Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland ...( see more  see more... ) , Jenette Goldstein , Derrick O'Connor , Mark Rolston

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

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R, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Richard Donner

Release Date: July 7, 1989

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DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997

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  • February 2, 2010
    More of the same from the parters in law, with a little more emphasis on Riggs back story and the introduction of Leo (Joe Pesci).

    Lots more explosions!
  • September 24, 2009
    My favourite of the 4 films I think! Is this the one with the toilet bomb?
  • July 18, 2009
    This is actually just as good as the first if not slightly better. The baddies from South Africa are pretty cool and add a new twist as there're from somewhere different. The action is just as good, slightly lighter but not much and the cast are possibly better than before, the t...( read more)wo leads really gelling well in their job and family lifes, the intro of great comedic relief Pesci and Ackland being a good boss. The other intro of O Connor playing the skinny martial arts expert and ice cold killer was a really nice touch. You really feel the need to kill him as the film goes on haha classic set pieces ensue again, the toilet bomb, Gibson fighting O Connor, bringing down the house on stilts and most things including Pesci. The Harris song 'Cheer Down' at the end credits is also a classic.
  • July 16, 2009
    Faster and funnier than the first. More action, more laughs, and more thrills. A kick-ass sequel that beats it's original. An awsome action-comedy that brings even more fun and excitement.
  • March 27, 2009
    "The magic is back!"

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

    REVIEW
    Lethal Weapon 2 reteams Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as, respectively, "loose cannon" LA detective ...( read more)Martin Riggs and Riggs' cautious family man partner Roger Murtaugh. The villain this time is a South African diplomat (Joss Ackland) who doubles as a drug dealer. Though Riggs knows what's going on thanks to characterless character witness Leo Getz (Joe Pesci), he can't touch the villain because of "diplomatic immunity." After perils too numerous to mention, Riggs and Murtaugh shoot it out with the heavies on the deck of a South African cargo ship. The film sometimes strains credulity to the breaking point, notably by having lead villain Joss Ackland turn out to be the same man who killed Mel Gibson's wife in the first Lethal Weapon. I loved this sequel adding Joe Pesci was a great move there and the "toilet bomb" scene is a movie classic. Lethal Weapon 2 was overall a very enjoyable and good sequel.
  • February 8, 2010
    A funnier and more thrilling installment of the series, back when referencing previous film elements was ok and interesting and Joe Pecci's role as the neurotic Leo Getz was hysterical and tolerable.
  • January 28, 2010
    CONTINUAMOS ,MEJORO LA PAREJA
  • January 25, 2010
    " I 'm surprised you haven't heard of me, I got a bad reputation, like sometimes I just go nuts like now ha ha"!-Martin Riggs

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    Director:Richard Donner
    Cast:Mel Gibson,Danny Glover,Joe Pesci,Joss Ackland
    Genre:Action,Thriller
    Year of release:1989
    Running Time:115 minutes

    Plot:
    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 Krugerand - 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 were chasing may be linked. When their captain assigns them to guard a witness in a drug case, they soon find out that the drug dealers the witness was dealing with are South African diplomats hiding behind their immunity to carry out cocaine smuggling. Riggs also discovers that one of the consulate employees is in fact the murderer of his wife! After the thugs kill a consul secretary Riggs was in love with, and several fellow police officers are murdered by the diplomats, Riggs & Murtaugh exact angry, bloody revenge against the psychopathic drug-dealing diplomats...

    Review:soon...
  • January 24, 2010
    I like the poster for this movie, the hand clenching a gun inserted as an afterthought to reinforce that "yes", this film does in fact have as much, if not more, action than the first, in case you were worried. Without it people might have confused this for an introspective piece...( read more) about the complicated, often forbidden, relationship between two police officers.
  • January 24, 2010
    I absolutely loved this sequel, it is just as good as the first and even has more depth. You see the complete meltdown of Riggs in this. It also has Joe Pesci's first appearance in the series, who is just great. It's one of the few times that a movie can have extreme action and b...( read more)e thought provoking at the same time. I think the West African's were the best collective villains in the series.

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