Movie Description L.A. police detectives Riggs and Murtaugh team up again to track down an ex-cop who has been smuggling guns out of impound back to gangs on the street. Days away from retirement, Murtaugh is reluctantly pushed into action by Riggs.
| Credits | | Producer: | Richard Donner | | Cast: | Alan Scarfe, Danny Glover, Ken Tigar, Mark Pellegrino, Mary Ellen Trainor, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Paul Hipp, Philip Moon, Sven-Ole Thorsen |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes Although "Lethal Weapon 3," with it's images of violent Los Angeles cops, opened on the coattails of the Rodney King beating -- which some thought would hurt its box-office draw -- it went on to become one of the top-grossing movies of 1992. Some critics speculated that audiences enjoy the film's interracial friendship between Gibson's spontaneously unstable Riggs and the restraint of Glover's solidly middle class Murtaugh.
Shot in Technicolor and Panavision.
Additional credits: Gregory Kent Simmons (assistant director); Controlled Demolition International (structural implosion effects)
SEE-ALSO for Best Lead Performer refers to Mel Gibson.
SEE-ALSO for Best Supporting Performer refers to British Actor Stuart Wilson, who portrays Jack Travis.
Copyright 1992 Warner Bros., DVD Features:
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Editorial Reviews "...Like a bleached-blond Energizer Bunny, Pesci scoots about and recharges every scene he's in..." USA Today - p.7D - Susan Wloszczyna
"...[Russo] is impressive....With her big, beautiful jaw, she's like a '40s siren reborn as a '90s terminatrix..." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (05/22/1992)
"...The final showdown is as berserk, outrageous and as over-the-top as the best action sequences from earlier in the series..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/15/1992)
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