<P> Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner , produced by Joel Silver , and written by Shane Black . It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey , Tom Atkins , Darlene Love , and Mitchell Ryan . In Lethal Weapon , a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives -- Martin Riggs ( Gibson ) , a former Green Beret who has become suicidal following the death of his wife , and Roger Murtaugh ( Glover ) , a 50 - year - old veteran of the force -- work together as partners . </P>
<P> Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner , produced by Joel Silver , and written by Shane Black . It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey , Tom Atkins , Darlene Love , and Mitchell Ryan . In Lethal Weapon , a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives -- Martin Riggs ( Gibson ) , a former Green Beret who has become suicidal following the death of his wife , and Roger Murtaugh ( Glover ) , a 50 - year - old veteran of the force -- work together as partners . </P>
who starred with mel gibson in lethal weapon
who starred with mel gibson in lethal weapon
Danny Glover
Danny Glover