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Lethal Weapon 4

  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
175K
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POPULARITY
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2,126
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
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With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto... Read allWith personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Shane Black
    • Jonathan Lemkin
    • Alfred Gough
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Danny Glover
    • Joe Pesci
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    175K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,376
    2,126
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Shane Black
      • Jonathan Lemkin
      • Alfred Gough
    • Stars
      • Mel Gibson
      • Danny Glover
      • Joe Pesci
    • 345User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos3

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    Top cast99+

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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Martin Riggs
    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Roger Murtaugh
    Joe Pesci
    Joe Pesci
    • Leo Getz
    Rene Russo
    Rene Russo
    • Lorna Cole
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Lee Butters
    Jet Li
    Jet Li
    • Wah Sing Ku
    Steve Kahan
    Steve Kahan
    • Captain Murphy
    Kim Chan
    Kim Chan
    • Uncle Benny
    Darlene Love
    Darlene Love
    • Trish Murtaugh
    Traci Wolfe
    Traci Wolfe
    • Rianne
    Eddy Ko
    Eddy Ko
    • Hong
    Jack Kehler
    Jack Kehler
    • State Department Official
    Calvin Jung
    • Detective Ng
    Damon Hines
    • Nick Murtaugh
    Ebonie Smith
    Ebonie Smith
    • Carrie Murtaugh
    Mary Ellen Trainor
    Mary Ellen Trainor
    • Stephanie Woods
    Steven Lam
    • Ping
    Michael Chow
    Michael Chow
    • Benny's Assistant
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Shane Black
      • Jonathan Lemkin
      • Alfred Gough
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Not only was this Jet Li's first American-produced movie, it was also the first time he'd ever played a villain.
    • Goofs
      The Murtaughs' family vehicle, parked in the driveway of the home, has the exact same license plate number as the big black Mercedes driven by the bad guys Riggs and Murtaugh chase on the freeway.
    • Quotes

      Lee Butters: You have the right to remain silent, so shut the fuck up, okay? You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, we'll provide you with the dumbest fucking lawyer on earth. If you get Johnny Cochrane, I'll kill ya!

    • Crazy credits
      The previous Lethal Weapon movies, Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), and Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), are featured in the end credits as film stills.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK video and DVD versions are the same as the UK cinema version, all of which had 1m 33s of footage cut to receive the more commercially lucrative "15" certificate. Among the cuts were edits to head-butts, neck breaks, kickings, an eye gouging, a man being garroted with wire, and heavy reductions in sound during the fight scenes to remove violent noise effects. Various scenes of threat (such as the house fire scene) were also reduced in visuals and sound, and sometimes frames were removed from punches and kicks to faces to reduce their impact. The UK Blu-ray is uncut and retains the "15" rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Van Halen: Fire in the Hole (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Fire in the Hole
      Written by Edward Van Halen (as Van Halen), Michael Anthony (as Van Halen), Gary Cherone (as Van Halen) and Alex Van Halen (as Van Halen)
      Produced by Mike Post and Edward Van Halen (as Eddie Van Halen)
      Performed by Van Halen
      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews345

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    9/10

    Incredible 4th installment

    Lethal Weapon 4 is an incredible 4th installment and imporves over it's predecessor. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are incredible once again with perfect chemistry. The humour is extremely funny and Chris Rock is definitely a welcome addition. Jet Li is a great villain. Richard Donner's direction is great as usual, resulting in some of the biggest and most enjoyable action sequences in the franchise yet. As with the previous installments, the music by Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton and David Sandborn is really good. It even has a surprisingly strong emotional ending. However, it does follow the formula of previous installments, giving it some predictable moments.
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    • Jul 27, 2019
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Lethal 4
    • Filming locations
      • I-215, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Silver Pictures
      • Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $140,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $130,444,603
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,048,124
      • Jul 12, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $285,444,603
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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