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'''"Hey, that's no fair. [[I Take Offense to That Last One|The building guy lived.]]"'' |'''Murtaugh''' and '''Riggs'''}}

 

 

In ''Lethal Weapon'' (1987), Glover is playing Roger Murtaugh, the strict cop that plays by the rules, and worries about getting too old ([[Catch Phrase|for this shit]]). He is partnered with Martin Riggs, a suicidal badass despairing over the death of his wife. Riggs is well versed with both martial arts and gun play and added to his [[The Berserker|berserker]] tendencies makes him a candidate to be registered as a [[Title Drop|lethal weapon.]] They start tracking down a major drug dealer who has ties within the force.

In the final installment, ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998), Lorna is pregnant with Riggs' baby and both he and Murtaugh are contemplating the implications of growing older. Meanwhile, Riggs and Murtaugh receive a brash younger detective named Lee Butters (Chris Rock) and are dealing with Chinese Triads when they uncover a boatload of illegal immigrants. [[Dragon-in-Chief|The Dragon (In Chief)]] /BigBad of this group is Wah Sing Ku, played by [[Jet Li]], by whom Riggs finds himself entirely outmatched.

 

 

 

=== Trope Examples: ===

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]/[[California Doubling]]: The guy who says "Bravo" after the first building was blown up in the third film? None other than Bill Frederick, then the mayor of Orlando, Florida. The building used was Orlando's old City Hall building. Those familiar with the city will also recognize the SunTrust Center, the Orlando Utilities Commission building, and the new/current City Hall (which had a Coca-Cola sign planted on it). You can even make out a TV van from local ABC affiliate WFTV during the implosion.

** The building imploded post-credits was in St. Petersburg, Florida.

** The fact that {{spoiler|General Mc Allister has explosives in his car enables Roger to kill him (by killing his driver, causing an overturned-vehicle crash)}} in the first film.

** Riggs {{spoiler|stabs [[The Dragon|Vorstedt]] with his own knife}} in the second film.

** The "have-a-nice-day" moment in the first film. Murtaugh [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] Riggs' improbable aiming skills perfectly:

{{quote| '''Murtaugh''' ''[re: Riggs' gun]:'' You sleep with that thing under your ''pillow'' or something?<br />

** When Roger rolls his head from side-to-side and cracks his neck, watch out.

** As for Murtaugh, he pulls off an excellent shot to kill the [[Big Bad]] of both parts 1 and 2. In part 1, he shoots the driver of a car coming right at him, and then gets out of the way as the out-of-control car goes flying onto Hollywood Boulevard and smashes into a bus. And in part 2, he revokes Rudd's diplomatic immunity with a damned impressive head shot.

* [[Survival Mantra]]: "We're not too old for this shit... we're not too old for this shit..."

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: In ''Lethal Weapon 3'', Riggs gets ahold of one of Jack Travis' flunkies at the garage in which he works, asking him "where's your buddy Travis?" After Lorna is waylaid by five other guys (and beats the crap out of them) while Riggs, Murtaugh and the original suspect watch, Riggs again asks the suspect where Travis is. "I told you, I don't know a Jack Travis." "I didn't say his name was ''Jack.''"

* [[Tempting Fate]]: In the first film. "There's no more heroes left in the world." Cue Riggs' [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment.

* [[They Fight Crime]]