April 24 in Twilight Zone History: Happy Birthday to director Richard Donner ('Nightmare at 20,000 Feet')
Lethal Weopan legends Danny Glover and Mel Gibson. Donner was one of those directors who didn't flinch at adding comedy to his dramatic scripts – the Lethal Weapon series is a perfectly example. On the surface, these are deadly serious cop dramas, but focusing on the pairing of opposites Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, Donner was able to mine some terrific comic moments as the by-the-book Roger Murtaugh tries to understand and deal with his unhinged partner, Martin Riggs. Although "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "The Jeopardy Room" have virtually no laughs, "Sounds and Silences" and "The Brai...
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