I wish you were a wise, kind friend, instead of a gossiping acquaintance I""ve known casually for years and never particularly cared for.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.In he hospital corridor outside Judith""s room, Dr.Steele overhears her loud, spoiled, off-screen voice: "I said no and I mean no." She rejects the wearing of an ugly hospital gown and he grins: "Oh my, they are pretty dowdy, aren""t they?" She also reacts to aking a sleeping pill: "But I don""t want to sleep.A year earlier, Lewis Milestone directed another adaptation of a classic John Steinbeck novel, the tragedyOf Mice and Men (1939), with five Oscar nominations and no wins.] Capturing their attitudes toward weapons, Joe mentions how "touchy" he man is, and Joey is mildly cautioned by his mother: "Joey, you know better than to point guns at people.