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Lethal Weapon
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R,1hr 50min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1987
Director:
Richard Donner
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey  ...more
Synopsis: LA cop Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), whose wife has recently died, is a loose cannon with a seeming death wish. This makes him indispensable in collaring dangerous criminals, but a liability to any potential partners. Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), a conservative family man who wants to stay alive for his upcoming 50th birthday, is partnered with Riggs. As Riggs gets to know Murtaugh and his family, he begins to mellow, though his insistence on using guerilla tactics to catch criminals is still (put ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley
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If the 1980s and 1990s were the golden age of action movies (in sheer volume at least), Lethal Weapon, descended from the tougher, grittier cop movies of the Seventies (Dirty Harry and The French Connection), remains one of its most lasting products. Similar to the following year's Die Hard, the first Weapon balances a likable and believable sense of humanity with a good helping of freneticaction. ... Full Review
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Mel Gibson
Martin Riggs
Danny Glover
Roger Murtaugh
Gary Busey
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Mitchell Ryan
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