Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

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

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:

While the Murtaugh family waits for the commercial, they watch "Tales from the Crypt" (1989), specifically episode #1.2, "Tales from the Crypt: And All Through the House (#1.2)" (1989) (the psycho Santa episode), which aired on 10 June 1989, starring Mary Ellen Trainor, who plays police psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in this movie. Some episodes in the series were produced by the film's director, Richard Donner.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the tow truck chase, the same shot of a beige Cadillac swerving around the truck as it approaches a Chevrolet Citation is used twice, although from different angles.

Quotes:

[Murtaugh is holding a wounded Riggs in his arms after killing Aryan]
Martin Riggs: Hey Rog, could you reach into my pocket there?
[Murtaugh reaches into Riggs's pants pocket, and pulls out a pack of cigarettes, thinking he wants a last smoke before he dies]
Roger Murtaugh: Here you go.
Martin Riggs: I, I want you to throw those things away, those things'll kill ya.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spaced: Battles (#1.4)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

This I Swear

The adventure continues

The adventure continues with Lethal Weapon 2. All the great characters are back and with some new ones, as well. Joe Pesci enters the Lethal Weapon-series as the annoying and witty Leo Getz(ok ok ok ok?) Riggs and Murtaugh must fight against a South-African diplomat, who`s a big drugdealer. The classic mixture of action and comedy is also to be found here. I have never seen another series of movies (except Die Hard), where all the chapters are just as great as the original film. 9/10