Overview:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!Status: | Released (1989-07-07) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $147,253,986 |
Screen: | Jeffrey Boam, Shane Black, Warren Murphy |
Productions: | Silver Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English, Afrikaans |
Casts
- 2461: Mel Gibson - Martin Riggs
- 2047: Danny Glover - Roger Murtaugh
- 4517: Joe Pesci - Leo Getz
- 14324: Joss Ackland - Arjen Rudd
- 14325: Derrick O'Connor - Pieter Vorstedt
- 14326: Patsy Kensit - Rika Van Den Haas
- 14313: Darlene Love - Trish Murtaugh
Crews
- 7187: Richard Donner - Director - Directing
- 737: Jeffrey Boam - Screenplay - Writing
- 7187: Richard Donner - Producer - Production
- 1091: Joel Silver - Producer - Production
- 2585: Eric Clapton - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 7714: Michael Kamen - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 14322: David Sanborn - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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A truly great sequel that expands upon the friendship that was born in the first picture. Intrepid cop partners Riggs & Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their diplomatic immunities to engage in criminal activities. With the success of Lethal W ....
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Fun sequel with plenty of action and the teamwork between Gibson and Glover was great. Joe Pesci was fine but kind of got a bit annoying. Still highly entertaining all these years later.
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"Lethal Weapon 2" has a generous selection of set piece action sequences which usually results in the wholesale destruction of property and all in the name of entertainment. These sequences have been exceptionally well executed and they certainly go towards further enlivening what is ....
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