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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Action / Thriller /  more » Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination  more » User Ratings: 7.6 (128,375 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A veteran cop, Murtaugh, is partnered with a young suicidal cop, Riggs. Both having one thing in common; hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.  more »

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Filmmakers: Richard Donner - Director / Producer, Shane Black - Writer, Joel Silver - Producer, Stephen Goldblatt - Cinematographer, Eric Clapton - Composer, Michael Kamen - Composer, J. Michael Riva - Production Designer, Stuart Baird - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Mel Gibson ... Martin Riggs	250
	Danny Glover ... Roger Murtaugh	1,747
	Gary Busey ... Joshua	1,021
	Mitchell Ryan¹ ... The General	7,367
	Tom Atkins ... Michael Hunsaker	11,017