Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers (WGA):

Shane Black (characters)
Shane Black (story) ...

Release Date:

7 July 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The magic is back!

Plot:

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Car | Chase | Consulate | Sequel

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Martin Riggs
Danny Glover	...	Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
Joe Pesci	...	Leo Getz
Joss Ackland	...	Arjen Rudd
Derrick O'Connor	...	Pieter Vorstedt
Patsy Kensit	...	Rika van den Haas
Darlene Love	...	Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe	...	Rianne Murtaugh
Steve Kahan	...	Captain Ed Murphy
Mark Rolston	...	Hans
Jenette Goldstein	...	Officer Meagan Shapiro
Dean Norris	...	Tim Cavanaugh
Juney Smith	...	Tom Wyler
Nestor Serrano	...	Eddie Estaban
Philip Suriano	...	Joseph Ragucci

Also Known As:

Arma mortal 2 (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Arma Mortífera 2 (Portugal) [pt]
Arma letal 2 (Spain) [es]
Arma letale 2 (Italy) [it]
Arma mortala 2 (Romania) [ro]
Cehennem silahi 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Dödligt vapen 2 (Sweden) [sv]
Dødbringende våben 2 (Denmark) [da]
Foniko oplo 2 (Greece) [el]
Halálos fegyver 2. (Hungary) [hu]
L'arme fatale 2 (France) [fr]
L'arme fatale II (Canada: French title) [fr]
Lethal Weapon 2 - Brennpunkt L.A. (West Germany) [de]
Máquina Mortífera II (Brazil) [pt]
Smrtonosno oruzje 2 (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
Tappava ase 2 (Finland) [fi]
Zabójcza bron 2 (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

114 min | Germany:108 min (cut version) | USA:118 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Afrikaans

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #29848) | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 (director's cut) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (cut) | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | West Germany:16 | West Germany:18 (director's cut) | Thailand:R-14

Filming Locations:

2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Silver Pictures

Trivia:

The scene where Mel Gibson attaches cables to the stilts of a mountain-top home and pulls it down cost over $500,000.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Murtaugh is watching the home video, and later during the fight, there is clearly daylight coming through the front windows. However, when he goes outside minutes later to check on Leo, it's night.

Quotes:

Martin Riggs: Well if it isn't Mrs. Sigmund Fraud.
Dr. Stephanie Woods: My door is always open.
Martin Riggs: Well, I think we should keep this on a professional level, don't you, Doc?
Dr. Stephanie Woods: Why do you do this to yourself Riggs?
Martin Riggs: Well, who else am I supposed to do it to? None of them'll let me. Besides, I need the money.

Movie Connections:

References Brannigan (1975)

Soundtrack:

Still Cruisin' (After All These Years)

A fine Sequel

Riggs and Murtaugh now face a bunch of south African criminals hiding behind their diplomatic immunity. The duo have to fight for their right to fight back, as the criminals declare war on the cops, and arouse the lethal weapon in Riggs.

The introdction of Joe Pesci's character is a little annoying at first but it soon grows on you and he adds a focus for the comedy element.

Richard Donner again directs the cop duo and again we have a movie well worth watching.

Plenty of action, a few more laughs and a lethal weapon that is still just as sharp, all combine to deliver another great outing for Riggs and Murtaugh.

8/10