Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue an arms dealer who is a former LAPD officer.
Director:
Richard Donner
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| Joe Pesci | ... | ||
| Rene Russo | ... | ||
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Steve Kahan | ... | |
| Darlene Love | ... | ||
| Traci Wolfe | ... | ||
| Damon Hines | ... | ||
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Ebonie Smith | ... | |
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Gregory Millar | ... | |
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Martin Riggs finally meets his match in the form of Lorna Cole, a beautiful but tough policewoman. Together with Roger Murtaugh, his partner, the three attempt to expose a crooked former policeman and his huge arms racket. The crooked cop (Jack Travis) thwarts them at every turn, mainly by killing anyone who is about to talk, but Murtaugh has personal problems of his own as his family are brought into the equation. Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 May 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brennpunkt L.A. - Die Profis sind zurück See more »Filming Locations:
City of Los Angeles Piper Technical Center - 555 Ramirez Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$144,731,527 (USA)Company Credits
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Martin Riggs: We're in the middle of a case... of scotch.
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Music by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton
Lyrics by Sting
Produced by Michael Kamen and Stephen McLaughlin
Performed by Sting with Eric Clapton
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records
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Trivia
Stuart Wilson, who plays the lead villain in this film (Jack Travis), and Nick Chinlund, who plays a henchman of the lead villain (Hatchett), have both appeared in Nicolas Cage movies produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and have both appeared in Zorro movies. Wilson appeared in an uncredited role in "The Rock" (1996) and Chinlund appeared in "Con Air" (1997). Wilson appeared in "The Mask of Zorro" (1998) and Chinlund appeared in "The Legend of Zorro" (2005). See more »Goofs
In the "Special Thanks to" section of the end credits, one of the cities thanked is St. Petersburg, Florida, but it is misspelled as "St. Petersberg". See more »Quotes
Cop in boat: [to Riggs and Murtaugh, who are in the water] Whatta you boys doin' down there?Martin Riggs: We're in the middle of a case... of scotch.
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Crazy Credits
During the credits you can hear that another bomb has been discovered. When Martin and Roger show up in their car, they have this discussion again whether or not to go in. Just as they stop at the building, the whole building explodes and you can hear Martin saying, while backing up the car, "I hope nobody saw us". See more »Soundtracks
It's Probably MeMusic by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton
Lyrics by Sting
Produced by Michael Kamen and Stephen McLaughlin
Performed by Sting with Eric Clapton
Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records
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This is a great series! Actually I could stop right here because I have already said what needs to be said but just for people's enjoyment I'll elaborate a little.
The acting is, much like in the two previous films, excellent. Somehow Mel Gibson and Danny Glover never seem to get tired of each other and it shows because their playful banter never seems to get tiring to the audience. Mel Gibson is a class actor and this time around he develops the character of Martin Riggs even further than he did in the second film. He is so good at portraying emotions that the audience genuinely feels with him. When he is angry you feel his anger and when he is sad you feel sad, you get the picture. The fact that he is so versatile shows in the contrasts of the character. He is both great in action-sequences and in romantic sequences. As for Danny Glover he also does a great job in bringing his character further and he really does in this installment because you get to see the more negative sides of the character this time around. In the first two films he was the character who didn't evolve much but took pride in it. This time, because retirement is rearing its ugly head, we get to see, what I must suppose was, the facade stripped away and see Murtaugh in his raw, pure form. Joe Pesci also returns this time for the comic relief and he is still funny. There is just something about the character of Leo Getz that is incredibly entertaining. However, the best performance is perhaps done by Stuart Wilson, an incredibly underrated actor who has sadly never really achieved a commercial breakthrough. He is the villain of this film and is perhaps the best villain of the series simply because he has more depth than any other villain in the series. He is also given considerably more screen time than many of the other villains so he really has a chance to shine. Rene Russo appears in this film as Riggs new romantic interest and she may not be the most gifted actress ever to be on film but her chemistry with Mel Gibson is undeniable and her on-screen presence is pretty amazing considering that she is a new entry to the character gallery.
The story of the film is the weakest out of all the series (yes even the fourth one) and sometimes it kinda drags. Mainly, however, the story is still highly entertaining and funny. The best element of the script is the fact that villain is an ex-cop this time around and that does that the heroes can hate the villain even more because he is, aside from being a mean bastard, a traitor, almost a symbol of the back-side of the medallion.
The action of the film is just like in the two previous movies absolutely brilliant. The action is highly entertaining and well made and Mel Gibson is excellent as an action star as well as many other things.
All in all a great entry to a great series.
7/10