Mismatched cops
Riggs and Murtaugh reunite as they set out to apprehend a
duo of corrupt South African emissaries. The catch?
The bad guys have
diplomatic immunity, and the police can't touch them. But
Riggs and Murtaugh are expert at bending the rules.
Murtaugh is still the
family man. Riggs is still the daredevil, but now he
counts the odds before bucking them. This time, they must
protect an accountant who has laundered a half billion
dollars in narcotics money. He leads them to a murderous
syndicate with ties to a foreign power. Along the way,
there's a six-story plummet from a window, a booby-trapped
toilet, an underwater escape, and more. Academy Award
Nominations: Best Sound Effects Editing.
This 1989 sequel was
followed by a third "Lethal Weapon" film in 1992. All
three films have been extremely successful both at the box
office and on home video, and all three have starred Danny
Glover and Mel Gibson as cops Murtaugh and Riggs.
Screenwriter Jeffrey Boam also wrote "Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade" (1990).
The film cost an estimated $20 million. It was shown at
the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund.
The end credits note that the film is dedicated to Jay
Engel!!
Starring:
Joss Ackland, Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard
Gibson, Danny Glover, Jenette Goldstein, Damon Hines,
Stephen Kahan, Patsy Kensit, Dean Norris, Derrick
O'Connor, Joe Pesci, Mark Rolston, Nestor Serrano, Ken
Tigar, Kenneth Tigar, Mary Ellen Trainor
Directed
By:
Richard Donner
Release
Information:
Studio:
Warner Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 7, 1989
DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
Run Time: 118 minutes
Production Company: Warner Home
Video
Package Type: Snap Case
Dual-Layer Format
Director's Cut
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
Available
Audio Tracks:
English (Digital DTS
Surround)
English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
French (Digital DTS Surround)
French (Dolby Digital
5.1 Surround)
Languages: English and French
Subtitles: English, French and
Spanish
Closed Captioned: Yes
Bonus Features:
Making-Of Action Sequences Documentary
Soundtrack Remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround