Lethal Weapon
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| Lethal Weapon | |
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| Directed by | Richard Donner |
| Written by | Shane Black |
| Produced by | Richard Donner Joel Silver |
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| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Edited by | Stuart Baird |
| Music by | Michael Kamen Eric Clapton |
Production company | Silver Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $120.1 million |
Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American action thriller movie. It was directed by Richard Donner and produced by him and Joel Silver. It was written by Shane Black. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as LAPD sergeants. Gibson plays narcotics sergeant Martin Riggs and Glover plays homicide sergeant Roger Murtaugh.
They are very different from each other. However, they have to work together to stop a gang of heroin smugglers, including characters played by Gary Busey and Mitchell Ryan.
It is the first in a series of four movies.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs
- Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh
- Gary Busey as Jack Joshua
- Mitchell Ryan as Peter McAllister
- Tom Atkins as Michael Hunsaker
- Darlene Love as Trish Murtaugh
- Jackie Swanson as Amanda Hunsaker
- Traci Wolfe as Rianne Murtaugh
- Damon Hines as Nick Murtaugh
- Ebonie Smith as Carrie Murtaugh
- Steve Kahan as Captain Murphy
- Mary Ellen Trainor as Dr. Stephanie Woods
- Ed O'Ross as Mendez
- Lycia Naff as Dixie
- Jimmie F. Skaggs as Drug Dealer #1
- Jason Ronard as Drug Dealer #2
- Blackie Dammett as Drug Dealer #3
- Al Leong as Endo
- Jack Thibeau as McCaskey
- Grand Bush as Boyette
- Henry Brown as Plainclothes Cop
References
- 1 2 3 "Lethal Weapon". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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