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4 July 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
Die Harder. morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(30 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: ‘12 Rounds’ Fails to Entertain For Even 12 Minutes (From HollywoodChicago.com. 10 July 2009, 3:11 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] 12 Rounds
(From JustPressPlay. 9 July 2009, 3:06 PM, PDT)
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A Total Thrill Ride moreCast
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Philippines: English title) (UK) (promotional title) (USA) (video box title)more
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124 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut) (video premiere) | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | UK:15 (video rating) (1991) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-18 | South Africa:13V | Canada:13+ (Régie du Cinéma Québec) | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (cut) (1990) | UK:18 (video rating) (uncut) (1992) | USA:RFun Stuff
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Was supposed to be filmed at Moses Lake, Washington but, like Minnesota, there was no snow. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: There are no ejection seats in C-123 aircraft. moreQuotes:
Al Powell: What's this about?John McClane: Oh, just a feeling I have.
Al Powell: Ouch. When you get those feelings, insurance companies start to go bankrupt.
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OLD CAPE COD moreFAQ
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Bruce Willis takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin', nearly outdoing himself in one of the great actioneers of our time. DIE HARD 2 has everything a true action fan could ever want: explosions, chases, plot twists, suspense, drama and all that other good stuff.
Just two years after his last near-death adventure, John McClane (what a great action hero name) battles bad guys who take over an airport's communication system around the holidays. Unless their demands are met, they will unceremoniously plummet planes to the ground one by one -- including one on which Mrs. McClane (Bonnie Bedelia) is a passenger. Of course Johnny, he of wise-cracking ways, is the only one who can save the day.
Like its predecessor, set almost entirely in a skyscraper, DIE HARD 2 makes the most out of its setting. McClane is as multi-purpose as can be, chasing mercenaries through luggage conveyors, grasping onto aircraft wings, running out onto the runway and, in a truly awesome scene, ejecting from a plane a split second before it bursts into flames. Throw in a snowmobile chase, the standard trip through the air ducts and a legitimate, interesting motivation for the crooks and you have a total thrill ride guaranteed to recharge your batteries.
Efforts like DIE HARD 2 won't win any major awards, but they'll do what films are supposed to do: thrust us into another world and entertain us. This is truly Willis and director Renny Harlin at their best.