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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Richard Donner
Writers (WGA):
Shane Black (characters)
Jonathan Lemkin (story) ...
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Release Date:
10 July 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Gang's All Here. more
Plot:
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crimelord trying to get his brother out of prison. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
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Lethal Weapon 4 - Great ending to a great series more (261 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lethal 4 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
127 min | Philippines:125 min | Portugal:123 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Australia:M (cut) | Australia:MA (uncut) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (video rating) | Finland:K-14 (cinema release) | USA:R (certificate #36137) | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Belgium:KT | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | New Zealand:R16 (video re-rating) | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (cut)

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Trivia:
The ending was still being written while the movie was in production. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the big car chase scene on the freeway, the table Riggs is on is missing the back right leg which is the same leg he eventually throws at the car, during subsequent scenes, the table sometimes has two legs and sometimes has three legs. more
Quotes:
Lorna Cole: Nothing comes between a pregnant lady and a meal. more
Movie Connections:
References Vertigo (1958) more
Soundtrack:
Pilgrim more

FAQ

Do Sergeant's Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh Retire?
Is there going to be a Lethal Weapon 5?
Why does Riggs have short hair in this instalment?
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27 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Lethal Weapon 4 - Great ending to a great series, 23 April 2006
9/10
Author: bujinbudoka from United States

This movie is the end of a series which spanned almost two decades.

This time around Riggs (Gibson) is facing three very personal problems. 1) Age is catching up to him, 2) his g/f is pregnant and he's facing being a daddy, and 3) he's facing the dilemma of wanting to remarry. Also, Murtaugh (Glover) is about to be a grand-daddy to a baby by his oldest daughter, and she is secretly married to Detective Butters (Chris Rock), which everyone is keeping a secret from him.

Add to this the fact that both they are now taking on one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the world, the Chinese Triads, in an effort to stop slave trading and money laundering. The task of a bad guy this time goes to Jet Li, who made his American debut (atleast from an American Film Company) in this movie. Yes, this is the movie which launched him here in the states, and he deserved it.

This movie is as good as the rest of them, though nothing beats part 2 in my opinion. Lethal Weapon 4 really hits home on a lot of subjects, such as facing responsibility, to coming to terms with who you are. And it ended the series in a way that makes you smile and love it even more.

I give it a 9 out of 10.

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