ROCKATANSKY AND RIGGS

      In 1986, the screenplay that would change Mel´s life arrived by courier. The script , entitled Lethal Weapon, set in the genre at which Mel excelled and used the formula of two cops- Marty Riggs, a suicidal loner, a Vietnam vet whose wife has died and whose world has fallen apart, and Roger Murtaugh, a family man and an older and wiser cop.
      By all accounts, Lethal Weapon was a pleasant set. In fact, Donner recognized that Mel rapidly became more than just another actor doing a job. Mel added little touches of humour here and there.
      Although reviews were generally mixed, the movie earned is share of praise, the film did amanzingly well at the box-office, more than $65 million in the United States. Even before production was completed on Lethal Weapon, a sequel was being planned by its studios, Warner Bros.
      Less than two years after the original film, the cast and crew found themselves back in Los Angeles filming Lethal Weapon 2. This sequel made an astonishing $147 million at the U.S box-office alone.
      Lethal Weapon 2 featured the addition of a comedic Joe Pesci to the cast, and the tone became more humorous and less tense than its predecessor.
      After 1989´s Lethal Weapon 2, Gibson claimed that he would never make another Lethal Weapon. But in 1992 Gibson could not refuse the reported $10 million fee and signed on.
      This time, Riggs entered a love-hate relationship with an internal affairs officer, played by Rene Russo.
      Reviews for Lethal Weapon 3 were just as mixed as for the previous two films. Lethal Weapon 3- which cost $40 million to make - grossed more than $300 million worldwide during the summer and autumn of 1992. It outdid its predecessor, just as that movie did better than the original.
      Lethal Weapon 4, fleshed out by a cast including Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li opened in July 1998.
      This edition had Riggs becoming a stable husband and father, much like his partner and quite a change from the 1987 original.
      The summer blockbuster proved that the partners still had it, with $129.7 million in tickets sold during its run in theaters.
     Gibson has declared that Lethal Weapon 4 is definitely the final chapter in the series, but...