The Lethal weapon
See also: the Lethal weapon (homonymy)
the Lethal weapon ( Lethal Weapon ) is an American film carried out by Richard Donner, left in 1987.
Synopsis
Martin Riggs is the Lethal weapon. This former member of the special forces in Vietnam became police officer of an unverifiable and suicidal Los Angeles since the death of his wife in an car accident. No police officer wants of him like partner. Despite everything, this role will fail Roger Murtaugh, sergeant of police force at two years of the retirement, with which it will inquire into a murder.
Data sheet
- Title: the Lethal weapon
- original Title: Lethal Weapon
- Realization: Richard To give
- Scenario: Shane Black
- Production: Richard To give, Joel Silver and Jennie Lew Tugend
- Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget: 15 million dollars
- Music: Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen
- Photography: Stephen Goldblatt
- Assembly: Stuart Baird
- Decorations: J. Michael Rivetted
- Costumes: Malignant Mary
- Country of origin: the United States
- Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Dolby - 35 mm
- Kind: Action, police officer, comedy
- Lasted: 110 minutes/117 minutes (director' S cut)
- Comings out date: March 6th 1987 (the United States), August 5th 1987 (France)
- Film prohibited with less than 12 years at the time of its exit in France
Distribution
- Mel Gibson (VF: Jacques Frantz) : Sergeant Martin Riggs
- Danny Glover (VF: Richard Darbois) : Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
- Gary Busey (VF: Thierry Ragueneau) : : Mr. Joshua
- Mitch Ryan: General Peter McAllister
- Tom Atkins: Michael Hunsaker
- Darlene Coils: Trish Murtaugh
- Traci Wolfe : Rianne Murtaugh
- Jackie Swanson : Amanda Hunsaker
- Damon Hines: Nick Murtaugh
- Ebonie Smith: Carrie Murtaugh
- Lycia Naff : Dixie
- Bill Kalmenson : Police officer
- Patrick Cameron: Police officer
- Gift Gordon: Police officer
- Jimmie F. Skaggs: Dealer
Around film
- the Lethal weapon is the first opus of a tetralogy continued in 1989 with Lethal weapon 2 , 1992 with Lethal weapon 3 and 1998 with Lethal weapon 4 . All films of the series being realized by Richard To give.
- fatal Alarme (1993) is a parody of the first three episodes of the saga of the Lethal weapons .
Distinctions
- Nomination with the Oscar of the best mixing its (Fresholtz, Rick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bill Nelson) in 1988.
- Price of the best music at the time of the BMI Film & TV Awards in 1988.
External bond
- the Lethal weapon on Internet Movie Database
| Random links: | 189 | Papa Benedicto VI | RQ-1 Predator | Angel Shine Casero Moreno | Helen Camp Page | Scurge: Hive | Mite_d'Ermine |