
If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
- 7.3
- 1987
- Released
- 1h 50m

Mel Gibson
Martin Riggs
Danny Glover
Roger Murtaugh
Gary Busey
Mr. Joshua
Mitchell Ryan
General Peter McAllister
Tom Atkins
Michael Hunsaker
Darlene Love
Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe
Rianne Murtaugh
Jackie Swanson
Amanda Hunsaker
Damon Hines
Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith
Carrie Murtaugh
Bill Kalmenson
Beat Cop
Lycia Naff
Dixie
Don Gordon
Cop #2
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Drug Dealer #1
Jason Ronard
Drug Dealer #2
Blackie Dammett
Drug Dealer #3
Gail Bowman
Cop
Robert Fol
Cop
Selma Archerd
Policewoman
Richard B. Whitaker
Police Officer
Mary Ellen Trainor
Psychologist
Steve Kahan
Captain Ed Murphy
Jack Thibeau
Sergeant McCaskey
Grand L. Bush
Boyette
Ed O'Ross
Mendez
Gustav Vintas
Gustaf
Paul Tuerpe
Mercenary
Chris D.
Mercenary
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Mercenary
Peter DuPont
Mercenary
Gilles Kohler
Mercenary
Cedric Adams
Mercenary
Jim J. Poslof
Mercenary
Al Leong
Endo
Michael Shaner
McCleary
Natalie Zimmerman
Patrol Cop
Deborah Dismukes
Blonde on Bike
Cheryl Baker
Girl in Shower #1
Terri Lynn Doss
Girl in Shower #2
Sharon K. Brecke
Girl in Shower #3
Donald Gooden
Alfred
Alphonse Philippe Mouzon
Alfred's Friend #1
Shaun Hunter
Alfred's Friend #2
Everitt Wayne Collins Jr.
Alfred's Friend #3
Lenny Juliano
Patrol Cop
Henry Brown
Plainclothes Cop
Brian Strohm
Family Friend
Teresa Kadotani
Hooker
Frank Reinhard
Beat Cop
John O'Neill
Police Officer in Car #1
Tom Noga
Police Officer in Car #2
Larry Clardy
Policeman (uncredited)
Renée Estevez
Underage Hooker (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Priest (uncredited)
Conrad Hurtt
Crime Scene Officer (uncredited)
Joan Severance
Girl in Black Playsuit (uncredited)
Chris Tashima
Fire Rescue Attendant (uncredited)
Norman D. Wilson
Bartender (uncredited)








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We got the edge Cochise. Close to retirement, Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh is a bit disturbed to find he's breaking in a new partner. Even more so when it turns out to be fellow Detective Martin Riggs, who since the death of his wife has scant regard for life, his own or those around him. Light on plot and character development, Lethal Weapon none the less shines bright as a beacon of h











