When was lethal weapon 2 made

He's an accountant who has figured out a foolproof way to launder vast quantities of illegal drug money: half a billion dollars, he claims at one time. What's better, he's found a way to use the profits to obtain illegal income tax deductions. And the movie is filled with invention as it devises clever forms for the danger to take. There is, for example, the tricky situation Murtaugh finds himself in when he sits on the toilet and discovers that if he stands up, a bomb will explode.

And the close call when Riggs' trailer is attacked by helicopter gunships. And the several astonishing chase scenes in the movie, which succeeded in entertaining me even though I am heartily sick of chase scenes in general. The creation of the Getz character is the movie's masterstroke; instead of recycling scenes in which the two partners fight with each other, "Lethal Weapon 2" provides a third character who can exasperate both men.

Pesci, who was brilliant as the younger brother in " Raging Bull ," provides an entirely different kind of character here - ingratiating, slimy, self-deprecating, lovable. He gives us a counterpoint to the violence, and Gibson and Glover both have fun playing off of him.

Unlike a lot of directors specializing in high-tech action comedies, he doesn't seem exhausted or cynical. There's an alertness to his scenes, and a freshness to the dialogue by Jeffrey Boam.

This doesn't seem like a sequel, but like a movie in which new discoveries are always possible. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Richard Donner. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Riggs and Murtaugh are trying to take down some drug dealers but the they turn out to be not run of the mill drug dealers; they have automatic weapons and helicopters. Eventually they grab one of their vehicles and find a million dollars worth of gold coins or Krugerrands in the trunk.

Later Murtaugh is threatened by the men they're pursuing. That's when the Captain reassigns them to protect a man named Leo Getz who is suppose to testify in a big case. When they get to where Leo is, someone tries to kill him and that's when they learn he laundered half a billion dollars worth of drug money.

He then takes them to a place he once went to and that's when the people there start shooting at them. Later when they come back with back up they learn that the men work for the South African consulate and have diplomatic immunity. They deduce that they are the ones they were looking for, but because of they have diplomatic immunity they can't do anything.

The magic is back! Did you know Edit. Trivia During production, Richard Donner was shocked when Mel Gibson confided that he was drinking five pints of beer for breakfast. Despite his alcohol problems, Gibson was known for his professionalism and punctuality. Goofs Arjen Rudd claims throughout the movie that he has diplomatic immunity. Rudd works for a consulate - not an embassy - and therefore would have consular immunity; this is similar to, but weaker than, diplomatic immunity e.

Quotes [Rudd fires at Riggs, hitting him several times. Crazy credits The Merrie Melodies theme is briefly heard during the opening sequence. These cuts included: Reduced violence in the scene where Murtaugh kills two thugs with a nail gun a shot showing blood on a thug's head was shortened and another showing nails embedded in the other thug's chest was optically darkened. Most of the sex scene between Riggs and his girlfriend was cut.

Riggs' vengeful killing of the villains who killed his girlfriend on the pier was entirely cut. Riggs' repeated shooting of a villain during the final shootout was reduced. Kicks to Riggs' face by villain in climax were reduced. Later video and DVD releases had some cuts waived but were raised to an 18, whilst retaining the edits of the pier killing and repeated shooting of a villain by Riggs.

The cuts were fully waived in and the certificate downgraded to a The uncut version is only available on Blu-Ray, while the DVD still has an 18 certificate but is missing the killing of the two thugs on the pier and of the guards on the container.

User reviews Review. At the time of the film's release, the South African Consul General in Los Angeles described the film in Afrikaans as "'n Lelike fliek" [an ugly film]. Despite this, the film was released uncut in South Africa albeit with a high age restriction and became the box office hit of the year, proving that South Africans have a sense of humor. Each Lethal Weapon film features a goon with glasses.

Here, in the second one, it is the hitman, played by Paul Tuerpe, who appears in the scenes when Riggs shoots the fish tank, and when the hit squad attacks Riggs's trailer. Throughout several points in the movie, Riggs willfully mispronounces Arjen Rudd's name as "Aryan", willfully calls Pieter Vorstedt "Adolf", and refers to Rudd, Vorstedt, and their associates as the "Master Race".

The South African practice of Apartheid at the time, was also another ideological form of white supremacy, which is likely why Riggs made these comparisons. Plus, the fact that Vorstedt looked like Adolf Hitler, helped make the nickname stick.

In addition, when Rika Patsy Kensit hands the overnight faxes to her boss, Arjen Rudd Joss Ackland , there is a stylized eagle on the wall behind him, reminiscent of the Reichsadler the eagle clutching a swastika in its claws , a symbol of Nazi Germany, which was in turn based on the Aquila, the Roman eagle holding the SPQR symbol.

The only Lethal Weapon sequel where the number in the title isn't in flames. The "2" appears bright red. In the scene where Leo explains the money laundering scheme, Riggs wants Murtaugh to go find the house with him. He exclaims "You're black, I'm mad". Patsy Kensit claimed the sex scene was great but also kind of disappointing. While she had to strip for the scene, Mel Gibson was allowed to keep some things to himself.

She confessed: "When we did a love scene, I was butt-naked, but he had his modesty pouch thing. So I didn't see it, and I didn't look. But he was a great kisser. The hotel where the balcony fall is filmed is the same one from an episode of diagnosis murder. As Murtaugh and Riggs arrive at Roger's house, the former refers to his retirement at 52 and expecting his pension at Those details give an idea of a sequel, assuming that obligatory retirement would be at 55 years old.

Although he appeared as a cop in both films, Grand L. Bush's character in this film, Collins, is different to his character in the first, Boyette. Riggs intentionally dislocates his shoulder in this film, in order to get out of a straitjacket, then has to slam his shoulder back into place.

This becomes a running gag throughout the franchise, where he slams his shoulder back into place after riding a motorcycle off a bridge in Lethal Weapon 3 , and Ku Jet Li's character dislocates both of Riggs's shoulders in a fight scene in Lethal Weapon 4 In the game Grand Theft Auto 5 GTA 5 , one the main protagonists finds out that his wife is cheating on him with a tennis coach. The house of the tennis coach is similar to the South African diplomat's house in the movie.

In both the game and the movie, the protagonist brings down the house in a fit of rage by pulling one of the stilts on which the house is standing by using a pickup truck. The only Lethal Weapon movie where Murtaugh shoots and kills the final villain in the series.

In the original, both Murtaugh and Riggs shot and killed the last villain together. Riggs kills the last villain in the later sequels. Sign In. Lethal Weapon 2 Trivia 60 Add new. Edit Report This. On the side of Riggs's refrigerator is a U.

Army Military Police School diploma. Danny DeVito was considered for the role of Leo Getz. Principal photography took place in the spring of The only Lethal Weapon movie where Riggs doesn't hit with his left hand.

Joe Pesci and Philip Suriano would act together six years later in Casino. The only Lethal Weapon movie to not have Murtaugh's boat Code 7. The only film in the franchise to feature significant product placement for BMW.