Lethal Weapon 3
Action, Comedy, Crime
Warner Bros.  (1992) 118 mins R

6.4 (31,727 votes)
Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) are demoted to patrol officers after they literally blow (up) their response to a bomb threat. While on patrol they stop an armored car robbery only to find that the perps are using automatic weapons with armor-piercing ammunition. With the reluctant assistance of Internal Affairs Sergeant Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) they discover the weapons were confiscated by the LAPD and then stolen by ex-officer Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson). He is selling the guns to gangs and laundering the money through a housing development he is building. The case becomes personal to Murtaugh when he kills a gang member toting one of the stolen guns and then learns the dead boy is the son of a friend. Leo Getz (Joe Pesci), now a real estate agent helping Murtaugh to sell his house in order to fund his retirement, gives the trio useful information on Travis, allowing them...

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Cast and Crew
Mel Gibson  ......  Martin Riggs
Danny Glover  ......  Roger Murtaugh
Damon Hines  ......  Nick Murtaugh
Joe Pesci  ......  Leo Getz
Rene Russo  ......  Lorna Cole
Stuart Wilson  ......  Jack Travis
Director  .....  Richard Donner
Producer  .....  Richard Donner; Joel Silver
Writer  .....  Shane Black; Jeffrey Boam
Cinematography  .....  Jan de Bont
Musician  .....  Eric Clapton; Michael Kamen; Elton John; David Sanborn
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: During the shootout at the burger stand, Sgt. Murtaugh's gun switches from a silver automatic to a black revolver. (more)

Trivia:
Murtagh's boat is called "code 7" which is the L.A.P.D code for a lunch break (more)

Filming Locations:
Century Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Martin Riggs: He's done this twice, oh, damn! I'm gonna suck his eyes out through his nose! (more)

Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations (more)