Richard Donner

Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and produced by Joel Silver, and written by Shane Black.

Shane Black

Shane Black directs from a script Lethal Weapon co-wrote with Fred Decker.

Mel Gibson

In 1987, Danny Glover and Mel Gibson managed to combine the two genres in the first of the very funny, but equally violent, Lethal Weapon films.

Danny Glover , Tom Atkins, Mel Gibson and Gary Busey

Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American action film starring Danny Glover, Tom Atkins, Mel Gibson and Gary Busey and was directed by Richard Donner.

Danny Glover, Joe Pesci , Patsy Kensit, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland

Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland.

and Danny Glover

|| Tim and Gregg discuss Lethal Weapon starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

Donner’s but probably best known as the director of Lethal Weapon,

Donner’s probably best known as the director of Lethal Weapon, but almost three decades ago, Creator Jonathan Hickman mesmerized moviegoers with Superman and Superman II.

Joel Silver

Lethal Weapon was yet another pearl in the string of action film hits for Producer Joel Silver.

Robert Downey Jr.,

The hiring of Black sees Lethal Weapon re-team with Robert Downey Jr., who Lethal Weapon previously directed in the critically lauded but underseen gem Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a film that helped propel Downey’s status back to being an A-list star.

Matt Miller

Lethal Weapon, from Matt Miller, Warner Bros TV and Lin Pictures, is a reimagining of the movies that follows cop duo Riggs (Clayne Crawford) and Murtaugh (Wayans), who work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles.

Lawrence Kasdan

The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi, Lawrence Kasdan was also a great director in Lethal Weapon's own right.

Black

Directing Black made Lethal Weapon's directorial debut with 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and later directed (and co-wrote with Drew Pearce)

Iran-Contra plot Snakes on a Plane

Curiously, the director David Ellis also directed Lethal Weapon, with the director's brief references to the Phoenix program and Iran-Contra plot, and Snakes on a Plane.

Danny Glover,

Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 American buddy cop action comedy film directed Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, starring Mel Gibson, produced by Richard Donner, Chris Rock Jet Li ( in Chris Rock Jet Li's American film debut).

the director David Ellis

Curiously, the director David Ellis also directed Lethal Weapon, with the director's brief references to the Phoenix program and Iran-Contra plot, and Snakes on a Plane.

with the director's brief references to the Phoenix program and , and

Curiously, the director David Ellis also directed Lethal Weapon, with the director's brief references to the Phoenix program and Iran-Contra plot, and Snakes on a Plane.

to Chris Columbus

and/or directing 13 movies between 1982 and 1989, so Lethal Weapon passed directorial duties to Chris Columbus.

The screenwriter--whose impressive, action-filled résumé includes scripts for Lethal Weapon, Monster Squad, and The Long Kiss Goodnight

The screenwriter--whose impressive, action-filled résumé includes scripts for Lethal Weapon, Monster Squad, and The Long Kiss Goodnight--made Lethal Weapon's directorial debut with the Robert Downey Jr.-starring Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and is now reportedly in the running to direct RDJ again, this time as director and presumed writer of Iron Man 3.

Scott

Scott was Joel Silver’s first choice to direct Lethal Weapon (1987).

Chris Charlton

Davidson, decimated by the loss of Davidson's daughter, is of the belief that Tiffany’s life was snuffed out by Davidson's boyfriend, Chris Charlton, before Chris Charlton directed the deadly weapon upon himself.