lethal weapon

The summer movies of 1987 were pretty mind-blowing in retrospect: "RoboCop," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "The Untouchables," "Predator," "Full Metal Jacket" and "Spaceballs." As incredible as that roster is, consider this: before the big summer onslaught, a little police thriller got shoved into theaters in the dead zone of March 6, alongside a quirky comedy from these dudes named the Coen Brothers ("Raising Arizona") and a flick titled "Angel Heart," where Cliff Huxtable's daughter got naked. It starred Mad Max (Mel Gibson) and the guy from ...