@@STANDupPhilosopher73 because it would have looked a bit silly in an already over the top berserk movie to have wherever he goes there's either a drug dealer shootout, sniper shooting at kids, explosion at a prostitutes house, this was pretty unrelated to the story so it got canned
Too bad this scene deleted.. when murtaugh meets Riggs and they’re walking to the car and murtaugh says I heard about that little stunt yesterday.. pretty heroic… he meant this deleted scene.. all we saw in theaters was the Xmas tree lot scene .
So true. Remade now it’d be Dwayne Johnson and a anti tank gun or something ☹️.. heckuva scene plus when Riggs first meets murtaugh he references that little stunt as pretty heroic. In the movie the only previous Riggs was Xmas tree lot shooting. Murtaugh meant this deleted scene was heroic 👍👍
In the movie when murtaugh first meets Riggs and refers to that little stunt yesterday as pretty heroic.. it was this deleted scene.. not the shootout n arrest at the Xmas tree lot👍👍👍
@@mkrny111 thats the bit I thought Murtaugh was referring to when I saw this on VHS theatrical release...waaaay before I even knew this scene existed, never mind was cut out.
@@mkrny111 aye, I've seen those bits (re-watched the opening bar fight recently actually). Personally I'd prefer them left in, and the bit where Riggs asks the prostitute to come home and watch TV with him. Having just had a nice time over dinner with a new partner that's what he does... Speaks volumes about how lonely and cut up he really is.
I took it as a "now we're talkin'" reaction, since his character had just been introduced and established as suicidal. If the guy is willing to hurt a kid, then he shouldn't have a problem offing a police officer. That's why he stands in one spot and gives the guy the chance to shoot him. When the guy fails horribly, Riggs takes him out.
Mel with an angry look on his face, 80's style mullet, and a fully loaded 9mm Beretta brings back so many good memories. This was an action movies were truly action movies.
Police just need to tell FUTURE SNIPERS: Hey,Mr.Sniper….. We called Riggs, he’s is on the way to talk to you! Watch how fast Sniper Man comes running to the police with their hands up💯😂
Love the directors cuts of the first 2 Leathal Weapon movies, picked up the novelization a couple of years ago, its really good, a few different things between book and movie, but worth the read...
Why call SWAT. Just call Riggs instead. Love it when Riggs took out the lunatic gunman and SWAT arrives running up the stairs and Riggs is walking back to his car. No problem.
It's really a shame that they didn't release the director's cut on Blu-ray I've read online somewhere that it is not really approved by Richard Donner as a true director's cut but it is nice to have that extra footage and the Blu-ray is just a standard cut of the film which is why I will hold on to my regular DVD of this
Well...at least he was honest about it. I kinda wonder, though, if honesty and bravery count for anything, anymore. Look at how many times that the Powers-That-Be have conveniently lied to us. Then, when ya try to pin 'em down, and call 'em on their trash, they duck and run (In a verbal manner, of course), like a bunch of cowards! Just give me bravery and honesty any day. If I mess up, I'll be the first to admit it. I'm brave enough, and honest enough, to admit when I'm wrong. Shouldn't we all be that way?
Riggs get back here or it’s ur badge😂😂😂.. we need the late frank McRae yelling from 48 hours and last action hero telling ..sllllllllaaaaaaaaattteerrrr!!!!!😂😂😂.. riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggsss!!!! U go n it’s ur badge.. you’ll be twisting in the wind, hung out to dry, up the creek without a paddle 😂😂
The beginning of Lethal Weapon 3 could almost be a nod to this scene. In that one just after the bomb blew up the bomb squad turned up whereas in this scene after Riggs killed the sniper SWAT turned up
Absolutely a great seen a wonderful part of the movie he goes up there and then once he sees a kid gets shot he's like no wait a minute that is so cool and so brave and I bet there are a lot of police that are out there that would probably do this and thank goodness for our police departments and sheriff's offices and people that put their selves on the line in the line of duty for stuff like this
The funny part of the whole thing is, is that Riggs wanted to "Have a shot at this guy". Leave it to Riggs, to get the job done that the other "Cops" were too afraid to do!
@@roberthall573 Man... that crazy Gary.....Busey! He's one of the nuttiest, weirdest, and funniest, actors, that you'll ever come across! A true homestyle sense of humor, some of the absolute biggest teeth you've ever seen in a person's smile, and just doing things his own way, and gittin' 'er done! I like Ol' Gary. He's one of my all-time favorite actors. A huge salute to ya, Gary ..Busey!
@@roberthall573 Gary Busey, playing the part of a nut job in Silver Bullet, ain't a big reach for him. The man is a true wild child, when it comes to being silly and funny and all. Gary Busey: The one and only! Ain't nobody else like him! Especially with him having some of the biggest teeth you'd ever seen in a smile!
He had a death wish in the beginning because of his pain from losing his wife… as you can tell when the sniper shot at him, he didn’t even budge. But when he came back for another shot… he was out for blood, and Riggs never misses his target.
@@commanderkeen3787 another expert testimony on UA-cam ( about a movie lol). Posted as a fact. Absolutely disregarding human reflexes taught in 3rd grade biology.
For me, the BEST SCENE CUT caus' we can see crazy RIGGS n' why his nickname is "Lethal Weapon"...he's shooting "Mister Sniper" with précision. WAOOOO...the best moment of movie that we have never seen caus' cut...that's pitty ?! There, it is real RIGGS not like the televison series who is too Kind and not rather crazy :-)
I love this scene as well as it shows how crazy he is. I have the director's cut and it was probably cut from the theatrical version since Mel's Aussie accent is strong in the scene.
can u imagine being this actor and telling your family in Oklahoma...im in a summer blockbuster movie with Mel Gibson as the lead...IT LOOKS AMAZING!...so 6 months later you take your family to see you on the big screen and...YOU WERE CUT OUT!...GRRRRR!
For me, the scene is made by the expression in the eyes. In character, it's almost: I'm still alive. But then to chide himself: That was stupid! And walk away portraying indifference. Perhaps I'm reading too much into the scene but, as some have commented, very few movies of this kind these days. Stay Safe! 👍
The sadness in Mel Gibson's eyes as Martin Riggs, after he has won the shoot-out, and killed the sniper, has a lot of emotion and depth to it. I feel Martin Riggs's sadness at that scene, at not wanting to have to do that, at wishing the world was not like that. Not a lot of actors are as good as Mel Gibson.
Another way to look at it is from a marksman position. The target is behind a metal barricade. Riggs needs to draw him out for the kill shot hence the line “do you only shoot kids.” This sets the stage for his character & suicidal tendencies. I would have loved if this scene had not been cut because it’s early in the movie, but the payoff is right after the jumper & Roger asks him if he has a death wish. The best scene though is the look of stunned awe from Roger when Riggs tells him how he killed a guy in Laos at a great distance with a rifle at high wind. Roger is also ex-military. He knows that only a few people in the world can make that shot & he’s,staring agape at one of them.
We miss the big police lieutenant who’d yell in all the movies . Sllllkaaaatteerrrrrrr!!!…. If u miss, you’ll be hung out to dry, you’ll be twisting in the wind, you’ll be up the creek w no paddle.. he was in 48 hrs, last action hero, loaded weapon, and was meat house foreman in Rocky 2. 👍👍
In addition to showing his shooting skills, it also reinforces the blatant disregard Riggs has for his own safety, and his own life as a result of his wife's death.
Did anyone else notice that he thumbed the hammer back as he was going up the stairs and checking he had 1 chambered and then he got up there and he thumbed the hammer back for a second time before firing on dude😂
Beautiful just beautiful. This scene should not have been deleted
Did I miss something here with this scene?, looks just like the one in the movie
@@niveknospmoht8743 its in one of the movie cuts, in the original cut for television, defo wasn't in it
One of the top scenes in the movie, whoever chose to delete it was floolish.
@@STANDupPhilosopher73 facts
@@STANDupPhilosopher73 because it would have looked a bit silly in an already over the top berserk movie to have wherever he goes there's either a drug dealer shootout, sniper shooting at kids, explosion at a prostitutes house, this was pretty unrelated to the story so it got canned
Never thought this masterpiece could get better…. I stand corrected
You son of a bitch. Took the words right out of my mouth.
Too bad this scene deleted.. when murtaugh meets Riggs and they’re walking to the car and murtaugh says I heard about that little stunt yesterday.. pretty heroic… he meant this deleted scene.. all we saw in theaters was the Xmas tree lot scene .
No CGI, just pure acting and the camera angle, superb
CGI is a filmmaking tool, just like the camera angle. Seriously, give it a fucking rest.
So true. Remade now it’d be Dwayne Johnson and a anti tank gun or something ☹️.. heckuva scene plus when Riggs first meets murtaugh he references that little stunt as pretty heroic. In the movie the only previous Riggs was Xmas tree lot shooting. Murtaugh meant this deleted scene was heroic 👍👍
when Riggs saw that injured kid come through you could tell just by looking in his eyes that was the moment his mind went into "lethal" mode.
In the movie when murtaugh first meets Riggs and refers to that little stunt yesterday as pretty heroic.. it was this deleted scene.. not the shootout n arrest at the Xmas tree lot👍👍👍
@@mkrny111 thats the bit I thought Murtaugh was referring to when I saw this on VHS theatrical release...waaaay before I even knew this scene existed, never mind was cut out.
@@davidwyllie8539 so true. This was deleted. Riggs destroyed his tv then got a new one. Riggs beating up 2 guys in the bar.
@@mkrny111 aye, I've seen those bits (re-watched the opening bar fight recently actually). Personally I'd prefer them left in, and the bit where Riggs asks the prostitute to come home and watch TV with him. Having just had a nice time over dinner with a new partner that's what he does... Speaks volumes about how lonely and cut up he really is.
I took it as a "now we're talkin'" reaction, since his character had just been introduced and established as suicidal. If the guy is willing to hurt a kid, then he shouldn't have a problem offing a police officer.
That's why he stands in one spot and gives the guy the chance to shoot him.
When the guy fails horribly, Riggs takes him out.
Gibson was perfectly cast as Riggs.The role that made him a superstar.
So true.. even as mad max before this 👍👍
Mel with an angry look on his face, 80's style mullet, and a fully loaded 9mm Beretta brings back so many good memories. This was an action movies were truly action movies.
When Riggs actually was a ‘lethal weapon’ , great film.
This is exactly the kind of justice that is needed in today's world.
Drone Missile Strikes Today make this look like warm and fuzzy.
This is a film dude
@@bobertfrankenberry1905 no shit Sherlock
@@Michael-um5pd wake up buddy, this is fiction
The fact that Riggs had a cigarette in his mouth-he probably thought it was his last and also thought “If I’m gonna go, I’m gonna go comfortably.”
Thank you Dr Phil for your arm chair analysis.
@@JoeBuck207 Tony's mom gave me an armchair rim job.
By far one of the best cut scenes ever !!!
That score...!!! directly into your brain...
Still a fantastic Christmas Movie.
I always appreciated Riggs’ lucid moments, when he asked all the right questions, then did something inane.
Police just need to tell FUTURE SNIPERS: Hey,Mr.Sniper….. We called Riggs, he’s is on the way to talk to you!
Watch how fast Sniper Man comes running to the police with their hands up💯😂
The ones who aren't afraid to die are the ones u gotta watch out for. I luv Riggs
Love the directors cuts of the first 2 Leathal Weapon movies, picked up the novelization a couple of years ago, its really good, a few different things between book and movie, but worth the read...
They made a Beretta 9mm sound like a 50 cal.
This and die hard are the reason I love 92f’s
The reason I love mine is that in 36 years it has never once had a misfire of any sort with any ammo. It is one fine pistol.
One word describes Mel Gibson in all these movies… PERFECT! 👌🏻
Why call SWAT. Just call Riggs instead. Love it when Riggs took out the lunatic gunman and SWAT arrives running up the stairs and Riggs is walking back to his car. No problem.
This is the only movie scene where the person picks up an empty magazine from the floor after the firefight.
Too Cool... Just give him some Lead..
It's really a shame that they didn't release the director's cut on Blu-ray I've read online somewhere that it is not really approved by Richard Donner as a true director's cut but it is nice to have that extra footage and the Blu-ray is just a standard cut of the film which is why I will hold on to my regular DVD of this
That was intense! I would love for Richard Donner to have released The directors cut version of this 🐯
It’s on DVD, this and a couple other scenes are in it that aren’t in the digital releases.
Yeah I have all of the DIRECTOR'S CUTS versions
He his my favourite actor for for life.
When Riggs is asked if he's crazy by one of the cops, he responds silently, uh maybe.....
Well...at least he was honest about it. I kinda wonder, though, if honesty and bravery count for anything, anymore. Look at how many times that the Powers-That-Be have conveniently lied to us. Then, when ya try to pin 'em down, and call 'em on their trash, they duck and run (In a verbal manner, of course), like a bunch of cowards!
Just give me bravery and honesty any day. If I mess up, I'll be the first to admit it. I'm brave enough, and honest enough, to admit when I'm wrong. Shouldn't we all be that way?
Riggs get back here or it’s ur badge😂😂😂.. we need the late frank McRae yelling from 48 hours and last action hero telling ..sllllllllaaaaaaaaattteerrrr!!!!!😂😂😂.. riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggsss!!!! U go n it’s ur badge.. you’ll be twisting in the wind, hung out to dry, up the creek without a paddle 😂😂
Good old days!
Between Riggs and the original Mad Max , Mel Gibson is a legend. They should have teamed him up in a movie with Clint Eastwood.
Why did they remove this scene dam it
When the slide locks back, and he, by training and reflex, slams in a fresh mag.
BOSS!😎
Nice shooting Tex!
The "strut" the "walk"... Hell, it is beautiful. Mel has it all then...and still to this day!
The beginning of Lethal Weapon 3 could almost be a nod to this scene. In that one just after the bomb blew up the bomb squad turned up whereas in this scene after Riggs killed the sniper SWAT turned up
Absolutely a great seen a wonderful part of the movie he goes up there and then once he sees a kid gets shot he's like no wait a minute that is so cool and so brave and I bet there are a lot of police that are out there that would probably do this and thank goodness for our police departments and sheriff's offices and people that put their selves on the line in the line of duty for stuff like this
He nailed this.
The funny part of the whole thing is, is that Riggs wanted to "Have a shot at this guy". Leave it to Riggs, to get the job done that the other "Cops" were too afraid to do!
One of my favorite lines in this movie "How about it. You want a shot at the title?"
Gary Busey: "Don't mind if I do"
@@roberthall573 Man... that crazy Gary.....Busey! He's one of the nuttiest, weirdest, and funniest, actors, that you'll ever come across! A true homestyle sense of humor, some of the absolute biggest teeth you've ever seen in a person's smile, and just doing things his own way, and gittin' 'er done! I like Ol' Gary. He's one of my all-time favorite actors. A huge salute to ya, Gary ..Busey!
Loved him in Silver Bullet.
He plays a nut job perfectly.
@@roberthall573 Gary Busey, playing the part of a nut job in Silver Bullet, ain't a big reach for him. The man is a true wild child, when it comes to being silly and funny and all.
Gary Busey: The one and only! Ain't nobody else like him! Especially with him having some of the biggest teeth you'd ever seen in a smile!
Que película....ya no hay como estos actores....
Someone explain how this was deleted?! Geez, that look when he saw that kid!
He had a death wish in the beginning because of his pain from losing his wife… as you can tell when the sniper shot at him, he didn’t even budge. But when he came back for another shot… he was out for blood, and Riggs never misses his target.
A master at his art!
Sois personas estupendas...nunca pense que personas famosas fueran tan amables, cercanas....como Familia 👸🏻
I can never get passed how much Mel blinks when he fires a weapon.
you can't get past it because you have never fired a firearm.
Experienced marksmen don't blink when shooting. Riggs is supposed to be a perfect shot too, so it does look odd
@@commanderkeen3787 another expert testimony on UA-cam ( about a movie lol).
Posted as a fact.
Absolutely disregarding human reflexes taught in 3rd grade biology.
@@knotkool1 People, proceed with caution. We got a badass here.
For me, the BEST SCENE CUT caus' we can see crazy RIGGS n' why his nickname is "Lethal Weapon"...he's shooting "Mister Sniper" with précision. WAOOOO...the best moment of movie that we have never seen caus' cut...that's pitty ?! There, it is real RIGGS not like the televison series who is too Kind and not rather crazy :-)
I love this scene as well as it shows how crazy he is. I have the director's cut and it was probably cut from the theatrical version since Mel's Aussie accent is strong in the scene.
Honestly, I only watched the 1st episode, it was all about establishing his crazy cool persona, it kinda sucked and I never watched another
Badassery at its best! I miss that a lot!
In the original first draft that was much darker. Riggs uses a rocket launcher to kill the sniper.
Thank god they rewrote the scene. This makes him look more surgical and therefore more badass.
Taking out a sniper with a hand gun from a distance.
can u imagine being this actor and telling your family in Oklahoma...im in a summer blockbuster movie with Mel Gibson as the lead...IT LOOKS AMAZING!...so 6 months later you take your family to see you on the big screen and...YOU WERE CUT OUT!...GRRRRR!
Riggs is a badass. Always with a cigarette in his mouth. Then unloads an entire magazine on the shooter
Good scene what were they thinking
Fantastic!
For me, the scene is made by the expression in the eyes.
In character, it's almost:
I'm still alive.
But then to chide himself:
That was stupid!
And walk away portraying indifference.
Perhaps I'm reading too much into the scene but, as some have commented, very few movies of this kind these days.
Stay Safe!
👍
The sadness in Mel Gibson's eyes as Martin Riggs, after he has won the shoot-out, and killed the sniper, has a lot of emotion and depth to it. I feel Martin Riggs's sadness at that scene, at not wanting to have to do that, at wishing the world was not like that. Not a lot of actors are as good as Mel Gibson.
Another way to look at it is from a marksman position. The target is behind a metal barricade. Riggs needs to draw him out for the kill shot hence the line “do you only shoot kids.” This sets the stage for his character & suicidal tendencies. I would have loved if this scene had not been cut because it’s early in the movie, but the payoff is right after the jumper & Roger asks him if he has a death wish. The best scene though is the look of stunned awe from Roger when Riggs tells him how he killed a guy in Laos at a great distance with a rifle at high wind. Roger is also ex-military. He knows that only a few people in the world can make that shot & he’s,staring agape at one of them.
Why do people keep saying "no cgi". Do you think theyre firing live rounds at him? Blanks and squibs are still used in movies.
Baretta 92FS
Excellent firearm
We picture last action hero and yelling “slllllllllllaaaaaaaaattteerrrrr”!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂
Personally I believe that they should have left this in the original release…
Great scene :)
2:34 - "You're one psycho son-of-a-bitch, but you're good."
We miss the big police lieutenant who’d yell in all the movies . Sllllkaaaatteerrrrrrr!!!…. If u miss, you’ll be hung out to dry, you’ll be twisting in the wind, you’ll be up the creek w no paddle.. he was in 48 hrs, last action hero, loaded weapon, and was meat house foreman in Rocky 2. 👍👍
He’d be there… riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggss!!!!!!! U go in there. Its ur badge… 😂😂😂
Buy the directors cut it on there.
Already have seen this...Mr Sniper Sir.
The police force can use a lot of Riggs right now
This is the essence of the movie, why the hell this seen never was never showed in movie theaters... godamm Hollywood executives...
I wonder if the sniper got the smiley 😢 face from the target range since it was showing his face & head
In addition to showing his shooting skills, it also reinforces the blatant disregard Riggs has for his own safety, and his own life as a result of his wife's death.
Why cut such a great scene
More courage, and more guts, than all of those other "Cops" put together!
This was real, it isnt a movie
Did anyone else notice that he thumbed the hammer back as he was going up the stairs and checking he had 1 chambered and then he got up there and he thumbed the hammer back for a second time before firing on dude😂
I wonder if his cigarette got wet?
SWAT never gets here on time
Too bad this scene never made it to the final cut
@0:19 Is that the same intersection as the Bullitt chase scene?
I always like it when mel Gibson has a cigarette in his mouth. Makes him look like a badass.
Good scene
0:18 Geez what an odd intersection. Can any of you LA residents tell me the address?
If that infrastructure is even still there. It was the 80s man. 😂
how did this end up on the cutting room floor?
Must be missing something, this is the version I've seen.
こんなシーン、あったか忘れたＷ
Riggs THE BEST , THE MAN
A Riggs was needed at Uvalde !
Yesss
I feel rigg's so mutch 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😊
Hello? Mr. Sniper sir. lmfao!!
That was kind of like what Lee Van Cleef did in For a Few Dollars More.
Why they cut this scene from the official relise?
They don't make em like this anymore.
If anyone wants these u can get em in combo pks of DIRECTORS CUT DVD'S I have em
he cocked his gun twice, once on the stairs, once on the field. 😁
Editing. The viewer never knows how much the pistol was handled between edits.
Super film 👍
They should have left this in and taken out the Christmas tree scene.
Dwa razy przeladowuje przed akcją broń Riggs
whos the actor playing the sniper
I forgot how much Mel Gibson oozed charisma & made us ladies swoon lol
What Do you want to hear Man . Do you know sometimes I feel like eat bullet .😂
Dommage de l'avoir supprimée de film ....
Would be great if he yelled “hey keep of my jacket” at the end
the original appendix carry.
Do these movies make us or Us make these movies?
He didn't even blink while firing, he was flinching down at the range. Maybe he got better training for this scene.
Someone stole his jacket
I suppose technically this could be classified as a 90s movie.
Martin Riggs is no Metal Gear Solid character, but he's practically a male version of Sniper Wolf.
I dunno, I think he would’ve made a fantastic Solid Snake. He’s got the hair for it as well.
@@Tsrashi Funny thing is Mel Gibson was Solid Snake's transceiver portrait in the original MSX2 release of Metal Gear 2.
Popped a cigarette in his mouth like he was about to go clear a pool table
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