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A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

Primary Title
  • Lethal Weapon
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 27 October 2016
Release Year
  • 1987
Start Time
  • 20 : 35
Finish Time
  • 22 : 50
Duration
  • 135:00
Channel
  • Prime
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Police--Drama
  • Friendship--Drama
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Thriller
Contributors
  • Richard Donner (Director)
  • Shane Black (Writer)
  • Mel Gibson (Actor)
  • Danny Glover (Actor)
  • Gary Busey (Actor)
  • Mitchell Ryan (Actor)
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (Production Unit)
  • Silver Pictures (Production Unit)
  • 99187540014002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Police--Drama
  • Friendship--Drama