Lethal Weapon 3 Page #10

Synopsis: Martin Riggs finally meets his match in the form of Lorna Cole, a beautiful but tough policewoman. Together with Roger Murtaugh, his partner, the three attempt to expose a crooked former policeman and his huge arms racket. The crooked cop (Jack Travis) thwarts them at every turn, mainly by killing anyone who is about to talk, but Murtaugh has personal problems of his own as his family are brought into the equation.
Director(s): Richard Donner
Production: Warner Home Video
  3 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
R
Year:
1992
118 min
2,038 Views


Hello, Car 54, where are you?

I cracked this case for you guys.

LEO:
Listen! Mesa Verde's legit.

They got a housing project,

called Rancho Arroyo.

RIGGS:
I know where that is!

LEO:
Why don't we check it out?

- That's a good idea.

- Yeah, okay.

I'll come with you.

- You're not coming with us.

- Yes, I am. I'll take my car.

RIGGS:
No, you're not.

LEO:
Yes, I am.

[Gunshot]

I can't believe you did that! I got a spare!

[Gunshot]

- You're driving!

- No, I'm driving!

How could you do that?

I can't believe you did that!

LEO:
I can't believe you did that!

RIGGS:
Where's Lorna?

I can't believe you did that!

[Car engine rumbles]

LEO:
How could you do that to me?

[Sirens blaring]

LEO:
Did you see that?

They're my partners.

I can't believe they did that!

Do you own your home?

[Car door slams]

- Looks like we came to the right place.

- Yeah.

RIGGS:
Move on out to Travis Town.

Great place to raise a family.

Built on guns and bloodshed.

One hell of a retirement plan

this a**hole's got.

Let's foreclose on this son of a b*tch.

RIGGS:
Say, is that...

ROGER:
Darryl's gun.

- I was saving it for the right occasion.

- This is it.

ROGER:
How many men

do you think he has?

RIGGS:
Who knows?

Maybe I should run over there

and ask him?

That'd be too easy.

RIGGS:
Wish I had some grenades

or a rocket launcher.

Maybe a ground-to-air missile.

RIGGS:
I wonder what Murphy's got

in his trunk.

It's obvious, Murphy was never

a Boy Scout.

Not even a good spare.

[Click of gun trigger]

Put your hands down. It's embarrassing.

LORNA:
How're you doing?

Kissing.

Fresh ones?

Oh, yeah. Shaving cuts.

No points for those.

RIGGS:
How'd you get here?

LORNA:
Drove.

LORNA:
I ran into Leo at the police station.

He talked to me first.

LORNA:
Any ideas?

RIGGS:
Lucky thing we've got a plan.

Lucky thing. What is it?

I want it to be a surprise.

Oh...

I like surprises.

[Sirens blaring]

Move it!

- Check it out.

- Let's go.

[Gunfire]

- Look what they did to Murph's car.

- It could've been worse.

RIGGS:
It could've been yours.

ROGER:
Worse, it could've been Trish's car.

- On three.

- Three.

Three?

One...

ROGER:
Two...

LORNA:
Three!

LORNA:
Police! Freeze!

LORNA:
Oh, sh*t!

[Machine-guns firing]

- Go! Let's go!

- Right now!

What's wrong with you?

I said go on three, not two!

On three!

RIGGS:
It's always three!

LORNA:
Boys!

What are we doing here?

Losing our heads in a crisis?

Cover me! Cover me!

Exxon.

Hey, Rog...

- What?

- Count to 20!

What?

Count to 20 and then light me!

Sh*t!

ROGER:
Riggs, it's loaded with ammo!

- Cover me.

- Cover you?

Cover you, cover Riggs.

ROGER:
When's someone gonna

cover me for a change?

What's that, 13, 14? To hell with it!

[Tires squealing]

[Fire roaring]

THUG:
It's the cops.

They're burning everything!

Son of a b*tch!

ROGER:
Crazy motherf***er!

Damn!

ROGER:
Riggs, the ammo!

Get out of there!

[Thunderous explosion]

You crazy son of a b*tch!

Yeah! Ha-ha!

[Fast-paced dramatic instrumental music,

background]

[Rapid gunfire]

Son of a b*tch. You're full of sh*t.

Stay there.

Sh*t, where's Riggs?

Riggs!

[Rapid gunfire]

[Riggs gasps]

Son of a b*tch! No clip!

Lorna, no, don't!

[Thunderous explosion]

Come on in, b*tch.

JACK:
The door's open!

[Lorna screaming]

[Riggs gasping]

[Riggs choking and gasping]

RIGGS:
I'm gonna eat your f***ing heart!

[Roger gasping]

[Thug groans]

Son of a b*tch.

RIGGS:
Travis!

Sh*t!

[Riggs screaming and grunting]

Armor-piercing bullets, yeah.

ROGER:
Cop killers.

You're coming with me!

[Groaning and grunting]

F*** you, a**hole!

Riggs!

[Motor revving]

ROGER:
Riggs. Hey, Riggs. Riggs!

ROGER:
Get up!

ROGER:
Get up!

Killed in the line of duty!

You'll get a great funeral

from the Department.

ROGER:
Cop killers!

[Gunshots, glass shattering]

Ex-cop killers.

Go to hell, Riggs.

You first.

[Clanking]

[Motor revving]

Crazy son of a b*tch!

[Lorna groans]

Sorry, honey, I gotta do it. I gotta look.

Oh... oh...

RIGGS:
Just hold still. Hold still.

RIGGS:
Get a chopper, man!

Get a chopper.

She had two vests on.

She's gonna be okay.

A couple of bad ones.

We need to get a chopper.

You're all right, partner. Hang on.

It's okay, it's okay. Just lie still.

Just lie still.

Just a romantic evening by the fire,

just the two of us.

Just be still.

[Sirens blaring]

Honey, open your eyes. Open your eyes.

RIGGS:
Open your eyes.

What are you trying to prove out there?

RIGGS:
Why do you do that?

RIGGS:
Can I take this off?

ATTENDANT:
Yeah.

You're supposed to grow old

with someone, not because of them.

[Soft instrumental music, background]

RIGGS:
I'm gonna be with you.

I'm with you now. Look, I'm right here.

We're both here, right? Right.

Come on, I want to be with you.

RIGGS:
What have you got to lose?

You.

Not likely.

- Hey, Lorna.

- Yeah?

Let's live to regret this.

- We've got to go, Sarge.

- Okay.

ATTENDANT:
She's gonna be fine.

RIGGS:
Can you hear me?

I love you.

[Propellers pelting]

[Family cheers]

ALL:
[Sing] "Happy retirement, Daddy

"Happy retirement, Daddy"

TRISH:
This is it. This is the day.

NICK:
Everybody? Daddy?

I want you to know there's a candle

for every year in the Force.

Yes! A lot of years.

TRISH:
You have to blow it out.

NICK:
Come on!

I can't.

TRISH:
Come on, blow it out.

ROGER:
That's not what I mean.

TRISH:
What?

I can't retire.

I thought I could. I wanted to.

But I can't.

That means you're gonna

stay with the Force?

That means I'm staying

with the Force, baby.

NICK:
This cake's about to explode,

so you'd better blow out these candles.

I want you to know that

I'm behind you all the way.

CARRIE:
Me, too.

RIANNE:
So am I, Dad.

It's okay.

Well, the streets will be safer

for another couple of years.

[AII laugh]

"Word," Nick?

"Word," Dad.

Blow them out!

LEO:
Hello?

ALL:
Hello! In here!

Hello. I gotta talk to Roger.

Oprah should see this.

LEO:
I can't believe this!

Okay, this is great!

TRISH:
What is it?

Where's Riggs? I didn't know

he could hold his breath that long.

I'm taking a bath, Leo.

I can see that. And it's cold water, too.

There goes your image.

LEO:
Listen, I got great news.

Once again, Leo Getz has delivered.

Okay, I have sold this turkey.

LEO:
This termite-infested dump is

now gone. Okay?

All you have to do is sign the contract

before the suckers change their mind.

Okay? I did it! I did it!

ROGER:
Hey, Leo!

The house is off the market.

We're gonna stay in this "termite-infested

turkey" for another ten years!

TRISH:
At least!

RIANNE:
I'll get married here!

TRISH:
Come on, out.

LEO:
You can't do this.

TRISH:
Out, out.

LEO:
No, you can't do that.

You can't do that. I have contracts signed.

Because we're partners,

no commission. Okay?

Partners?

You and Riggs owe me two new tires.

ROGER:
Why?

Because bullets aren't covered

in normal road hazard. That's why!

LEO:
I want those tires! No conditions!

Leo, get out of here!

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Jeffrey Boam

Jeffrey David Boam (November 30, 1946 – January 24, 2000) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He is known for writing the screenplays for Lethal Weapon 2 and 3, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Innerspace, and The Lost Boys. Boam's films had a cumulative gross of over US$1 billion. He was educated at Sacramento State College and UCLA. Boam died of heart failure on January 24, 2000 at age 53. more…

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