Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Donner
Screenplay by	Jeffrey Boam; Robert Mark Kamen;
Story by	Jeffrey Boam
Based on	Characters; by Shane Black
Produced by	Richard Donner; Joel Silver;
Starring	Mel Gibson; Danny Glover; Joe Pesci; Rene Russo; Stuart Wilson;
Cinematography	Jan de Bont
Edited by	Robert Brown; Battle Davis;
Music by	Michael Kamen; Eric Clapton; David Sanborn;
Production; company	Silver Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 15, 1992;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$321.7 million

Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), it is the third installment in the Lethal Weapon film series and stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Stuart Wilson.^[3]

In Lethal Weapon 3, LAPD Sergeants Martin Riggs (Gibson) and Roger Murtaugh (Glover) pursue Jack Travis (Wilson), a former LAPD lieutenant turned ruthless arms dealer, during the six days prior to Murtaugh's retirement. Riggs and Murtaugh are joined by Leo Getz (Pesci) as well as internal affairs Sergeant Lorna Cole (Russo).

The film was a box office success, grossing over $320 million worldwide. It was the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1992 and the highest-grossing installment in the series overall. The film was followed by Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998.

^ Putzer, Gerald (January 3, 1993). "Sequels are B.O. Winners". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Lethal Weapon 3 at Box Office Mojo
^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (1992-05-12). "The Media Business: Advertising; Warner's Sequel Weapon Cuts Down Promotion Costs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[winners-1] Putzer, Gerald (January 3, 1993). "Sequels are B.O. Winners". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[2] Lethal Weapon 3 at Box Office Mojo

[fabrikant1992-3] Fabrikant, Geraldine (1992-05-12). "The Media Business: Advertising; Warner's Sequel Weapon Cuts Down Promotion Costs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

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