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Lethal Weapon (1987)

Directed by Richard Donner · Cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt

R109 min106 frames

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If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.

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Lethal Weapon — official trailer

What is Lethal Weapon about?

A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.

Where can you watch Lethal Weapon?

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What does the cinematography of Lethal Weapon look like?

Sampled across 106 frames, the coverage of Lethal Weapon leans on medium shots (46% of the sample) and close-ups (30%). Cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt keeps 55% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 42% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of Lethal Weapon?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Lethal Weapon (1987) are #33312d, #55504b, #d4d1cb, #100f0d, #f6f6f6, #8a7b6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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