I met Ed about 2021 at a CVS in Los Angeles, i hardly recognized him but I knew it had to be him. I says “you’re the guy in all the movies i grew up watching” he smiled and told me his name and I told him how my buddy and I quote the Pluto line all the time. After we took a selfie together he told me that line was 100% improvised in one take. He was sooo cool
Couldn’t agree more... both are psychotic, highly trained and fearless. Plus the characters they play are fun too! Seriously, both of them rocked the hell out of this movie. If I wouldn’t have been on Riggs’ side I definitely would have been on Team Paycho with “Mr. Joshua.” Total badass.
Yes, this is the best and most intense one of the franchise, in my opinion. I liked Mel Gibson as Riggs (he and Murtaugh are tested with rather serious adversity in this one) best in this one because he's hardly a goofball or smart ass like the sequels. You know, all business and focused despite being suicidal and, not to mention, absolutely fearless (ie: the guy who threatened suicide by jumping) and a badass with a nothing-to-lose attitude. Not the kind to fuck with! Gary Busey was convincing as Joshua but, to me, at least, it was Mitchell Ryan who left a stronger impression as Gen. McAllister with his low-key, yet no-nonsense and forceful demeanor (ie: the Mendez meeting). He was obviously respected by, including Joshua, and possibly feared (I'm sure with the help of Joshua) by his flunkies. That (respect, not fear; McAllister was evil) is what makes leaders strong and that's what my country needs more of.
@@moncorp1 He was still awesome even after the accident, and gave good performances in Under Siege, Point Break, Surviving The Game, Predator 2, Rookie Of The Year, The Firm and so on. I never felt like his accident changed his acting at all, and he didn't appear to go wacky until his Entourage appearances, which I assumed was more of an act that Gary did to mess with people who called him crazy lol.
Everyone talks about Gary Busey, but let’s also just make a moment to acknowledge Mitchell Ryan as General McAllister and his calm, cold, no-nonsense demeanor. You can buy him as someone Mr. Joshua would serve and be loyal to.
You got a love Gary Busey he's such a great actor he puts so much into his character in all his movies he is truly dedicated person in any film he stars in.. great actor
Ed O'Ross is great here as the bumbling drug dealer. It's only a small scene, but his character (Mendez) is still a very memorable one - particularly due to his mannerisms and quotable dialogue. If this was shot today, his character would be a forgettable throwaway actor with lovely skin and hair. O'Ross was great in _The Hidden_ and _Red Heat_ too.
Very true. Everyone knows this scene not because of the other guys but because of Ed O’Ross. He sells this scene so well with his face and stuttering. My friends and would always say “you’re out there like Pluto” all the time when something strange happened.
He is a also good villain in Dick Tracy as Itchy , Universal Solider in 92 and Another 48 Hours as corrupt cop Frank Cruise and as the Russian drug lord who goes against Arnold Schwarzenegger in Red Heat.
I wouldn't have recognized Mitchell Ryan also had a part in Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers, hadn't been for his part as General Peter McAllister in Lethal Weapon
@@ChrisRoth1972 Mitchell Ryan guest starred on an episode during season 7 of Hunter as Sergeant Chris Novak's father . Chris Novak was played by actress Lauren Lane.
Makes sense; he's skilled in anatomy so he knows what hurts and what kills. Remember in Terminator 2 when it's patching up Linda Hamilton and John asks if it knows what it's doing? It responds it has detailed files on human anatomy. Linda Hamilton asserts that would make it an efficient killer, to which it agrees.
Many traditional martial arts also trained the practitioners in healing... if you train to do battle you will probably injure your partners. So to keep them up & around knowledge of health is required
Berretta M9 was adopted by the USA military in 1985, and there was a lot of enthusiasm and press for it, hence why it is the main sidearm in both Die-Hard and Lethal Weapon.
"You'd like to do business, YES?! You'd like to make a purchase, YES?!" Ha ha, I need to start talking like that. "You got change for a $20- YES?! You'll have that report ready for me by noon, YES?!"
Any movie featuring Gary Busey and Mel Gibson is gonna be FANtastic and AWE-inspiring! Never get sick of this movie, sparkling and pioneering gem that it is!
Taylor Ahern it was also the movie that made the Gracie family and BJJ popular with North America, several years before UFC 1 was aired. Rorion trained Mel Gibson for this movie.
I think both of them were inspired by Rutger Hauer's performance as Wulfgar in the 1981 thriller Nighthawks. He was a blonde psycho like Joshua who tried to kill someone close to one of the heroes and took hostages in the sky, even killing an innocent person.
@@DDaSilva1980 Stay in 1981. SHARKEYS MACHINE!! HENRY SILVA bad guy/villain role was no joke!! Running drugs in ATLANTA!!! Silva wasnt blonde but he was disgusting!! Love NIGHTHAWKS with Sly, Billy D & Lindsey & my buddy, Keith Emerson, doing the soundtrack was all of that!!!
@@RICHBLACKCOCK Sharky's Machine was a brilliant, emotional and gory cop thriller which showed Burt and his team using their investigating skills to crack open a murder case and bring to heel a European gangster with political connections. It should have done better at the box office but was a best seller on video and popular on TV. The cinematography in Lethal Weapon especially the opening reminded me of Sharky's Machine. Also Lethal Weapon took its cue from 48 HRS in having a tough white guy and black guy take on the villains.
@@DDaSilva1980 Nighthawks was a good movie. If they had not had so many production problems (you can read about and see the editing issues in it) it would have been a great movie. Awesome soundtrack....
@@frgpilot There was a 2 and a half hour version of this movie but MPAA rejected it on the grounds of being too graphic. According to a post on imdb, there was an aftermath of the London bombing which showed the victims' injuries in gruesome detail, Wulfgar killed more people in the disco, they showed Hartman and Shakka's heads being blown apart and of course, the ending was far more brutal and bloodier. The original negatives were destroyed in a studio backlot fire. I read Stallone directed a lot of scenes. My theory is that Wulfgar became who he was because he must have been a Jew whose family were killed by the Nazis in WW2 so he decided to wage a reign of terror against oppressive regimes and dictatorships not caring about innocent people getting in the way.
@@AndreasKlanzer2384To make use of a shortened name. By using Mister Joshua, no questioned are raised as to whether that's a first or last name. Nothing extra to trip one up. See: Reservoir Dogs Mister Pink, Mister Black...
@@AndreasKlanzer2384even in the world of criminals, there are thr concepts of hierarchy, class, and standards, especially when it comes to organized crime. Those kind of criminals take themselves very seriously and refuse to be associated with common crooks.
@@maximummatt73 that’s what I thought they meant at first 😂😆 but now I realize it’s cause he was legit burning his fucking arm and didn’t say much of anything in this scene
It was at the time, because of all the spec scripts being made. But now? Audiences are turning out for characters they already know from books, comics, computer games etc rather than an actor bringing a new character to life.
@@SalemGhassanHanna I think audiences now just want escapist entertainment and have no understanding of artistry in film and music/ Almost everything is now sterilized porn and it's marketed by reptilian corporate entities working high-paying jobs/ That is my perception of modern culture and I'm always truthful and astute/
In the 80s there was still a lot of people smoking. Mendez included. After that encounter he probably had to smoke to calm the nerves after seeing Me Joshua.
@Bryan Alexander I get what you're saying but, if he actually said that to McAllister, they probably would've killed him. Not exactly the kind of situation you want to put yourself in if you're smart (namely, even getting mixed up with such people)!
I would say this is one of the best introductions to any villain set up. The looks, set up, attitude of these guys just says it all. And you fear that Riggs and Murtaugh are going to have to fight these guys!
Mr. Joshua is "a dragon". By film trope standards, a dragon is the big threat, both physical and mental, usually serving a higher power. Darth Vader is the classic example of this. Just because he serves McAllister doesn't make him any less iconic. Technically, Joshua is the real big bad.
That’s true happens a lot in 80s and 90s action movies where the villains who are actually working for someone are ones the outshine head villain like Gary Busey did in Lethal Weapon. Die Hard 2 William Sadler was working for Franco Nero’s character and yet he was the more memorable villain. It happened in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando with Vernon Wells playing the psychopath Bennett and he worked for Dan Hedyas General Arius
Jamie Beckford yes he was the sadistic Russian drug lord in Red Heat with Arnold Schwarzenegger then was villains in Another 48 Hours, Dick Tracy as Itchy, Universal Solider in 1992 as evil Colonel Perry with Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. He is good at playing villains
Around the time this movie came out and for a few years after, one of the "tricks" people did at parties was to hold their arms above candles or lighters, just like Mr. Joshua did here.
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Stimulator7 yes he was Itchy in Dick Tracy and was villain Colonel Perry in Universal Solider with Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in 1992. Ed O’Ross is good at playing villains
"hold it, hold it, hold it... HOLD IT, HOLD IT... YOU CALL THIS MUSIC? I CAN GET A BAND TEN TIMES AS GOOD FOR HALF THE PRICE. Now I wanna pack this place tonight and I don't wanna hear any of this SHIT, now let's get it RIGHT."
@@jonathanfebre1417 I couldn't agree more. Just the scene where McAllister meets with Mendez had me convinced that the General himself was nothing to play around with! As much of a badass as Joshua's portrayed as, it was McAllister, NOT Joshua, who physically forced Mendez to hold still AND forced him to hold his own lighter to burn Joshua's forearm; I don't know about you BUT, if I were Mendez, THAT act alone would've made me VERY uneasy around McAllister because I would assume from that point forward, even he would be capable of literally ANYTHING (and I DON'T mean that in a good way!); another threatening example of McAllister was a hint of how he might've treated Murtaugh's daughter had Riggs not barged in (who knows, he might've raped her; she was DEFINITELY terrified of him)! Just their modus operandis makes sense why one's the leader and the other is second-in-command (don't get me wrong, Joshua's just as dangerous in his own way but, I'd somehow strangely feel safer dealing with him)! Overall, I think Mitchell Ryan and Gary Busey both did excellent jobs playing their roles, I'm basically saying that's how I read the characters.
This is such a great scene! LOL the casting in this film all the way around down to the bit parts like Mendez was brilliant. A truly great film or television show casts everyone great including extras or day players. This scene was so well written and acted and managed to be genuinely scary and utterly hilarious at the same time.
I love how the guy says, "You're using mercenaries for Christ's sake! Tell me I'm wrong!" - Why would the news that a drug dealer is using professional mercs who are totally loyal bother another drug dealer? The alternative is, he's using a bunch of non-loyal street thugs/addicts with guns, which is much worse.
(Whistles) "You looking for your general friend? He's barbecuing his nuts on Hollywood boulevard" "What do you say jack would you like a shot at the title?" "Don't mind if I do"
Your using mercenaries for christ sakes tell me I'm wrong No your not wrong and you expect me to trust these fucking bozos?My people are loyal mr mendez they are loyal to me Oh bullshit.
@@scottknode898 Another 48 Hours was good too, although I think he really did his best work in 48 Hours. Without him, I'd give the movie a 7/10 instead of an 8/10. He just OWNS that role!
@@EarlSkakel Magnum Force (which I have on DVD) was from 1973 and Mitchell Ryan was around 39 (the age I now am) at that time. I agree that he's a good actor. I'm writing this not to contradict but to be factual.
I met Ed about 2021 at a CVS in Los Angeles, i hardly recognized him but I knew it had to be him. I says “you’re the guy in all the movies i grew up watching” he smiled and told me his name and I told him how my buddy and I quote the Pluto line all the time. After we took a selfie together he told me that line was 100% improvised in one take. He was sooo cool
He’s a cool actor I would have love to meet in person and tell him he made the 80s awesome 😎
Ed is a good actor
Busey is a total badass in Lethal Weapon. Him and Gibson make this film shine.
Back before his motorcycle wreck rattled his brain around his skull.
Couldn’t agree more... both are psychotic, highly trained and fearless. Plus the characters they play are fun too!
Seriously, both of them rocked the hell out of this movie. If I wouldn’t have been on Riggs’ side I definitely would have been on Team Paycho with “Mr. Joshua.” Total badass.
They did both smash it and great cast all round which moulded together to make an all time classic
Yes, this is the best and most intense one of the franchise, in my opinion. I liked Mel Gibson as Riggs (he and Murtaugh are tested with rather serious adversity in this one) best in this one because he's hardly a goofball or smart ass like the sequels. You know, all business and focused despite being suicidal and, not to mention, absolutely fearless (ie: the guy who threatened suicide by jumping) and a badass with a nothing-to-lose attitude. Not the kind to fuck with! Gary Busey was convincing as Joshua but, to me, at least, it was Mitchell Ryan who left a stronger impression as Gen. McAllister with his low-key, yet no-nonsense and forceful demeanor (ie: the Mendez meeting). He was obviously respected by, including Joshua, and possibly feared (I'm sure with the help of Joshua) by his flunkies. That (respect, not fear; McAllister was evil) is what makes leaders strong and that's what my country needs more of.
@@moncorp1 He was still awesome even after the accident, and gave good performances in Under Siege, Point Break, Surviving The Game, Predator 2, Rookie Of The Year, The Firm and so on. I never felt like his accident changed his acting at all, and he didn't appear to go wacky until his Entourage appearances, which I assumed was more of an act that Gary did to mess with people who called him crazy lol.
"Y'know you guys are out there like fucking Pluto, man, YOU'RE GONE!"
Best line delivery from a man scared shitless.
"Where d'yer get him, Psychos R Us?" Always loved that line.
@@edmund184 I don't think that's funny.
one of my fav lines ever!
@MarcillaSmith…..of course it’s funny….do you smoke???
@@MarcillaSmithI don't think your whole goddamn set up is funny.
"You guys are out there like fuckin pluto man, you're gone". Always loved that line 😂😂😂
He’s not incorrect, I mean Pluto no longer exists
I dated a girl from there. Oddly enough she had the same name as one of Pluto's moons.
Everyone talks about Gary Busey, but let’s also just make a moment to acknowledge Mitchell Ryan as General McAllister and his calm, cold, no-nonsense demeanor. You can buy him as someone Mr. Joshua would serve and be loyal to.
As for your point on Mr. Joshua: Exactly! He was loyal to his Boss. Shouldn't we all be so loyal?
A crazy fucker has to respect an even bigger crazy fucker.
Peter McAllister! Lois!!
Abso-fing-lutely! The whole cast is great.
Ed O’Ross’s screen time here is the visual definition of “There are no small parts, only small actors.” He makes every second count.
Never heard that quote , but great advice and statement!
If you dislike this video, you'll have to talk to Mr. Joshua.
I don't think you're funny
I don't think this whole setup is funny! You're using Google, for Chrissake! Tell me I'm wrong!
No, you're not wrong. :)
"You guys are Fing gone, you know what I'm saying?"
Awesome with you and darkmage..LOL
He said Merry Christmas at the end which confirms that this is a Christmas movie. 😉
Naughty people will have to talk to Mr. Joshua.
You got a love Gary Busey he's such a great actor he puts so much into his character in all his movies he is truly dedicated person in any film he stars in.. great actor
Hell yeah. The guy was great in the _'Taxi'_ movie, _"I don't know why women bitch all the time. They have half the money and all the pussy!"_
Gary Busey was at your house when you wrote that, wasn't he?
yes this is a very hairy scene.😄
Ed O'Ross is great here as the bumbling drug dealer. It's only a small scene, but his character (Mendez) is still a very memorable one - particularly due to his mannerisms and quotable dialogue. If this was shot today, his character would be a forgettable throwaway actor with lovely skin and hair. O'Ross was great in _The Hidden_ and _Red Heat_ too.
Very true. Everyone knows this scene not because of the other guys but because of Ed O’Ross. He sells this scene so well with his face and stuttering. My friends and would always say “you’re out there like Pluto” all the time when something strange happened.
This is what I love about actors of the 80s him and Dick Miller are those actors that are so cool to see in different movies
He was also in "Another 48 Hours" and "Action Jackson".
He is a also good villain in Dick Tracy as Itchy , Universal Solider in 92 and Another 48 Hours as corrupt cop Frank Cruise and as the Russian drug lord who goes against Arnold Schwarzenegger in Red Heat.
@@edercortes1960 I always thought Rutger Hauer, Ed O’Ross, Brion James, Gary Busey played some of the best onscreen villains in 80s and 90s
Rip Michell Ryan 1934-2022 who played The General
Rest In Peace Mitchell Ryan, You are deeply missed. This is the first time that I saw you in a movie.
I liked him doing guest spots on some Stephen J. Cannell shows like "The Rockford Files", "The A-Team" and "Renegade".
"You wish to do business, you wish to make a purchase? No tricks, try anything and you'll have to deal with Mr. Joshuia, merry Christmas."
I wouldn't have recognized Mitchell Ryan also had a part in Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers, hadn't been for his part as General Peter McAllister in Lethal Weapon
Mitchell Ryan was also a guest star on Star Trek TNG as William Riker’s Dad.
@@ChrisRoth1972 Mitchell Ryan guest starred on an episode during season 7 of Hunter as Sergeant Chris Novak's father . Chris Novak was played by actress Lauren Lane.
I love how Endo is both medic and torturer.
Makes sense; he's skilled in anatomy so he knows what hurts and what kills. Remember in Terminator 2 when it's patching up Linda Hamilton and John asks if it knows what it's doing? It responds it has detailed files on human anatomy. Linda Hamilton asserts that would make it an efficient killer, to which it agrees.
@@Phoenix7786 Exactly.
Many traditional martial arts also trained the practitioners in healing... if you train to do battle you will probably injure your partners. So to keep them up & around knowledge of health is required
Endo also has to sort out the club's live music to. He was the one shouting at the band playing rock music
And has a sweet tooth for Nestles Crunch...oh wait...
Berretta M9 was adopted by the USA military in 1985, and there was a lot of enthusiasm and press for it, hence why it is the main sidearm in both Die-Hard and Lethal Weapon.
The quintessential American 9mm pistol (yes that’s what I mean’t to say)
@@classicgunstoday1972 Overrated and overpriced. Most of its competitors deliver equal performance for less.
Legend has it that this encounter caused Mr Mendez to quit smoking....
Joshua was one of the best villains ever.
And he's barely in the movie
Jordan he is in the movie more the main villain The General
highly underrated. Everyone knows about Hans Gruber but not this guy who actually came 1st. Gary Busey always plays a great villain
Such a weird name for a villain 🦹♂️
I agree
"You'd like to do business, YES?! You'd like to make a purchase, YES?!"
Ha ha, I need to start talking like that. "You got change for a $20- YES?! You'll have that report ready for me by noon, YES?!"
Me too
Your lighter
You like to leave comments on CZcams, yes?
@@MrRMT1986 What are you a smart ass- YES?! 😀
Any movie featuring Gary Busey and Mel Gibson is gonna be FANtastic and AWE-inspiring! Never get sick of this movie, sparkling and pioneering gem that it is!
Taylor Ahern No you're not wrong....
I'm right Goddammit, I'm right!
Thank you so much for that line of pure, morale boosting validation. You Rock!!
Taylor Ahern it was also the movie that made the Gracie family and BJJ popular with North America, several years before UFC 1 was aired. Rorion trained Mel Gibson for this movie.
In the 80s it wasn't enough to just look crazy and menacing, you had to prove it occasionally.
Mr Joshua deserves his own spin-off movie.
What's so scary about this scene is if the bad guys were willing to do that to each other, it's unimaginable what they'll do to their enemies.
Riggs and Murtaugh experienced it. Riggs was tortured with electric shock and Murtaugh had salt put in his gun shot wound.
"You fools! You're supposed to torture me! Not each other"
Seems like The Bro Code taken to the EXTREME!! Lol. Guess they.live and die by that old adage, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer”
@@Canceriansouland NOT ONCE did anybody get a body cavity search. To say “disappointed” would be an understatement…
I believe that was the point they were trying to make
"You're out there like fucking Pluto man, you're gone!!" Never in my life have I found anything more funny
Gray Busey and Alan Rickman- my favorite villians from the good old 80s
I think both of them were inspired by Rutger Hauer's performance as Wulfgar in the 1981 thriller Nighthawks. He was a blonde psycho like Joshua who tried to kill someone close to one of the heroes and took hostages in the sky, even killing an innocent person.
@@DDaSilva1980 Stay in 1981. SHARKEYS MACHINE!! HENRY SILVA bad guy/villain role was no joke!! Running drugs in ATLANTA!!! Silva wasnt blonde but he was disgusting!! Love NIGHTHAWKS with Sly, Billy D & Lindsey & my buddy, Keith Emerson, doing the soundtrack was all of that!!!
@@RICHBLACKCOCK Sharky's Machine was a brilliant, emotional and gory cop thriller which showed Burt and his team using their investigating skills to crack open a murder case and bring to heel a European gangster with political connections. It should have done better at the box office but was a best seller on video and popular on TV. The cinematography in Lethal Weapon especially the opening reminded me of Sharky's Machine. Also Lethal Weapon took its cue from 48 HRS in having a tough white guy and black guy take on the villains.
@@DDaSilva1980 Nighthawks was a good movie. If they had not had so many production problems (you can read about and see the editing issues in it) it would have been a great movie. Awesome soundtrack....
@@frgpilot There was a 2 and a half hour version of this movie but MPAA rejected it on the grounds of being too graphic. According to a post on imdb, there was an aftermath of the London bombing which showed the victims' injuries in gruesome detail, Wulfgar killed more people in the disco, they showed Hartman and Shakka's heads being blown apart and of course, the ending was far more brutal and bloodier. The original negatives were destroyed in a studio backlot fire. I read Stallone directed a lot of scenes. My theory is that Wulfgar became who he was because he must have been a Jew whose family were killed by the Nazis in WW2 so he decided to wage a reign of terror against oppressive regimes and dictatorships not caring about innocent people getting in the way.
Gary Busey was on a roll from 87 to 92, Lethal Weapon, Predator 2, Point Break, Under Siege
No forget a small but very memorable part in The Firm
i would add Drop Zone in there too (1994)
"Do you smoke!?"
"No."
*Movie credits*
underrated.
Do you smoke?!
No!!!
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“You guys are out there like fucking Pluto you’re Gone” lmao 🤣
I love how the two main villains in this (Joshua and The General) are 100% honest whenever they answer a question. 😂
and you find out that Endo has a medical background, and he's not just the resident electrician.
Why do the mercenaries and gangsters refer to each other as “Mr”?
@@AndreasKlanzer2384 Professional courtesy.
@@AndreasKlanzer2384To make use of a shortened name.
By using Mister Joshua, no questioned are raised as to whether that's a first or last name.
Nothing extra to trip one up.
See: Reservoir Dogs
Mister Pink, Mister Black...
@@AndreasKlanzer2384even in the world of criminals, there are thr concepts of hierarchy, class, and standards, especially when it comes to organized crime. Those kind of criminals take themselves very seriously and refuse to be associated with common crooks.
"You guys are out there like fuckin' Pluto...you're GONE!" 😂😂😂 My favorite scene in the whole movie.
Seen this film thousands of times, never gets boring
You're never too old for this shit 😃
it took a lot of takes before Gary Busey did this without screaming
Mr. Eye Obviously you missed the sarcasm.
Mr Joshua is Gary Busey on a good day
True. It was difficult to shoot with that lighter screaming all the time...
He just would walk into the room screaming
@@maximummatt73 that’s what I thought they meant at first 😂😆 but now I realize it’s cause he was legit burning his fucking arm and didn’t say much of anything in this scene
If you don't give this a thumbs up you'll have to talk to Mr Joshua
Ed o Ross makes this entire scene and one of top 3 memorable moments in the movie. His "awhaw heyyyy man..." is gold.
Hey man, what the FUCK is WRONG WITH YOU GUYS!?!?
you guys are out there like fuckin Pluto man; YOU'RE GONE! LOL
lmaooooo
I thought I was the only one who found that funny. Idk why
@@carolinanq10 Same here, funny as hell.
1988- Die Hard 1987- Lethal Weapon, Cobra 1986- Highlander 1984-Terminator 99% of movie success is casting.
Cobra came out in 1986.
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2019- Joker. =)
It was at the time, because of all the spec scripts being made. But now? Audiences are turning out for characters they already know from books, comics, computer games etc rather than an actor bringing a new character to life.
@@SalemGhassanHanna I think audiences now just want escapist entertainment and have no understanding of artistry in film and music/ Almost everything is now sterilized porn and it's marketed by reptilian corporate entities working high-paying jobs/ That is my perception of modern culture and I'm always truthful and astute/
Don’t forget Above the Law 1988 Steven Seagal first movie.
If this was made today
General: DO YOU SMOKE?!
Mendez: No, I vape
+Joel Katzen
Ironically, maybe not!
In the 80s there was still a lot of people smoking. Mendez included. After that encounter he probably had to smoke to calm the nerves after seeing Me Joshua.
Your lighter!!
"You want to do business, yes?"
"I mean, I did but then you made it weird"
Hahahaha
@Bryan Alexander I get what you're saying but, if he actually said that to McAllister, they probably would've killed him. Not exactly the kind of situation you want to put yourself in if you're smart (namely, even getting mixed up with such people)!
I would say this is one of the best introductions to any villain set up. The looks, set up, attitude of these guys just says it all. And you fear that Riggs and Murtaugh are going to have to fight these guys!
Mr. Joshua is "a dragon". By film trope standards, a dragon is the big threat, both physical and mental, usually serving a higher power. Darth Vader is the classic example of this. Just because he serves McAllister doesn't make him any less iconic. Technically, Joshua is the real big bad.
Well that was obvious, since Riggs always fought the main bad guys in each film as he was as insane as them.
Perhaps the term you are looking for is dragon-in-chief.
That’s true happens a lot in 80s and 90s action movies where the villains who are actually working for someone are ones the outshine head villain like Gary Busey did in Lethal Weapon. Die Hard 2 William Sadler was working for Franco Nero’s character and yet he was the more memorable villain. It happened in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando with Vernon Wells playing the psychopath Bennett and he worked for Dan Hedyas General Arius
Peter Crean - Peadar Ó Croidheáin that is true they made for memorable characters.
@@scottknode898 How could you forget Karl from Die Hard?
"You're using mercenaries, for Chrissake!!!!!"
"Nah, these guys all serve as my henchmen for free. Yes, I'm using mercenaries."
My men are loyal Mr. Mendez they are loyal to me. Ahhhh 🐂💩
Do- you -smoke?
DO YOU SMOKE!!!?
Gary Busey was awesome here, very underrated actor.
Who underrated him? Guy was crazy as a shithouse dog in real life.
RIP Mitchell Ryan….fine actor
Mr Mendes is Cowboys platoon leader in Full Metal Jacket.
Yes, Lt. "Touchdown" in that movie.
Jamie Beckford yes he was the sadistic Russian drug lord in Red Heat with Arnold Schwarzenegger then was villains in Another 48 Hours, Dick Tracy as Itchy, Universal Solider in 1992 as evil Colonel Perry with Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. He is good at playing villains
Walter J. Schinowski. My men call me Lieutenant Touchdown because i played football at Notre Dame
Hanzo he was the first guy to get killed in Action Jackson
His name is Ed O’Ross he was the hitman Itchy in Dick Tracey and played a villain on tv show Walker Texas Ranger with Chuck Norris
Rest in Peace Mitchell Ryan (General Macallister)..
(1934-2022)
"You know you guys are out there! Like fucking Pluto, man! YOU'RE GONE!"
Best line ever, "you guys are out there man like Pluto, you guys are gone"! Best ever. Cracks me up.
Man LMAO I like the old school characters the actor Ed O Ross was a great one he had me rolling the mannerisms 😂😂😂😂
Ed O' Ross's versatility made him ideal for playing Viktor Rosta in 1988's Heat. You wouldn't believe it was the same actor.
He was also Itchy in Dick Tracy
What the hell does that have to do with anything do I smoke ? Lol.. Yeah Yeah right Joshua right!!
Around the time this movie came out and for a few years after, one of the "tricks" people did at parties was to hold their arms above candles or lighters, just like Mr. Joshua did here.
Classic scene from a movie I can watch time and time again. The guy playing the victim here is great.
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Ed 'O Ross is the one who said "Where the hell'd you get him? Psycho's R' Us?", "You expect me to trust thes fucking bozos?" and "You guys are out there like fucking Pluto, man - you're gone." - a few of my favorite lines he used:D
Stimulator7 yes he was Itchy in Dick Tracy and was villain Colonel Perry in Universal Solider with Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in 1992. Ed O’Ross is good at playing villains
"Merry Christmas."
"Yeah, right...mmmMerry Christmas to you too, pal."
So it's a Christmas movie as well then
RIP Mitchell Ryan 1934-2022
You know someone's a badass when they're wearing sunglasses indoors.
Or a douche
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I do that a lot.
You know you guys are out there like fucking Pluto man. You're gone!!
lol the 80s-90s were so different then.
HipStar they where awesome times
More raw and authentic!
And likes Nestles Crunch...oh wait...
This shit is golden
They straighten Mr Mendez out real quick 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You guys are out there like Pluto. You are gone lol
One of my favorite lines!
RIP Mitchell Ryan.
"hold it, hold it, hold it... HOLD IT, HOLD IT... YOU CALL THIS MUSIC? I CAN GET A BAND TEN TIMES AS GOOD FOR HALF THE PRICE. Now I wanna pack this place tonight and I don't wanna hear any of this SHIT, now let's get it RIGHT."
The Observer *shitty music resumes ..
Early Leo Getz
Who is band in the backround
Better get it right because Endo here has forgotten, more about dispensing pain, then you and I will ever know.
@@jerryjones764Jiro okabe - look at the world
"Mu......my lighter??" "YOUR LIGHTER!!"
"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!.....SHUT UP!!"
I never realized till now that guy who played the General (0:37) in Lethal Weapon was also Mr. Allen (the guy who loves a good roast) in Liar Liar.
Mitchell Ryan also played Thomas Gibson's dad on "Dharma and Greg".
"Psycho's R us!?" lol.
IF YOUR NOT WATCHING THIS IN 2020 YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK TO MR. JOSHUA.
Mr. Joshua, your left nostril please...
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Mr. Joshua, your left ball please... now it's personal
😂😂😂
"If you try anything, you'll have to talk to Mr Joshua. And this time... I'll have him burn his right arm at you!"
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The dude that plays Mccallister is still alive wow
And still making movies!
So is Gary Busey. Those two together are intimidating.
Richard Donner didnt make it
@@jonathanfebre1417 I couldn't agree more. Just the scene where McAllister meets with Mendez had me convinced that the General himself was nothing to play around with! As much of a badass as Joshua's portrayed as, it was McAllister, NOT Joshua, who physically forced Mendez to hold still AND forced him to hold his own lighter to burn Joshua's forearm; I don't know about you BUT, if I were Mendez, THAT act alone would've made me VERY uneasy around McAllister because I would assume from that point forward, even he would be capable of literally ANYTHING (and I DON'T mean that in a good way!); another threatening example of McAllister was a hint of how he might've treated Murtaugh's daughter had Riggs not barged in (who knows, he might've raped her; she was DEFINITELY terrified of him)! Just their modus operandis makes sense why one's the leader and the other is second-in-command (don't get me wrong, Joshua's just as dangerous in his own way but, I'd somehow strangely feel safer dealing with him)! Overall, I think Mitchell Ryan and Gary Busey both did excellent jobs playing their roles, I'm basically saying that's how I read the characters.
Dead now.
This is such a great scene! LOL the casting in this film all the way around down to the bit parts like Mendez was brilliant. A truly great film or television show casts everyone great including extras or day players. This scene was so well written and acted and managed to be genuinely scary and utterly hilarious at the same time.
Who else memorized all of the dialogue in this film? Not deliberately, but just from watching it a dozen times.
Shut your mouth... SHUT UP!!
Mr. Joshua started screaming like a little girl and punched his hand into a bucket of ice cream, as soon as he left the scene.
When even the criminals said Merry Christmas.
One year later in '88 John Carpenter's film They Live comes out/ That movie is a documentary, prophetic/
Damn, I just found out, RIP Mitchell "The General" Ryan.
This is such a memorable moment. Love this movie!
This is one hell of a scene
Wouldn't get a scene like it now. Movies don't Take the time anymore.
No it ain't
You guys are out there like fuckin' Pluto man, you're gone! LMAO..
RIP Mitchell Ryan
I love how the guy says, "You're using mercenaries for Christ's sake! Tell me I'm wrong!" - Why would the news that a drug dealer is using professional mercs who are totally loyal bother another drug dealer? The alternative is, he's using a bunch of non-loyal street thugs/addicts with guns, which is much worse.
Funny how Mendez keeps glancing over at Joshua during this scene. Hes scared shitless of him lol
That was the point of the scene. If Mr. Joshua can take that kind of pain, imagine how much worse he's capable of dishing out.
RIP General.
"My light...." " YOUR LIGHTER!!!"
"You guys are fucking gone. You know what I'm saying?" lol
Busey’s idea of taking the heat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ed O'Ross is great in this scene.
You know you guys are out there like Pluto man youre gone!!!!
(Whistles)
"You looking for your general friend? He's barbecuing his nuts on Hollywood boulevard"
"What do you say jack would you like a shot at the title?"
"Don't mind if I do"
Wrong scene
@@captainh3831 same movie
Jack... short for jackrabbit because he was an albino according to Riggs.
Gary Busey underrated but he stars in some favourites of mine this one,Big Wednesday,and Point Break.
After all these years I just noticed that I don't think Mr. Mendez got his later back.
Stimulator7 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lighter
@King of the Wicker People He was probably too scared to even ask!😆
When my foreman introduces me to the welder at the job.
This scene was funny to me as a kid and it still funny.
"SHUT UP!!!"
Jesus that stare Mr. Joshua gives at 2:08 is chilling. I'd hate to have been Mr. Mendez at that point.
If you dislike this video, you'll have to talk to Mr. Joshua
where the hell did you get him psychos r us ?
I don't think you're funny.
RPMCanes i don't think this whole god damn setup is funny
Your using mercenaries for christ sakes tell me I'm wrong No your not wrong and you expect me to trust these fucking bozos?My people are loyal mr mendez they are loyal to me Oh bullshit.
You guys are GONE man!!!!!
@@ziggybammurphy191 you wish to make a purchase? Jeeeeesus christ. You wish to do business with us? Uh yeah yes jesus christ yes.
hold it, hold it, hold it. you call this music...! LMAO I use this line all the time and people give me the strangest look.
Perfect
Ah, Ed O'Ross...such an underrated actor and funny guy:)...loved him in Red Heat and Moonlighting
He played a lot of memorable villains like in Universal Soldier in 1992, Red Heat, Another 48 Hours, and Dick Tracy as Hitman Itchy
He was great on Six Feet Under too!
and the two 48hours movies
@@scottknode898 Another 48 Hours was good too, although I think he really did his best work in 48 Hours. Without him, I'd give the movie a 7/10 instead of an 8/10. He just OWNS that role!
I remember me and my older brother doing this after watching this movie. We lasted maybe a second each, haha. Fu$&ing sh!t was insanely painful....
lol General McAllister said your dighter!!!
This whole movie was excellent.
Mitchell Ryan and Gary Busey were the exact and perfect choice for the villains.
It’s unreal Ryan is still alive, I mean he was old in Magnum Force and that was what 1975?!! Great unheralded actor.
@@EarlSkakel Magnum Force (which I have on DVD) was from 1973 and Mitchell Ryan was around 39 (the age I now am) at that time. I agree that he's a good actor. I'm writing this not to contradict but to be factual.
Any movie with Gary Busey in it, is a movie with Gary Busey in it.
Kids if you don't go to bed right now, I'm going to call Mr. Joshua.
Joshua, I think it's time to turn up the heat
*cue CSI: Miami theme*
And to think the General got it turned up on him, LITERALLY🔥!
Mr. Joshua didn't mess around he meant serious Business with Mr. Mendez. 😂😂😂 great movie.