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Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 American action and thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Boam, with production handled by Joel Silver and Donner. The cast includes Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, and Joss Ackland. The film was produced by Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with Stephen Goldblatt serving as director of photography and Stuart Baird as film editor. Michael Kamen composed the score.
Set in Los Angeles, the narrative follows characters from the Los Angeles Police Department investigating South African diplomats involved in criminal activities. The film was shot in California and released in English. It has a runtime of 114 minutes and is rated R. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing.
The film earned a box office revenue of 227853986 against a budget of 25000000. It received an IMDb rating of 7.3 and a Metascore of 70. The original motion picture soundtrack was released in 1989.
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Film · TMDB
7.0Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs
- Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh
- Joe Pesci as Leo Getz
- Joss Ackland as Arjen Rudd
- Derrick O'Connor as Pieter Vorstedt
- Patsy Kensit as Rika Van Den Haas
Themes
- showdown
- police
- loss of loved one
- sequel
- mixed martial arts (mma)
- gang
- los angeles, california
- police detective
- buddy cop
- diplomatic immunity
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
197,231 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Screenplay by
- Jeffrey Boam
- Story by
- Shane Black Warren Murphy
- Based on
- Characters, by Shane Black
- Produced by
- Richard Donner, Joel Silver
- Starring
- Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Joss Ackland Derrick O'Connor Patsy Kensit
- Cinematography
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Edited by
- Stuart Baird
- Music by
- Michael Kamen Eric Clapton David Sanborn
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- July 7, 1989 ( 1989-07-07 )
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $227.3 million
via Wikipedia infobox