Lethal Weapon (1987)

Name: Lethal Weapon
Released: 1987
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins

• Movies, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

• 110 min

7.3

If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.

Directed by: Richard Donner
Casting: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Jackie Swanson, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith, Bill Kalmenson, Lycia Naff, Patrick Cameron, Don Gordon, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Jason Ronard, Blackie Dammett, Gail Bowman, Robert Fol, Selma Archerd, Richard B. Whitaker, Mary Ellen Trainor, Steve Kahan, Jack Thibeau, Grand L. Bush, Ed O'Ross, Gustav Vintas, Paul Tuerpe, Chad Hayes, Chris D., Sven-Ole Thorsen, Peter DuPont, Gilles Kohler, Cedric Adams, Jim J. Poslof, Al Leong, Michael Shaner, Natalie Zimmerman, Deborah Dismukes, Cheryl Baker, Terri Lynn Doss, Sharon K. Brecke, Donald Gooden, Alphonse Philippe Mouzon, Shaun Hunter, Everitt Wayne Collins Jr., Lenny Juliano, Henry Brown, Brian Strohm, Teresa Kadotani, Frank Reinhard, John O'Neill, Tom Noga, Larry Clardy, Renée Estevez, Bob Harks, Kathleen Harrison, Conrad Hurtt, Mic Rodgers, Joan Severance, Chris Tashima, Norman D. Wilson
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1987-03-06
Status: Released

Tags: showdown, police, self-destruction, mixed martial arts (mma), los angeles, california, police detective, ex soldier, wisecrack humor, buddy cop, lapd, maverick cop, homicide detective, christmas, death of wife, action hero, shooting, cops, critical, xmas

Buttoned-down veteran LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who — distraught after his wife's death — has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.