It Takes Two: Great Buddy-Cops in History

LETHAL WEAPON, Danny Glover, Mel Gibson, 1987
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It Takes Two
Gibson and Glover were the ultimate police pals in 1987's Lethal Weapon. With a structure as classic as its screenplay, the movie was a box office hit, spinning off three increasingly dreadful sequels. By Lethal Weapon 4: The Gang's All Here, the world was in agreement. Like Danny Glover's character, Murtaugh, we were all getting, "too old for this s**t!"

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