Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
- Director
- Writers
- Shane Black
- Jeffrey Boam(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaJackie Swanson performed the high fall on her own, trained by legendary stuntman Dar Robinson. Also, the stunt was done using an airbag covered with a life-size painting of the driveway and cars, which, like a foreground miniature, visually blends into the real scene. Thus, the editor is able to hold the shot until just as she makes contact with the airbag, for greater realism.
- GoofsWhen Riggs jumps off the building after handcuffing himself to the jumper, a close up shot just after they step off the ledge shows that the rubber trick handcuffs break. When they get out of the air bag, they have connected real handcuffs on.
- Quotes
[Repeated line in all 4 movies]
Roger Murtaugh: I'm too old for this shit!
- Alternate versionsThe original home video and television prints had the 1984 Warner Bros. logo with the Warner Communications byline at the beginning of the film, current prints had plastered instead with the 1998 Warner Bros. logo, but with the 2003 TimeWarner byline, The logo was also used on post-2003 prints of other films in the series including Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).
- ConnectionsEdited into Belle da morire (2002)
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The best action/buddy film
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).
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Arma mortal
- Filming locations
- 2817 Via Segovia, Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA(Michael Hunsaker's House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $65,207,127
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,829,949
- Mar 8, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $120,207,127
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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