With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crime lord trying to get his brother out of prison.
Stunts
Jet Li's first Hollywood role — he outshines everyone in 10 minutes
Acting
Glover and Gibson's genuine chemistry carries this tired franchise
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI freeway chase that actually destroys real cars
Director
Richard Donner
Mel Gibson
Martin Riggs
Danny Glover
Roger Murtaugh
Joe Pesci
Leo Getz
Rene Russo
Lorna Cole
Chris Rock
Det.Lee Butters
Jet Li
Wah Sing Ku
Steve Kahan
Captain Murphy
Kim Chan
Benny Chan
Darlene Love
Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe
Rianne Murtaugh
Eddy Ko Hung
Hong
Jack Kehler
State Department Man
Calvin Jung
Detective Ng
Damon Hines
Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith
Carrie Murtaugh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jet Li was paid only $1 million while Gibson got $25 million plus gross points, allegedly because studio executives couldn't pronounce his name. Li almost refused the role.
This was Richard Donner's final Lethal Weapon and his last major studio film — the franchise exhaustion mirrors Hollywood's broader 90s action fatigue before The Matrix changed everything.
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