Visible crew/equipment: When Riggs walks up to Dixie's house the camera is reflected in his sunglasses. (00:55:45)
Visible crew/equipment: When Riggs and Murtaugh compare their targets, a crew member sneaks up behind Riggs and disappears in the next shot. (00:53:30)
Visible crew/equipment: When Mr. Joshua's car knocks over the telephone post there are crew with equipment visible in the background. (01:28:35)
Visible crew/equipment: At the tree lot when the drug dealer grabs Riggs, the shadow of the camera is visible on his chest.
Visible crew/equipment: When Riggs frees Murtaugh near the end, the camera pans from left to right following him (after he kills the bad guy). On the bottom of the screen the shadow of a leg can be seen and it moves when the camera pans.
Visible crew/equipment: When the car with Joshua in it is speeding away after shooting Riggs, you can see that he was the only one in the back seat. In the close up in the car, you can see the shadow of the camera and camera man play across his face.
Answer: The jumper's name was Len McCleary. He was played by Michael Shaner and is credited for the role in the film (and on IMDB).
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