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Lethal Weapon 2 is an American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam. Produced by Joel Silver and Richard Donner, the movie stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, and Joss Ackland. The narrative follows Riggs and Murtaugh as they investigate South African diplomats who use their immunity to commit crimes. The story is set in Los Angeles and involves the Los Angeles Police Department, the Anti-Apartheid Movement, and Krugerrands.
The film was released in 1989, with initial dates in July, August, and September. It was produced by Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with filming taking place in California. The runtime is 114 minutes, and the budget was $25,000,000. The movie earned $227,853,986 at the box office. It was distributed by Netflix and Fandango at Home via video on demand.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.3 from 197,231 votes and a Metascore of 70. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Editing. It holds an R rating and has won one award with three additional nominations. The movie is part of the Lethal Weapon series and is presented in English.
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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
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- buddy cop film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Lethal Weapon
- Main subject
- Krugerrand
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Screenwriter
- Jeffrey Boam
- Cast member
- Pat Skipper
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Producer
- Richard Donner
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 232402
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/lethal-weapon-2
- Image
- Leathal weapon 2 de.svg
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- publication date
- 1989-09-28
- film editor
- Stuart Baird
- title
- Lethal Weapon 2
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- box office
- 227853986
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82%
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