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Lethal Weapon

Genre
Action
Rating
R
Released
6 March, 1987

Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner, produced by Joel Silver, and written by Shane Black. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan. In Lethal Weapon, a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives – Martin Riggs, a former Green Beret who has become suicidal following the death of his wife, and Roger Murtaugh, a 50-year-old veteran of the force – work together as partners. The film was released on March 6, 1987. Upon its release, Lethal Weapon grossed over $120 million and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound. It spawned a franchise that includes three sequels and a television series.

Director Richard Donner
Produced by Richard Donner, Joel Silver
Writer(s) Shane Black
Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey
Music Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by Stuart Baird
Production, company Silver Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Released March 6, 1987
Running time 110 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $15 million
Box office $120.2 million
Netflix ID 696471

About Lethal Weapon

Buddy cop film written by Shane Black and directed by Richard Donner about a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives reluctantly working as partners to take down a gang of drug smugglers. It earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound.

Achievement of Lethal Weapon

The film spawned a franchise that would include three sequels as well as a television series on FOX.

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Latest information about Lethal Weapon updated on July 28 2021.