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Lethal Weapon 2

- The magic is back!

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!

Release Date : 1989-07-07

Language :EnglishAfrikaans

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Silver PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Martin Riggs

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger Murtaugh

Original Name : Danny Glover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leo Getz

Original Name : Joe Pesci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arjen Rudd

Original Name : Joss Ackland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pieter Vorstedt

Original Name : Derrick O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rika Van Den Haas

Original Name : Patsy Kensit

Gender : Female

Character Name : Trish Murtaugh

Original Name : Darlene Love

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rianne Murtaugh

Original Name : Traci Wolfe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Mark Rolston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Murphy

Original Name : Steve Kahan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meagan Shapiro

Original Name : Jenette Goldstein

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tim Cavanaugh

Original Name : Dean Norris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Wyler

Original Name : Juney Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie Estaban

Original Name : Nestor Serrano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joseph Ragucci

Original Name : Philip Suriano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry Collins

Original Name : Grand L. Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marcelli

Original Name : Tony Carreiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nick Murtaugh

Original Name : Damon Hines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carrie Murtaugh

Original Name : Ebonie Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : George

Original Name : Allan Dean Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carpenter

Original Name : Jack McGee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Paul Tuerpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Philip Maurice Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Sherman Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Bruce Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Guy Mack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Danny Wynands

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitman

Original Name : Pat Skipper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Consulate Guard

Original Name : Robert Fol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Consulate Office Worker

Original Name : Virginia Shannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Consulate Clerk #2

Original Name : Dan Ondrejko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Consulate Envoy

Original Name : Jim Piddock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bomb Squad Leader

Original Name : Kenneth Tigar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bomb Squad Cop #2

Original Name : Jim Birge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bomb Squad Cop #3

Original Name : Patrick Cameron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Psychiatrist

Original Name : Mary Ellen Trainor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cop #1

Original Name : David Marciano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #2

Original Name : Tommy Hinkley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective in Squad Room

Original Name : Norman D. Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Computer Operator #1

Original Name : Jeanne McGuire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Computer Operator #2

Original Name : Catherine Guel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Friesen

Original Name : Lionel Douglass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Moss

Original Name : James Oliver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Salim Jaidi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Poolside Card Player

Original Name : Al Weber Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Poolside Card Player

Original Name : Edward J. Rosen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Poolside Card Player

Original Name : Jay Della

Gender : Male

Character Name : Poolside Card Player

Original Name : Marian Collier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tow Truck Driver

Original Name : Orlando Bonner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Owner of Honda

Original Name : Cynthia Burr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Stop Guy (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Moon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Mills Goodloe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ice Hockey Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Jorga Caye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man in Condom Television Commercial (uncredited)

Original Name : Lana Houston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Beau Lotterman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Clardy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squad Room Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Conrad Hurtt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squad Room Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bettina M. Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Todd Blood

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 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. Joe Pesci enters the fray as the comical Leo Getz, a Federal Witness that the cop duo have to "babysit" till trial. Right from the off the tone of the film is set as our ears split and our eyes get dazzled by a high speed car chase. Riggs & Murtaugh are in hot pursuit whilst exchanging a now customary difference of opinion as regards police work. We know they are mates and we know that Riggs is still the lethal weapon and Murtaugh is old school copper. So whilst there's nothing new in that the formula remains the same, the makers do flesh out the relationship more as the film progresses - with one or two scenes absolute gold dust as the boys' lives come under serious threat. We are now, in spite of the carnage that surrounds them, involved with them, yes, such is the charm of their relationship, we do care. It's good writing, regardless of the charges from some quarters that these films are nasty shallow excuses for making money... It's fair to say that this is Gibson's movie, this is because it's written that way. Some of Riggs' back story is filled in and he even gets a love interest in the slender form of Patsy Kensit. Riggs cracks the jokes and does the outrageous mental stuff, while Glover's (still doing fine work in Gibson's shadow) Murtaugh continues to be the counter opposite, with some of the astute written sequences involving Murtaugh and the South African core of the story being excellently handled by Glover. Regardless of character development and nifty political observations, it's the action that dominates proceedings. Director Richard Donner has a wail of a time putting the cast through their paces. There's explosions, fights, shoot-outs, more high speed pursuits, and on it goes till we get to the finale, and it's a potential cliffhanger one too. Two more inferior sequels would follow, all of which still made serious money, but this serves notice of the last time that all the elements came together successfully. A stylish Hollywood action comedy with two impressionable lead actors providing a lesson in on screen chemistry success. 7.5/10

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

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.

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-08-16

"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 an already highly entertaining although not particularly memorable motion picture experience. A lot of the carefully constructed scripting used to establish exactly what is going on is all too eagerly disregarded in favour of the much lazier and undoubtedly the more crowd pleasing option of simply blowing things up or killing a lot of people just for the sake of it. Of course it would be nice if this wasn't always the more commonplace approach in a genre film such as this one.