Hawkins pretended to be hard-of-hearing and asthmatic, while Jean faked being mute and capable of a weird form of sign language.Robert realizes he must hire Howard to defend her.Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)d.Richard Donner, 114 minutes, 118 minutes (director""s cut)Film Plot SummaryThe opening tune of the Looney Tunes theme was briefly heard with the introductory itle." This farce was loosely based on George S.Kaufman""s hit musical play, and developed from a screenplay by Morrie Ryskind.The central event was a party scheduled at the sprawling Long Island estate mansion of wealthy dowager Mrs.With a production budget of approximately $320,000, and box-office gross revenues of $47 million (domestic) and $55 million (worldwide) - one of the most successful films of all time - in terms of its ratio.