Top billed cast

1. 

   Mel Gibson

   Martin Riggs

2. 

   Danny Glover

   Roger Murtaugh

3. 

   Gary Busey

   Mr. Joshua

4. 

   Mitchell Ryan

   General Peter McAllister

5. 

   Tom Atkins

   Michael Hunsaker

6. 

   Darlene Love

   Trish Murtaugh

7. 

   Traci Wolfe

   Rianne Murtaugh

8. 

   Jackie Swanson

   Amanda Hunsaker

9. 

   Damon Hines

   Nick Murtaugh

10. View more

Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2018-12-31

We got the edge Cochise.

Close to retirement, Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh is a bit disturbed to find he's breaking in a new partner. Even more so when it turns out to be fellow Detective Martin Riggs, who since the death of his wife has scant regard for life, his own or those around him.

Light on plot and character development, Lethal Weapon none the less shines bright as a beacon of how a buddy buddy action film should be done. Roughly an hour and forty five minutes of quips, action, villainy, heroics and cross generational/cultural divides. All what else is needed is a star duo w...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Lethal Weapon 367%
2. Lethal Weapon 466%
3. Lethal Weapon 270%
4. Martial Law II: Undercover62%
5. Beverly Hills Cop72%
6. Martial Law62%
7. Death Warrant62%
8. Code of Silence59%
9. Hot Fuzz75%
10. Hard to Kill59%
11. Tango & Cash64%
12. Showdown in Little Tokyo64%
13. 48 Hrs.66%
14. Muzzle: City of Wolves66%
15. Debt Collectors61%
16. Hard Target65%
17. Righteous Kill58%
18. 12 Rounds59%
19. Spenser Confidential65%
20. Crown Vic61%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$120,207,127.00

Keywords

• showdown
• police
• self-destruction
• mixed martial arts (mma)
• los angeles, california
• police detective
• ex soldier
• buddy cop
• lapd
• buddy comedy
• maverick cop
• homicide detective
• christmas
• death of wife
• action hero
• shooting
• cops
• intense