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Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) -- John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) -- John McClane has to get through New York City in a very short time without using a police vehicle.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Hensleigh (written by)
Roderick Thorp (certain original characters)
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Release Date:
19 May 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Think fast. Look alive. Die hard. more
Plot:
John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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(4 articles)
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Not your average action movie more (277 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Hard 3
Die Hard New York (USA) (working title)
Simon Says (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and pervasive strong language.
Runtime:
131 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The sandwich board that Bruce Willis wore while filming in Harlem said "I hate everyone" rather than the more racist version that appears in the film. The sign was changed with CGI in post-production to read "I Hate Niggers", though the "I hate everyone" version is used for some television broadcasts of the film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: On standard truck winches, like the WARN winch used on the Dodge truck, the manufacturer recommends that at least five complete wraps of wire remain on the drum as the minimum to make a safe winch pull. So if the winch cable "ran out" as it did in the scene, as the truck started to get pulled, the only thing holding the winch cable onto the winch drum is a small bolt. If the weight of the vehicle is applied to that small bolt (versus the other end at a static object), the winch cable would snapped off. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Inspector Cobb: Alan, Bomb Squad, Special Services, State Police and the F.B.I. Lt. Jurgensen, you, Plummer, I want you to go to St. John's Emergency in case we got any walk-ins from the street. Kramer, get the City Engineer. I got to find out our damage report.
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FAQ

Is this film based on any prior works?
Was Anthony Peck's character "Young Cop" in Die Hard the same character as Ricky Walsh in this film?
Why is McClane suddenly in the NYPD again? It was made clear that he was working for the LAPD in Die Hard 2.
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44 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
Not your average action movie, 10 April 2006
10/10
Author: srobi280 from Hungary

This movie gets right to the point and starts off with an explosion. I love that. A crazy guy named Simon (played very well by Jeremy Irons) blows up a store, and asks to speak to John McClane, who is on suspension. The cops grab McClane, who is by now a heavy drinker, and put him on the phone with Simon. Simon makes him walk through Harlem with a very offensive sign. Just when he is about to get beat down, he is rescued by the racist Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Zeus. It seems as though Simon wants revenge on McClane for something, but nobody knows why. Now, Zeus and McClane are at the mercy of Simon, who meanwhile is committing a massive robbery.

This movie is considerably different from the other two, which is probably a good thing. Who wants the same thing three times in a row? The plot has as many twists and turns as a snake, and the movie keeps the viewer involved. Watching Zeus and McClane bicker is amusing as well. Samuel L. Jackson pulls off the role of the "racist black man" very well. I would highly recommend this movie.

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A few too many coincidences for my liking... Rjz5600
Easier way to disarm the bombs *spoilers* jared555
This is a communiqué from the CRF? Wrh1973
The short haired blonde female cop? chyler1978
Simon really has a french accent megaskunk
I don't get the ending HenryCW
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