If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
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Character
Classical in form, resolved, effortless and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Mel GibsonMartin Riggs
- Danny GloverRoger Murtaugh
- Gary BuseyMr. Joshua
- Mitchell RyanGeneral Peter McAllister
- Tom AtkinsMichael Hunsaker
- Darlene LoveTrish Murtaugh
- Traci WolfeRianne Murtaugh
- Jackie SwansonAmanda Hunsaker
- Damon HinesNick Murtaugh
- Ebonie SmithCarrie Murtaugh
Crew
- Richard DonnerDirector
- Shane BlackScreenplay
- Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Eric ClaptonOriginal Music Composer
- Stuart BairdEditor
- Richard DonnerProducer
- Joel SilverProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Die Hard 2 199076% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, unpretentious.
Bad Boys 199575% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, unpretentious.
Lethal Weapon 201672% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, resolved, unpretentious.
Ushio and Tora 201571% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, resolved, unpretentious.
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