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Plot

Lethal Weapon 2 re-teams Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as, respectively, "loose cannon" L.A. detective Martin Riggs and his partner, the cautious family man 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 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. Lethal Weapon 2, of course, contains as one of its comic high-points a now famous suspense scene: Mel Gibson agonizingly attempting to extricate a terrified Danny Glover from a booby-trapped toilet seat. Director Richard Donner, Gibson, Glover, and Joe Pesci would be reunited three years later for Lethal Weapon 3 and in 1998 for Lethal Weapon 4.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
114min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/01/1989
DVD Release Date:
07/30/1997
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Richard Donner
Starring:
Mel Gibson , Danny Glover , Joe Pesci , Joss Ackland , Derrick O'Connor
Themes:
Rogue Cops,Witness Protection
Tone:
Cynical,Humorous,Rousing,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
Witness-Protection-Program,bad-guy,criminal,detective,diplomat,drug-dealer,good-guy,investigator,law-enforcement,mental-illness,partner,police,protection,robbery,veteran [military]
Country of Origin:
USA (07-07-1989)
Language:
English