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Sam did appear in the film, but his scene was cut. If you watch the director's cut, the scene is restored.

Los Angeles police detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and his partner Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), who is set to retire in one week, come up against Internal Affairs (I.A.) investigator Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) when I.A. decides to take over the interrogation of a man Riggs and Murtaugh arrested for attempting to steal an armored car. Forced by Captain Ed Murphy (Steve Kahan) to work together, the three detectives compare notes and learn that the I.A. investigation actually centers around rogue cop Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson) who is suspected of stealing impounded weapons and selling them on the black market. Leo Getz (Joe Pesci), now a real estate agent, also joins in when he tells Riggs that he recognizes Travis.

Lethal Weapon 3 is the third movie in the Lethal Weapon series, preceded by Zwei stahlharte Profis (1987) (1987) and Lethal Weapon 2 - Brennpunkt L.A. (1989) (1989) and followed by Lethal Weapon 4 - Zwei Profis räumen auf (1998) (1998). It is based on a story and screenplay by American screenwriters Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen based on characters created by Shane Black in the first movie.

Leo was in protective custody in Lethal Weapon 2 because he was going to testify against the South Africans. Seeing as how Riggs and Murtaugh killed all of them, there was no need for Leo to testify or go into witness protection.

Three dialogue/plot scenes were extended for the Director's Cut adding up nearly three minutes to the runtime.