How to Ruin a Good Thing: ‘Lethal Weapon 3′

Any producer will tell you that it’s hard to catch lightning in a bottle, and even harder still to predict what will make it big or what will flop hard. That’s why you hear stories about Decca rejecting the Beatles, or Sean Connery turning down the role of Gandalf, only to find himself in ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen‘ instead. That’s also why, when a project does make waves, executives will almost always exploit it until it’s a dried-out husk. Overzealous sequels, ill-conceived adaptations, gimmicky celebrity casting… the list is endless. If somebody manages to make something good, chances are that someone else will ruin it later. In this “How to Ruin a Good Thing” feature, we’ll take a look at movies that took something good and tore it to pieces. Our first perpetrator: ‘Lethal Weapon 3′.
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