Lethal Weapon

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Overview

Box office superstar and Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson ("Maverick", "Braveheart") and Danny Glover ("The Color Purple", "Grand Canyon") team up as L.A. cops in the top-grossing action movie that spawned three sequels. Directed by Richard Donner ("Superman", "Maverick"), Gibson is a volatile, unregistered risk-taker, known as a "lethal weapon" by his colleagues. Glover is the conservative detective with a solid reputation. Forced to form an uneasy alliance, they begin to unravel the mystery of an apparent suicide that turns out to be murder -- and more. The New York Times calls this "a high-voltage thriller which packs an undeniable wallop"; Gene Shalit calls it "riveting!.. .a pair of heroes I hope we'll be seeing again; "and Joel Siegel says it's "a detective thriller that just won't quit...this one is so good it will be the standard for action films all year long!" . Co-starring Academy Award-nominee Gary Busey ("The Firm", "Under Siege").