When submitted for a cinema classification in 1989, the BBFC gave Lethal
Weapon 2 a 15 rating after approximately 33 seconds of cuts were
applied.
At
the time, the BBFC's concern centered around two scenes of strong,
revenge-driven violence. The main issue was not just the strength of the
violence itself, but the fact that in both scenes the violence is
perpetrated by the hero of the film, Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson).
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article detailing cuts to Lethal Weapon 2
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