Lethal Weapon Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

6 of the most interesting Lethal Weapon easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Lethal Weapon movie message.

Lethal Weapon poster
Lethal Weapon poster
Lethal Weapon Plot

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
Director Richard Donner
Stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan
IMDB score 7.6

Lethal Weapon Movie Trivia

1 - (1987) The Lost Boys is playing in a local theater. Richard Donner was set to direct The Lost Boys, but instead directed Lethal Weapon.

(1987) The Lost Boys is playing in a local theater. Richard Donner was set to direct The Lost Boys, but instead directed Lethal Weapon.

1 - Mr Joshua played by Gary Busey worked for Shadow Company, a Heroin & Weapons smuggling group comprised of mercenaries that operated under the CIA-controlled "Air America" during the Vietnam War. Mel Gibson would go on to play a very similar role 4 years later.

Mr Joshua played by Gary Busey worked for Shadow Company, a Heroin & Weapons smuggling group comprised of mercenaries that operated under the CIA-controlled "Air America" during the Vietnam War. Mel Gibson would go on to play a very similar role 4 years later.

Lethal Weapon Movie Easter Eggs

1 - When mel Gibson's character jumps out of a moving truck, you can see the actual stunt driver driving the truck without a head for a few seconds after he jumps out.

When mel Gibson's character jumps out of a moving truck, you can see the actual stunt driver driving the truck without a head for a few seconds after he jumps out.

Lethal Weapon movie hidden details

1 - The Beretta 92F's used by Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon (1987) and Bruce Willis in <a href="https://themoviefacts.com/die-hard-movie-facts.html">Die Hard</a> (1988) are actually the same gun in real life.

The Beretta 92F's used by Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon (1987) and Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988) are actually the same gun in real life.

1 - They couldn't spell "apartheid" correctly in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

They couldn't spell "apartheid" correctly in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

: "Get first-class tickets to Detroit and lay low for a couple of weeks."