The scene where Paul Picerni is rescued from the guillotine by Frank Lovejoy seconds before the blade came down was filmed in one take, using a real guillotine blade. Picerni and director André De Toth got into a heated argument when Picerni, on advice from the film's stuntmen, refused to do the scene as too dangerous (a prop man was to hold up the blade off camera and tell the actors when he dropped it so they could yank Picerni away). De Toth threw him off the picture, but several days later, on orders from studio head Jack L. Warner, De Toth recalled him, and had the prop department modify the guillotine to make it less dangerous. After examining the guillotine, Picerni said he would do one take and no more, which is exactly what happened.
Lethal Weapon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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First movie to show a modern cell phone. It was a Portable Radio Shack Model 17-1003, launched circa 1986 (close to the filming dates of the movie).
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The ficticious "Shadow Company" is running heroin from SE Asia on the premise of still having connections in the Golden Triangle, having been mercenary contractors to Air America, a CIA owned and operated airline that flew mostly in Southeast Asia. Mel Gibson would later star in Air America, a story about pilots flying people, supplies and sometimes drugs around Southeast Asia, the latter to feed and pay for troops commanded by a ruthless General with dreams of going to America.
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Franco Zeffirelli reportedly decided to offer Mel Gibson the role of Hamlet (1990) after seeing his suicide contemplation scene in this film.
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When Murtaugh and Riggs are walking down the street discussing how Murtaugh owes Hunsacker, a movie theater's marquee displays "Lost Boys: This Year's Hit". Richard Donner also produced The Lost Boys (1987).
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Just like his character, Mel Gibson is big fan of The Three Stooges. He even produced the biopic The Three Stooges (2000).
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This is the first collaboration of Richard Donner and Mel Gibson.
Lethal Weapon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Lethal Weapon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Lethal Weapon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Lethal Weapon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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