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Actors: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lethal Weapon |
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Martin Riggs (Gibson) is a Vietnam vet (a former special ops soldier), who is now a drugs cop. He is transfered to homicide and teamed up with Roger Murtaugh (Glover). The two investigate the death of a young woman who dives off a building. It transpires that the girl was killed because her father is involved in drugs smuggling.
This is no ordinary drugs gang though. It is run by former special forces soldiers, who will stop at nothing to protect their operation. But when the kidnapp Murtaugh's daughter, they go too far. Riggs and Murtaugh forget they are cops and go after the soldiers.
--Tom Roberts, Resident Scholar
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Two cops join forces to break up a drug ring. This is a fast-paced action film from beginning to end, with lots of shoot-em-up scenes, exploding buildings and violent confrontations. The film was so hugely successful that it was followed by three sequels. The action is on par with that of the Die Hard and Bad Boys films. There's also brilliant chemistry between Glover and Gibson.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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Two policemen try to stop a gang doing drug deals.
--Joseph Rosenberger, Resident Scholar
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Two cops, one a reckless eager-to-die loner-the other a 50 year-old father of three, are paired up to solve a murder mystery.
--Emily, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lethal Weapon |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- drug dealers
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- gang
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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