthony Kiedis’ father. Actors Grand L. Bush, Al Leong and Mary Ellen Trainor who appeared in “Lethal Weapon” would go on to also star in “Die Hard”.

[@footballgeorgiebest]

The best Christmas movies were made in the 1980’s. Merry Christmas Minty!!

[@judsongaiden9878]

The best movies in general were made in the 1980s. Even B-movies were great back then! Street Trash, The Ice Pirates, TerrorVision, Trancers, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space to name a few. They don't make 'em like they used to.

[@crazeverseben7583]

Judson Gaiden meh. Your kinda right

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@crazeverseben7583 Krull was excellent, but its budget places it outside "B-movie" status. Excalibur was great too. Ready Player One paid homage to both of them.

[@joshuahoover6841]

Screw Miracle on 34th street and It's a Wonderful Life...LW 1 and Die Hard are the best Christmas movies!

[@footballgeorgiebest]

...and Gremlins and National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

[@andrewmurray1550]

What we need is John McCLane, Martin Riggs and Axel Foley in one movie.

[@Riceball01]

That would be awesome. Call it the '80s cop cinematic universe. lol

[@stevenwebb3634]

The world would explode because it can't contain that much awesomeness

[@paisleyprince5280]

30 years ago..

[@jcodol3334]

@drew pedersen Agreed. However, 'The Expendables'' did pretty well.

[@Cheprock83]

Been saying this since 2000

[@tobywilliams6285]

No. 11 "I'm too old for this sh*t" Danny Glover was 40 years old when lethal weapon was released.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Toby Williams that is tragic. He acted 80 not 40.

[@nicktubara]

@@Lily_of_the_Forest Danny Glover is the epitome of the Old Black Man. Apart from Morgan Freeman 😛

[@scottknode898]

Toby Williams Danny Glover was 40 playing a 50 year old Roger Murtaugh and Mel Gibson was 30 year old and Riggs was written to be 38-39 years old.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

DG was a cop in Witness 🎬 1985. Hes in the finale scenes.

[@Anyonewhos]

He looked a lot older than 40. Riggs looked 40 though

[@krzyryry8382]

Christmas at my house.., Lethal weapon Die Hard 1989 Batman!!!

[@standardofexcellence]

NICE

[@ShadowSumac]

That's one a hell of amazing christmas!!

[@gothnate]

1989 Batman was a Halloween movie. Batman Returns was a Christmas movie.

[@krzyryry8382]

gothnate that may be... been about a year since I watched it. I’ll have to pay more attention this year.😉

[@TaliaIGhul]

Fun Fact: I knew someone who literally lived down the street from where the filmed the scene where Riggs tried to talk someone from killing themselves by jumping. It was on Santa Monica Blvd near La Cienega blvd.

[@timothyneiswander3151]

Fun Fact: In Lethal Weapon 2, when Riggs cut the wrong wire, the inside of the building was filmed in LA but the outside when the building exploded was filmed in Orlando, FL where I lived at the time. Caused some of the sh!ttiest traffic never seen by the city before.

[@erikthompson619]

Thank you Minty! Finally somebody else acknowledges "Lethal weapon"'s status as a Christmas movie.

[@beezer1225]

The 80's sure did churn out some great movies. Man, I love me some Riggs and Murdoch.

[@troyporter6323]

Riggs and Murtaugh

[@scottcurry479]

Riggs and the guy from The A Team?

[@skylined5534]

@@scottcurry479 Yeah, they were both in Predator with Danny Devito.

[@pvfckev8348]

Busey does a brilliant job at being a villain, you really hated mr Joshua

[@legionarybooks13]

It baffled me that he had never portrayed a villain before, as he was perfectly cast.

[@autounited718]

Agree man he did a brilliant job

[@ironsnowflake1076]

I really thought he was phenomenal...and he literally became Buddy Holly, my two faves from him 🎥🎬

[@MarkTheMorose]

Where did they find him? Psychos R Us?

[@patrickmccurry1563]

He'd probably be a house hold name and Oscar winner if not for all the literal brain damage due to multiple injuries.

[@iamthee83]

I've thought the same of Lethal Weapon and Die Hard being in the same universe. Glad others noticed it too.

[@blkhemi3925]

Totally! One in Los Angeles and the other in New York... Maybe Hans and Arjen Rudd were from the same bad guy club.🤔

[@iamthee83]

@@blkhemi3925 That expands the theory even more. Never thought of that one.

[@amgr9704]

Well, the nakatomi plaza is shown at 11:21. And in die hard 2, a picture of lethal weapon 2 is shown. So they actually exist in each others universe. Oh, one !more nugget, leathal weapon exists in "the last boy scout" universe

[@michaelkrull3331]

When I was a kid I thought Lethal Weapon and Predator 2 were in the same world :P

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Mel Gibson was considered for John McClane as was actor Kurt Russell.

[@nevskislake]

80's and 90's actions films are so much better than today's action films. Lethal Weapon is one of my favorites. Thank you for this video, Minty.

[@JoE-kx7dw]

I can't hear the song "Jingle Bell Rock" with out thinking of the opening of Lethal Weapon

[@plonkersbro]

I heard the song on tv the other day and immediately said Lethal Weapon

[@jasonhobbs1345]

Thks glad to hear it's not just me

[@solidbeard8324]

Thumbs up for Home Alone 2.

[@MrGothgirl1976]

Yes Me Too! When I hear Jingle bell rock I seem to equated with lethal weapon LOL

[@jackriley7772]

HowTrue, It,kick butt 🗣️🎶🎶🎶💭 ItRules.

[@bratton79]

I think the point of Lethal Weapon 3 was to show the progression of Riggs from a suicidally depressed person to the happy go lucky person he was before his wife died. His friendship with Roger Murtaugh is what helped him recover from his sadness. Also in part 3 Riggs met his future wife, giving him purpose again. i liked the message of hope. Riggs couldn't be a maniac in every movie or else it wouldn't be much fun.

[@radbradboy2319]

Agree, I like 3 more than 2, but I also agree the goofy humour got annoying and it needed more edge to come back.

[@thatbadmuthafucka2626]

Thank you for mentioning how Die Hard isn't the only Christmas action movie. I didn't realize you hadn't done this movie yet. This is one of my favorite movie series. I appreciate that they added only one new character a movie.

[@josh1800]

Chuck Norris actually has a Christmas action movie as well, Invasion U.S.A.

[@NemeanLion-]

I used to love these cop/buddy movies from the 80’s. So much fun.

[@johnporter9073]

Love the music to this series. You can immediately identify what movie it's from.

[@JOECANDELA22]

Yeah I agree, however one of the major musical contributors to the soundtrack Minty forgot to mention was the incredible saxophonist, David Sanborn, whose sax theme's represent Riggs. That part of the theme music is so recognizable and sets a great mood for the film. LW3 also had a great soundtrack, Sting sang the theme song "It's Probably Me" which added lyrics to the already iconic LW theme music. George Harrison's 'Cheer Down" another great theme song from the LW2 soundtrack.

[@johnporter9073]

@@JOECANDELA22 I love both of those songs. Cheer Down is a favorite of mine. George and Tom Petty wrote it. Always been a fan of Sting. That sax sound adds so much to the soundtrack of the series.

[@JOECANDELA22]

@@johnporter9073 I didn't realize Petty co-wrote it. That doesn't surprise me, Petty was phenomenal. Our loss.

[@aytviewer2421]

Every time I watch one of these segments I then have an urge to go watch the whole movie. Thanks Minty!

[@bushwood1676]

Need a midnight run review, underrated 80’s classic

[@Halbared]

Bushwood one of the best films of the 80s(which says a lot), one the brst films of its kind and a joint first for De Niro’s funniest film/performance

[@fatdog1963rb]

That is a brilliant film loved it

[@bushwood1676]

Phil Chadwick agree

[@footy2rock]

Midnight Run was one of the Brest 80s films and directed by Martin Brest lol

[@hellojari07]

yes, pls

[@brianriley5108]

I never understood why Did Hard was considered a Christmas movie, but Lethal Weapon wasn't.

[@fatdog1963rb]

I've always considered both Christmas films!

[@Phaota]

"Did Hard"?

[@badlaamaurukehu]

They used to regularly show up on tv around christmas time in the 90's and 00's...

[@GrimmShadowsII]

I think part of the reason is the whole reason for John being there in the 1st place is that it's christmas, without it being christmas it makes less sense for him to be there but could have still worked. Lethal Weapon, atleast to my recollection, didn't have any major plot points that almost required it to be christmas, just a few scenes where we get to know the characters. While I'm a bigger Die Hard then Lethal Weapon fan I feel pretty confident that alot maybe even most consider them both christmas movies.

[@brianriley5108]

@@GrimmShadowsII Valid point on the character's plot placement.

[@dirgramsey6132]

Gary was one of the bad guys in Under Siege too.

[@skyden24195]

That's what I thought of too. Busy's "Commander Krill" is another villain you're glad to see go down with the ship.

[@themadlad8540]

Ya no shit sherlock

[@lovenotwar598]

Yeah but that wasn't till 1992

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

He was a villain in Drop Zone too, 1990s Imdb.com ...

[@1978mcduff]

Saw this movie the other night, realized he's been the villain in a lot of action films

[@robertobuatti7226]

Love this action comedy, I miss these type of movies. Love the iconic score by Michael Kamen.

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

MAN im glad Gibson and Willis were kept out of each other' long running kickass movie franchies! Both series i cannot imagine with anyone else playing the lead.

[@moadboyno1]

Goodbye Richard thank you for truly groundbreaking movies and entertaining the world for over 50 years I salute 👏 from Glasgow !!!rip 🙏

[@joannegray5138]

I'd often wondered about that Bruce Willis cameo in Loaded Weapon when the mobile home gets shot to pieces a la Lethal Weapon 2. Makes sense now.

[@lacyinmon1004]

I loved this movie as a child. My late father loved it as well.

[@stuartpratley662]

Minty been watching 10 things you didn’t know for months now, and you never disappoint big fan keep up the good work ,would like you to 10 things you didn’t know about saw that would be awesome that if you haven’t covered the saw films Merry Xmas Minty

[@thegray5730]

Also, you can see the house Murtaugh lived in, in the Monster Squad, as it was also on the Warner Ranch.

[@jackel54130]

He's not the tragic broken man in Lethal Weapon 3? That is actually a good thing! It shows that he has improved in life and has found joy again. This was one my favorite things about this series. Through circumstances and people someone can get their life back.

[@dwightchaos9449]

Only in the movies…

[@jackel54130]

@@dwightchaos9449 You must be a joy to have at family gatherings.

[@dwightchaos9449]

@@jackel54130 Lol… I been going some sht lately.. You right though. I was just being a negative Nancy..😐

[@jackel54130]

@@dwightchaos9449 lol, no worries dude. We all go through stuff like that. I'm sure it will get better.

[@allencampbell3350]

Fun fact about that deleted opening scene-all three of those actors, the bartender and the two muggers went on to be in the sequels.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I recall a unused scene where Riggs shoots a whacked out school shooter. It's a odd scene & should be edited.

[@thedys70]

@@DavidLLambertmobile It was inserted at the start of the director's cut DVD

[@wstine79]

"Diplomatic Immunity."

[@nicktubara]

"It's just been revoked" 😁

[@thedys70]

But... you're....

[@katerinaquinn5482]

@@nicktubara damn you beat me to that response

[@nicktubara]

@@katerinaquinn5482 lol theres sum more quotes from the series you could use 😊

[@nicktubara]

@@thedys70.... bleck lol

[@rohanm2394]

One of my favorite Buddy Cop Movie Franchise . Last Year during year end in December i re watched all the 4 Movies. Liked them all. Thanks for this video Minty.

[@GSXK4]

The Holy Trinity: Lethal Weapon, Predator and Die Hard All produced by Joel Silver Thanks man

[@Redthepunkrocker]

I think Clayne Crawford does a great job as Riggs in Lethal Weapon t.v series.He puts a lot of depth in the character

[@plonkersbro]

I agree with sticking with 1 & 2, after learning Riggs was originally suppose to die at the end of 2 it always felt to me as though the writers heart wasn't in them as much which was why there seemed to be more humour than action in them

[@Tychal79]

I have to say I enjoy your videos, and I appreciate that your more of a kind KZbinr. Unlike some KZbinrs... trying to get more people to view your contents.

[@Ireneharnack1138]

I've been vacationing both ”Die Hard” and ”Lethal Weapon” together almost every Christmas since I was a kid. So, in my opinion, it rarely is forgotten in my household. 😆 There's also an alternative beginning with Rigs walking in to a school shooting where an apartment complex is set at the playground of an LA elementary school and a shooter is in an apartment trying to shoot and kill any children or teachers who are trapped in are on the playground and classrooms. When Riggs response to the callee then walks on to the playground without a bullet proof vest and takes out the shooter despite the huge risk involved. This beginning scene does not exist here in the United States releases.

[@milo14564]

The scene does exist in the director's cut release. I like the scene, but it is in the wrong place in the film. If you take that scene out, every other scene leads up to the audience not being sure if Riggs is a criminal or not, until the reveal in the christmas tree lot. When Donner put the scene back in, it should have been added after the tree lot scene. Then there is still that surprise of 'Oh, he's a cop working under cover" in the beginning.

[@aneelbhutta182]

Die hard 2 batman returns and gremlins are also my other xmas movies

[@phife1878]

I want to know how you vacation a movie.

[@ShadowSumac]

As always a solid video! Thank you. Whatever people might think about Gibson this days, he was absolutely amazing actor back in the day. Lethal Weapon series is one of my most favorite movie series as a whole. Yeah, all four movies. xD I understand why some people might not think highly about LW3 and 4, but I feel like making them different was a good choice: the times had changed and characters had changed as well. In a manner of speaking, it was like a series, where character went through the development from point A to point B. And I also love that LW4 ended up on a high note.

[@willy565]

Shane Black told me a joke about his girlfriend once.

[@morimo11]

willy565 I understand this reference

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

Six Degrees To Shane Black.

[@ThrawnSr]

Was it about the size of her domesticated feline?

[@MarkTheMorose]

Why did you say that twice?

[@tobywilliams6285]

@@MarkTheMorose I didn't

[@TheOnemanmoshpit]

Minty, I wasn't keen on you at first (sorry, I am ashamed of myself) but... you have won me over! I love you and your videos, I feel like you're part of my life now. Keep going, mate! You'll win us all over in the end. Merry Crimbo!

[@Phaota]

The series was actually pretty good. It had it's ups and down throughout the various episodes, but I thought they did a decent job on expanding the world building of the movies. The problem is, Damon Wayans started to get a big ego as the show went on and even got Clayne Crawford (who played Riggs) fired at the end of season 2 for some stupid bit of nonsense that I forget now.

[@Number1ZERO69]

Fun fact: The bad guy with the mullet and the flannel shirt that was making the drug transaction with Riggs is Anthony Kiedis lead singer of the Chilli peppers father in real life.

[@PS-zw4yc]

That’s cool. He was a thug in point break too

[@nelskrogh3238]

Just like Die Hard, of course it is a Christmas movie!

[@plymouth491]

So was The Exorcist, released on December 26, 1973.

[@guyverxx]

Aw Jim Kelly... so precious, release date is different then plot. But keep on that battle little guy

[@openeyz]

More debatable topics!!!

[@PaulRizzo]

Mel Gibson is genuinely one of the greatest actors of his time.

[@kingloser4198]

Then there's Braveheart

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Not only that, he's one of the greatest DIRECTORS of his time...

[@l.s.s.8-8-16]

Too bad he was so controversial and had all those "incidents". His fall from grace was a huge disappointment.

[@Halbared]

He is top five for intense smoulder

[@dragonskulle7283]

Absolutely!!

[@ibgarrett]

I still think the end music of “knocking on heavens door” is one of the most amazing renditions of that song... makes sense it’s in there with Eric Clapton being involved elsewhere in the music.

[@stevebojo4378]

If memory serves, it was performed by The Alarm

[@ibgarrett]

@@stevebojo4378 according to this www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-discography/eric-clapton-film-and-television-soundtracks-all-recordings-ordered-relea-3 it’s Eric Clapton. Goggle has his fingerprints all over it.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

The Heavens Door song was LW 2. 1989. Imdb.com . Not LW 1.

[@ibgarrett]

@@DavidLLambertmobile ack. Totally right! My bad.

[@JenMistress]

Minty, Lethal Weapon, and Die Hard double feature, done that before, on Christmas in fact a few years ago. Many of my Twitter followers I remembered wondered why I picked to watch those, to which I replied, they both take place on Christmas, and I didn't have many Christmas movies on Blu Ray, which at the time, I didn't.

[@kalkella8822]

The scene where Riggs busts through the door and kills like 5 henchmen after the bad guy says "forget it, there's no more heroes left in the world" still gives me goosebumps.

[@charliem9831]

Die Hard 2: Die Harder, is also a Christmas movie

[@Dream0Asylum]

How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?

[@kristinmarie862]

Watch first two movies every holiday

[@Adam-McG]

It’s “Die Hard 2.”

[@charliem9831]

Adam McGaughey the full name is Die Hard 2: Die Harder

[@EvilMariobot]

Honestly, I think LW3 (my favorite in the series) shows just how much Riggs mellowed out and found the joy and humor in life again. He's still the same unpredictable nutcase we all know and love; he's just gotten gradually less self-destructive about it. This juxtaposes well with Murtaugh falling into _his own_ self-destructive spiral in the wake of killing his son's friend; with Riggs in the perfect position to pull him out of it, because he knows how deep the hole goes, and he'll be damned if he lets his partner go that far.

[@garyreid6165]

I saw Lethal Weapon three times in the theater when it came out. It was a great film and a product of the times. Michael Karen, Eric Clapton and David Sanborn created a great score that compliments the action and characters( a theme for Martin Riggs and a theme for Roger Murtaugh). I have been looking for the complete score that includes the chase and fight scenes(it wasn’t in the original soundtrack when it came out). The fight scene between Riggs and Joshua included, I think, three fighting styles (tae kwondo, Gracie jiujitsu, and Jailhouse Rock( a system created by prison inmates)and it took 4 nights to film. You could feel those punches. Director Richard Donner had a lot of television credits behind him. He directed episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. My favorite episodes were The Quadipartite Affair and The Giuoco Piano Affair. I didn’t watch the Lethal Weapon series. I felt that it shouldn’t have been a series. The original intention was to introduce Lethal Weapon to a new audience. That was a mistake, in my opinion because I didn’t expect what I saw when I saw it in the theater. I felt many things watching the film. I felt for both Riggs and Murtaugh. Their differences were the highlight of the film. The two share two commonalities; they were both military men and they were both cops. But Riggs was Green Beret trained and knows how to fight and is skilled with guns. Riggs is a tragic figure being a widower no amount of elite combat training can ever prepare him for the loss of a loved one. I enjoyed all of the movies. The films after the first two went the comedic route but in my opinion, as long as we see Riggs and Murtaugh, we can expect the unexpected.

[@RubenRodriguez-jk1fc]

What about “Cobra” with Stallone? Another forgotten Christmas movie.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Which came out the same year as 'Eye of the Tiger' (1986) starring Gary Busey.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

OH YA!!!

[@venomf4urlife]

Best fkin movie ever

[@randallsnyder5757]

Best Christmas movie marathon: Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, Rare Exports, Lethal Weapon, Black Christmas, Krampus, Gremlins, Die Hard and Invasion USA.

[@Meatisfood]

@@randallsnyder5757 Rare exports? On a same list with DH & LW?

[@Chrismw81]

80s action > 21st century action

[@Kthomasritchie]

I wished they still made action movies like Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Point Break, etc. Nowadays it's all superhero comic book centric crap.

[@blaxpoitation8528]

You ain't lyin. 80's action movies were leagues beyond the movies of today. You just don't get the Riggs & Murtaugh type chemistry nowadays. Smh so pathetic and sad

[@badlaamaurukehu]

@@BennyLlama39 Cumsily packaged PSAs.

[@BL77357]

Only movie this century that can compete with 80s is Edge of tomorrow

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Blax Tony and Steve in the Avenger movies comes pretty close a few times but yeah on the whole there seems to be less chemistry

[@karrob]

Yes, Lethal Weapon is a Christmas movie!

[@charlesdavis4887]

Earlier this year, Rumors of Mel Gibson being interested in doing Lethal Weapon 5 also started.

[@rickc2102]

Bruv needs a paycheck?

[@michaelsmith7900]

Lethal weapon 5 is confirmed

[@vanhopecomedy]

I remember watching Lethal Weapon with my dad the first time he brought it home from the video store.

[@denisdennis1501]

It was awesome to watch with my late father movies Like lethal weapon saga and die hard 1 and 2.

[@stubatman3103]

Absolutely love all 4 of these movies always used to watch them with my mum and now she’s no longer with us will always remind me of her :)

[@ferox965]

The third one had one of the darkest themes in any of the movies...will say, the dentist scene in the fourth one had me in stitches.

[@Javelin3o4]

"Roger... that's a special forces tattoo".

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Shadow Company is a ref in the newer Shane Black sci fi flop Predator. He wanted to make a action zombie 🧟‍♂️ film with Shadow Company.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

First buddy cop movie is arguably The French Connection but I'd also suggest Freebie and the Bean.

[@johnriddlebaugh7436]

Fun Fact: The original title of DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE's script was LETHAL WEAPON 4.

[@GrimmShadowsII]

I think that's part of the reason the movie isn't as well liked as the 1st 2 Die Hards the tone is closer to Lethal Weapon with the comedy and less of the grittiness, not really the right word but best one I could think of, of Die Hard 1 and 2.

[@chrishawkins8859]

I love how shane black had a serious tone for this film but then the franchise he played in witch was more serious was turned into a comedy

[@damionstjames]

As always Minty - thank you for doing these vids. Sadly my life has taken another turn for the worse, so seeing these vids you do really cheers me up.

[@TheHosieman]

You also could add: 1) There is an alternate ending. 2) Riggs was originally written to die at the end of the movie. 3) Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza) from Die Hard is seen in LW2 during the pool scene. 4) Both movies shared some of the same cast. Al Leong, Mary Ellen Trainor, and Grand L. Bush. 5) In Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Holly (McClane's wife) is seen reading a magazine with LW2 on the cover. I just added that last one to emphasize the connection between the two franchises.

[@Skymasterone]

I really appreciate your shows and thoroughly enjoy them. I'd like to see you do Lethal Weapon 2. Thanks for doing these!

[@aarongreenfield9038]

I always end up in an argument when I tell people lethal weapon and die hard are Christmas movies, and a Christmas story is a movie about a kid who manipulates his parents into buying him a gun, only to end up shooting himself with it.

[@DickDiamond74]

my theory is A Christmas Story is being told to the grandkids right after Thanksgiving dinner

[@hulkslayer626]

I like the direction the movies went. The more invested you are in the characters, the less important the action is. And as for Lethal Weapon 4... JET LI!!! nuff said

[@TheOnemanmoshpit]

Danny Glover must be one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I met DG briefly a few years ago. Hes not very polite or friendly.

[@guynelson8667]

Eric Clapton also used David Sanborn as the sax player in the sound track that we all recognize. Roger Waters used both Eric Clapton and Sanborn for his album Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking released in 1984. The similarities are there for sure. Pros and Cons was first.

[@jonorourke4857]

Good details. Pros and cons is a class album.

[@laranaarana]

I have all 4 of these on VHS. The tapes are still in good shape!

[@denisdennis1501]

I miss my VCR

[@MarkRVillano]

There have been many great movies that went on to become franchises; following up with sequels that were arguably even better, but I am of the mind that great movies and characters should stand alone. As much as I enjoyed the second installments of franchises like Lethal Weapon, Star Wars, Die Hard, Terminator, Alien, Superman, Dirty Harry, Rocky, Indiana Jones, and a host of others, I would have been perfectly fine if they never went further than their original installment. There is just something about a truly great movie that is, "One & Done" that IMHO elevates it to an entirely different level.

[@gplechuckiii]

MINTY! You should do The Long Kiss Goodnight in that case.

[@beezer1225]

Great frikken movie!!

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Yup!

[@tiffanylyons4474]

Love that movie! So very underrated!!!!!

[@jawitten4]

I adore that film! Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson are awesome!!!

[@zerubbabelsbridge]

This movie is great, yet has disappeared from streaming

[@gwitherow2172]

Thank you, Mark, for another great video. Please don’t stop!

[@paWikangbaHi]

You forgot the best line ever. "I'm too old for this s#1t."

[@theproject9577]

I loved this video in particular. I'm not the biggest fan of lethal weapon but this video was hella interesting and very well structured with a great pase. Great work!!!

[@Bob-eo3gf]

One of the best Christmas movies of all time.

[@kurtbarrett6785]

You're right on with 48hrs!... It was exactly what came to mind the moment I heard "Lethal Weapon was credited with starting the string of cop buddy movies".

[@bushwood1676]

Man gotta say Mel Gibson as John McLane doesn’t sound too bad as much as I love Die Hard

[@eastbaymauiboy]

Agreed... Funnily enough, I didn't think there was anyone else other than Bruce Willis that could possibly had played the role of John McClane. I hadn't even thought about Mel Gibson till now... But I think he might also had been great in that role

[@bushwood1676]

EastBay MauiBoy agree

[@amgr9704]

@@eastbaymauiboy Eddie Murphy.

[@jayclyde6045]

I didn't forget Lethal Weapon for Christmas, I just saw it again for probably the 25th time last night before your video posted! LOL!!

[@christermyrberg3661]

Could you do Escape From L.A. finally? 😁

[@TEKKENKING23]

I know one fact that movie was not any good at all.

[@autounited718]

Great review With part 3 & 4 I do understand where your coming from especially opeining scene with part 3 but I loved them all. Merry Christmas Minty

[@FlyBoyEnterprises]

One of my favorite franchises. ALL were great. The tv series tarnished the legacy. T They didn't have original cast members from the films and give them cameo appearances or where they are the leaders and focus on new detectives in their former positions. The series has been cancelled for about 2 years now.

[@thestorm99]

Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are the new official movies of Christmas, replacing Miracle on 34rd Street and It's A Wonderful Life. They look and feel as if they take place in the same cinematic universe.

[@shainewhite2781]

6:25, Busey is still crazy till this day!😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@AndrewAMartin]

That motorcycle accident really messed with his head, literally and figuratively...

[@bjpalm1994]

Great vid Minty! I actually just watched this recently out of the blue and was like "Man, I forgot how good this movie was!" lol. I agree that the first 2 were the best but 4 gave us a badass Jet Li though.

[@markshaw270]

The series WAS very good right up until they fired the guy who played rigs, after that it was rubbish

[@iChristyD]

They did Clayne Crawford so dirty on the Lethal Weapon series. Made me lose so much respect for Damon Wayans. I got to meet Clayne last year and his whole family and he’s the nicest guy ever, they made him out to be such an asshole and he was the exact opposite of that.

[@zerubbabelsbridge]

Great Show until he was gone.

[@christopherhill9122]

Thanks for the videos this year and I hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas

[@shainewhite2781]

I remember watching this movie and I realized that this is a fun action comedy film! I love it!😂😂😂 Or as Roger would say, "I'm too old for this shit!"

[@ruthanncutler551]

Good morning Minty! I thought you might enjoy knowing that this film,"Lethal Weapons" is a sure fire cure for a massive hangover. More specifically, the filming of this fun little flick. The opening scene with the girls at the top of a tall circle shaped tower, was filmed in Long Beach, California. And they used a dummy for the scene of the girl jumping from the tower. I didn't know any of this the early morning after the insane party, an hour worth of sleep and me walking to work with a steamy cuppa of coffee and a throbbing headache. My coffee flew when I looked up two blocks away and saw this blond taking a dive from the top balcony of the "Circle Tower". Damn near killed myself trying to get her help, only to discover a film crew and not a body. The only thing that died that morning was my hangover. I was amazingly fine to work the next 20 hours without a single hitch.

[@jeremybr2020]

48 Hours can't be the start of the "buddy cop" genre because Eddie Murphy's character wasn't a cop.

[@Kthomasritchie]

Freebie and the Bean (1974) was arguably the start of the genre.

[@lisaheisey6168]

@@Kthomasritchie Yes! Freebie And The Bean is the BEST buddy cop movie, in my opinion. I was afraid, that I was the only one who still remembered it. I've loved it, since I was a kid.

[@ShadowSumac]

Technically not, but aside from that, it meets requirements.

[@Dr0p0fahat]

@@Kthomasritchie "Running Scared" (1986) with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines really laid out the blueprint that Lethal Weapon picked up on. Allegedly it directly influenced Donner to lighten the tone of LW.

[@pauljoyner4338]

@@Dr0p0fahat Lethal Weapon was done in 1984. It came before Running Scared. Although Running Scared was a great movie.

[@nirvana19931]

I love the original poster and I think it says a lot. You look at their faces collectively you can tell something serious is going on and then when look at each person separately you see two different reactions to this. Rigs almost looks hungry for it or like he’s looking forward to the chaos. Then you look at Rodger and you see he’s ready but dreading it what’s about to happen. Maybe I’m reading into it too much but that’s what it says to me.

[@aemerox5773]

Next: 10 Things You Didn't Know About LoadedWeaponIMovie

[@estebanreveles4388]

ÆMEROX 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Philly9758]

Cigarette!!!

[@BennyLlama39]

(speaking Japanese through bullhorn) Could I have one made in *America,* please?

[@joe_8699]

No tope, beafjerky

[@SkellingtonFan]

Love that movie

[@KaiserSoze-vx6vo]

Lethal Weapon was also dedicated to the memory of Dar Robinson who is legendary stuntman. The opening scenne when the girl fall was filmed using some of the stunt work Dar pioneered. FYI.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Running Scared with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines really started to duo cop fighting genre. I will not give that honor to 48 Hours because Eddie Murphy's character was a convict not a cop like Nick Nolte's character was. Plus Running Scared is the first salt and pepper combo police movie too.

[@thedys70]

ohhhh nooooo....

[@themagicofd]

great video Minty! add LW 2 to the list of shows to do! Good work!!

[@randalbostrom4346]

In the director's city there is an alternative opening where riggs takes out a school shooter where he risks his life being fired at twice before killing the guy

[@6yvonne]

My man! I remember being a kid and not being knowledgeable of deleted scenes and whatnot, at least until I discovered laser discs. I'm showing my age here. Lol. At any rate, the scene where Riggs and Murtaugh were in the parking lot and Roger is heaping praise on Riggs for the stunt he pulled that day. I was thinking about the bust he made with those cats selling Christmas trees but cocaine in reality. Enter DVDs and they put the whole scene Roger was talking about. Ah ha! I don't even think that scene was on laser disc

[@antivirusdictionary]

The secene at 4:49 doesn't appear in most of the cuts, only seen it on some old dvd with danish subtitles...

[@Blitzo8390]

10 things you didn’t know about Road To Perdition (Highly underrated movie)

[@maxordman4100]

Definitely love the first two movies! I don’t really remember the third movie and I think I missed number four! However I have very fond memories of the first two! Thank you for making this video and sharing your thoughts!