Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Shane Black (characters)
Jeffrey Boam (story)
(more)

Release Date:

15 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The magic is back again!

Plot:

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue an arms dealer who is a former LAPD officer.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Internal Affairs | Gun | Police Officer | Lapd

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Martin Riggs
Danny Glover	...	Roger Murtaugh
Joe Pesci	...	Leo Getz
Rene Russo	...	Lorna Cole
Stuart Wilson	...	Jack Travis
Steve Kahan	...	Captain Murphy
Darlene Love	...	Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe	...	Rianne Murtaugh
Damon Hines	...	Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith	...	Carrie Murtaugh
Gregory Millar	...	Tyrone
Nick Chinlund	...	Hatchett
Jason Rainwater	...	Young Cop (as Jason Meshover-Iorg)
Alan Scarfe	...	Herman Walters
Delores Hall	...	Delores
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Stephanie Woods
Mark Pellegrino	...	Billy Phelps
John Cenatiempo	...	Smitty
Danny Wynands	...	Hershel
Andrew Hill Newman	...	Jaywalker
Kenneth Tigar	...	Becker - Bomb Squad Leader
Pete Antico	...	Henchman #1 / Hubert Bartholomew Smith
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Henchman #2
Paul Tuerpe	...	Henchman #3
Veronica Alicino	...	Squad Member #1 (as Ronnie Alicino)
Henry Brown	...	Squad Member #2
Eric Briant Wells	...	Squad Member #3
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Squad Member #4 (as Miguel Nunez)
Philip Moon	...	Squad Member #5
Bobby Wynn	...	Darryl
Sylvia Webb White	...	Darryl's Mother
Danny 'Big Black' Rey	...	Darryl's Father (as Danny Big Black)
Vince Howard	...	Preacher (as Vincent Howard)
Paul Hipp	...	Doctor
Lauren Shuler Donner	...	Nurse (as Lauren Shuler-Donner)
Stephen Kay	...	Movie Director (as Stephen T. Kay)
Michael George Miller	...	Movie Assistant Director
Henry Kingi	...	Movie Gun Punk
Adam Klineberg	...	Movie Cop
Michele Landry	...	Young Woman
Scott Bryce	...	Young Man (as Scott M. Bryce)
Del Emory	...	Shower Cop
John Harms	...	Cop
James Oliver	...	Manager
Marian Collier	...	Patron
Norman D. Wilson	...	George
Thomas A. Geas	...	Man at Hamburger Stand
Gene Williams	...	Gangbanger
Selma Archerd	...	Officer Selma
Harvey Fisher	...	Murtaugh Neighbor
Edward J. Rosen	...	Hockey Spectator #1 (as Edward Rosen)
Jay Della	...	Hockey Spectator #2 (as Jay Fiondella)
Steve Luport	...	Welder
Anthony T. Pennello	...	Dead Guard (as Anthony T. Pennelo)
Jay Byron	...	Guard
Germain Williams	...	Conductor
David Lee Bynum	...	Construction Worker
Steve Psaros	...	Desk Cop #1
Paul Ganus	...	Desk Cop #2
Don Stanley	...	Highway Patrolman #1
Maryellen Aviano	...	Highway Patrolman #2
Michael Klastorin	...	CDR Worker (as Michael E. Klastorin)
J. Mills Goodloe	...	Harbormaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Agresta	...	Detective 2 (uncredited)
J. Neil Bloomer	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jan de Bont	...	Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)
David Wayne Campbell	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Larry Clardy	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Sven Granlund	...	Extra (uncredited)
Anthony Johnson	...	Drug Dealer (uncredited)
Mic Rodgers	...	Bomb Scene Cop #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Donner

Writing credits
Shane Black		(characters)
Jeffrey Boam		(story)
Jeffrey Boam		(screenplay) and
Robert Mark Kamen		(screenplay)

Produced by
Alexander B. Collett	....	associate producer
Richard Donner	....	producer
Michael Klastorin	....	associate producer (as Michael E. Klastorin)
Jennie Lew Tugend	....	co-producer
Steve Perry	....	co-producer
Joel Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Eric Clapton
Michael Kamen
David Sanborn

Cinematography by
Jan de Bont		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Brown
Battle Davis

Casting by
Marion Dougherty

Production Design by
James H. Spencer		(as James Spencer)

Art Direction by
Greg Papalia

Set Decoration by
Richard C. Goddard		(as Richard Goddard)

Makeup Department
Paul Abascal	....	key hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup supervisor
Dino Ganziano	....	hair stylist
Richard Snell	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Geno Escarrega	....	post-production supervisor
Steve Perry	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Warren Gray	....	second second assistant director (as Warren D. Gray)
Michael Alan Kahn	....	first assistant director
Steve Perry	....	second unit director
Gregory Kent Simmons	....	second assistant director
Robert J. Smawley	....	second second assistant director
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
John Hinkle	....	standby painter (as John Dee Hinkle)
Gary F. Kieldrup	....	assistant property master (as Gary Kieldrup)
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella)
Michael Papac	....	property master
Mark Poll	....	set designer
John Schacht	....	lead man (as John A. Schacht)
Edmund Villa	....	property master: second unit
Ciro Vuoso	....	construction foreman
Cary Conway	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael Denering	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	set constructor (uncredited)
Tom von Badinski	....	welder (uncredited)

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bub Asman	....	sound editor
Petra Bach	....	adr editor
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joseph Brennan)
Thomas Causey	....	sound mixer
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher	....	sound editor
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl)
Greg Dillon	....	sound editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Jay Dranch	....	sound editor (as J. Dranch)
Christopher Flick	....	sound editor
Richard Friedman	....	adr editor
Barbara Gandolfo-Frady	....	sound editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
Allen Hartz	....	sound editor
Anne Haskell	....	adr mixer
Robert G. Henderson	....	supervising sound editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	sound editor
David M. Horton	....	sound editor
Frank Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer
James J. Klinger	....	sound editor
Bruce Lacey	....	sound editor
Darrin Martin	....	sound editor (as Darrin V. Martin)
Joe Morrisey	....	sound editor
Joe Mosca	....	sound editor (as Joseph A. Mosca)
Jayme S. Parker	....	sound editor
Lisa M. Risen	....	adr editor (as Lisa Risen)
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor (as Solange S. Boisseau)
Corinne Sessarego	....	adr editor (as Corrine Sessarego)
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor
Scott A. Tinsley	....	sound editor (as Scot Tinsley)
Robert Ulrich	....	adr editor (as Robert Gustav Ulrich)
Brooke Henderson Ward	....	sound editor (as Brooke Henderson-Ward)
Robb Wilson	....	sound editor
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	boom operator: additional photography, second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects
Jon G. Belyeu	....	special effects coordinator
R. Michael Bisetti	....	special effects (as R. Mike Bissetti)
Chris Burton	....	special effects (as Chris L. Burton)
Ken Ebert	....	special effects
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects (as Larry Fuentes)
Don Hathaway	....	special effects
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (as Greg Jensen)
Bruce Y. Kuroyama	....	special effects (as Bruce Kuroyama)
Steve Luport	....	special effects
Jeffrey Machit	....	special effects (as J.C. Machit)
Arnold Peterson	....	special effects (as Arnie Peterson)
Steve Purcell	....	special effects
Paul Sabourin	....	special effects
James D. Schwalm	....	special effects (as Jim Schwalm)
Harold Selig	....	special effects (as Hal Selig)
Bob Stoker	....	special effects foreman
Lucinda Strub	....	special effects
Matt Sweeney	....	special effects supervisor
Fred Tessaro	....	special effects (as Frederick H. Tessaro)
Rich E. Cordobes	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Ray O. Hardesty	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects (uncredited)
Gary Zink	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (as Gregory Barnett)
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Steve Boyum	....	stunts
Janet Brady	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeff Dashnow)
Jadie David	....	stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts
Shane Dixon	....	stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan	....	stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon)
Sparky Edmonston	....	stunts (as Sparky Edmunston)
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Thomas J. Huff)
Matt Johnston	....	stunts
Cher Meier	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni Jr.)
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	stunts (as Paul Picerni)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Christopher J. Tuck	....	stunts (as Chris Tuck)
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Bornstein	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Richard Burch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (uncredited)
James Grayford	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Kane Hodder	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim O'Rear	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Workman	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Blauvelt	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Michael Brennan	....	dolly grip
Richmond G. Cogswell	....	video assist
Michael J. Coo	....	key grip (as Michael Coo)
John J. Ellingwood	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
William E. Fitch	....	best boy grip
Martin Glover	....	loader (as Martin J. Glover)
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	chief lighting technician (as Les Kovacs)
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator
J. Steven Matzinger	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Benny McNulty	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Aaron Pazanti	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
E. Christopher Reed	....	rigging gaffer
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Cal Roberts)
Michael Scott	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Julian Whatley	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (as Julian A. Whatley IV)
Alexander Witt	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Anderson	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
J. Neil Bloomer	....	grip (uncredited)
David Canestro	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
Stephen M. Clark	....	camera operator (uncredited)
C.W. Fallin	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Scott Fieldsteel	....	assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Ron Kunecke	....	musco light operator (uncredited)
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Stephen Sfetku	....	film loader (uncredited)
Chip Swetnam	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael T. Travers	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Owens Hill	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Callahan	....	costumer: Mr. Gibson
Nava R. Sadan	....	costumer (as Nava Sadan)
Nick Scarano	....	costume supervisor
Lori Stilson	....	costumer: women
Michael Voght	....	costumer: Mr. Glover

Editorial Department
Norman Buckley	....	assistant film editor
Brian L. Chambers	....	assistant film editor
Sean Hubbert	....	assistant film editor
David Mann	....	assistant film editor
William J. Meshover	....	assistant film editor (as Billy Meshover)
Dallas Puett	....	additional editor (as Dallas S. Puett)
Pattye Rogers	....	assistant film editor
Paul M. Wagner	....	assistant film editor (as Paul Wagner)

Music Department
Christopher Brooks	....	supervising music editor (as Christopher S. Brooks)
J.J. George	....	assistant music editor (as James J. George)
Michael Kamen	....	orchestrator
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer
Eric Reasoner	....	music editor
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Jonathan Sacks	....	orchestrator
Bruce Babcock	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Robert Fernandez	....	music score mixer (uncredited)
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Lonnie Craig	....	driver
Jack Lietzke	....	transportation coordinator
Austin Marcos	....	driver captain
Dan Romero	....	transportation captain
John M. Woodward	....	transportation coordinator (as John Woodward)
Steve Bonner	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Craig Lietzke	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jim Barr	....	production accountant
Matthew J. Birch	....	staff assistant
Michael J. Burmeister	....	location manager
Christian Capobianco	....	staff assistant
David Aaron Clemmons	....	staff assistant
Lisa Cogswell	....	assistant: Steve Perry (as Lisa Viole Cogswell)
Dan Cracchiolo	....	assistant: Joel Silver
Nina Davidovich	....	assistant: Jennie Lew Tugend
Frank B. Davis	....	craft service
Karyn Fields	....	researcher
Spencer Franklin	....	production secretary
Art Fransen	....	technical advisor
Gary Gero	....	animal trainer
Edward E. Giddens	....	staff assistant
J. Mills Goodloe	....	assistant: Richard Donner
William Shane Grisco	....	animal trainer (as William Grisco)
Edward T. Hanley	....	hockey technical advisor
Melanie Harris	....	staff assistant
Sati Jamal	....	staff assistant
Laura Lee Kasten	....	staff assistant
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Avi Korein	....	staff assistant
Delfin Labao	....	staff assistant
Ernest H. Lauterio	....	craft service (as Ernest Lauterio)
Dierdre Levine	....	staff assistant
Mark Marshall	....	assistant: Jennie Lew Tugend
Sherry Marshall	....	assistant production secretary
Lauren Mathews-Sweeney	....	assistant production accountant
Kari Ann Messina	....	assistant: Mel Gibson
Teresa Ann Miller	....	animal trainer (as Teresa Miller)
Elizabeth Morin	....	staff assistant
Cynthia Neber	....	executive assistant: Richard Donner
John O'Connor	....	staff assistant
Deborah J. Page	....	location manager (as Deborah Page)
Paul Pav	....	location manager
Kimberly Payne	....	staff assistant
Craig A. Pinckes	....	staff assistant (as Craig Pinckes)
Janice Polley	....	location manager
Jim Porter	....	first aid
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor
Lisa Reardon	....	staff assistant
Anne S. Reilly	....	unit publicist (as Anne Reilly)
Jason Roberts	....	assistant: Richard Donner
Mika Saito	....	staff assistant
Loren Shertzer	....	staff assistant
Louise Weber	....	assistant: Joel Silver (as Louise M. Weber)
Robert R. Willis	....	staff assistant
Tammy Blackburn	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Jesse Blanco	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
James Grayford	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Paul Guyot	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Rob Klein	....	location representative (uncredited)
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal trainer: cat (uncredited)
Victoria A. Zamora	....	construction accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
Pete Wilson	....	special thanks (as Governor Wilson of the State of California)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents) (as Warner Bros.)
• Silver Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Interama (1993) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (1992) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1996) (1997) (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (????) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sandrews (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• SubTV (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Varus Video (199?) (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (????) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Controlled Demolition (structural implosion effects) (as Controlled Demolition International)

Other Companies

• Video Image  24 frame video displays
• Perpetual Motion Pictures  title opticals
• Greenberg/Schluter  main and end titles (as Greenberg & Schluter Inc.)
• Warner Bros. Records  soundtrack album
• Vista Group  special thanks
• Los Angeles Kings  special thanks
• Southern California Rapid Transit District  special thanks
• The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission  special thanks
• Los Angeles County Fire Department  special thanks
• Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors  special thanks
• Los Angeles County Film Office  special thanks
• California Film Commission  special thanks
• City of Lancaster, The  special thanks (as City of Lancaster, California)
• City of Orlando, The  special thanks (as The City of Orlando, Florida)
• City of Clearwater, The  special thanks (as City of Clearwater, Florida)
• City of St. Petersburg, The  special thanks (as City of St. Petersberg, Florida)
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables (uncredited)
• Central Casting  extras casting (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  trailers (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  transportation (uncredited)
• Rail Construction Corporation  special thanks (uncredited)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

118 min | USA:121 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Ireland:15 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 (director's cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R (certificate #31813) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

During the armored-car chase, Delores, the excitable driver of the armored car chasing after Riggs (Mel Gibson), refers to herself as a "Road Warrior." The Road Warrior character (a.k.a. 'Mad' Max from Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) as well as follow-ups) is the role that made Gibson famous to North American audiences.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the armored car chase, Riggs can be seen wearing black socks with his uniform when he's thrown back onto the pursuing truck. Soon after, during a close-up of a what is supposed to be his foot hitting the brake, white socks are clearly visible.

Quotes:

Lorna Cole:Are you trying to bait me, Riggs?
Martin Riggs:I'm a master of it.
Lorna Cole:Now, that I can believe.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Soundtrack:

The Three Stooges Theme

Still Lethal

I caught this movie on TV a few days ago, so I may as well voice my opinion. I've enjoyed all the "Lethal Weapon" flicks and I hope one day to buy a boxed set of DVDs containing all four in the series. Don't ask which one I think is best. They're all lots of fun to watch.

Of course, the original didn't have as much humor as its sequels. Mel Gibson's character was a downtrodden loner, who was established as a "loose cannon." But as the series continued, he suddenly turned into Buddy Hackett, cracking jokes left and right.

Needless to say, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover make one of the best on-screen duos in the history of film. Their characters of Riggs and Murtaugh are like polar opposites, but that's the beauty of it. That's the essence of the buddy cop genre. The two partners are always at each other's throats, yet they share a great bond and deliver much humor.

Richard Donner is a spectacular action film director, and there are some breathtaking stunts. The opening truck chase is extremely memorable.

And each and every scene is buoyed by great comic relief. Gibson says a great line when he arrests the fraudulent truck driver: "You have the right to remain unconscious. Whatever you say...ain't gonna be much." That's a priceless line!

OK, so the plot is meandering. There are scenes that are very entertaining, yet don't really move the story along. But the whole movie is so funny and exciting that I just think...who gives a damn? I'm having too much fun!

Joe Pesci's character, Leo Getz, adds additional comic relief. His bleached blond do is hilarious enough, and his nebbish schtick makes it all the more humorous. Rene Russo is also added to the cast, to provide some good eye candy. Just like the Bond girls, there's always a sexy love interest in the "Lethal Weapon" movies. In the second movie, there was Patsy Kensit.

And there are some human elements to the story. Danny Glover's Murtaugh still thinks "he's getting too old for this s**t" and is about to retire. He's suffering a severe middle-age crisis and to add to his problems, he ends up killing one of his son's friends--which he did out of self-defense. Sometimes I think Glover's acting talent is underrated. And though this is a fluffy action/comedy, he delivers the kind of powerful performance he would in any Oscar-winning masterpiece.

"Lethal Weapon 3" again showcases the immense talent of its two irreplacable leads. This sequel packs a lethal punch and delivers first-class entertainment from start to finish. And I love that Eric Clapton/Sting song "It's Gonna Be Me."

My score: 8 (out of 10)