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| 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, 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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| 2024 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 24 | 
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| 2024 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 
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| 2025 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 
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