Lethal Weapon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[jessie]

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).

[janice]

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.

[toni]

Franco Zeffirelli reportedly decided to offer Mel Gibson the role of Hamlet (1990) after seeing his suicide contemplation scene in this film.

[melinda]

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).

[alyssa]

Just like his character, Mel Gibson is big fan of The Three Stooges. He even produced the biopic The Three Stooges (2000).

[sara]

This is the first collaboration of Richard Donner and Mel Gibson.