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Lethal Weapon 3

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1992 action film by Richard Donner

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6.7

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Released: 1992-05-15118 minDir: Richard DonnerAction, Thriller, CrimeBudget: $35.0MBox office: $322MPart of: Lethal Weapon Collection

Cast

  • Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs
  • Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh
  • Joe Pesci as Leo Getz
  • Rene Russo as Lorna Cole
  • Stuart Wilson as Jack Travis
  • Steve Kahan as Captain Murphy

Themes

  • showdown
  • police
  • dark comedy
  • sequel
  • mixed martial arts (mma)
  • los angeles, california
  • rookie cop
  • buddy cop
  • lapd
  • maverick cop

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

188,800 votes

Year
1992
Runtime
118 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller

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Key facts

Directed by
Richard Donner
Screenplay by
Jeffrey Boam Robert Mark Kamen
Story by
Jeffrey Boam
Based on
Characters, by Shane Black
Produced by
Richard Donner Joel Silver
Starring
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Rene Russo Stuart Wilson
Cinematography
Jan de Bont
Edited by
Robert Brown Battle Davis
Music by
Michael Kamen Eric Clapton David Sanborn
Production company
Silver Pictures
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
May 15, 1992 ( 1992-05-15 )
Running time
118 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$35 million
Box office
$321.7 million

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Official website

WarnerBros.com | Lethal Weapon 3 | Movies

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Wikidata facts

Duration
118
FilmAffinity ID
660221
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publication date
1992-08-27
title
Lethal Weapon 3
box office
321731527
capital cost
35000000
review score
61%
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Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), it is the third installment in the Lethal Weapon film series and stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Stuart Wilson.

In Lethal Weapon 3, LAPD Sergeants Martin Riggs (Gibson) and Roger Murtaugh (Glover) pursue Jack Travis (Wilson), a former LAPD lieutenant turned ruthless arms dealer, during the six days prior to Murtaugh's retirement. Riggs and Murtaugh are joined by Leo Getz (Pesci) as well as internal affairs Sergeant Lorna Cole (Russo).

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