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Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) 7.2
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Reviews: 162 user | 77 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities. Director:Richard Donner |
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Cast
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| Danny Glover | ... | ||
| Joe Pesci | ... | ||
| Joss Ackland | ... | ||
| Derrick O'Connor | ... | ||
| Patsy Kensit | ... | ||
| Darlene Love | ... | ||
| Traci Wolfe | ... | ||
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Steve Kahan | ... |
Captain Murphy
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| Mark Rolston | ... | ||
| Jenette Goldstein | ... |
Meagan Shapiro
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Juney Smith | ... | |
| Nestor Serrano | ... | ||
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Philip Suriano | ... | |
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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 Krudderands 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. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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Je conduis. Non, je conduis. [canada] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
7 July 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Arma mortal 2 See more »Filming Locations:
2nd Street Tunnel between Hill and Figueroa, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Gross:
$147,253,986 (USA)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Performed by Eighth Wonder
Courtesy of WTG/CBS Records, Music Licensing Department
Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
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The scene where Murtaugh does his 'Free South Africa' tirade - his statement of 'one man, one vote' did in fact, became part of then-South Africa's president F.W. de Klerk agenda to end apartheid, lift the ban on the African National Congress (in the film, protesters outside the South African Consulate had the ANC flag), and released Nelson Mandela from incarceration. Danny Glover did portray Nelson Mandela in the made-for-cable HBO film Mandela (1987), which was filmed prior to the release of the first Lethal Weapon film. See more »Goofs
After the car is driven out of the cargo container and lands in the water with all the money (at the end of the film) As Riggs and Murtaugh run to the end of the hanging container armed with machine pistols, there are already 2 conveniently tied off hanging ropes for our heroes to repel down to the ship. See more »Soundtracks
I'm Not ScaredPerformed by Eighth Wonder
Courtesy of WTG/CBS Records, Music Licensing Department
Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
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The first point I found interesting is that it was evident they used real South Africans as extras in the film. In one scene one of the extras called out "Jou Moer" to our intrepid heroes.
"Jou Moer" translates into English, quite unmistakenly, as "You C*nt". As this was still in it, years later, when I just saw it for the second time, I feel that nobody in America check unidentified words for their true meaning.
This has given many South Africans high amusement over the years and they may not be well disposed towards me for spilling the beans.
Another thing was that Patsy Kensit played the part of an Afrikaaner (A Dutch descent South African and, whilst an English descent South African might say she (or he) hates his country, an Afrikaaner would never say that. He or she might say they hate the government but they would NEVER say they hate their country.
But apart from that, a good film, and it gave me so much amusement to see they hadn't cut out the offending word.
From an English rooinek.
Andrew