The trailer has a comedic tone because the film is from 1990 and Warner Bros wanted to capitalize on the success of the Lethal Weapon series, which by 1989 had evolved into a legit Action Comedy franchise.
This is an Eastwood cop drama through and through and is more akin to Dirty Harry than Airplane!.
Reply by Banana
on June 2, 2017 at 3:05 AM
I haven't seen it, but the trailer has a comedic tone.
Reply by SeventhWard
on June 2, 2017 at 9:29 AM
The trailer has a comedic tone because the film is from 1990 and Warner Bros wanted to capitalize on the success of the Lethal Weapon series, which by 1989 had evolved into a legit Action Comedy franchise.
This is an Eastwood cop drama through and through and is more akin to Dirty Harry than Airplane!.