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Lethal Weapon 3
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6.7Riggs 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.
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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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- buddy cop film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Lethal Weapon
- Main subject
- arms trafficking
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Screenwriter
- Jeffrey Boam
- Cast member
- Henry Kingi
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Producer
- Richard Donner
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Jan de Bont
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 660221
- Performer
- Michael Kamen
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/lethal-weapon-3
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- publication date
- 1992-08-27
- title
- Lethal Weapon 3
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 321731527
- scenographer
- Jan de Bont
- capital cost
- 35000000
- review score
- 61%
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Encyclopedic overview
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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