
Lethal Weapon(1987)
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.


“This is one case that's going to be settled out of court.”
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Denzel Washington
Nick Styles

John Lithgow
Earl Talbott Blake

Ice-T
Odessa

Kevin Pollak
Det. Larry Doyle

Lindsay Wagner
D.A. Priscilla Brimleigh

Mary Ellen Trainor
Gail Wallens

Josh Evans
Kim

Victoria Dillard
Alice

John Amos
Reverend Styles

John Cothran
Councilman Farris
Ricochet is a crime, thriller, action, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of career, psychopath, falsely accused, cop, prison escape, los angeles, california. Directed by Russell Mulcahy, it stars Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T. An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
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