While the Murtaugh family waits for the commercial, they watch Tales from the Crypt (1989), specifically episode #1.2, Tales from the Crypt: And All Through the House (1989) (the psycho Santa episode), which aired on 10 June 1989, starring Mary Ellen Trainor, who plays police psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in this movie. Some episodes in the series were produced by the film's director, Richard Donner.
During the series of scenes involving Riggs and Rika in bed, the officers getting murdered one-by-one, the captain and the police running frantic as a result of the officers' murders and Murtaugh and Leo at Leo's apartment, the time line constantly jumps back and forth between day and night.
When Murtaugh and Riggs are looking at the money in the cargo container the money is on wooden pallets, but when they break through the doors with the car and the money goes flying there are no pallets.
Arjen "Aryan" Rudd: You see, my dear, the policies of our government are not very popular in this country. And the police force in this city is *overrun* with blacks. They have badges and guns and they *hate* us. Our consulate staff, particularly myself, will always be victims of their harassment.
'Kaffir' is a South African ethnic slur referring to a black person.
Q
What are krugerrands?
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They are a South African monetary unit made mostly of solid gold (with a little copper thrown in). The chief monetary unit of South Africa is called the "rand". When Riggs & Murtaugh find them in the opening scene, they are seized by the police as evidence.
Q
Is the stilt house real in the movie?
A
Yes and no. The house that's destroyed in the movie was a replica built on a backlot at Warner Studios. The real house was used as a shooting location but it's still standing at 7436 Mulholland Drive in Beverly Hills. It was designed by a man named John Lautner, who was a famous architect.