yea COBY congrats on startin the L weapon series, I love the 2nd one and a special mob actor joins them lol. iTs a fun wild ride right thru the 4th one with a wild plot so enjoy them all🤗
Gary Bussey is such a great actor in his day. If you really like him, he actually plays a 'good guy' role (albeit still a little crazy - which is what he does best) for a change in a stand out movie (read: tear jerker) called "BIG WEDNESDAY". It stars Jan Michael Vincent, Gary Bussey, William Katt, Patti D'Arbanville, and Lee Purcell. All excellent actors. Such a great feel movie.
Well, Lethal Weapon, 48hrs, Last Boy Scout... regardless, this kind of great action movie isn't made anymore. Even the highly praised John Wick series has to have some sort of worldbuilding and tragic backstory bullshiiet to work on. Seems like nobody can write personality, it's just super serious backstory.
Glad to see you starting your Lethal Weapon journey. I love these movies. Richard Donner directed all four films. I love watching his movies: The Goonies, Superman, The Omen(1976), Scrooged and Timeline, to name a few. Shane Black wrote for all four films as well. Another movie he worked on as a writer was The Monster Squad from 1986. I love the characters of Riggs and Roger in these movies. I also love the bond that develops between them. Looking forward to your reaction to Lethal Weapon 2, which is my favorite from the franchise. I was 16 when the first film came out and instantly loved it.
5:24 "That won't kill you." Of course not. He has to pull the trigger first. Jokes aside, yes it will, almost always. Self inflicted gunshot wounds that penetrate the skull are fatal more than 95 percent of the time. That gun, that angle, it definitely penetrates the skull. Could he survive? Small chance, but yes. Could it kill him? Very high chance. Way too high to say "That won't kill you."
It's not the bullet that does most of the damage, it's the muzzle pressure that does most of the damage. The bullet doesn't need to penetrate the skull.
@@martinklaus2203 yeah, but it's mostly the bullet. Hang a piece of steak from a hook, hold the muzzle of a gun against it and pull the trigger. The bullet goes through the steak. So do the expanding gasses, but only some; most goes to the sides. The gas that does go through the steak follows the bullet through the hole, ripping and burning the meat a little but the main damage was the bullet. Fired in a mouth, most of the gas goes out the mouth. It's hot, about 500 degrees F., so it burns. It's also an explosion so it might take teeth and lips with it. Ouch. But it's likely that not all will go out the mouth. it is an explosion (rapidly expanding superheated gas) so it can tear its way through flesh. As with all explosions, it looks for the shortest way out with the least resistance. So some will go down the throat. Some will rip through cheeks, tongue, neck, and the roof of the mouth. The cheeks are the thinnest, so once they are blasted open enough to find daylight, any remaining gasses in the area use that as the way out. It's all very messy. You're right, you don't need to penetrate the skull, but it's the highest chance of a kill. You could shred the carotid artery or the jugular vein which also gives a good chance of a kill. Miss those three things and maybe Coby turns out right after all: you blow out your cheek and the side of neck, lose some molars, maybe blow off some of your ear, but survive the ordeal. It happens. But that wasn't how he was aiming.
Mel Gibson is supposed to be directing Lethal Weapon 5. Richard Donner was planning on directing it but unfortunately passed away. He asked Mel to take over if he couldn’t do it.
I appreciate your enjoyment and reaction. You mentioned that it was a bit cheese and 'formula'... These movies were what CREATED the 'formula'. You're looking at EIGHTIES ACTION ❤❤! The pioneers of GREAT movies. Everything after is copying OUR formula. Yes, there were some from the seventies, like the Dirty Harry franchise (which I HIGHLY encourage), but generally the action/comedy was MASTERED in the 80s. Now 'the industry' is just REMAKING OUR movies. That's insulting.
Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself. Leathel Weapon IS the formula that was copied over and over, even up to this day. When she said "watch Busey try to get a gun so they shoot him"...I'm shouting: that prediction came from THIS movie.
19:45 Somehow you got the misunderstanding that Mr. Joshua (Gary Busey) was dating Murtaugh's daughter. Earlier Murtaugh mentioned that her daughters teen boyfriend had "pits" (dimples). "When he smiles I can see through his head." He's seen the kid. I doubt he would mistake 43 year old Gary Busey for a teen boy. Gary Busey doesn't even have dimples at all. Laugh-lines, sure, but not a hint of a dimple. (You may know a thing or two about laugh-lines; yours are lovely by the way!) The radio call said "Sarge, we've got a body for you. Male, caucasian, age 17. Not two blocks from your home. " Murtaugh guessed he was blonde with dimples and was right - that dead 17 year old boy was Mark, Rianne's boyfriend with the pits in his face.
Love the channel and your reactions. Just a little pet peeve of mine…there’s a difference between watching something formulaic ….and watching the origin or the formula itself. LW and 48 hrs created the buddy cop genre so I think they’re above that term IMHO 😊
They absolutely didn't create the genre lmao. In The Heat Of The Night, Stray Dog, Freebie & the Bean all existed by now, plus buddy cops were already prevalent on TV (Cagney & Lacey, Starsky & Hutch, Ponch & John).
@@xavvi This is the benefit of actually living through it….NONE of those were comedic buddy comedy/action movies. 48 hrs main praise during its release (I saw it in theaters) was how groundbreaking it was …also there are far more films that emulated LW and its tropes than something like In the heat of the night which was far more a drama/detective story than action ride.
@@TKN5199 yeah that's great and true, I lived it too grampa, chill. We don't get awards for being old. Anyway, buddy cops with comedic elements exist in a few of those (mainly the TV shows) but had already existed in so much other media by now that again, Lethal Weapon didn't invent it. It definitely popularized it though. But even Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress had it, hell you could say Don Quixote had it.
"That won't kill you". Ya wanna bet! It would literally hit the Medulla Oblongota, or sever the spine killing you. Fun Fact: Air America, the CIA operation that funded the Vietnam War which they were talking about was real, and Mel Gibson starred in a movie of the same title along with Robert Downey Jr.
Morning, greetings from Ontario, Canada.. Just a fun fact, If you've seen the later seasons of Cheers you may recognize the actress that played Amanda Hunsaker in the film (Jackie Swanson) as Kelly Gaines or Kelly Boyd the eventual love interest of Woody Harrelson.. Enjoyed the reaction very much a great introduction into your channel. Cheers
“Cheesy” is a word I apply to something that is unintentionally bad. In this case, and a lot of movies from that time period, what you’re seeing was an intentional stylistic choice. Not quite “breaking the fourth wall”, but winking at the audience to some degree, and being fine with sacrificing realism for entertainment. “Heightened reality”. Audiences were clearly fine with it too. At the same time, the culture was different, and some of that is the way people actually acted. They didn’t take themselves too seriously, and they weren’t as hyper-sensitive. Overall though, this was a way of making movies that was better than what’s happening now. And definitely more popular and successful. The real skill was having a fine balance between action, comedy, drama and romance all in one film. Raiders Of The Lost Ark is probably the ultimate example. Maintaining tension while cracking jokes is not easy. I’m not saying it’s the best movie ever made, but it has strengths. There were several scenes cut that ramped up how messed up Mel Gibson’s character was, but I think that was wise, because he’s more sympathetic in the release version, and the movie is less dark than it would have been.
Chemestry between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover was awesome. It goes beyond the screen too. One day, a "journalist" tried to trick Danny Glover into saying something bad about Mel Gibson. Oh it did not go well... Danny Glover looked at him with an angry face and made it very clear how loyal his friendship is!
"they blow over this huge trauma"...yeah, it's the 80's and he's a guy. The scene that best depicts that is between their captain and the shrink when he says, "and if he offs himself we'll know I was wrong." It's how it was. It's how I was raised. It sucked, lol. Great reaction PS, I've watch her reactions on your other channel. Everyone I've seen on your channels is fun to watch but she's by far my favorite. Great job.
4:45 "One of the guys looked like he got pelted but he was only shot once." Yeah. By a shotgun. One "shot" from a shotgun fires many pellets that spread out. Great for short range accuracy because even if your aim is a bit off, some of those spreading pellets probably hit anyway. At that short range, maybe 15-20 feet like we saw, they don't spread much so they all hit that guy in the chest.
25:59 This is an interesting observation, but Richard Donner never shot alot of coverage for his movies in general. Like Spielberg, he always knew what he wanted and did not want to waste time with a lot of unnecessary coverage.
I come here cuz Coby's the best at giving me a few minutes rest from the negatives around me cuz instead she surrounds me with a ray of sunshine from out West
I saw this in the theatre, March 6 1987. I've been a Mel Gibson fan since the early 80s when his Aussie movies to over the world. Mel was the one to bring Australia to North America. The Mad Max Series(79-85), Gallipoli(1981), Attack Force Z(1982), The Year of Living Dangerously(1982). All great movies. Mel became an International Star making 3 Hollywood movies in one year, The Bounty(1984) (Excellent true story movie), Miss Soffel(1984), The River(1984). Mel made 9 movies from 79-85. He got burnt out & sick and had to go back to his Farm in Australia for 2 years to get healthy. Lethal Weapon was his come back film. Been a fan of Danny Clover since Witness(1985). Excellent movie made by Australia greatest film maker Peter Weir. The 3rd Star of Lethal Weapon is Director Richard Donner, who directs all 4 movies. Any movie directed by him is worth watching. Ricard Donner has made many classics. This movie series also has the most positive Black Family in movie history! All 4 movies keep all the family actors and gives them growth.
You got to see Maverick (1994) if you haven't, with Mel Gibson and directed by Richard Donner. Also, Ransom (1996) is a must watch and one of Mel Gibson's best performances. Definitely makes for a good reaction on the channel.
The shot of her on the car after falling in the opening, mimics a real suicide that happened, where a woman jumped to death and landed on the roof of a car. The picture is amazing because she looks like she’s sleeping peacefully with like no visible injuries to her while the car around her is destroyed. It’s a tragically beautiful picture.
I'm not sure if you gathered this from the fight scene at the end but the reason Mr Joshua kept going is because he has a personal beef with Riggs from their days in the special forces.
This should be fun. Oddly enough, one of the enduring scenes for me from these movies (1st, I think?) is Murtaugh showing his son how to shave. I like how, despite them being action movies, the directors took time to show small, quiet moments like that.
This and Die Hard are my favorite Christmas movies. The theory on Riggs jumping with the guy is that he could control how the guy landed. Landing wrong can break your neck. No one would actually do that but it's a good plot device.
I worked on a tv show in which we shot part of an episode at Shane Black’s house (i imagine it’s just “one” of his houses). We didn’t have access to the entire house but we shot mostly in the “Ball Room”. Yes he has a Ball Room. The Ball Room was attached to the house and massive. It is 20-30x the size of my entire apartment. The ceilings were like 30 feet high, and it was about 150ft by 75ft in length and width. It was the perfect size for a decent size house party or screening. I didn’t see much of the rest of the interior but the property itself is impressive. I think they said the oil Barron from There will be Blood owned a lot of the land in this gated community at one point. Guess he deserves it though, Shane has some legendary screenwriting credits under his belt. 80’s and 90’s gold.
@@bossfan49 the show wasn’t important because it was a bullshit NBC series that got cancelled during the strike. It was called Grand Crew. We did 2 seasons and nobody watched it that’s why i didn’t mention it. 🤣 But it’s common for rich people in LA rent to rent out their mansions for filming TV and movies. I have worked at some incredible properties, but it’s almost always people you’ve never heard of. That’s why it was special working at Shane Black’s house.
Fun fact: the thug who holds Riggs at gunpoint at the Christmas tree bust is Blackie Dammett, AKA John Kiedis, father of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis.
They weren't saying that a blond guy with dimples was spotted near Roger's house... They said the dead body of a blond guy with dimples had been found near Roger's house. When they heard that, Roger knew that his daughter's boyfriend had been killed and she had more than likely been taken.
Time stamp 5:31 Riggs in a fit of depression puts his Beretta model 92 in his mouth and Coby says "that won't kill you." Yes, it will kill you DRT, even with the full metal jacket 9 mm Riggs at some point erroneously claims is a hollow point. The bullet would hit the back of the throat and exit from the back of the neck or head severing either the brain stem or the top of the spinal column. Either way, Dead Right There.
The “other heavy” with the blonde hair was renowned stuntman Dar Robinson using a new falling system he helped create. Sadly he was killed in a motorcycle accident shortly afterwards.
Hi, liked the reaction. The line, not verbatim, but "there are no more heroes...." Could that be a call back to 'Mad Max' and Tina Turner "We don't need another hero?" If anyone actually knows, be cool to know.👊 Hope you watch the rest. They have less drama and more comedy/action, which is not always a good thing... Until you meet Leo Ghets!!! A criminal mastermind of no small proportions😮
Busey also plays a great bad guy in UNDER SEIGE. One of Steven Segals last good movies before started putting out trash and was one of the few movies actually filmed on the actual USS MISSOURI
My occasional marathon movies 🎥🍿 Have to say PLEASE 🙏 leave more of the Banter and Quotes in!! Most of us watch these reactions to watch you React to these moments versus just knowing you're watching a movie with a title we like. So "The General" actor Mitchell Ryan was one of many actors that was in a thousand Detective and Cop shows; Rockford Files, Columbo, Barnaby Jones, etc. All 4 movies are awesome I think!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
I'm thinking that describing older movies like this as formulaic and predictable comes from a recent bias. Comparing this and other 80"s action films to previous films from 70's and earlier, are they still formulaic and predictable?
Mel Gibson did a movie called "Payback" in 1999 that hasn't been reacted to much. Not sure why. It's pretty great! I think you'd like the noir cinematography and dark humor.
As an LA native (Angelino, if you will lol), something else that I always found funny is that the end of the Hollywood chase is obviously on Silverlake Blvd and it’s made to look like a freeway lol
Predictable....OR...you're just brilliant, Colby. = ) Excellent timing also. One thing though...NOW it is a "formula" in movies. Back then? That's where it originated and others since then have copied.
'What's the age gap between them, are they OK to hook up?'... well, seeing as Rianne was a teenager in the mid-80's and Riggs served in Vietnam... I'm thinking it would be somewhat icky. 😊
I find it interesting when people call the pioneers of certain genres predictable. I’ve heard that from multiple react channel about different movies. If everything later copied one of the originals, of course the original will be predictable if you see it afterwards. Not a fair critique in my opinion
Nobody Watches “Payback” ‼️ William Devane Bill Duke Kris Kristopherson Lucy Liu (1999!) It’s a CRAZY good cast.. that’s just partial! It’s PHENOMENAL! And David Sanborn slung a tremendous 80’s 🎷, look into some of his albums, fantastic for the beach.
"Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 - March 4, 2022) was an American actor. His six decades of television credits, he is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon."
"...A little bit formula..." And Shakespeare wrote entirely in cliches. Seriously, this movie IS the formula. (Can't argue with a little cheesy or a little bit predictable, though.)
I liked the extended cut bcuz Riggs’ original opening was quite different. Plus the music I loved was a combination of Michael Kamen, who would later do die hard, and Eric Clapton. They would later do the song “It’s Probably Me” w/Sting that would be sorta of the main theme song of the franchise
That's actually a great observation I've never thought about! I always assumed the explosive that blew up Dixie's house was on a timer. But given how the bad guys operate, Joshua most likely was watching the house to make sure it went up.. Maybe they just weren't ready for the heat murdered cops would create at that time. Even if they escalate to that level fairly quickly after.
Fun fact: The General tells Murtaugh (Glover) "There no more heros left in the world" and Riggs comes busting in with deaf man on shoulders... That's a call back to Mad Max (1979, LOW budget, HUGE success). You'll just have to watch it to understand the reference, 🤔😁
Coby. Mitchell Ryan was in a million things. I remember him from a show called Dharma and Greg. He was Greg's Dad. Nice reaction!! Looking forward to more.
In regards to the jumper, jumping on the baloon thing. What if the jumper decided to move and jump on the other side of the building where there is no balloon thing? Nice try though. Great reaction.
It's amazing that a commercial 80s action movie follows the Air America plotline, an actual CIA operation which enabled drug Tsars in Cambodia in exchange for resources in the Vietnam War and led to a heroin epidemic in America. That happened. The helicopter shots in this were done by the same guy that did Highlander's epic shots. The General plays Minnie Driver's dad in Grosse Pointe Blanke.
Definitely the best buddy cop series. The second one is the best in my opinion. Only 48 hrs. and Rush Hour come close to being as good of a buddy cop film/relationship, although in 48 hrs, one of them was not law enforcement.
@@bossfan49 Yeah, Running Scared was alright. Only saw it once and it wasn't that memorable but I think Jimmy Smits was the main villain without looking it up.
@@bossfan49 Oh that's cool. Chicago is a good city for movies to be filmed in. Yeah, both of those movies were directed by Andrew Davis, who was a pretty good action director, went on to direct Under Siege and The Fugitive. Also, both of those movies had the same main villain in Henry Silva. He was quite good at playing nasty bad guys.
@@bossfan49 I've never seen Stony Island but sounds like it's where multiple actors were starting out before they got famous. The only other movies I've seen with Henry Silva are "Sharky's Machine" with Burt Reynolds where he plays another villain, and "Alligator" with Robert Forster. He was also in Dick Tracy in a small role but I don't remember what it was.
Mel Gibson's eyes in the movie poster, in your backround, remains to be facinating to me. 30 years later. It is piercing. These movie, continue to remain engeaging, trough all this time. As I grow, I grow more insight. It's a most facinating thing.
I have a couple of loose ties to this movie. One of my family names is Hunsucker, also commonly spelled Hunsicker and Hunsaker. During the 1940's and 1950's, my grandmother Hunsucker had a frock shop across Wilshire from The Wiltern.
This, together with "48hrs" is one of the best of the "buddy-movies" of the 1980s! However there is one scen that always bugged me: when Joshua arrives at the Murtaugh house at the end, he shoots the 2 cops guarding it...but then he finds a note inside the house that suggests Riggs and Murtaugh are already there waiting for him?! This would mean that the 2 cops were just sacrificed for no good reason?
General Peter McAllister was played by Mitchell Ryan. 139 acting credits. You felt like he'd been in a TV show. He did 119 episodes of Dharma & Greg. 36 episodes of Santa Barbara. 107 episodes of Dark Shadows in the 1960s if your watching habits go back that far. The rest is pretty small stuff, though he was also in many movies.
Let's get serious now.... It was NOT cheesy at all.... People interact this way back then having behaviour codes and friendship values that you know nothing about..... You think it's cheesy because they raise in a way to think that.... Today's action movies are Soulless, Empty ridiculous garbages totally superficial without heart and all you have to say about Lethal Weapon is that is cheesy and predictable....???? Characters with flaws, passion, but at the same time with courage, honour, skills, compassion and the will to give their lives to save their partner, friends, family and all you have to say it's Cheesy...???....🤣 Predictable....??? I guess you can't understand anything else except what you've been taught..... Lady there's a lot you have to learn about real people and Cinema.....
31:00 "What's the age difference between them? Are they allowed to hook up? Mel Gibson is four years older than Traci Wolfe, and she was 27 when this movie came out, so yeah, they're allowed. But wait! Rianne's age is not given, but she's still in high school so probably 17 or 18. Riggs is supposed to be 38. That's a pretty big age gap, but I guess if she's 18 they could give it a shot. But wait! Riggs and Roger are partners. Never sh!t where you eat. The dumbest, crudest, most classless thing Riggs could do would be to lay a finger on his partner's kids, regardless of whether they're old enough for consent. That amount of disrespect would be unforgivable. Plenty of fish in the sea for both of them, no need to FA and FO.
This and Miami Vice was the standard for buddy cop movies and shows. Tho not a comedy, I HIGHLY recommend the Miami Vice TV movie! I highly recommend the whole series.
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yea COBY congrats on startin the L weapon series, I love the 2nd one and a special mob actor joins them lol. iTs a fun wild ride right thru the 4th one with a wild plot so enjoy them all🤗
I don't know what's more irritating, your vocal fry or your upspeak.
This is a character driven series. Family is cornerstone. It's more than a "buddy cop" schtick. By the time you finish #4 you'll fully understand.😊😊
Gary Bussey is such a great actor in his day. If you really like him, he actually plays a 'good guy' role (albeit still a little crazy - which is what he does best) for a change in a stand out movie (read: tear jerker) called "BIG WEDNESDAY". It stars Jan Michael Vincent, Gary Bussey, William Katt, Patti D'Arbanville, and Lee Purcell. All excellent actors. Such a great feel movie.
The golden standard of the Buddy Cop genre
mine's 48 HRS.
Well, Lethal Weapon, 48hrs, Last Boy Scout... regardless, this kind of great action movie isn't made anymore. Even the highly praised John Wick series has to have some sort of worldbuilding and tragic backstory bullshiiet to work on. Seems like nobody can write personality, it's just super serious backstory.
*This whole SAGA is a must watch*
yup! all 4 are good movies, unlike Rambos and Die Hards.
What in the world makes you think a bullet in the mouth “won’t kill you.”
Glad to see you starting your Lethal Weapon journey. I love these movies. Richard Donner directed all four films. I love watching his movies: The Goonies, Superman, The Omen(1976), Scrooged and Timeline, to name a few. Shane Black wrote for all four films as well. Another movie he worked on as a writer was The Monster Squad from 1986. I love the characters of Riggs and Roger in these movies. I also love the bond that develops between them. Looking forward to your reaction to Lethal Weapon 2, which is my favorite from the franchise. I was 16 when the first film came out and instantly loved it.
Don't forget Shane Black also wrote Predator and also was one of the Spec Forces guys.
5:24 "That won't kill you."
Of course not. He has to pull the trigger first.
Jokes aside, yes it will, almost always.
Self inflicted gunshot wounds that penetrate the skull are fatal more than 95 percent of the time.
That gun, that angle, it definitely penetrates the skull.
Could he survive?
Small chance, but yes.
Could it kill him?
Very high chance. Way too high to say "That won't kill you."
It's not the bullet that does most of the damage, it's the muzzle pressure that does most of the damage. The bullet doesn't need to penetrate the skull.
@@martinklaus2203 yeah, but it's mostly the bullet.
Hang a piece of steak from a hook, hold the muzzle of a gun against it and pull the trigger.
The bullet goes through the steak.
So do the expanding gasses, but only some; most goes to the sides.
The gas that does go through the steak follows the bullet through the hole, ripping and burning the meat a little but the main damage was the bullet.
Fired in a mouth, most of the gas goes out the mouth.
It's hot, about 500 degrees F., so it burns.
It's also an explosion so it might take teeth and lips with it.
Ouch.
But it's likely that not all will go out the mouth.
it is an explosion (rapidly expanding superheated gas) so it can tear its way through flesh.
As with all explosions, it looks for the shortest way out with the least resistance.
So some will go down the throat.
Some will rip through cheeks, tongue, neck, and the roof of the mouth.
The cheeks are the thinnest, so once they are blasted open enough to find daylight, any remaining gasses in the area use that as the way out.
It's all very messy.
You're right, you don't need to penetrate the skull, but it's the highest chance of a kill.
You could shred the carotid artery or the jugular vein which also gives a good chance of a kill.
Miss those three things and maybe Coby turns out right after all: you blow out your cheek and the side of neck, lose some molars, maybe blow off some of your ear, but survive the ordeal.
It happens.
But that wasn't how he was aiming.
Mel Gibson is supposed to be directing Lethal Weapon 5. Richard Donner was planning on directing it but unfortunately passed away. He asked Mel to take over if he couldn’t do it.
Gary Busey looked so put together because this was before his brain injury he suffered in 95. He's the poster child for "wear your motorcycle helmet'
I appreciate your enjoyment and reaction. You mentioned that it was a bit cheese and 'formula'... These movies were what CREATED the 'formula'. You're looking at EIGHTIES ACTION ❤❤! The pioneers of GREAT movies. Everything after is copying OUR formula. Yes, there were some from the seventies, like the Dirty Harry franchise (which I HIGHLY encourage), but generally the action/comedy was MASTERED in the 80s. Now 'the industry' is just REMAKING OUR movies. That's insulting.
Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself. Leathel Weapon IS the formula that was copied over and over, even up to this day. When she said "watch Busey try to get a gun so they shoot him"...I'm shouting: that prediction came from THIS movie.
Now you are ready to see the movie, Maverick, with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster.
There's a particular scene involving a heist and a cameo.
Mitchell Ryan played the dad on Dharma and Greg. He was also the dad in Grosse Pointe Blank.
Loved that show. The actress who played Greg's mother was hilarious.
And Jim Carrey's boss in Liar Liar.
Also in General Hospital
He was Cpt. Riddick in the TV series Chase.
Gross Pointe blank...damn good movie
“Formula” and “predictable.” Yes, because every buddy-cop movie since has ripped this off!
1984, Axel, Billy and Taggart?
19:45 Somehow you got the misunderstanding that Mr. Joshua (Gary Busey) was dating Murtaugh's daughter.
Earlier Murtaugh mentioned that her daughters teen boyfriend had "pits" (dimples). "When he smiles I can see through his head."
He's seen the kid.
I doubt he would mistake 43 year old Gary Busey for a teen boy.
Gary Busey doesn't even have dimples at all. Laugh-lines, sure, but not a hint of a dimple.
(You may know a thing or two about laugh-lines; yours are lovely by the way!)
The radio call said "Sarge, we've got a body for you. Male, caucasian, age 17. Not two blocks from your home. "
Murtaugh guessed he was blonde with dimples and was right - that dead 17 year old boy was Mark, Rianne's boyfriend with the pits in his face.
One of the best buddy cop action comedy movies ever made!
I watched the second and third film on NBC back in the early 90's.
Love the channel and your reactions. Just a little pet peeve of mine…there’s a difference between watching something formulaic ….and watching the origin or the formula itself. LW and 48 hrs created the buddy cop genre so I think they’re above that term IMHO 😊
yes we will remind her of context in future , it’s important to know that
Exactly this. This movie helped CREATE the formula. Classic. ❤
They absolutely didn't create the genre lmao. In The Heat Of The Night, Stray Dog, Freebie & the Bean all existed by now, plus buddy cops were already prevalent on TV (Cagney & Lacey, Starsky & Hutch, Ponch & John).
@@xavvi This is the benefit of actually living through it….NONE of those were comedic buddy comedy/action movies. 48 hrs main praise during its release (I saw it in theaters) was how groundbreaking it was …also there are far more films that emulated LW and its tropes than something like In the heat of the night which was far more a drama/detective story than action ride.
@@TKN5199 yeah that's great and true, I lived it too grampa, chill. We don't get awards for being old. Anyway, buddy cops with comedic elements exist in a few of those (mainly the TV shows) but had already existed in so much other media by now that again, Lethal Weapon didn't invent it. It definitely popularized it though. But even Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress had it, hell you could say Don Quixote had it.
Watching you react to 80s classic action movies makes me love them all over again. The golden age of one liners.
Your main bad guy was Mitchell Ryan, a character actor for many years. Died a few years back.
Thank you for your reaction and killer smiles !
"That won't kill you". Ya wanna bet! It would literally hit the Medulla Oblongota, or sever the spine killing you. Fun Fact: Air America, the CIA operation that funded the Vietnam War which they were talking about was real, and Mel Gibson starred in a movie of the same title along with Robert Downey Jr.
Morning, greetings from Ontario, Canada.. Just a fun fact, If you've seen the later seasons of Cheers you may recognize the actress that played Amanda Hunsaker in the film (Jackie Swanson) as Kelly Gaines or Kelly Boyd the eventual love interest of Woody Harrelson.. Enjoyed the reaction very much a great introduction into your channel. Cheers
Thank you !!
“Cheesy” is a word I apply to something that is unintentionally bad. In this case, and a lot of movies from that time period, what you’re seeing was an intentional stylistic choice. Not quite “breaking the fourth wall”, but winking at the audience to some degree, and being fine with sacrificing realism for entertainment. “Heightened reality”. Audiences were clearly fine with it too. At the same time, the culture was different, and some of that is the way people actually acted. They didn’t take themselves too seriously, and they weren’t as hyper-sensitive.
Overall though, this was a way of making movies that was better than what’s happening now. And definitely more popular and successful. The real skill was having a fine balance between action, comedy, drama and romance all in one film. Raiders Of The Lost Ark is probably the ultimate example. Maintaining tension while cracking jokes is not easy.
I’m not saying it’s the best movie ever made, but it has strengths. There were several scenes cut that ramped up how messed up Mel Gibson’s character was, but I think that was wise, because he’s more sympathetic in the release version, and the movie is less dark than it would have been.
You saying that 50 isn't old just made you my favorite person 😅
50 not old? Depends on your line of work. 😂😂😂😂
Chemestry between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover was awesome.
It goes beyond the screen too.
One day, a "journalist" tried to trick Danny Glover into saying something bad about Mel Gibson.
Oh it did not go well... Danny Glover looked at him with an angry face and made it very clear how loyal his friendship is!
Mitchell Ryan(1934-2022) The latest series he was a regular in was Dharma & Greg 1997 - 2002.
I love how she called it right at the end. Bravo. I hope you liked it.
"they blow over this huge trauma"...yeah, it's the 80's and he's a guy. The scene that best depicts that is between their captain and the shrink when he says, "and if he offs himself we'll know I was wrong." It's how it was. It's how I was raised. It sucked, lol. Great reaction
PS, I've watch her reactions on your other channel. Everyone I've seen on your channels is fun to watch but she's by far my favorite. Great job.
thanks ! checking out some of your reactions now !
@@criminalcontent you’re welcome. This is my music reaction channel. I’ve been doing film and tv @tna_
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4:45 "One of the guys looked like he got pelted but he was only shot once."
Yeah.
By a shotgun.
One "shot" from a shotgun fires many pellets that spread out.
Great for short range accuracy because even if your aim is a bit off, some of those spreading pellets probably hit anyway.
At that short range, maybe 15-20 feet like we saw, they don't spread much so they all hit that guy in the chest.
After no mention in any of the comments, I have to point out how good the music is...by Eric Clapton & Michael Kamen.
It's an awesome movie. It's the audience that's changed, humor lost of a lot of today.
Exactly. So many younger reactors kind of get on my nerves today.
25:59 This is an interesting observation, but Richard Donner never shot alot of coverage for his movies in general. Like Spielberg, he always knew what he wanted and did not want to waste time with a lot of unnecessary coverage.
I come here cuz Coby's the best
at giving me a few minutes rest
from the negatives around me
cuz instead she surrounds me
with a ray of sunshine from out West
I saw this in the theatre, March 6 1987. I've been a Mel Gibson fan since the early 80s when his Aussie movies to over the world. Mel was the one to bring Australia to North America. The Mad Max Series(79-85), Gallipoli(1981), Attack Force Z(1982), The Year of Living Dangerously(1982). All great movies. Mel became an International Star making 3 Hollywood movies in one year, The Bounty(1984) (Excellent true story movie), Miss Soffel(1984), The River(1984). Mel made 9 movies from 79-85. He got burnt out & sick and had to go back to his Farm in Australia for 2 years to get healthy. Lethal Weapon was his come back film. Been a fan of Danny Clover since Witness(1985). Excellent movie made by Australia greatest film maker Peter Weir. The 3rd Star of Lethal Weapon is Director Richard Donner, who directs all 4 movies. Any movie directed by him is worth watching. Ricard Donner has made many classics. This movie series also has the most positive Black Family in movie history! All 4 movies keep all the family actors and gives them growth.
You got to see Maverick (1994) if you haven't, with Mel Gibson and directed by Richard Donner.
Also, Ransom (1996) is a must watch and one of Mel Gibson's best performances. Definitely makes for a good reaction on the channel.
The shot of her on the car after falling in the opening, mimics a real suicide that happened, where a woman jumped to death and landed on the roof of a car. The picture is amazing because she looks like she’s sleeping peacefully with like no visible injuries to her while the car around her is destroyed. It’s a tragically beautiful picture.
The last guy that holds Gibson hostage at the Xmas tree lot that he headbutts is the dad of red hot chili peppers singer
80’s Action movies are so good
I'm not sure if you gathered this from the fight scene at the end but the reason Mr Joshua kept going is because he has a personal beef with Riggs from their days in the special forces.
It bums me out a bit to see Gary Busey in his pre-brain damage days. Such a good actor!
_Big Wednesday_ ~ _Point Break_
Buddy Holly biopic.
It's insane that he's actually alive/as coherent as he is after splitting his skull open during that motorcycle accident.
This should be fun.
Oddly enough, one of the enduring scenes for me from these movies (1st, I think?) is Murtaugh showing his son how to shave. I like how, despite them being action movies, the directors took time to show small, quiet moments like that.
It’s from the third one, after Nick’s friend is killed.
This and Die Hard are my favorite Christmas movies. The theory on Riggs jumping with the guy is that he could control how the guy landed. Landing wrong can break your neck. No one would actually do that but it's a good plot device.
I worked on a tv show in which we shot part of an episode at Shane Black’s house (i imagine it’s just “one” of his houses). We didn’t have access to the entire house but we shot mostly in the “Ball Room”. Yes he has a Ball Room. The Ball Room was attached to the house and massive. It is 20-30x the size of my entire apartment. The ceilings were like 30 feet high, and it was about 150ft by 75ft in length and width. It was the perfect size for a decent size house party or screening. I didn’t see much of the rest of the interior but the property itself is impressive. I think they said the oil Barron from There will be Blood owned a lot of the land in this gated community at one point. Guess he deserves it though, Shane has some legendary screenwriting credits under his belt. 80’s and 90’s gold.
@@bossfan49 the show wasn’t important because it was a bullshit NBC series that got cancelled during the strike. It was called Grand Crew. We did 2 seasons and nobody watched it that’s why i didn’t mention it. 🤣 But it’s common for rich people in LA rent to rent out their mansions for filming TV and movies. I have worked at some incredible properties, but it’s almost always people you’ve never heard of. That’s why it was special working at Shane Black’s house.
Fun fact: the thug who holds Riggs at gunpoint at the Christmas tree bust is Blackie Dammett, AKA John Kiedis, father of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis.
Love it !
Riann is 16 in the first Lethal Weapon.
But the actress was actually 25 years old at the time of filming.
They weren't saying that a blond guy with dimples was spotted near Roger's house... They said the dead body of a blond guy with dimples had been found near Roger's house. When they heard that, Roger knew that his daughter's boyfriend had been killed and she had more than likely been taken.
The 80’s were so amazing..Glad I was a kid of the mid 70’s and all through the 80’s…I miss it so much!
It keeps getting so much better and funnier....it's the only movie series I can think of that improves
Time stamp 5:31 Riggs in a fit of depression puts his Beretta model 92 in his mouth and Coby says "that won't kill you." Yes, it will kill you DRT, even with the full metal jacket 9 mm Riggs at some point erroneously claims is a hollow point. The bullet would hit the back of the throat and exit from the back of the neck or head severing either the brain stem or the top of the spinal column. Either way, Dead Right There.
Mitchell Ryan goes all the way back to having a starring role in the original Dark Shadows series in the 1960’s.
The “other heavy” with the blonde hair was renowned stuntman Dar Robinson using a new falling system he helped create. Sadly he was killed in a motorcycle accident shortly afterwards.
Trivia - The guy in the Christmas tree farm wearing the red and black jacket is Blackie Dammett who is Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) father.
Hi, liked the reaction.
The line, not verbatim, but "there are no more heroes...." Could that be a call back to 'Mad Max' and Tina Turner "We don't need another hero?"
If anyone actually knows, be cool to know.👊
Hope you watch the rest. They have less drama and more comedy/action, which is not always a good thing... Until you meet Leo Ghets!!! A criminal mastermind of no small proportions😮
meh, she picked it apart
Busey also plays a great bad guy in UNDER SEIGE. One of Steven Segals last good movies before started putting out trash and was one of the few movies actually filmed on the actual USS MISSOURI
My occasional marathon movies 🎥🍿 Have to say PLEASE 🙏 leave more of the Banter and Quotes in!! Most of us watch these reactions to watch you React to these moments versus just knowing you're watching a movie with a title we like. So "The General" actor Mitchell Ryan was one of many actors that was in a thousand Detective and Cop shows; Rockford Files, Columbo, Barnaby Jones, etc. All 4 movies are awesome I think!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
I'm thinking that describing older movies like this as formulaic and predictable comes from a recent bias. Comparing this and other 80"s action films to previous films from 70's and earlier, are they still formulaic and predictable?
Mel Gibson did a movie called "Payback" in 1999 that hasn't been reacted to much. Not sure why. It's pretty great! I think you'd like the noir cinematography and dark humor.
"It's so 80s.'
As someone who lived through the 80s, you're welcome."
As an LA native (Angelino, if you will lol), something else that I always found funny is that the end of the Hollywood chase is obviously on Silverlake Blvd and it’s made to look like a freeway lol
Predictable....OR...you're just brilliant, Colby. = ) Excellent timing also. One thing though...NOW it is a "formula" in movies. Back then? That's where it originated and others since then have copied.
“He exploded”. Priceless
'What's the age gap between them, are they OK to hook up?'... well, seeing as Rianne was a teenager in the mid-80's and Riggs served in Vietnam... I'm thinking it would be somewhat icky. 😊
I find it interesting when people call the pioneers of certain genres predictable. I’ve heard that from multiple react channel about different movies.
If everything later copied one of the originals, of course the original will be predictable if you see it afterwards.
Not a fair critique in my opinion
Nobody
Watches
“Payback”
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William Devane
Bill Duke
Kris Kristopherson
Lucy Liu (1999!)
It’s a CRAZY good cast.. that’s just partial!
It’s PHENOMENAL!
And
David Sanborn slung a tremendous 80’s 🎷, look into some of his albums, fantastic for the beach.
Other buddy cop movies to watch after the three sequels are Red Heat, Tango and Cash, the Bad Boys trilogy and the Rush Hour trilogy
"Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 - March 4, 2022) was an American actor. His six decades of television credits, he is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon."
"...A little bit formula..." And Shakespeare wrote entirely in cliches. Seriously, this movie IS the formula. (Can't argue with a little cheesy or a little bit predictable, though.)
I liked the extended cut bcuz Riggs’ original opening was quite different. Plus the music I loved was a combination of Michael Kamen, who would later do die hard, and Eric Clapton. They would later do the song “It’s Probably Me” w/Sting that would be sorta of the main theme song of the franchise
I love your laughter ! 😂🤣😅 Btw. theres a parody movie of this serie called "Loaded weapon" you might wanna check it out ! 😉
That's actually a great observation I've never thought about! I always assumed the explosive that blew up Dixie's house was on a timer. But given how the bad guys operate, Joshua most likely was watching the house to make sure it went up.. Maybe they just weren't ready for the heat murdered cops would create at that time. Even if they escalate to that level fairly quickly after.
If you love Lethal Weapon, you are going to enjoy 2 even more...I highly recommended to watch LW2.
it’s been up since yesterday but RUclips isn’t “suggesting” it
Awesome as usual! Fun note: the jumper is the same guy who played 'Johnny' in Mad Max
The bad guy played the dad in the movie Grosse Pointe Blank
Coby slowly becomes one of my favourite reactors. Keep up the great work :)
Great reaction...love watching your first time watching
Thank you so much!!
Fun fact: The General tells Murtaugh (Glover) "There no more heros left in the world" and Riggs comes busting in with deaf man on shoulders... That's a call back to Mad Max (1979, LOW budget, HUGE success). You'll just have to watch it to understand the reference, 🤔😁
Coby. Mitchell Ryan was in a million things. I remember him from a show called Dharma and Greg. He was Greg's Dad. Nice reaction!! Looking forward to more.
I remember seeing all the lethal weapon movies as a kid
2:34 ”50 is not old.”
Spoiler: Murtaugh is too old for this shit.
I've seen this movie 100 times, and I never noticed the twin sister in the yearbook
:"Clever girl!"
Iirc, the general was also Jim Carrey's top boss at the law firm in Liar Liar.
In regards to the jumper, jumping on the baloon thing. What if the jumper decided to move and jump on the other side of the building where there is no balloon thing? Nice try though. Great reaction.
Busey famously plays villains and he's damn good at it
It's amazing that a commercial 80s action movie follows the Air America plotline, an actual CIA operation which enabled drug Tsars in Cambodia in exchange for resources in the Vietnam War and led to a heroin epidemic in America. That happened.
The helicopter shots in this were done by the same guy that did Highlander's epic shots.
The General plays Minnie Driver's dad in Grosse Pointe Blanke.
Coby if you read this you've got a talent for predicting things in movies
The General was also Jim Carey’s boss attorney in Liar Liar. The one who he did the “roast” of.
great reaction. love all the comments. love the hair :) you are my favorite on this channel so I hope to see many more movies.
thank you ! coby is our mainstay here - spokesperson for our channel
Definitely the best buddy cop series. The second one is the best in my opinion. Only 48 hrs. and Rush Hour come close to being as good of a buddy cop film/relationship, although in 48 hrs, one of them was not law enforcement.
@@bossfan49 Yeah, Running Scared was alright. Only saw it once and it wasn't that memorable but I think Jimmy Smits was the main villain without looking it up.
@@bossfan49 Oh that's cool. Chicago is a good city for movies to be filmed in. Yeah, both of those movies were directed by Andrew Davis, who was a pretty good action director, went on to direct Under Siege and The Fugitive. Also, both of those movies had the same main villain in Henry Silva. He was quite good at playing nasty bad guys.
@@bossfan49 I've never seen Stony Island but sounds like it's where multiple actors were starting out before they got famous.
The only other movies I've seen with Henry Silva are "Sharky's Machine" with Burt Reynolds where he plays another villain, and "Alligator" with Robert Forster. He was also in Dick Tracy in a small role but I don't remember what it was.
Mel Gibson's eyes in the movie poster, in your backround, remains to be facinating to me. 30 years later. It is piercing. These movie, continue to remain engeaging, trough all this time. As I grow, I grow more insight. It's a most facinating thing.
12:29 Coby's accent finally sneaks out
I have a couple of loose ties to this movie. One of my family names is Hunsucker, also commonly spelled Hunsicker and Hunsaker. During the 1940's and 1950's, my grandmother Hunsucker had a frock shop across Wilshire from The Wiltern.
Mitchell Ryan also in "Grosse Pointe Blank". If you haven't seen it, put it on your list!
It's always fun to see you explain about the movie
One of my top 5 favorite Christmas movies since I was a kid. Well done
This, together with "48hrs" is one of the best of the "buddy-movies" of the 1980s! However there is one scen that always bugged me: when Joshua arrives at the Murtaugh house at the end, he shoots the 2 cops guarding it...but then he finds a note inside the house that suggests Riggs and Murtaugh are already there waiting for him?! This would mean that the 2 cops were just sacrificed for no good reason?
General Peter McAllister was played by Mitchell Ryan.
139 acting credits.
You felt like he'd been in a TV show.
He did 119 episodes of Dharma & Greg.
36 episodes of Santa Barbara.
107 episodes of Dark Shadows in the 1960s if your watching habits go back that far.
The rest is pretty small stuff, though he was also in many movies.
The jumper could just move a few yards and jump outside the balloony thing.
The ultimate Buddy-Cop movie! 😎
That's why they want Murtaugh alive so they can find out what he knows and who he told.
Let's get serious now....
It was NOT cheesy at all....
People interact this way back then having behaviour codes and friendship values that you know nothing about.....
You think it's cheesy because they raise in a way to think that....
Today's action movies are Soulless, Empty ridiculous garbages totally superficial without heart and all you have to say about Lethal Weapon is that is cheesy and predictable....????
Characters with flaws, passion, but at the same time with courage, honour, skills, compassion and the will to give their lives to save their partner, friends, family and all you have to say it's Cheesy...???....🤣 Predictable....???
I guess you can't understand anything else except what you've been taught.....
Lady there's a lot you have to learn about real people and Cinema.....
31:00 "What's the age difference between them? Are they allowed to hook up?
Mel Gibson is four years older than Traci Wolfe, and she was 27 when this movie came out, so yeah, they're allowed.
But wait!
Rianne's age is not given, but she's still in high school so probably 17 or 18.
Riggs is supposed to be 38.
That's a pretty big age gap, but I guess if she's 18 they could give it a shot.
But wait!
Riggs and Roger are partners.
Never sh!t where you eat.
The dumbest, crudest, most classless thing Riggs could do would be to lay a finger on his partner's kids, regardless of whether they're old enough for consent.
That amount of disrespect would be unforgivable.
Plenty of fish in the sea for both of them, no need to FA and FO.
This and Miami Vice was the standard for buddy cop movies and shows. Tho not a comedy, I HIGHLY recommend the Miami Vice TV movie! I highly recommend the whole series.
I think the idea was that they were busy setting up the 'balloony thing' whille Riggs was talking to the jumper. It wasn't there at all to start with.