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Lethal Weapon 2
Directed by
Richard Donner
R
1989
1h 54m
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7.3
82%
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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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Cast of Lethal Weapon 2
Mel Gibson
Martin Riggs
Danny Glover
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
Mark Rolston
Hans
Steve Kahan
Captain Murphy
Jenette Goldstein
Meagan Shapiro
Dean Norris
Tim Cavanaugh
Juney Smith
Tom Wyler
Nestor Serrano
Eddie Estaban
Philip Suriano
Joseph Ragucci
Grand L. Bush
Jerry Collins
Tony Carreiro
Marcelli
Damon Hines
Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith
Carrie Murtaugh
Allan Dean Moore
George
Jack McGee
Carpenter
Paul Tuerpe
Hitman
Philip Maurice Miller
Hitman
Sherman Howard
Hitman
Bruce Young
Hitman
Guy Mack
Hitman
Danny Wynands
Hitman
Pat Skipper
Hitman
Robert Fol
Consulate Guard
Virginia Shannon
Consulate Office Worker
Dan Ondrejko
Consulate Clerk #2
Jim Piddock
Consulate Envoy
Kenneth Tigar
Bomb Squad Leader
Jim Birge
Bomb Squad Cop #2
Patrick Cameron
Bomb Squad Cop #3
Mary Ellen Trainor
Police Psychiatrist
David Marciano
Cop #1
Tommy Hinkley
Cop #2
Norman D. Wilson
Detective in Squad Room
Jeanne McGuire
Computer Operator #1
Catherine Guel
Computer Operator #2
Lionel Douglass
Officer Friesen
James Oliver
Officer Moss
Salim Jaidi
Policeman
Al Weber Jr.
Poolside Card Player
Edward J. Rosen
Poolside Card Player
Jay Della
Poolside Card Player
Marian Collier
Poolside Card Player
Orlando Bonner
Tow Truck Driver
Cynthia Burr
Owner of Honda
Fred Moon
Bus Stop Guy (uncredited)
J. Mills Goodloe
Eddie (uncredited)
Jorga Caye
Ice Hockey Fan (uncredited)
Lana Houston
Man in Condom Television Commercial (uncredited)
Beau Lotterman
Policeman (uncredited)
Larry Clardy
Policeman (uncredited)
Conrad Hurtt
Squad Room Officer (uncredited)
Bettina M. Johnson
Squad Room Woman (uncredited)
Todd Blood
Street Extra (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 2 Ratings & Reviews
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January 26, 2025
"Lethal Weapon 2" is a rare case of a sequel being better than the original as Richard Donner, Mel Gibson, and Danny Glover all return and deliver a follow up that creates bigger stakes, delivers bigger action scenes, and has even a greater villain in the South African drug smugglers. With a story from Shane Black, we see Riggs and Murtaugh on the hunt to take down Arjen Rudd and his gang who are protected by diplomatic immunity in America by their South African government, making it hard for them to arrest them on the slightest of charges, and seeing them go to extreme lengths to take them down makes this for even better than that of Garey Busey's Joshua as they have the information on various cops on the force and even find ways to rig explosives in the home of Murtaugh. Gibson and Glover's chemistry yet again is dynamic and the relationship between Riggs & Murtaugh feels even more like a friendship and brotherhood here as they naturally bounce off one another, but the addition of Joe Pesci as witness Leo Getz makes for some great comedy as he is constantly annoying them while they do their best to protect him from the South African gang, while Rika Van Den Haas proves to be a proper love interest for Riggs as she works for Rudd yet it's clear she understands that he is clearly abusing his power and wants nothing to do with his evil actions. This franchise has some of the best use of explosions in any action franchise as they feel so real and impactful, but the story allows for great building on previous storylines from the first film as we see Riggs still struggling with the loss of his wife which pays off massively in this film, and even Murtaugh's daughter Dianne being a running joke due to a commercial she does for a condom brand but even little moments such as Riggs trying to break out of a strait jacket for fun comes back around at a crucial moment and overall this is how you do a sequel justice. One of the best sequels ever? I'd say yes.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
I've confused a lot of the good things I remember about the first film with good stuff that in actuality happened in the second.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A film with the same off-center invention and wild energy as the original.
Creative Loafing
Matt Brunson
Pesci's terrific comic performance really gooses the proceedings, but the film also works because of its exciting action content, the presence of Patsy Kensit as Riggs' love interest, and the series-best interplay between the two lead characters.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
A palpably superior sequel...
Los Angeles Times
Michael Wilmington
[T]here's a sense in which all these recent one-against-a-hundred cop and war thrillers represent the gaudy degeneration of the great tradition of the American action movie: substituting hardware for atmosphere...
Variety
Variety Staff
Loaded with the usual elements, Lethal Weapon 2 benefits from a consistency of tone that was lacking in the first film.
New York Times
Caryn James
If you liked Lethal Weapon, you'll like Lethal Weapon 2; it's almost as simple as that.
Washington Post
Roger Piantadosi
It's fun stuff -- crackling, playfully escapist summer fare that doesn't make you feel taken advantage of later.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
You've got your chases, you've got your explosions, you've got your destruction of property and death of innocent bystanders -- all this and bonding too.
OutWeek
Tim Allis
The team is back to good effect, and the pairing of Gibson and Glover possesses more chemistry than most romantic screen couples.
Common Sense Media
Elliot Panek
Sequel adds Joe Pesci to the buddy cop formula.
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
One of the finest examples of the genre, and, in my humble estimation, one of the greatest sequels put to film. Perhaps deranged hyperbole, but rarely does a follow-up outgun the original film as swiftly as Lethal 2 does.
FulvueDrive-in.com
Chuck O'Leary
Too jokey and cutesy. This is where the series took a wrong turn toward too much comedy, but the public didn't seem to mind.
Movie Metropolis
John J. Puccio
...funnier, more exciting, and more action-packed than the others in the series.
Brag Magazine
Caffeinated Clint
Better than the first!
TV Guide
Returning director Richard Donner seems to have smoothed over the few stylistic rough edges remaining from the earlier film to deliver here two hours of pure, breathless, high-impact entertainment.
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