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Movie1987 · 1 hr 50 min · English

Lethal Weapon

If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.

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Synopsis

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.

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Mel Gibson photo

Mel Gibson

Martin Riggs

Danny Glover photo

Danny Glover

Roger Murtaugh

Gary Busey photo

Gary Busey

Mr. Joshua

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Mitchell Ryan

General Peter McAllister

Tom Atkins photo

Tom Atkins

Michael Hunsaker

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Darlene Love

Trish Murtaugh

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DirectorRichard Donner

OriginUnited States

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$120,207,127

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

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Silver Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

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