In the finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1989, we’re talking about this season’s audience choice pick, action sequel Lethal Weapon 2. Written by Jeffrey Boam, directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland and Derrick O’Connor, Lethal Weapon 2 beat out Back to the Future Part II and Ghostbusters II in our audience choice poll of 1989 blockbuster sequels.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lethal-weapon-2-1989), Caryn James in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/07/movies/review-film-chases-crashes-shootings-more-in-lethal-weapon-2.html), and Michael Wilmington in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-07-ca-3330-story.html).

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