- To receive a 15 certificate, the UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC. These cuts included:
- Reduced violence in the scene where Murtaugh kills two thugs with a nail gun (a shot showing blood on a thug's head was shortened and another showing nails embedded in the other thug's chest was optically darkened).
- Most of the sex scene between Riggs and his girlfriend was cut.
- Riggs' vengeful killing of the villains who killed his girlfriend on the pier was entirely cut.
- Riggs' repeated shooting of a villain during the final shootout was reduced.
- Kicks to Riggs' face by villain in climax were reduced.
- The original theatrical, VHS and earlier TV airings had the 1984 Warner Bros. logo with the Warner Communications byline, subsequent prints including on DVD, Blu-Ray and later TV airings plastered it with the 1999 CGI variant featuring the 2003 TimeWarner byline.
- The newly released Director's Cut has over 3 minutes of extra footage - Riggs gets attention from some women at a hotel spa, the exploding toilet sequence is lengthened and Murtaugh sees it hit his car, Murtaugh gets information about bodywork on his car from an auto repairman, Leo recalls a suspects address in a very unusual, humorous way.
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