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Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action-comedy media franchise created by Shane Black. It focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh . The franchise consists of a series of four films released between 1987 and 1998 and a television series which aired from 2016 to 2019.
Sixty years later a non-lethal weapon delivering an electric shock was developed by Jack Cover and marketed by Taser International under the name "Taser", an acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. The middle initial 'A' is used to produce a word more pronounceable than "TSER", as no other name than "Tom Swift" is used for the book's hero ...
In 1969, NASA researcher Jack Cover began to develop a non-lethal electric weapon to help police officers control suspects, as an alternative to firearms. [4] By 1974, Cover had completed the device, which he named the "Tom Swift Electric Rifle" (TSER), referencing the 1911 novel Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle; to make it easier to pronounce as a word, Cover later added an "A" to the acronym ...
After starring in the first “Lethal Weapon” movie more than 30 years ago, Mel Gibson is in talks to direct the upcoming “Lethal Weapon 5,” Variety has confirmed. The fifth entry of the ...
A TASER device, with cartridge removed, making an electric spark between its two electrodes Police issue X26 TASER device with cartridge installed Raysun X-1, a multi-purpose handheld weapon. A TASER is a conducted energy device (CED) primarily used to incapacitate people, allowing them to be approached and handled in an unresisting and thus ...
It should be noted that Glover — who was a sprightly 40 when he shot the first Lethal Weapon — deserves a writing credit for his classic line.As the actor recalled during his Role Recall ...
Released in 1987, “Lethal Weapon” seemed, on the surface, like a rehash of many other buddy movies, all of which it stuffed into a compactor: “Freebie and the Bean,” “Thunderbolt and ...
Lethal Weapon: Richard Donner: Warner Bros. Predator: John McTiernan: 20th Century Fox: 1988 Die Hard: co-produced with Gordon Company Action Jackson: Craig R. Baxley: Lorimar Film Entertainment: 1989 Road House [1] Rowdy Herrington: United Artists [1] Lethal Weapon 2: Richard Donner: Warner Bros. 1990 Die Hard 2: Renny Harlin: 20th Century Fox ...