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Die Hard 2 (1990)

R 124 min  -  Action | Crime | Thriller  -   4 July 1990 (USA)
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John McClane is forced to battle mercenaries who seize control of an airport's communications and threaten to cause plane crashes if their demands are not met.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Walter Wager (novel), Steven E. de Souza (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis ...
Bonnie Bedelia ...
William Atherton ...
Reginald VelJohnson ...
Franco Nero ...
William Sadler ...
John Amos ...
Dennis Franz ...
Art Evans ...
Fred Dalton Thompson ...
Tom Bower ...
Sheila McCarthy ...
Don Harvey ...
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Storyline

After the terrifying events in LA, John McClane (Willis) is about to go through it all again. A team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart (Sadler) is holding the entire airport hostage. The terrorists are planning to rescue a drug lord from justice. In order to do so, they have seized control of all electrical equipment affecting all planes. With no runway lights available, all aircraft have to remain in the air, with fuel running low, McClane will need to be fast. Written by Film_Fan  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Airplane | Plane | Fuel | Police  | See more »

Taglines:

Last time, it blew you through the back wall of the theatre. This time, it will blow you sky high! See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Hard 2: Die Harder See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,744,661 (USA) (8 July 1990) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$239,540,947 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

According to John Leguizamo in his autobiography, his role was intended to be much larger until the filmmakers realized how short he was. His part was cut down to one line which was dubbed by someone else. However, he got his way years later in Executive Decision, another picture produced by Joel Silver and often described as 'Die Hard on a Plane'. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Trudeau finds out the airport has been taken over, he orders all aircraft to their alternate airport other than those that have already started their approach. All of these, he orders to "hold at the outer marker." The outer marker is a beacon 5 to 7 miles off the end of the runway. If "all" lanes held at that spot, it would be very dangerous. See more »

Quotes

Col. Stuart: [after McClane's snowmobile explodes] So much for the element of chance!
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Connections

Referenced in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"LOVE ME TENDER"
(Played on a music box)
Written by Ken Darby (as Vera Matson) and Elvis Presley See more »