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{{Infobox character|image = [[File:Lee_butters.jpg|250px]]|name = Lee Butters|gender = Male|profession = Police Officer|family = [[Rianne Murtaugh]]<small> (wife) </small>|weapon = [[Colt Gold Cup National Match]]|status = Alive|first = [[Lethal Weapon 4]]|last = [[Lethal Weapon 4]]|portrayer = [[Chris Rock]]}}'''Lee Butters''' is [[Roger Murtaugh|Roger Murtaugh's]] son-in-law, and appears in ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]''. He is a rookie detective for the [[LAPD]].
 
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|image = [[File:Lee_butters.jpg|250px]]
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|name = Lee Butters
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|gender = Male
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|profession = Police Officer [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]]
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|family = [[Rianne Murtaugh]] (wife), unknown named baby daughter
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|weapon = [[Colt Gold Cup National Match]]
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|status = Alive
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|first = [[Lethal Weapon 4]]
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|last = Lethal Weapon 4
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|portrayer = [[Chris Rock]]
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}}
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'''Lee Butters''' is [[Roger Murtaugh]]'s son-in-law, and appears in ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]''. He is a rookie detective for the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Lee Butters is a cop, who represents the next generation of the LAPD, albeit, cops who have psychology degrees, etc. He is also a wacko in his own right, and gets very excited when events occur while on duty.
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Lee Butters is a cop who represents the next generation of the LAPD, albeit, cops who have psychology degrees, etc. He is also a wacko in his own right and gets very excited when events occur while on duty.
   
He's revealed that the reason he joined the field of law enforcement, is because his whole life, he hated crime. Thinking of 150,000 reasons why, indicating that that's how many bullets were being shot in his neighborhood when he was a kid. Unable to go outside and play, or even go near a window, he had to do everything he could do on the floor, and never knew how to walk until he reached age 10. Every time when going out and handling a crime, he's not thinking about the crime, but the floor he was on his whole life during his childhood.
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He's revealed that the reason he joined the field of law enforcement is because his whole life, he hated crime. Thinking of 150,000 reasons why, indicating that that's how many bullets were being shot in his neighborhood when he was a kid. Unable to go outside and play or even go near a window, he had to do everything he could do on the floor, and never knew how to walk until he reached age 10. Every time when going out and handling a crime, he's not thinking about the crime, but the floor he was on his whole life during his childhood.
   
Although Murtaugh thinks that Butters is gay, it is revealed that Butters has secretly been married to Murtaugh's daughter Rianne, and only his wife Trish, Riggs, and Lorna know this.
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Although [[Roger Murtaugh|Murtaugh]] thinks that Butters is gay, because he is always nice to him, it is revealed that Butters has secretly been married to Murtaugh's daughter, [[Rianne Murtaugh|Rianne]], and only his wife, [[Trish Murtaugh|Trish]], [[Nick Murtaugh|Nick]], [[Carrie Murtaugh|Carrie]], [[Martin Riggs|Riggs]] and [[Lorna Cole|Lorna]] know this.
   
==Lethal Weapon 4==
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==Personality==
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Butters, growing up in a rough neighborhood as a child, hates crime so much, it indicates that that's why he joined the field of law enforcement. He takes the job as police officer seriously enough the way most cops would. He can seen as taking optimism on a whole new level, as he's got a psychology degree, which is why he's one cop who represents the generation of the LAPD, albeit, cops with psychology degrees., etc.
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As much as he takes being a police officer serious enough, he takes being a family man even more seriously, being married to Rianne Murtaugh, Roger's daughter, who he met a year before and fell in love with and married. He and Rianne are excited in having their first baby together.
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==[[Lethal Weapon 4]]==
 
Lee Butters is first shown after [[Team Riggs/Murtaugh]] foil a raid on a ship carrying Chinese slaves. He is happy to see them both and even shows his gratitude by telling someone to give Roger Murtaugh a towel (even though he didn't need it). Butters inspects a dead Chinese body and becomes so enraged, he thinks people are crazy for killing an innocent being and bringing dead bodies to America. Then reporters start looming in and Butters shouts at them to leave the premises.
 
Lee Butters is first shown after [[Team Riggs/Murtaugh]] foil a raid on a ship carrying Chinese slaves. He is happy to see them both and even shows his gratitude by telling someone to give Roger Murtaugh a towel (even though he didn't need it). Butters inspects a dead Chinese body and becomes so enraged, he thinks people are crazy for killing an innocent being and bringing dead bodies to America. Then reporters start looming in and Butters shouts at them to leave the premises.
   
Butters is then shown in the police station talking to Murtaugh. Murtaugh doesn't seem all too pleased to be working with him because he doesn't feel like he was meant to be with him. Butters joins the duo as they go pay a visit to [[Uncle Benny Chan]] in Chinatown, Los Angeles to interrogate him about the Chinese slaves on the boat from the other day. But as they are heading down the road, they notice a red GMC SUV, belonging to [[Leo Getz]], following them.
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Butters is then shown in the police station talking to Murtaugh. Murtaugh doesn't seem all too pleased to be working with him because he doesn't feel like he was meant to be with him. Butters joins the duo as they go pay a visit to Uncle [[Benny Chan]] in [[Chinatown]], [[Los Angeles]] to interrogate him about the Chinese slaves on the boat from the other day. But as they are heading down the road, they notice a red GMC SUV, belonging to [[Leo Getz]], following them.
   
The duo pullover as Butters observes the ordeal happening with the two, until Leo offends Butters by calling him a 'perp' in the backseat. Butters himself then gets upset with Leo revealing to him he is a cop and shows him his gun and badge, scaring Leo. The two would continue to argue with each other until a police officer arrives in his motorcycle. When Riggs lies telling the officer they don't know Leo, Butters plays along and uses his hand gestures to show him he has been drinking and they speed off happily.
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The duo pull over as Butters observes the ordeal happening with the two until Leo offends Butters by calling him a 'perp' in the backseat. Butters himself then gets upset with Leo, revealing to him he is a cop and shows him his gun and badge, scaring Leo. The two would continue to argue with each other until a police officer arrives in his motorcycle. When Riggs lies telling the officer they don't know Leo, Butters plays along and uses his hand gestures to show him he has been drinking and they speed off happily.
   
Butters arrives at [[Uncle Benny's Restaurant]] and follows the duo into Uncle Benny's office. After they leave, they see the captain of the ship the slaves were on and go after him. Although he escapes, the captain is ambushed by [[Wah Sing Ku]], who fights with him only to be gained advantage of and strangled by Ku with a ligature. Butters informs Riggs and Murtaugh this as it was reported at the coroner's office.
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Butters arrives at [[Uncle Benny's Restaurant]] and follows the duo into Uncle Benny's office. After they leave, they see the captain of the ship the slaves were on and go after him. Although he escapes, the captain is ambushed by [[Wah Sing Ku]], who fights with him only to be gained advantage of and strangled by Ku with a ligature. Butters informs [[Martin Riggs|Riggs]] and [[Roger Murtaugh|Murtaugh]] this as it was reported at the coroner's office.
   
 
Later at the police station, Butters has a conversation with Leo about how cellphones charge with high taxes every minute.
 
Later at the police station, Butters has a conversation with Leo about how cellphones charge with high taxes every minute.
   
After the attack at Murtaugh's house with the Hongs being kidnapped, Leo was able to track Uncle Benny at a dental office. Butters, Riggs, and Murtaugh use Leo for a distraction, while they interrogate Benny using laughing gas to extract the truth from him about where the Hongs were taken to. During the interrogation, Riggs accidentally revealed to Murtaugh that Butters was his son-in-law as he married Rianne, and she was having his baby.
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After the attack at Murtaugh's house with the Hongs being kidnapped, Leo was able to track Uncle Benny at a dental office. Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh use Leo for a distraction, while they interrogate Benny using laughing gas to extract the truth from him about where the [[Hong Family|Hongs]] were taken to. During the interrogation, Riggs accidentally revealed to Murtaugh that Butters was his son-in-law as he married [[Rianne Murtaugh|Rianne]] and she was having his baby.
   
Soon after the Triad gang made their counterfeit money for the release of the 4 Fathers, Ku strangled Benny for revealing their plan to Butters, Riggs, and Murtaugh; Hong to get Hong's uncle to cooperate with him; and then Hong's uncle after the counterfeiting was completed to keep him from telling the cops what went on there. After trying to figure out what Benny was trying to tell them at the dental office about the 4 Fathers, [[Detective Ng]], who is familiar with Chinese cultures tells them that the 4 Fathers were the ones in charge of the Triad gang.
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Soon after the [[Triad]] gang made their counterfeit money for the release of the [[Four Fathers]], Ku strangled Benny for revealing their plan to Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh, Hong to get Hong's uncle to cooperate with him, and then Hong's uncle after the counterfeiting was completed to keep him from telling the cops what went on there. After trying to figure out what Benny was trying to tell them at the dental office about the Four Fathers, [[Paul Ng|Detective Ng]], who is familiar with Chinese cultures, tells them that the Four Fathers were the ones in charge of the Triads.
   
Later thereafter, they all head out to the warehouse pier, where the exchange of the 4 Fathers' release would be taking place. Before the exchange could be completed, they tell the general and his men that the money the Triad gang was going to give them was counterfeit. A vicious gunfight ensues between the general and his men and the Triads. Butters jumps behind Murtaugh taking a bullet for him, but was only injured in the process. Butters says it was the first time he was ever shot. Ng takes care of him, presumably taking him to the hospital at Murtaugh's request, after Murtaugh was willing to accept him as his son-in-law. Butters is later seen to see his and Rianne's baby, and have a picture with all the others there, including [[Ed Murphy|Captain Murphy]].
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Later thereafter, they all head out to the warehouse pier, where the exchange of the Four Fathers' release would be taking place. However, before the exchange could be completed, they inform the general and his men that the money the Triad gang was going to give them was counterfeit, with some wet ink from the paper he showed them as proof. As a result, a vicious gunfight ensues between the general and his men, the Triads and [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] detectives. Butters jumps behind Murtaugh, taking a bullet for him, but was only injured in the process. Butters says it was the first time he was ever shot. Ng takes care of him, presumably taking him to the hospital at Murtaugh's request, after Murtaugh was willing to accept him as his son-in-law. Butters is later seen at the hospital to see his and Rianne's baby daughter and have a picture with all the others there, including [[Ed Murphy|Captain Murphy]].
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==Trivia==
 
*Lee Butters may have inspired the character of [[w:c:rushhour:James Carter|James Carter]] (played by [[w:c:rushhour:Chris Tucker|
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Chris Tucker]]) from ''[[w:c:rushhour:Rush Hour|Rush Hour]]'', which was released the same year as ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]''.
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*Originally Lee Butters was gone to be gay, but the filmmakers realized that making him gay didn't work, so they rewrote him to be Rianne's husband
   
 
==Gallery==
 
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==Trivia==
 
*Lee Butters may have inspired the character of James Carter (played by Chris Tucker) from ''Rush Hour'', which was released the same year as ''Lethal Weapon 4''.
 
 
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Revision as of 16:18, 10 September 2019


Lee Butters is Roger Murtaugh's son-in-law, and appears in Lethal Weapon 4. He is a rookie detective for the LAPD.

Biography

Lee Butters is a cop who represents the next generation of the LAPD, albeit, cops who have psychology degrees, etc. He is also a wacko in his own right and gets very excited when events occur while on duty.

He's revealed that the reason he joined the field of law enforcement is because his whole life, he hated crime. Thinking of 150,000 reasons why, indicating that that's how many bullets were being shot in his neighborhood when he was a kid. Unable to go outside and play or even go near a window, he had to do everything he could do on the floor, and never knew how to walk until he reached age 10. Every time when going out and handling a crime, he's not thinking about the crime, but the floor he was on his whole life during his childhood.

Although Murtaugh thinks that Butters is gay, because he is always nice to him, it is revealed that Butters has secretly been married to Murtaugh's daughter, Rianne, and only his wife, Trish, Nick, Carrie, Riggs and Lorna know this.

Personality

Butters, growing up in a rough neighborhood as a child, hates crime so much, it indicates that that's why he joined the field of law enforcement. He takes the job as police officer seriously enough the way most cops would. He can seen as taking optimism on a whole new level, as he's got a psychology degree, which is why he's one cop who represents the generation of the LAPD, albeit, cops with psychology degrees., etc.

As much as he takes being a police officer serious enough, he takes being a family man even more seriously, being married to Rianne Murtaugh, Roger's daughter, who he met a year before and fell in love with and married. He and Rianne are excited in having their first baby together.

Lethal Weapon 4

Lee Butters is first shown after Team Riggs/Murtaugh foil a raid on a ship carrying Chinese slaves. He is happy to see them both and even shows his gratitude by telling someone to give Roger Murtaugh a towel (even though he didn't need it). Butters inspects a dead Chinese body and becomes so enraged, he thinks people are crazy for killing an innocent being and bringing dead bodies to America. Then reporters start looming in and Butters shouts at them to leave the premises.

Butters is then shown in the police station talking to Murtaugh. Murtaugh doesn't seem all too pleased to be working with him because he doesn't feel like he was meant to be with him. Butters joins the duo as they go pay a visit to Uncle Benny Chan in Chinatown, Los Angeles to interrogate him about the Chinese slaves on the boat from the other day. But as they are heading down the road, they notice a red GMC SUV, belonging to Leo Getz, following them.

The duo pull over as Butters observes the ordeal happening with the two until Leo offends Butters by calling him a 'perp' in the backseat. Butters himself then gets upset with Leo, revealing to him he is a cop and shows him his gun and badge, scaring Leo. The two would continue to argue with each other until a police officer arrives in his motorcycle. When Riggs lies telling the officer they don't know Leo, Butters plays along and uses his hand gestures to show him he has been drinking and they speed off happily.

Butters arrives at Uncle Benny's Restaurant and follows the duo into Uncle Benny's office. After they leave, they see the captain of the ship the slaves were on and go after him. Although he escapes, the captain is ambushed by Wah Sing Ku, who fights with him only to be gained advantage of and strangled by Ku with a ligature. Butters informs Riggs and Murtaugh this as it was reported at the coroner's office.

Later at the police station, Butters has a conversation with Leo about how cellphones charge with high taxes every minute.

After the attack at Murtaugh's house with the Hongs being kidnapped, Leo was able to track Uncle Benny at a dental office. Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh use Leo for a distraction, while they interrogate Benny using laughing gas to extract the truth from him about where the Hongs were taken to. During the interrogation, Riggs accidentally revealed to Murtaugh that Butters was his son-in-law as he married Rianne and she was having his baby.

Soon after the Triad gang made their counterfeit money for the release of the Four Fathers, Ku strangled Benny for revealing their plan to Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh, Hong to get Hong's uncle to cooperate with him, and then Hong's uncle after the counterfeiting was completed to keep him from telling the cops what went on there. After trying to figure out what Benny was trying to tell them at the dental office about the Four Fathers, Detective Ng, who is familiar with Chinese cultures, tells them that the Four Fathers were the ones in charge of the Triads.

Later thereafter, they all head out to the warehouse pier, where the exchange of the Four Fathers' release would be taking place. However, before the exchange could be completed, they inform the general and his men that the money the Triad gang was going to give them was counterfeit, with some wet ink from the paper he showed them as proof. As a result, a vicious gunfight ensues between the general and his men, the Triads and LAPD detectives. Butters jumps behind Murtaugh, taking a bullet for him, but was only injured in the process. Butters says it was the first time he was ever shot. Ng takes care of him, presumably taking him to the hospital at Murtaugh's request, after Murtaugh was willing to accept him as his son-in-law. Butters is later seen at the hospital to see his and Rianne's baby daughter and have a picture with all the others there, including Captain Murphy.

Trivia

  • Lee Butters may have inspired the character of James Carter (played by Chris Tucker) from Rush Hour, which was released the same year as Lethal Weapon 4.
  • Originally Lee Butters was gone to be gay, but the filmmakers realized that making him gay didn't work, so they rewrote him to be Rianne's husband

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