Lethal Weapon: The Shooting Script

by Shane Black

Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.

129 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 1986

About the author

Shane Black is an American actor, screenwriter and film director.Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre he contributed to some of the biggest blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and early 1990s, including work on Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. He made his debut as director with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He followed up his directing debut with the wildly successful Iron Man 3 in 2013 which he both directed and wrote.