Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Directed by

Richard Donner

Genre

action film, buddy film, crime film, thriller film, buddy cop film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3,285 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two LAPD sergeants pursue a former cop turned arms dealer just days before one of them retires. They are joined by a fast-talking civilian and an internal affairs officer who gets in on the action.

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What happens

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). Lethal Weapon 3 was released by Warner Bros. on May 15, 1992. The film was a box office success, grossing over $320 million worldwide. It was the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1992 and the highest-grossing installment in the series overall. The film was followed by Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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