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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R 127 min  -  Action | Crime | Thriller  -   10 July 1998 (USA)
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With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crimelord trying to get his brother out of prison.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Shane Black (characters), Jonathan Lemkin (story), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mel Gibson ...
Danny Glover ...
Joe Pesci ...
Rene Russo ...
Chris Rock ...
Jet Li ...
Steve Kahan Steve Kahan ...
Kim Chan ...
Darlene Love ...
Traci Wolfe Traci Wolfe ...
Eddy Ko Eddy Ko ...
Hong, Chinese Refugee
Jack Kehler ...
State Department Man
Calvin Jung Calvin Jung ...
Damon Hines ...
Ebonie Smith Ebonie Smith ...
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Storyline

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, after escaping death from the previous movies are put on a hit list by The Triads. When blood thirsty mercenaries are on their tail they team up again with Leo Getz and Lorna Cole, a newcomer (Chris Rock) to finally put an end to the Triads for good. Written by Brian H <hershey@visuallink.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Triad | Immigrant | Baby | Lapd | Private Investigator  | See more »

Taglines:

The Gang's All Here. See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States] | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Mandarin

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Lethal 4 See more »

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,048,124 (USA) (12 July 1998) (3117 Screens)

Gross:

$268,134,803 (Worldwide) (1998)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures, Silver Pictures, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

After being promoted, Murtaugh addresses Rigg with the words "O Captain my Captain", which is the title of a poem by Walt Whitman (and, of course, a reference to the Dead Poets Society where the phrase plays a central role.) See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the final shootout, Roger tells Riggs he only has 2 bullets left. Then after Butters takes a bullet for him, Roger fires 2 bullets at the man who shot at him. Then he later kills one of the Four Fathers with his "final" bullet. He should have been out already. See more »

Quotes

[Riggs comes home]
Martin Riggs: Hey. You look a little banged up.
Lorna: Well, you look a little knocked up.
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Crazy Credits

A picture accompanies almost every crew and cast member in a large photo
album. It includes pictures from all 4 Lethal Weapon movies with outtakes
and posed pictures. It closes on a large group shot of the crew, with a
back cover with a red "4" on it. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

"Jaws Theme"
by John Williams See more »