Lethal Weapon 4
The faces you love. The action you expect.
1998 | 127m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Richard Donner |
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| Writer: | Jonathan Lemkin, Channing Gibson, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 10, 1998 |
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| Director: | Richard Donner |
| Writer: | Jonathan Lemkin, Channing Gibson, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure, Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | showdown, police, sequel, mixed martial arts (mma), los angeles, california, house fire, wisecrack humor, buddy cop, lapd, maverick cop, revolver, action hero, shooting |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Silver Pictures, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $285,444,603
Budget: $140,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Gibson | Martin Riggs |
| Danny Glover | Roger Murtaugh |
| Joe Pesci | Leo Getz |
| Rene Russo | Lorna Cole |
| Chris Rock | Det.Lee Butters |
| Jet Li | Wah Sing Ku |
| Darlene Love | Trish Murtaugh |
| Traci Wolfe | Rianne Murtaugh |
| Kim Chan | Benny Chan |
| Steve Kahan | Captain Murphy |
| Damon Hines | Nick Murtaugh |
| Ebonie Smith | Carrie Murtaugh |
| Michael Chow | Benny's Assistant |
| Danny Arroyo | Gomez |
| Elizabeth Sung | Hong's Wife |
| Bob Jennings | Sheriff #1 |
| Jeanne Chinn | Ping's Mother |
| Conan Lee | Four Father Michael Sing Ku |
| Mary Ellen Trainor | Dr. Stephanie Woods |
| Jessica Jann | Little Girl |
| Eddy Ko Hung | Hong |
| Al Leong | Wah Sing Ku Triad Member |
| Danny Wynands | Flamethrower Villain |
| Jack Kehler | State Department Man |
| Richard Riehle | INS Agent |
| Tony Keyes | Ng's Partner |
| Roger Yuan | Chu |
| Jeff Imada | Thug |
| Simon Rhee | Thug |
| Zu-Wu Qian | Uncle Chung |
| Raymond Ma | Dr. Cheng |
| Paul Tuerpe | Helicopter Co-Pilot |
| James Lew | Freighter's Captain |
| James Wing Woo | Four Father James Wing Chow |
| Raymond Moy | Four Father #3 |
| François Chau | Four Father Li Lum Chung |
| Stephen Liska | Detective |
| Roland Kickinger | Detective |
| Benjamin King | Detective |
| Al Sapienza | Detective |
| Jamie Donovan | Detective |
| Marian Collier | Maternity Worker |
| Barret Swatek | Nurse |
| Kerry Kletter | Nurse |
| Sarah Sullivan | News Reporter |
| Greg Bronson | CHP Officer (uncredited) |
| Ray Chang | Ping's Father |
| Dana Lee | General |
| George Cheung | Fan |
| Philip Tan | Waiter |
| Shawn Michaels | Detective |
| Calvin Jung | Detective Ng |
| Al Goto | General's Men (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography |
| J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Ha Nguyen | Costume Design |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Eric Strand | Editor |
| R. Anthony Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Jonathan Lemkin | Story |
| Walt Hadfield | Construction Coordinator |
| Charisse Cardenas | Set Designer |
| David F. Klassen | Art Direction |
| Kevin Stitt | Editor |
| Lauri Gaffin | Set Decoration |
| Dallas Puett | Editor |
| Richard F. Mays | Art Direction |
| Andrew Lipschultz | Unit Publicist |
| Wendy Riva | Assistant Art Director |
| Ray De La Motte | Camera Operator |
| Marc Baird | Production Illustrator |
| Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt | Standby Painter |
| Frank Roughan | Transportation Captain |
| Hans Bjerno | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Jeff Hay | Set Dressing Artist |
| Laura Gary | Studio Teachers |
| David Fencl | Armorer |
| Jon G. Belyeu | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Baylis Glascock | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark Kenna | Dolby Consultant |
| Ezra Dweck | Foley Editor |
| Todd Bassman | Boom Operator |
| Chris Boardman | Orchestrator |
| Channing Gibson | Screenplay |
| David Sanborn | Original Music Composer |
| Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Steve Adcock | Additional Camera |
| James F. Walker | Construction Foreman |
| Carlo Basail | Greensman |
| Lisa Deveaux | Makeup Artist |
| Christian J. Killingsworth | Electrician |
| John Pospisil | Sound Designer |
| Kimberly Guenther Durkin | Costume Supervisor |
| David Taritero | Visual Effects Producer |
| Kareen Boursier | Hairstylist |
| Michael J. Coo | Key Grip |
| Gil Amaral | Driver |
| Huan-Chiu Ku | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Louis Farah | Set Medic |
| Ilyse A. Reutlinger | Post Production Supervisor |
| Tasso Bravos | Best Boy Electric |
| Jerome Butler | Dialect Coach |
| Michael Haro | Location Manager |
| Charlene Amateau | Set Costumer |
| Bobby Brown | First Assistant Camera |
| J. Tom Archuleta | First Assistant Director |
| Douglas Wright | Casting Associate |
| Avram D. Gold | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Susan Dudeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Christopher Amy | Assistant Property Master |
| Troy Porter | ADR Mixer |
| Art Fransen | Technical Advisor |
| Rick Sawaya | Stunt Driver |
| Richard Castro | Special Effects Assistant |
| Chris Bangma | Assistant Camera |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Lou Kleinman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Pete Romano | Underwater Camera |
| John M. Woodward | Transportation Coordinator |
| Thomas A. Davila | Production Accountant |
| Peter Roderick | Carpenter |
| Thomas S. Dickson | Projection |
| Scott Kidner | Lighting Technician |
| Zigmund Gron | Music Editor |
| Andrew Cooper | Still Photographer |
| Bill Maher | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Tim Cooney | Production Sound Mixer |
| Robert Ikeda | Grip |
| Charlene Johnson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Cory Fleming | Utility Stunts |
| Cristin Pescosolido | Digital Compositors |
| Steven J. Winslow | Camera Technician |
| Martin Glover | Video Assist Operator |
| Robert J. Reilly | Rigging Grip |
| William C. Carruth | ADR Editor |
| James Simcik | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Jacobus Marcus | Camera Loader |
| Cynthia Neber | Executive Assistant |
| Jodie Thomas | Production Assistant |
| Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Jason S. Gondek | Accountant |
| Lisa Matsukawa | Production Secretary |
| Eric Gotthelf | Foley Mixer |
| David Ascher | Second Second Assistant Director |
| James B. Crawford | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Bill Brummond | Steadicam Operator |
| Richard Hartley | Rigging Gaffer |
| Ernest H. Lauterio | Craft Service |
| Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Marshall Winn | ADR Editor |
| Josephine Nericcio | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Dan Levitan | Compositing Supervisor |
| Tom von Badinski | Special Effects Technician |
| Jonathan Malden | Colorist |
| Nico Bally | Dolly Grip |
| Geoff Harding | Assistant Location Manager |
| Stanley L. Gonsales | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Eric Clapton | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Richard Donner | Director |
| Shane Black | Characters |
| Alfred Gough | Story |
| Miles Millar | Story |
| Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mark Mangini | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Michael L. Fink | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Marcus Miller | Additional Music |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Music Score Producer |
| Troy Brown | Stunt Double |
| Christopher Blauvelt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Patricia M. Peters | Stunts |
| Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunt Double |
| Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunt Double |
| Lance Gilbert | Stunt Double |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Mic Rodgers | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Jill Brown | Stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Al Goto | Stunts |
| Tim Trella | Stunts |
| Doc Duhame | Stunts |
| Lisa Hoyle | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
| Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Dick Hancock | Stunts |
| George Fisher | Stunts |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Michiko Nishiwaki | Stunts |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Tony Snegoff | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joel Silver | Producer |
| Spencer Franklin | Associate Producer |
| Dan Cracchiolo | Co-Producer |
| Jim Van Wyck | Executive Producer |
| Jennifer Gwartz | Associate Producer |
| Ilyse A. Reutlinger | Associate Producer |
| Steve Perry | Executive Producer |
| Richard Donner | Producer |
| J. Mills Goodloe | Co-Producer |
| Geoff Johns | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 24 |
| 2024 | 5 | 43 | 58 | 32 |
| 2024 | 6 | 35 | 57 | 20 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
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