Lethal Weapon

About Lethal Weapon

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.

Lethal Weapon (1987) is a crime thriller film directed by Richard Donner. It runs 110 minutes and was released in March 1987. It is part of Lethal Weapon Collection.

Its themes are action hero, buddy cop, buddy comedy, and showdown.

Mel Gibson stars as Martin Riggs, Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh, Gary Busey as Mr. Joshua, and Mitchell Ryan as General Peter McAllister. The screenplay is by Shane Black. Production companies include Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, and Lethal Weapon 4 make useful companions to Lethal Weapon, all filed under LAPD. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 5,293 votes and it carries a R rating.