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Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black. Starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, the film follows two mismatched LAPD detectives—Martin Riggs (Gibson), a volatile former Special Forces soldier struggling with suicidal impulses after his wife's death, and Roger Murtaugh (Glover), a seasoned…

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Box office
$120.1 million
Budget
$15 million
Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt
Country
United States
Directed by
Richard Donner
Distributed by
Warner Bros.

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Lethal Weapon

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Lethal Weapon

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related to Casting · 37
Lethal Weapon → According, Aliens, Bruce, Bruce Willis, Casting, Chicago, Christopher Lambert, Christopher Reeve, Danny Glover, Donner, Gibson, Glover, It, Jeff Goldblum, John McClane, Kurt Russell, Ladyhawke, Loaded Weapon, Marion Dougherty, Mel Gibson
related to Music · 18
Lethal Weapon → BBC, Bobby Helms, Clapton, Darkness, David Sanborn, Edge, Editor Stuart Baird, Eric Clapton, Highlander, Honeymoon Suite's, Jingle Bell Rock, Kamen, Mel Gibson, Michael Kamen, Murtaugh's, Riggs's, The, The Christmas
related to Critical reception · 16
Lethal Weapon → At The New York, Chicago Sun-Times, Cosby Show, Donner, Janet Maslin, Mad Max, Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes, Richard Harrington, Richard Schickel, Roger Ebert, The, The Washington Post, Time, Times, Variety
related to Filming · 16
Lethal Weapon → An, Director Richard Donner, Director's Cut, Donner, DVD, In, Martin Riggs, Murtaugh, Murtaugh's, One, Riggs, The, The Director's Cut, The Three Stooges, TV, Without
related to Reboot · 15
Lethal Weapon → Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans, Fox, Gibson, Glover, In, Leo Getz, Martin Riggs, Pictures, Roger Murtaugh, September, The, Thomas Lennon, Warner Bros, Will Beall
related to Home media · 12
Lethal Weapon → Betamax, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, DVDs, Honeymoon Suite, June, Since, The, The Director's Cut, Ultra HD Blu-ray, VHS
related to Box office · 11
Lethal Weapon → Blind Date, Burglar, Canada, Dream Warriors, During, Elm Street, In, March, Nightmare, Platoon, United States
Starring · 3
Lethal Weapon → Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mel Gibson
related to External links · 3
Lethal Weapon → IMDb, Official, Weapon
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Lethal Weapon → 1987 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black, film teetering on the brink of absurdity when it gets serious

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Lethal WeaponBox office$120.1 million1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponBudget$15 million1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponCinematographyStephen Goldblatt1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponDirected byRichard Donner1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponDistributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponEdited byStuart Baird1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponMusic byMichael Kamen Eric Clapton1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponProduced byRichard Donner Joel Silver1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponProduction companySilver Pictures1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponRelease dateMarch 6, 1987 (1987-03-06)1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponRunning time109 minutes1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponStarringMel Gibson1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponStarringDanny Glover1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponStarringGary Busey1.00infobox
Lethal WeaponWritten byShane Black1.00infobox
Lethal Weaponis a1987 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black0.90text
Lethal Weaponis afilm teetering on the brink of absurdity when it gets serious0.90text

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