Episode 13

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1st Apr 2020

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989 Audience Choice)

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).

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our 1989 season epilogue. 

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Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network
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