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Lethal Weapon 4

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.

Director(s)

Jey Wada

Richard Donner

J. Tom Archuleta

Conrad E. Palmisano

Mic Rodgers

David Ascher

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Cast & crew

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Det.Lee Butters

Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson

Angry Patient

Damon Hines

Damon Hines

Nick Murtaugh

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

INS Agent

Mic Rodgers

Mic Rodgers

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Michael Chow

Michael Chow

Benny's Assistant

Roger Yuan

Roger Yuan

Chu

Raymond Ma

Raymond Ma

Dr. Cheng

Dana Lee

Dana Lee

General

Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler

State Department Man

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

Thug

Al Leong

Al Leong

Wah Sing Ku Triad Member (uncredited)

James Lew

James Lew

Freighter's Captain

Ryan C. Benson

Ryan C. Benson

Construction Worker #1

Greg Bronson

Greg Bronson

CHP Officer (uncredited)

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Martin Riggs

Steve Kahan

Steve Kahan

Captain Murphy

Cece Neber Labao

Cece Neber Labao

Maternity Worker

Rick Hoffman

Rick Hoffman

Police Officer at Port

Marian Collier

Marian Collier

Maternity Worker

Richard Donner

Richard Donner

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Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. Palmisano

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Paul Tuerpe

Paul Tuerpe

Helicopter Co-Pilot

Jet Li

Jet Li

Wah Sing Ku

J. Tom Archuleta

J. Tom Archuleta

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Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Waiter

Al Sapienza

Al Sapienza

Detective

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Roger Murtaugh

Elizabeth Sung

Elizabeth Sung

Hong's Wife

Edward J. Rosen

Edward J. Rosen

Murtaugh's Neighbor

Simon Rhee

Simon Rhee

Thug

James W. Gavin

James W. Gavin

Helicopter Pilot

George Cheung

George Cheung

Fan

Rene Russo

Rene Russo

Lorna Cole

Stephen Liska

Stephen Liska

Detective

Christina Orchid

Christina Orchid

News Crew

Bruce R. Orchid

Bruce R. Orchid

News Crew

James Oliver

James Oliver

Police Officer at Port

Wally Gudgell

Wally Gudgell

ATF Officer

John Harms

John Harms

Detective

Kim Chan

Kim Chan

Benny Chan

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Leo Getz

Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Dr. Stephanie Woods

Darlene Love

Darlene Love

Trish Murtaugh

Traci Wolfe

Traci Wolfe

Rianne Murtaugh

Ebonie Smith

Ebonie Smith

Carrie Murtaugh

Eddy Ko Hung

Eddy Ko Hung

Hong

Calvin Jung

Calvin Jung

Detective Ng

Steven Lam

Steven Lam

Ping

Tony Keyes

Tony Keyes

Ng's Partner

Phil Chong

Phil Chong

Yee

Zu-Wu Qian

Zu-Wu Qian

Uncle Chung

Danny Arroyo

Danny Arroyo

Gomez

Danny Wynands

Danny Wynands

Flamethrower Villain

Jennie Lew Tugend

Jennie Lew Tugend

Cheng's Receptionist

Jessica Jann

Jessica Jann

Little Girl

Conan Lee

Conan Lee

Four Father Michael Sing Ku

James Wing Woo

James Wing Woo

Four Father James Wing Chow

Raymond Moy

Raymond Moy

Four Father #3

François Chau

François Chau

Four Father Li Lum Chung

Robin Link

Robin Link

Detective

Roland Kickinger

Roland Kickinger

Detective

Benjamin King

Benjamin King

Detective

Darren Peel

Darren Peel

Detective

Jay Della

Jay Della

Murtaugh's Neighbor

Jamie Donovan

Jamie Donovan

Detective

Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels

Detective

Paul Bollen

Paul Bollen

Detective

Jeanne Chinn

Jeanne Chinn

Ping's Mother

Ray Chang

Ray Chang

Ping's Father

Daniel Getzoff

Daniel Getzoff

Construction Worker #2

Theodore Touré Johnson Jr.

Theodore Touré Johnson Jr.

Construction Worker #3

J. Matthew Jordan

J. Matthew Jordan

Murtaugh's Neighbor

Lisa Rhianna Smith

Lisa Rhianna Smith

Murtaugh's Neighbor

Barret Swatek

Barret Swatek

Nurse

Kerry Kletter

Kerry Kletter

Nurse

Joyce Ingalls

Joyce Ingalls

Nurse

Joan Frasco

Joan Frasco

Nurse

Glenn Tannous

Glenn Tannous

Patrolman

Larkin Campbell

Larkin Campbell

Patrolman

Doug Weaver

Doug Weaver

Police Officer

Glenn Friedman

Glenn Friedman

Police Officer

Brittany Gamble

Brittany Gamble

Police Officer at Port

Sarah Sullivan

Sarah Sullivan

News Reporter

Tim Cooney

Tim Cooney

News Cameraman

Judith Woodbury

Judith Woodbury

Question Lady

Jey Wada

Jey Wada

Master Printer

Gary Hand

Gary Hand

Coroner's Assistant

Nicole Rosenfield

Nicole Rosenfield

Candy Striper

Kenneth Jackman

Kenneth Jackman

Hospital Employee

Nancy Hopewell

Nancy Hopewell

Patient with IV

Richard M. Sieker

Richard M. Sieker

Motorcycle Officer

Jen Wei Chang

Jen Wei Chang

Bicycle Guy

Craig Hosking

Craig Hosking

Helicopter Pilot

Richard Libertini

Richard Libertini

Rabbi Gelb (uncredited)

Al Goto

Al Goto

General's Men (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

Phil Hawn

Businessman (uncredited)

Bob Jennings

Bob Jennings

Sheriff #1 (uncredited)

Sam Arnold

Sam Arnold

LAPD Sgt. Baker (uncredited)

Stephen Blackehart

Stephen Blackehart

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Jerome Elston Scott

Jerome Elston Scott

Police Station Boy (uncredited)

David Ascher

David Ascher

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Details

GenresAction, Crime, Thriller
Runtime2h 7 mins
Released on10 Jul 1998
Languageen
Produced inUnited States of America

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/10

With their joints creaking almost as much as the script, this instalment of the franchise sees “Riggs” (Mel Gibson) and “Murtaugh” (Danny Glover) start they way they mean to go on - pyrotechnically! This time, it’s the encroaching Triad gangs from China who are involved in some people smuggling and currency forging that could end up facilitating an all-out war in Chinatown between the menacingly stylish “Wah Sing Ku” (Jet Li) and local mobster “Uncle Benny” (Kim Chan). Just to add to the mayhem, IAD detective “Lorna” (Rene Russo) is about to have a baby (with “Riggs”); his partner is soon to be a grandfather courtesy of his daughter and another fellow cop, “Butters” (Chris Rock) and then there is the wacky “Leo” (Joe Pesci) whose words of wisdom and frenetic techniques have to be heard/seen to be believed. “Murtaugh” takes pity on the recently arrived “Hong” family and sufficiently narks the Triad so they invade and set fire to his home. He and “Riggs” only just manage to save the family and now the battle lines are drawn. Chris Rock and Joe Pesci just annoyed me from start to finish, but there is compensating chemistry from Gibson and Glover who know each other inside out by now and this features one of the most entertaining car chases cinema has ever produced. I hope the city had a great deal of insurance! It’s quickly paced and the writing, though heavily laden with unnecessary expletives, does deliver some pithy one liners, especially for Gibson, as it heads towards it’s lively denouement with bullets and fists flying all over the place as yet more concrete crumbles. It’s a formula that has worked well until now, pitching two charismatic actors into frying pan and fire environments with little jeopardy but enough humour. Perhaps that emphasis ought not be on enough now, and they should all retire to Palm Springs, rear frogs and leave us to recall this duo in their heyday?

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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) 35mm film trailer, flat hard matte, 4K trichromy
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