Shane Black is one of the defining voices of the modern action film. His script for “Lethal Weapon” was a game changer that combined hard-edged realism, sharp one-liners and over-the-top action. The leads — Mel Gibson and Danny Glover — were everymen rather than muscle-bound heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
Black is also secretly one of the more prolific makers of Christmas movies … sort of.
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