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Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy Kensit. It is a sequel to the 1987 film Lethal Weapon and the second installment in the Lethal Weapon film series . Gibson and Glover respectively reprise their ...
- July 7, 1989
- Richard Donner, Joel Silver
Jul 7, 1989 · Lethal Weapon 2: Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland. Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
- (185K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Richard Donner
- 1989-07-07
assistant: Mel Gibson (as Terri De Paolo) James W. Gavin. ... helicopter pilot: second unit (as Jim Gavin) Amy Jackson. ... production office assistant. Sati Jamal.
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Los Angeles P.D. officers Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs are back, and this time they are chasing a thug in a red BMW. When the car crashes, several million dollars in Krugerrands - South African currency - spill out of the trunk. After Murtaugh is ambushed in his home by a group of South African thugs, they speculate that the vehicle they ...
Lethal Weapon 2 may sport a thin plot typical of action fare, but its combination of humor and adrenaline, along with the chemistry between its leads, make this a playful, entertaining sequel.
- (3.7K)
- Richard Donner
- R
- Mel Gibson
"Lethal Weapon 2" is that rarity - a sequel with most of the same qualities as the original. In a summer of anemic retreads like "Ghostbusters 2," "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" and "The Karate Kid Part III," I walked into the movie with a certain dread. But this is a film with the same off-center invention and wild energy as the original.
With the success of Lethal Weapon in 1987 it made common sense to follow it with a sequel. All the same elements were in place, cast, director and writers were all back for another slice of buddy buddy action bonanza. The only change of course is the villains, here represented by Joss Ackland & Derrick O'Connor's weasel South African bastardos...
