Lethal Weapon (1987)
| Release Date | 06 March 1987 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $65,000,000 |
| Tagline | If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance. |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, Police Detective Film, Odd Couple Film |
| Mood | Thrill Rides, Tough Guys |
| Themes | Rogue Cops, Suicide |
| Tones | Humorous, Tense, Slick, Cynical, Visceral |
| Tags | Criminal, Drug Dealer, Family, Friendship, Good Guy, Investigator, Law Enforcement, Mental Illness, Partner, Police, Robbery, Veteran [military] |
Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film, and the first in a series of films, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives, and Gary Busey as their primary adversary. After the first film, the series fell into the action thriller genres, and is generally considered to typify the "buddy cop" plot device.
Cast and Crew
Bill Kalmenson
Beat Cop
Lycia Naff
Dixie
Patrick Cameron
Cop #1
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Drug Dealer #1
Jason Ronard
Drug Dealer #2
Gail Bowman
Cop
Robert Fol
Cop
Richard B. Whitaker
Police Officer
Steve Kahan
Captain Ed Murphy
Ed O'Ross
Mendez
Gustav Vintas
Gustaf
Paul Tuerpe
Mercenary
Chad Hayes
Mercenary
Chris D. Jardins
Mercenary
Peter DuPont
Mercenary
Gilles Kohler
Mercenary
Cedric Adams
Mercenary
Jim J. Poslof
Mercenary
Michael Shaner
McCleary, Attempted Suicide Jumper
Natalie Zimmerman
Patrol Cop
Deborah Dismukes
Blonde on Bike
Cheryl Baker
Girl in Shower #1
Sharon K. Brecke
Girl in Shower #3
Donald Gooden
Alfred
Alphonse Philippe Mouzon
Alfred's Friend #1
Shaun Hunter
Alfred's Friend #2
Lenny Juliano
Patrol Cop
Henry Brown
Explosion Scene Detective
Brian Strohm
Family Friend
Teresa Kadotani
Hooker
Frank Reinhard
Beat Cop
John O'Neill
Police Officer in Car #1
Tom Noga
Police Officer in Car #2
Burbank the Cat
Burbank the Cat
Sam the Dog
Sam the Dog
Allison Caine
Additional Voice
Larry Clardy
Policeman
Mic Rodgers
Bus Driver
Director
Writer
Producer
Jennie Lew Tugend
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Stephen Goldblatt
Editor
Casting Director
Marion Dougherty
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Production Designer
Set Decorator
Marvin March
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Costume Designer
Mary Malin
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Makeup Department
Paul Abascal
hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo
key makeup artist
K.G. Ramsey
hair stylist: Mel Gibson
Production Manager
Steve Perry
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Miller
second assistant director
Benjamin Rosenberg
first assistant director
Willie E. Simmons Jr.
additional second assistant director
Art Department
Eva Anna Bohn
assistant art director
Mario Castillo
swing gang
Oscar Delgadillo
swing gang
Jack Eberhart
lead person
Joyce Gordon
swing gang
Jaymes Hinkle
stand-by painter
Ron Morales
labor foreman
Erik L. Nelson
property master
James F. Orendorff
construction foreman
Michael Papac
assistant property master
Virginia L. Randolph
assistant art director
Bob Santaella
swing gang
George Stokes
construction coordinator
Leslie Warren-Smith
art department researcher
Sound Department
Rick Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
Sherrie Bayer Burke
assistant sound editor
Milton C. Burrow
sound editor
Neil Burrow
sound editor
Gordon Davidson
sound editor
Juno J. Ellis
adr editor
Jay Engel
supervising adr editor
Les Fresholtz
sound re-recording mixer
Barbara Gandolfo-Frady
assistant adr editor
Dee Dee Goldner
assistant sound editor
Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound editor
David M. Horton
sound editor
Bruce Lacey
sound editor
Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor
Bill Nelson
production sound mixer
Richard Oswald
sound editor
Vern Poore
sound re-recording mixer
Mychal Smith
cable person
Jim Sparks
assistant sound editor
Jules Strasser
boom operator
Scott D. Jackson
foley editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Special Effects
Greg John Callas
special effects
Joe Day
special effects foreman
Chuck Gaspar
special effects coordinator
Elmer Hui
special effects
Thomas Mertz
special effects
Bruce Robles
special effects
Harold Selig
special effects
Jeffrey A. Wischnack
special effects
Dick Wood
special effects
Stunts
John Alden
stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts
Bobby Bass
stunt coordinator
Jophery C. Brown
stunts
Kelly C. Collins
stunts
Monty Cox
stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
stunts
Steve DeFrance
stunts
Mike De Luna
stunts
Shane Dixon
stunts
David R. Ellis
stunts
Richard M. Ellis
stunts
Donna Evans
stunts
James W. Gavin
stunt pilot
Diane Hetfield
stunts
Freddie Hice
stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
stunts
Mark Lonsdale
stunts
Dana Mackey
stunts
R.W. Martin
stunt pilot
Bennie Moore
stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
stunts
mary peters
stunts
Chad Randall
stunts
Dar Robinson
stunts
Mic Rodgers
stunt double: Mel Gibson, stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts
Keith Tellez
stunts
Elliott S. Valderrama
stunts
Karl A. Wickman
stunt pilot
Randell Dennis Widner
stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
stunts
Steven Burnett
stunts
Annie Ellis
stunts
Tom Noga
stunts
Tony Snegoff
stunt rigger
Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bales
dolly grip
Richmond G. Cogswell
video assist operator
Frank M. Holgate
aerial photographer , underwater photographer
Bill King
electrical best boy
Tim McArdle
rigging gaffer
Geary McLeod
first assistant camera
Ron Peebles
best boy grip
Calmar Roberts
first assistant camera
Charles Saldana
key grip
John R. Shannon
still photographer
Stephen St. John
panaglide operator
Mike Strong
gaffer
Ronald Vidor
underwater photographer
Richard Walden
camera operator
Rick Whitesman
second assistant camera
Bess Wiley
second assistant camera
Adam Glick
set lighting technician
Michael Hofstein
additional camera operator
Jeffrey Norvet
additional first assistant camera
Scott Papenfus
camera trainee
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barry Francis Delaney
costume supervisor
Dallas D. Dornan
costumer
Paki Wolfe
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Michael Greenfeld
assistant editor
William J. Meshover
assistant editor
Bernard Weiser
post-production
Music Department
Bruce Babcock
additional orchestrator, composer: additional music
Chris Boardman
additional orchestrator
Christopher Brooks
music editor
Steve Chase
music producer
Robert Fernandez
music recordist: orchestral music
Philip Giffin
additional orchestrator
James Guthrie
music producer, composer: additional music
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba
William Ross
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Jim Barbarino
transportation captain
Vern Bautenhahn
driver
Don Cannon
driver
Cliff Hill
transportation captain
Myra Hill
transportation coordinator
Ron Kelley
driver
Paul Tampourlos
driver
Other Crew
Cedric Adams
special technical advisor: 'Capoeira'
Julie Adams
dialogue coach
Gordon Antell
unit runner
Matthew Baer
production office assistant
Rod Bernsen
technical advisor
Allison Caine
additional voice
Lauren B. Caplan
production office assistant
Leah Dunatchik
production office assistant
Jan Garner
production accountant
Lindsay Hirsch
production office assistant
Laura Hoffman
production secretary
David Israel
location manager
Michael Alan Kahn
unit runner
George Luis
assistant: Joel Silver
Tom Maslow
unit runner
Alvin Mears
animal trainer
Katherine Ann Moore
unit publicist
Dennis Newsome
special technical advisor: 'Jail-House-Rock'
John Panzarella
location manager
Michael Papac
weapons specialist, armorer
Gilbert O. Parra
technical advisor
Jim Porter
first aid
Spencer Quinn
liaison
Jean Paul Riva
production office assistant
Laurie Ryan
assistant: Jennie Lew
Ron Saffold
craft service
Tatum Share
production office assistant
Paula Shaw
location manager
Debby Shively
production office assistant
Tamara Smith
assistant: Joel Silver
Susan Stern
production office assistant
Michael Thau
associate to producer
Elaine K. Thompson
production associate
Marion Tumen
script supervisor
Richard Whitaker
technical advisor
Ellen Wolff
production office assistant
Riley Kathryn Ellis
development executive
Rorion Gracie
special technical advisor: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, choreographer
Thanks
Dar Robinson
dedicated to the memory of
Production Company
Silver Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
ELKE
Audio Visual Enterprises
Argentina Video Home
Warner Bros.
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Special Effects
Makeup Effects Laboratories
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Miscellaneous
Bacchus Media Group
score album released by
Pacific Title
opticals
RGreenberg Associates
title design: end titles, main titles
Sequoia
production equipment
TAJ Soundworks
foley
Tony's Food Service
catering
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