
Lethal Weapon (1987)
7.3|6 Mar, 1987|110 min
If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.
7.3|6 Mar, 1987|110 min
Released
IMDb
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.
Language
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $120,207,127
English
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $120,207,127
Keywords
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
Casts

Mel Gibson
Martin Riggs

Danny Glover
Roger Murtaugh

Gary Busey
Mr. Joshua

Mitchell Ryan
General Peter McAllister

Tom Atkins
Michael Hunsaker

Darlene Love
Trish Murtaugh

Traci Wolfe
Rianne Murtaugh

Jackie Swanson
Amanda Hunsaker

Damon Hines
Nick Murtaugh

Ebonie Smith
Carrie Murtaugh

Bill Kalmenson
Beat Cop

Lycia Naff
Dixie

Patrick Cameron
Cop #1

Don Gordon
Cop #2

Jimmie F. Skaggs
Drug Dealer #1

Jason Ronard
Drug Dealer #2
Blackie Dammett
Drug Dealer #3
Gail Bowman
Cop
Robert Fol
Cop
Selma Archerd
Policewoman
Richard B. Whitaker
Police Officer

Mary Ellen Trainor
Psychologist

Steve Kahan
Captain Ed Murphy

Jack Thibeau
Sergeant McCaskey

Grand L. Bush
Boyette

Ed O'Ross
Mendez

Gustav Vintas
Gustaf

Paul Tuerpe
Mercenary

Chad Hayes
Mercenary

Chris D.
Mercenary

Sven-Ole Thorsen
Mercenary
Peter DuPont
Mercenary

Gilles Kohler
Mercenary
Cedric Adams
Mercenary
Jim J. Poslof
Mercenary

Al Leong
Endo
Michael Shaner
McCleary
Natalie Zimmerman
Patrol Cop
Deborah Dismukes
Blonde on Bike
Cheryl Baker
Girl in Shower #1

Terri Lynn Doss
Girl in Shower #2
Sharon K. Brecke
Girl in Shower #3
Donald Gooden
Alfred
Alphonse Philippe Mouzon
Alfred's Friend #1
Shaun Hunter
Alfred's Friend #2
Everitt Wayne Collins Jr.
Alfred's Friend #3

Lenny Juliano
Patrol Cop

Henry Brown
Plainclothes Cop
Brian Strohm
Family Friend
Teresa Kadotani
Hooker
Frank Reinhard
Beat Cop
John O'Neill
Police Officer in Car #1

Tom Noga
Police Officer in Car #2
Larry Clardy
Policeman (uncredited)

Renée Estevez
Underage Hooker (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Priest (uncredited)

Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. Dilber (archive footage) (uncredited)
Conrad Hurtt
Crime Scene Officer (uncredited)

Mic Rodgers
Bus Driver (uncredited)

Joan Severance
Girl in Black Playsuit (uncredited)

Chris Tashima
Fire Rescue Attendant (uncredited)
Norman D. Wilson
Bartender (uncredited)
Crews

Richard Donner
Director

Shane Black
Screenplay

Richard Donner
Producer

Joel Silver
Producer

Eric Clapton
Original Music Composer

Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer

Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography

Stuart Baird
Editor
Marion Dougherty
Casting

J. Michael Riva
Production Design
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Mary Malin
Costume Design
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Artist

James Guthrie
Music Producer

Jennie Lew Tugend
Associate Producer
Steve Perry
Unit Production Manager
Benjamin Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Terry Miller
Second Assistant Director
Bill Nelson
Production Sound Mixer
Jules Strasser
Boom Operator
Mychal D. Smith
Cableman

Dar Robinson
Stunts

Mic Rodgers
Stunts
John Alden
Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts

Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts

Jeff Imada
Stunts

Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Mark Lonsdale
Stunts
Dana Mackey
Stunts
Monty Cox
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts

Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Stunts

Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Steve DeFrance
Stunts
Mike De Luna
Stunts

Chad Randall
Stunts

Shane Dixon
Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts

David R. Ellis
Stunts
Keith Tellez
Stunts
Richard M. Ellis
Stunts
Cisco Valderrama
Stunts

Donna Evans
Stunts

Randell Dennis Widner
Stunts
Diane Hetfield
Stunts

Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts

Freddie Hice
Stunts
Eva Anna Andry
Assistant Art Director
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Assistant Art Director
Richard Walden
Camera Operator
Geary McLeod
First Assistant Camera
Cal Roberts
First Assistant Camera
Bess Wiley
Second Assistant Camera
Rick Whitesman
Second Assistant Camera
Robert G. Henderson
Supervising Sound Editor

Alan Robert Murray
Supervising Sound Editor
Jay Engel
Supervising ADR Editor
Christopher Brooks
Music Editor
Jack Eberhart
Leadman
Michael Strong
Gaffer
Bill King
Best Boy Electric
Tim McArdle
Rigging Gaffer
Charles Saldaña III
Key Grip
Ron Peebles
Best Boy Grip
Kirk Bales
Dolly Grip

Erik L. Nelson
Property Master
Barry Delaney
Costume Supervisor
Paki Wolfe
Assistant Costume Designer
Dallas D. Dornan
Costumer
Paul Abascal
Hairstylist
Marion Tumen
Script Supervisor
Julie Adams
Dialogue Coach
David Israel
Location Manager
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Paula Shaw
Location Manager
Bobby Bass
Stunt Coordinator
Frank M. Holgate
Aerial Director of Photography
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects Coordinator
Willie E. Simmons, Jr.
Additional Second Assistant Director
Laura Hoffman
Production Secretary
Jan Garner
Production Accountant
Katherine Ann Moore
Unit Publicist
John R. Shannon
Still Photographer
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vern Poore
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William J. Meshover
Assistant Editor
Juno J. Ellis
ADR Editor
Richard Oswald
Sound Editor
David Horton Sr.
Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey
Sound Editor
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
Neil Burrow
Sound Editor
Milton C. Burrow
Sound Editor
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman
Myra Hill
Transportation Coordinator

Annie Ellis
Stunts

Mary Peters
Stunts
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