The most successful installment in a phenomenally successful series, Lethal Weapon helped redefine action movies for the 1980s and 1990s.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Richard Donner -
Producer -
Joel Silver , Richard Donner -
Screenwriter -
Shane Black -
Distributor -
Warner Home Vídeo , Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
Silver Pictures , Warner Brothers -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 6, 1987, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 15, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$61.0M -
Runtime -
1h 49m -
Sound Mix -
Surround