Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Directed by

Richard Donner

Genre

action film, buddy film, thriller film, buddy cop film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3,783 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two LAPD detectives protect a witness from South African drug smugglers hiding behind diplomatic immunity. The buddy cops crack wise and trade quips while surviving explosions and gunfights.

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What happens

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 roles as LAPD officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, who protect an irritating federal witness (Pesci), while taking on a gang of South African drug smugglers hiding behind diplomatic immunity. Lethal Weapon 2 was released by Warner Bros. on July 7, 1989. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (for Robert G. Henderson). The film received mostly positive reviews and earned $227 million worldwide. The film is followed by Lethal Weapon 3. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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