Lethal Weapon (1987)

Director:

Richard Donner

Guionista:

Shane Black (written by)

Release Date:

6 marzo 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Frase comercial:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Wife | Female Nudity | Wisecrack Humor | Death Wish | Shootout

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

One of the best action films of all

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 18

12:30 AM

TBS

Cast

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

También conocida como:

Arma mortal (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Arma letal (Spain) [es]

Duración:

110 min | Germany:108 min (cut version) | USA:117 min (director's cut)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Brazil:18 (original rating) | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) (DVD version) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Brazil:16 (1999 re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 (1987) | 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)

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Silver Pictures

Trivialidades:

According to a June 2007 Vanity Fair article, Bruce Willis was considered for the Riggs role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Riggs starts to chase after Joshua you can clearly see an obvious stunt man jumping on top of a car.

Quotes:

Roger Murtaugh: Hey, Riggs, you really like my wife's cookin'?
Martin Riggs: [after an especially long pause] Nope, I'll see you tomorrow.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Die Hard 2 (1990)

Soundtrack:

Jingle Bell Rock

One of the best action films of all

Richard Donner's Lethal Weapon is a film bombarded by action, plot and clever characters. In a sense, this is a little like Raiders of the Lost Ark with a load of action, with a plot and characters to match. Here, we meet 2 actors who, while are celebrities now, we're sort of celebrities back in the day. These 2 guys are Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a loose cannon (Martin Riggs) and a aging family man (Roger Murtaugh) who team up to stop a gang of drug dealers. Plot might not be the best, because we focus on Riggs and Murtaugh so much, we dont care about much else. Lots and lots of fun here. A+