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6 March 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance. morePlot:
A veteran cop, Murtough, is partnered with a young homicidal cop, Riggs. Both having one thing in common, hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one and other to stop a gang of drug smugglers. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(225 articles)
Mel Gibson and girfriend have a baby daughter (From The Hollywood News. 2 November 2009, 3:00 PM, PST)
Mel Gibson’s girlfriend gives birth to actor’s eighth child (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 2 November 2009, 5:52 AM, PST)
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The best action/buddy film more (182 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mel Gibson | ... | Sergeant Martin Riggs | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Sergeant Roger Murtaugh | |
| Gary Busey | ... | Mr. Joshua | |
| Mitch Ryan | ... | General Peter McAllister (as Mitchell Ryan) | |
| Tom Atkins | ... | Michael Hunsaker | |
| Darlene Love | ... | Trish Murtaugh | |
| Traci Wolfe | ... | Rianne Murtaugh | |
| Jackie Swanson | ... | Amanda Hunsaker | |
| Damon Hines | ... | Nick Murtaugh | |
| Ebonie Smith | ... | Carrie Murtaugh | |
| Bill Kalmenson | ... | Beat Cop | |
| Lycia Naff | ... | Dixie | |
| Patrick Cameron | ... | Cop #1 | |
| Don Gordon | ... | Cop #2 | |
| Jimmie F. Skaggs | ... | Drug Dealer #1 |
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Also Known As:
Arma mortal (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]L'arme fatale (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Arma Mortífera (Portugal) [pt]
Arma letal (Spain) [es]
Arma letale (Italy) [it]
Arma mortala (Romania) [ro]
Cehennem silahi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Dödligt vapen (Sweden) [sv]
Dødbringende våben (Denmark) [da]
Dodelijk wapen (Netherlands) [nl]
Foniko oplo (Greece) [el]
Halálos fegyver (Hungary) [hu]
Lethal Weapon - Zwei stahlharte Profis (West Germany) [de]
Máquina Mortífera (Brazil) [pt]
Neshek Cutla'nee (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Smrtonosná zbran (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Smrtonosno oruzje (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
Tappava ase (Finland) [fi]
Zabójcza bron (Poland) [pl]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
110 min | Germany:108 min (cut version) | USA:117 min (director's cut) | Turkey:104 min (TV version)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) (DVD version) | Finland:K-18 (1987) | Brazil:16 (1999 re-rating) | Brazil:18 (original rating) | New Zealand:M | Hungary:16 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:16 | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | South Korea:18 (director's cut) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | West Germany:16 (director's cut) | West Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)Fun Stuff
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Hollywood city officials hung Christmas decorations on Hollywood Blvd. a few months early so that the scenes shot for this film, particularly the action scenes near the end of the picture, looked like they happened at the end of the year. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Riggs starts to chase after Joshua you can clearly see an obvious stunt man jumping on top of a car. moreQuotes:
Roger Murtaugh: What do you do, sleep with that thing under your pillow?Martin Riggs: I would if I slept.
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College Football Game moreFAQ
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LETHAL WEAPON (1987) ***1/2 Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe. One of the best action/comedy/buddy films of all time with Gibson as suicidal loose cannon maverick cop Martin Riggs mismatched with partner Roger Murtaugh (Glover in one great comic role), who is constantly reminded of his age and the danger he's constantly in: solving a drug-linked homicide of Murtaugh's friend's daughter. Busey is memorable as an albino mercenary, Mr. Joshua, unsusceptible to pain. Some great stunts and lots of thrills thanks to helmsman Richard Donner (who also directed the sequels).