Movie
Lethal Weapon
1987R1h 50m7.3 / 10
If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
More about Lethal Weapon
Cast
Mel GibsonMartin Riggs
Danny GloverRoger Murtaugh
Gary BuseyMr. Joshua
Mitchell RyanGeneral Peter McAllister
Tom AtkinsMichael Hunsaker
Darlene LoveTrish Murtaugh
Traci WolfeRianne Murtaugh
Jackie SwansonAmanda HunsakerCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Written by
- Shane Black
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Lethal Weapon Collection
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $120.2M
Production
Silver PicturesUnited States
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Themes
action herobuddy comedybuddy copchristmascopsdeath of wifeex soldierhomicide detective
