Editing Lethal Weapon 4 (section)

{{Short description|1998 American film directed by Richard Donner}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Lethal Weapon 4
| image          = Lethal Weapon 4 Poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Richard Donner]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* Richard Donner
* [[Joel Silver]]
}}
| screenplay     = [[Channing Gibson]]
| story          = {{plainlist|
* [[Jonathan Lemkin]]
* [[Alfred Gough]]
* [[Miles Millar]]
}}
| based_on       = {{based on|Characters|[[Shane Black]]}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Mel Gibson]]
* [[Danny Glover]]
* [[Joe Pesci]]
* [[Rene Russo]]
* [[Chris Rock]]
* [[Jet Li]]
}}
| music          = {{plainlist|
* [[Michael Kamen]]
* [[Eric Clapton]]
* [[David Sanborn]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Andrzej Bartkowiak]]
| editing        = {{plainlist|
* Dallas Puett
* [[Kevin Stitt (film editor)|Kevin Stitt]]
* [[Frank J. Urioste]]
}}
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Silver Pictures]]
* Doshudo Productions
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| released       = {{Film date|1998|7|10}}
| runtime        = 127 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English<!-- Per infobox, primary language only -->
| budget         = $100–150 million<ref name="Wolk (1998)" />
| gross          = $285.4 million<ref name=mojo/>
}}
'''''Lethal Weapon 4''''' is a 1998 American [[buddy cop film|buddy cop]] [[action film]] directed and produced by [[Richard Donner]], and starring [[Mel Gibson]], [[Danny Glover]], [[Joe Pesci]], [[Rene Russo]], [[Chris Rock]], and [[Jet Li]] (in his international film debut).<ref name="Weapon 4">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/324154/lethal-weapon-4#credits|title=Lethal Weapon 4|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|location=United States|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-date=27 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527023313/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/324154/Lethal-Weapon-4/full-credits.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the fourth installment in the [[Lethal Weapon (franchise)|''Lethal Weapon'' film series]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lethal Weapon' 4 To Start Shooting Soon|work=Chicago Tribune|date=December 22, 1997|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/12/22/lethal-weapon-4-to-start-shooting-soon/|access-date=September 10, 2010|archive-date=September 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912181812/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/12/22/lethal-weapon-4-to-start-shooting-soon/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the last film in the series directed by Donner before his death, and the latest to be released theatrically.

The film was released on July 10, 1998, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $285 million worldwide, becoming the [[1998 in film|tenth highest-grossing film of 1998]].

A sequel titled ''Lethal Finale'' is in development for the streaming service [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]. Glover and Gibson will reprise their roles as Riggs and Murtaugh, with Gibson also in talks to direct.