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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 Reginald VelJohnson ...
Franco Nero ...
William Sadler ...
John Amos ...
Dennis Franz ...
Art Evans ...
Fred Dalton Thompson ...
Tom Bower ...
Sheila McCarthy ...
Don Harvey ...
Tony Ganios Tony Ganios ...
Peter Nelson Peter Nelson ...
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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  

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Plot Keywords:

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

Taglines:

Yippee Ki Yay, All over again! 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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Trivia

Director Trademark: [Renny Harlin] [Finland] "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius is used in some scenes. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The bad guys adjust the ILS system to set ground level for 200' below actual ground level in order to cause the Windsor flight to crash. This is not possible because the ILS system uses antennas mounted on the ground around the runway which send out signals to the receiving plane. The system is based on how far and where the plane is relative to the antennas. The antennas would have to be physically moved in order to change where the ILS glide-slope would be. Even if they were put 200' below ground, the signals would not reach an airplane. See more »

Quotes

John McClane: Holly!... There's your fricken landing-light!
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Connections

Referenced in "Good Eats: Fry Hard II: The Chicken (#4.3)" (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!"
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Vaughn Monroe
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »