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Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan.
Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action-comedy media franchise created by Shane Black. It focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. The franchise consists of a series of four films released between 1987 and 1998 and a television series which aired from 2016 to 2019.
Mar 6, 1987 · Lethal Weapon: Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan. Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
Following the death of his wife, Los Angeles police detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) becomes reckless and suicidal. When he is reassigned and partnered with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), Riggs...
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Lethal Weapon is a tetralogy of American action movies/comedies, originally written by Shane Black and entirely directed by Richard Donner. The series starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives. The movie series effectively defined the entire Buddy Cop genre.
Jun 14, 2024 · Lethal Weapon is among the best action series of the late '80s and early '90s, and each movie is unique, fun, and thrilling.
Lethal Weapon (1987) Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey. Director: Richard Donner. Watchlist. One of them is a loose cannon who doesn't play by the rules.
Overview. Veteran buttoned-down 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.
Summary Riggs (Mel Gibson) is a volatile, unregistered risk-taker, known as a "lethal weapon" by his law enforcement colleagues. Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is the conservative detective with a solid reputation.
Now about that matter of style. In a sense, a movie like "Lethal Weapon" isn't about violence at all. It's about movement and timing, the choreography of bodies and weapons in time and space. In lesser movies, people stand there and shoot at each other and we're bored.
