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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Richard Donner
Writers:
Shane Black (characters)
Jeffrey Boam (story)
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Release Date:
15 May 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
The magic is back again!
Plot:
Martin Riggs finally meets his match in the form of Lorna Cole, a beautiful but tough policewoman. Together with Roger Murtaugh... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(4 articles)
TV Or Not TV: 10/12 - 10/18
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Still Lethal more (108 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mel Gibson ... Martin Riggs

Danny Glover ... Roger Murtaugh

Joe Pesci ... Leo Getz

Rene Russo ... Lorna Cole

Stuart Wilson ... Jack Travis
Steve Kahan ... Captain Ed Murphy
Darlene Love ... Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe ... Rianne Murtaugh
Damon Hines ... Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith ... Carrie Murtaugh
Gregory Millar ... Tyrone

Nick Chinlund ... Hatchett
Jason Rainwater ... Young Cop (as Jason Meshover-Iorg)

Alan Scarfe ... Herman Walters
Delores Hall ... Delores
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
118 min | USA:121 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #31813) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Ireland:15 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 (director's cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
Century Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Silver Pictures more

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Trivia:
Murtagh's boat is called "code 7" which is the L.A.P.D code for a lunch break more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As the villains attempt to flee, they and Riggs drive onto a section of freeway that is being newly constructed. However there are already skid marks on the road surface, which is of course impossible. These appear to be from previous takes on the scene as they match the truck's path perfectly. more
Quotes:
Leo Getz: Hey, guys, guys! You think I could get a gun this time?
Roger Murtaugh, Martin Riggs: NO!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "How I Met Your Mother: Murtaugh (#4.19)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
The Three Stooges Theme more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Still Lethal, 25 February 2002
7/10
Author: mattymatt4ever from Jersey City, NJ

I caught this movie on TV a few days ago, so I may as well voice my opinion. I've enjoyed all the "Lethal Weapon" flicks and I hope one day to buy a boxed set of DVDs containing all four in the series. Don't ask which one I think is best. They're all lots of fun to watch.

Of course, the original didn't have as much humor as its sequels. Mel Gibson's character was a downtrodden loner, who was established as a "loose cannon." But as the series continued, he suddenly turned into Buddy Hackett, cracking jokes left and right.

Needless to say, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover make one of the best on-screen duos in the history of film. Their characters of Riggs and Murtaugh are like polar opposites, but that's the beauty of it. That's the essence of the buddy cop genre. The two partners are always at each other's throats, yet they share a great bond and deliver much humor.

Richard Donner is a spectacular action film director, and there are some breathtaking stunts. The opening truck chase is extremely memorable.

And each and every scene is buoyed by great comic relief. Gibson says a great line when he arrests the fraudulent truck driver: "You have the right to remain unconscious. Whatever you say...ain't gonna be much." That's a priceless line!

OK, so the plot is meandering. There are scenes that are very entertaining, yet don't really move the story along. But the whole movie is so funny and exciting that I just think...who gives a damn? I'm having too much fun!

Joe Pesci's character, Leo Getz, adds additional comic relief. His bleached blond do is hilarious enough, and his nebbish schtick makes it all the more humorous. Rene Russo is also added to the cast, to provide some good eye candy. Just like the Bond girls, there's always a sexy love interest in the "Lethal Weapon" movies. In the second movie, there was Patsy Kensit.

And there are some human elements to the story. Danny Glover's Murtaugh still thinks "he's getting too old for this s**t" and is about to retire. He's suffering a severe middle-age crisis and to add to his problems, he ends up killing one of his son's friends--which he did out of self-defense. Sometimes I think Glover's acting talent is underrated. And though this is a fluffy action/comedy, he delivers the kind of powerful performance he would in any Oscar-winning masterpiece.

"Lethal Weapon 3" again showcases the immense talent of its two irreplacable leads. This sequel packs a lethal punch and delivers first-class entertainment from start to finish. And I love that Eric Clapton/Sting song "It's Gonna Be Me."

My score: 8 (out of 10)

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