Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan.
Plot
Following the recent death of his wife, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) narcotics Sergeant Martin Riggs, a former Special Forces soldier, has become suicidal and erratic. Despite the protests of the police therapist, the captain believes Riggs is faking his psychosis to be forcibly retired with a generous pension and partners him with fellow war veteran and seasoned Homicide Sergeant Roger Murtaugh. Riggs and Murtaugh do not get along well at first as Murtaugh is equally dismissive of Riggs's mental state, but is eventually convinced Riggs is truly suicidal.
More details
| author | Shane Black |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Richard Donner |
| editor | Stuart Baird |
| events | drug trafficking Los Angeles Police Department |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | assault bulletproof vest capture central intelligence agency christmas christmas day criminal organization el mirage lake hollow-point bullet intelligence agency jump kill martin riggs mercury switch murder poison police department police officer reform retired general roger murtaugh ship shoot special forces united states army special forces vietnam war war veteran |
| musicBy | Michael Kamen |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound |
| producer | Joel Silver |
| productionCompany | Silver Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Long Beach Santa Monica |
| theme | buddy cop |