Lethal Weapon Collection To Be Released On Blu-ray

On June 12th, Warner Home Entertainment will release the Lethal Weapon Collection on Blu-ray.  This box set collects all four entries in the popular action franchise, which stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as two initially mismatched detectives whose very different crime-fighting styles make them the scourge of Los Angeles’ worst criminals.  Directed by Richard Donner, the series also includes appearances from Gary Busey, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li. Read the full summary, and listen to our film review.

Warner’s five-disc package offers these following films:

• Lethal Weapon
• Lethal Weapon 2
• Lethal Weapon 3
• Lethal Weapon 4

This will be the first time that Lethal Weapon 3 and Lethal Weapon 4 will be available on Blu-ray in the United States.  Each picture is presented in its original aspect ratio (1.85:1 for Lethal Weapon and 2.39:1 for the rest) with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks.  The set also contains a number of bonus materials, including:

• Lethal Weapon features: – Commentary by Richard Donner
  – Deleted scenes
  – Honeymoon Suite’s “Lethal Weapon” music video
  – Theatrical trailer
• Lethal Weapon 2 features: – Commentary by Richard Donner
  – Deleted scenes
  – Stunts & Action featurette
  – Theatrical trailer
• Lethal Weapon 3 features: – Commentary by Richard Donner
  – Deleted scenes
  – Sting and Eric Clapton’s “It’s Probably Me” music video
  – Teaser trailer
  – Theatrical trailer
• Lethal Weapon 4 features: – Commentary by Richard Donner, J. Mills Goodloe, and Geoff Johns
  – Pure Lethal featurette
  – Outtakes
  – Deleted scenes
  – Theatrical trailer
• Four-part I’m Too Old for This Sh*t: Lethal Weapon and the Hollywood Monster It Created retrospective: – Pulling the Trigger: Expanding the World of Lethal Weapon
  – Psycho Pension: The Genesis of Lethal Weapon
  – Maximum Impact: The Legacy of Lethal Weapon
  – A Family Affair: Bringing Lethal Weapon to Life

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