Lethal Weapon

Episode 59: Lethal Weapon (1987)
Theme: Is It a Christmas Movie?
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis bust through the front door of the internet like two cops who absolutely should not be partnered together, armed only with a roll of duct tape, a carton of room-temperature eggnog, and a five-part movie marriage so chaotic it should lose its badge. The result? Lethal Weapon — the only buddy-cop Christmas-adjacent action movie bold enough to mix 80s machismo, explosive family bonding, and a completely unnecessary front-yard mud-wrestling match.

Join your two favorite members of the Let’s Talk About Flix-verse as they dive into:

• How Martin Riggs is equal parts elite marksman, human disaster, and Golden Retriever with severe trauma.

• How Roger Murtaugh is “too old for this” but somehow not too old to take baths with zero bubble coverage.

• How Mr. Joshua is the first action villain who looks like he should also own a yacht club membership.

• Why the movie treats a staff psychologist like Clippy from Microsoft Word (“It looks like you’re about to have a breakdown — want help?” No.)

• How half the plot hinges on the most dangerous substance in film history: unrefrigerated eggnog.

• Why the desert showdown proves that snipers in movies have magical aim, unlimited patience, and zero need for cover.

From airborne Buseys to saxophone solos that sound like a detective crying into a neon-lit window, from exploding houses to drive-by electrocutions in mysterious basements, Oz and Curtis walk through a film that answers the question:

Is it a Christmas movie?
Well… depends which host you ask.

Final Verdict

Oz — 8 Tom Atkinses
Curtis — 3 out of 4 Stooges (no Curly)
Both — Still wondering who needs twelve quarts of eggnog at a funeral.