Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Jonathan Hensleigh (written by)
Roderick Thorp (certain original characters)

Release Date:

19 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

When the theater goes dark, the roof blows off.

Plot:

John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.

Plot Keywords:

Bomb | Subway Station | New York City | Police | Subway

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	John McClane
Jeremy Irons	...	Simon Gruber
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Zeus Carver
Graham Greene	...	Joe Lambert
Colleen Camp	...	Connie Kowalski
Larry Bryggman	...	Insp. Walter Cobb
Anthony Peck	...	Ricky Walsh
Nicholas Wyman	...	Mathias Targo (as Nick Wyman)
Sam Phillips	...	Katya
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Charles Weiss
Sharon Washington	...	Officer Jane
Stephen Pearlman	...	Dr. Fred Schiller
Michael Alexander Jackson	...	Dexter
Aldis Hodge	...	Raymond
Mischa Hausserman	...	Mischa
Edwin Hodge	...	Dexter's Friend
Robert Sedgwick	...	Rolf (as Rob Sedgwick)
Tony Halme	...	Roman
Bill Christ	...	Ivan
Anthony Thomas	...	Gang Member #1
Glenn Herman	...	Gang Member #2
Kent Faulcon	...	Gang Member #3
Akili Prince	...	Gang Member #4
Ardie Fuqua	...	Gang Member #5
Mike Jefferson	...	Gang Member #6
Andre Ware	...	Gang Member #7 (as Frank Andre Ware)
Michael Lee Merrins	...	Van Driver
Birdie M. Hale	...	Harlem Woman
Daryl Edwards	...	Livery Driver
Barbara Hipkiss	...	Phone Woman
Aasif Mandvi	...	Arab Cabbie
Bill Kux	...	Businessman in Taxi
Scott Nicholson	...	Transit Cop
Ralph Buckley	...	Businessman at Station
Charles Dumas	...	FBI Agent Andy Cross
Michael Cristofer	...	Bill Jarvis, from Another Organization
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney	...	Wanda Shepard
J.R. Horne	...	Sgt. John Turley
Michael Tadross	...	Greek Deli Proprietor
Elvis Duran	...	Radio D.J.
John McTiernan Sr.	...	Fisherman
Greg A. Skoric	...	Kurt
Sven Toorvald	...	Karl
T. Alloy Langenfeld	...	Berndt (as Todd A. Langenfeld)
Timothy Adams	...	Gunther
John C. Vennema	...	Felix Little
Gerrit Vooren	...	Nils
Willis Sparks	...	Klaus
Tony Travis	...	Marshal #1
Danny Dutton	...	Marshal #2
James Saito	...	Korean Proprietor
Patrick Borriello	...	Kid #1
Víctor Rojas	...	Kid #2
Jeffrey Dreisbach	...	Yuppie Stockbroker
Joe Zaloom	...	Jerry Parks
John Doman	...	Foreman
Patricia Mauceri	...	Miss Thomas
Franchelle Stewart Dorn	...	Principal Martinez
Kharisma	...	Little Tina
Gerry Becker	...	Larry Griffith
Richard Council	...	Otto
John Robert Tillotson	...	Broker #2
Ray Aranha	...	Janitor (as Ray Arahna)
Phil Theis	...	Erik
Flip	...	Subway Man
Dory Binyon	...	Reporter
David Vitt	...	Kid at Gas Station
John Hoyt	...	Federal Reserve Guard #1 (as John Glenn Hoyt)
Bray Poor	...	Federal Reserve Guard #2
Shari-Lyn Safir	...	Secretary
Ivan Skoric	...	Villain A
Faisal Hassan	...	FBI Agent
Richard Russell Ramos	...	FBI Chief
Angela Amato	...	Cop #1
Richard V. Allen	...	Chief Allen
Shirley J. Hatcher	...	Cop #2
David P. Martin	...	Federal Reserve Guard #3
James Patrick Whalen Sr.	...	Fat Larry Lumis
Paul Simon	...	Man in Precinct
Carl Brewer	...	Helicopter Villain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Rickman	...	Hans Gruber (archive footage)
Steve Altes	...	Gang Member #9 (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker	...	Man at Subway Station (uncredited)
Vernon Campbell	...	Large Gang Member (uncredited)
Dick Durock	...	Man at Subway Station (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper	...	Woman at Subway Station (uncredited)
Anibal O. Lleras	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Luggio	...	Teacher (uncredited)
David Sontag	...	Biker (uncredited)
Alex Thaler	...	Background Actor (uncredited)
Don Vasicek	...	(uncredited)
Ralph A. Villani	...	Bomb Squad Detective (uncredited)
Don Wallace	...	Gang Member #8 (uncredited)

Directed by
John McTiernan

Writing credits (WGA)
Jonathan Hensleigh		(written by)
Roderick Thorp		(certain original characters)

Produced by
Buzz Feitshans	....	executive producer
Robert Lawrence	....	executive producer
Robert H. Lemer	....	associate producer
John McTiernan	....	producer
Michael Tadross	....	producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	executive producer
David Willis	....	co-producer
Carmine Zozzora	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Michael Kamen

Cinematography by
Peter Menzies Jr.		(director of photography) (as Peter Menzies)

Film Editing by
John Wright

Casting by
Pat McCorkle

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia		(as Jackson DeGovia)

Art Direction by
John R. Jensen
Woods Mackintosh

Set Decoration by
Leslie Bloom

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department
Christina Bartolucci	....	makeup artist: Mr. Willis (as Cristina Bartolucci)
Verne Caruso	....	key hair stylist
Annie M. DeMille	....	hair stylist
Linda DeVetta	....	hair stylist: Mr. Irons (as Linda deVetta)
Linda DeVetta	....	makeup artist: Mr. Irons (as Linda deVetta)
Audrey Futterman-Stern	....	hair stylist: Mr. Willis (as Audree Futterman)
Edward D.M. Jackson Jr.	....	makeup artist
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist: Mr. Willis
Marilyn Peoples	....	key makeup artist
Pamela Priest	....	hair stylist: South Carolina
Cecilia Verardi	....	makeup artist: South Carolina
Denise Hooper	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
George Manasse	....	unit production manager
Justin Moritt	....	production supervisor
John Stark	....	unit production manager
Michael Tadross	....	unit production manager
Charles Zalben	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Burns	....	second assistant director
T. Sean Ferguson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Susan E. Fiore	....	second second assistant director (as Susan Fiore)
Carl Goldstein	....	first assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director (as Terry J. Leonard)
Brian A. York	....	DGA trainee: second unit
Nicholas Wolfert	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Beverly Ballzigler	....	construction clerk: South Carolina
Robert Barnett	....	stand-by painter
Roland Brooks	....	paint supervisor
Kyung W. Chang	....	set designer
David Cooney	....	storyboard artist
Warren Drummond	....	storyboard artist: second unit
Anthony Dunne	....	construction coordinator: New York
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator: South Carolina (as Bruce Gfeller)
Richard Hebrank	....	key construction grip (as Rich Hebrank)
Bryan Lee	....	foreman: South Carolina
W. Scott Mason	....	foreman: South Carolina (as Scott Mason)
Kevin McCarthy	....	lead man (as Kevin B. McCarthy)
William F. McLaughlin	....	property assistant
Debbie Nolan	....	propmaker
John J. Passanante	....	stand-by painter: South Carolina
Ralph Peterson	....	general foreman: South Carolina
David Q. Quick	....	property assistant (as David Quick)
Carla Raij	....	assistant construction estimator
Mike Riley	....	labor foreman: South Carolina
Peter Rogness	....	assistant art director
Peter Rogness	....	set designer
Philip Saccio Jr.	....	property master: second unit (as Phil Saccio Jr.)
David B. Sharp	....	art director: South Carolina (as David Sharp)
Bob Shaw	....	set designer
Tommy Tomlinson	....	property master
Benjamin Whitehouse	....	construction accountant (as Benj Whitehouse)
Don Zappia	....	construction best boy grip
Sean Bernard	....	painter (uncredited)
John Blanchard	....	carpenter (uncredited)
John B. Clarey III	....	set construction (uncredited)
Daniel Dietrich	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Abigail Drury	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Tim Eckel	....	set designer (uncredited)
Frank M. Fleming	....	lead man: South Carolina (uncredited)
George W. Harding III	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lillian Heyward	....	signwriter foreman (uncredited)
Rebecca Leonard	....	signwriter (uncredited)
Lindanne Lewis	....	set painter (uncredited)
Eric Luling	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
John Peter Melendez	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John W. Morgan	....	plaster foreman (uncredited)
Scott P. Murphy	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
James Passanante	....	paint supervisor: South Carolina (uncredited)
John Ralbovsky	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)
William Rampey	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Rosalie Russino	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Richard Salinas	....	set dresser (reshoot) (uncredited)
Michael Scarola	....	construction grip (uncredited)
Ann Stacy	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Steve A. Stephenson	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Amy Taylor	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael A. Wells	....	construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Beemer	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
Joseph A. Brennan	....	sound re-recording engineer
Alan Bromberg	....	foley editor (as Allan Bromberg)
Mike Chock	....	sound editor
Matt Colleran	....	dubbing recordist
Ezra Dweck	....	sound effects recordist
Bryan Fowler	....	dubbing re-recordist
Rick Freeman	....	sound editor
Don Givens	....	foley recordist
Avram D. Gold	....	adr supervisor (as Avram Gold)
Mark Harris	....	dubbing re-recordist
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Patricio A. Libenson	....	sound editor (as Patricio Libenson)
Dennis Maitland II	....	boom operator
Dennis Maitland	....	sound mixer (as Dennis Maitland Sr.)
Kim Maitland	....	sound recordist
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound designer (as Mark Mangini)
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound supervisor (as Mark Mangini)
Michael Minkler	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Andrew Patterson	....	adr editor
Sonny Pettijohn	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist (as Eric 'Buzzy' Potter)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Alexandra Root	....	assistant sound editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound editor (as Geoffrey Rubay)
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley editor
George Simpson	....	sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor (as David Whittaker)
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Donna Barrett	....	cable person (uncredited)
David Hewitt	....	audio truck engineer (uncredited)
Tom Lalley	....	sound re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Brooke Satrazemis	....	cable person (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Reva Alexander	....	special effects production assistant
Connie Brink	....	special effects coordinator (as Conrad F. Brink)
Phil Cory	....	special effects coordinator
Richard Cory	....	special effects
Dick Cross	....	special effects supervisor (as Richard Cross)
Gary Cruise	....	special effects
Al Griswold	....	special effects (as Albert Griswold)
Karyn Huston	....	special effects office coordinator
Harold McConnell Jr.	....	special effects
William H. Schirmer	....	special effects supervisor
Carla M. Schorr	....	special effects estimator
Paul Stewart	....	special effects
Ray Svedin	....	special effects
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects technician
Douglas Calli	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)
Terry Chapman	....	special effects (uncredited)
Mark Koivu	....	special effects engineer (uncredited)
Mitchell Medford	....	fabricator (uncredited)
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects: 2nd unit-pyro consult/pt (uncredited)
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Martin Simon	....	pyrotechnician: reshoots (uncredited)
Bill Traynor	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Monica Anderson	....	effects editor: SPI
Scott E. Anderson	....	visual effects supervisor
Pam Auditore	....	digital animator: Mass Illusion
Judith Bell	....	digital artist: Pacific
Ron Brinkmann	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Eric Calderon	....	motion control assistant: New York, Mass Illusion
Mageara Cameron	....	visual effects coordinator (as Margeara Cameron)
Don Canfield	....	motion control camera operator South Carolina, Mass Illusion
Alex Carone	....	production assistant: Mass Illusion
Jon Craig	....	assistant model shop supervisor: South Carolina
Art David	....	digital animator: Mass Illusion
Heather Davis Baker	....	digital artist: SPI (as Heather Davis)
Amy G. Davis	....	digital animator: Mass Illusion
Tim Douglas	....	digital artist: SPI
David Drzewiecki	....	effects director of photography: SPI
Leo Fernekes	....	motion control rigger: New York, Mass Illusion
Shoshana Fishbein	....	digital animator: Mass Illusion
Lisa Foster	....	digital artist: SPI
Julia Frey	....	visual effects producer: SPI
Joe Gareri	....	executive producer: Pacific
Allen Gonzales	....	digital matte work: Buena Vista
Joel Hynek	....	visual effects consultant: Mass Illusion
Lisa Kelly	....	digital effects coordinator: Pacific
Stephen Kennedy	....	digital artist: SPI (as Steve Kennedy)
Scott Kilburn	....	digital artist: SPI
Susan MacLeod	....	visual effects manager: Mass Illusion
M. Scott McKee	....	digital artist: SPI
Carrie Owens	....	assistant visual effects producer: Mass Illusion
Suzanne Pastor	....	production supervisor: SPI (as Suzzanne Pastor)
Diane Pearlman	....	visual effects producer: Mass Illusion
Winston Quitasol	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista
Kris Robinson	....	visual effects accountant: South Carolina
Olivier Sarda	....	digital artist: Pacific
Wally Schaab	....	special projects supervisor: Buena Vista
Jennifer Lee Scheer	....	digital effects coordinator: Pacific
David B. Sharp	....	visual effects art director
Nina Sloan	....	live action visual effects producer: New York, Mass Illusion
Carolyn Soper	....	visual effects producer: Buena Vista
David Sosalla	....	digital effects producer: Pacific
Serge Sretschinsky	....	digital visual effects supervisor
Serge Sretschinsky	....	software designer: Mass Illusion
John E. Sullivan	....	director of photography: Mass Illusion
John E. Sullivan	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Teramoto	....	technical assistant: SPI
Kristen Trattner	....	digital artist: SPI (as Kristen D. Trattner)
Bill Villareal	....	digital effects supervisor: Pacific
Peter Warner	....	digital artist: SPI
Luigi Warren	....	software engineer: SPI
Dennis Webb	....	film recording supervisor: SPI
Boyd Wold	....	motion control camera operator New York, Mass Illusion
Jennifer Wollan	....	visual effects editor: Mass Illusion
Juliette Yager	....	visual effects editor: Buena Vista
Lisa Yu	....	digital artist: Pacific
Nicholas Brooks	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Erin Flynn	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Gornstein	....	digital department assistant (uncredited)
J.W. Kompare	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts (as Bob Aldridge)
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Dana D. Bertolette	....	stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunts
Tony Lee Boggs	....	stunts (as Tony Boggs)
Brad Bovee	....	stunts
Chris Branham	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts
David D. Darling	....	stunts (as David Darling)
Gary Dionne	....	stunts
Dick Durock	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Kurtis Epper	....	stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts (as Frank Ferrara Sr.)
Ralph Ferrara	....	stunts
Dale Frye	....	stunts
Teri Garland	....	stunts
Steve Geray	....	stunts
Andree Gibbs	....	stunts
Debbie Greg	....	stunts
Bonnie Hock	....	stunts
Candy Hoskins	....	stunts
Shawn Howell	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	co-stunt coordinator
Terry Jackson	....	stunt double: Bruce Willis
Dean Jeffries	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Malosi Leonard	....	stunts
Matt Leonard	....	stunts (as Matthew Leonard)
Terry Leonard	....	stunt coordinator (as Terry J. Leonard)
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	....	stunts (as Jim Lewis Jr.)
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts
Bobby McLaughlin	....	stunts (as Bobby T. McLauglin)
Bob Minor	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts
Kerry Rossall	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts (as Walt Scott)
Gwynn Turnbull	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunts
Richard Washington	....	stunts
William Washington	....	stunts
Deborah Watkins	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Gerard G. Williams	....	stunts
Danny Wong	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts
Ray Abbott	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
John Ashby	....	stunts (uncredited)
Troy Brown	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mitchell Dean	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Dionne	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Frank Ferrara Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gene Harrison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cal Johnson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael R. Long	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Meier	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ron Michaels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunt dive unit: Escondito (uncredited)
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gregg Smrz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Shelby Swatek	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kerry Wallum	....	stunts (uncredited)
Patrick M. Walsh	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Anderson	....	best boy electric (as Thomas M. Anderson)
Donald M. Angst	....	electrician
Arthur Blum	....	dolly grip
Ralph Brandofino	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Keith Bunting	....	grip
Denver John Collins	....	camera operator: second unit
Dan Cornwall	....	electrician
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael Finnerty	....	rigging key grip
Richie Ford	....	rigging gaffer
Jamie Gallagher	....	electrician
Dennis J. Lootens	....	rigging gaffer (as Dennis Joseph Lootens)
Matt Miller	....	rigging key grip
Richard Mosier	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Muller	....	camera operator: second unit
Kevin Murphy	....	gaffer
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician
Ronald Plant	....	rigging key grip
Robert Presley	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	director of photography: second unit
Andrew Priestley	....	second assistant camera
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Wachter	....	best boy grip (as Paul Eric Wachter)
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer
Tony Whitman	....	key grip
Eric Bartsch	....	second key grip (uncredited)
Jeffree Bloomer	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Canestro	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Keith Davis	....	electrician (uncredited)
Michael Dhonau	....	grip (uncredited)
David Ellis	....	electrician (uncredited)
Buzz Feitshans IV	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Buzz Feitshans IV	....	underwater photographer (uncredited)
Jerry Holway	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Todd Hotaling	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Rory Robert Knepp	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit (uncredited)
Richard H. Kryder	....	rigging electrician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Deborah Lipman	....	second assistant camera: additional unit (uncredited)
Kevin McKenna	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
James McMillan	....	key grip (uncredited)
Douglas Pellegrino	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Chris Rosen	....	electrician (uncredited)
Harold Skinner	....	electrician (uncredited)
Steve Skinner	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Brian 'Wheat' Villegas	....	best boy electric: visual effects (uncredited)
Bob Williams	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Riccardo Bertoni	....	extras casting
Fleet Emerson	....	casting associate
Fleet Emerson	....	extras casting
Karen Gilman	....	casting assistant
Barbara Hipkiss	....	casting associate
Margaret Mullins	....	extras casting: South Carolina
Jeff Wickline	....	casting assistant
Jeff Wickline	....	extras casting: South Carolina
Melissa Biggs	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Susan Gish	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Len Hunt	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Lisa Marks	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Cathy Pritchard	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Adkins	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lisa Emerson	....	additional wardrobe: South Carolina
Suzanne McCabe	....	assistant costume designer
Robert Musco	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lori Stilson	....	wardrobe: Mr. Willis
Missy West	....	additional wardrobe: South Carolina
Patrick Chevillot	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Dorothy Masters	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
John Scott Cook	....	apprentice editor
Barbara Dunning	....	first assistant editor
Mark Herman	....	assistant editor
Kelly Irvine	....	lightworks assistant
Jeffrey L. Jamison	....	apprentice editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Colleen Sharp	....	assistant editor
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Emily Wallin	....	lightworks assistant
Cort Wright	....	apprentice editor
Steve Bartlett	....	post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Christopher Brooks	....	supervising music editor
Eric Harryman	....	music supervisor
Joel Iwataki	....	music mixer
Joel Iwataki	....	music recordist
Barry Levine	....	music supervisor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist (as Steve McLaughlin)
Eric Reasoner	....	music editor
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Bruce Babcock	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Robert Puff	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gino Lucci	....	picture car coordinator
Ralph Lucci	....	picture car coordinator: second unit
Michael Luckeroth	....	transportation captain: Baltimore
Bob O'Neill	....	transportation co-captain
Columbo Saggese	....	picture cars east
Chris Summerell	....	shotmaker driver
D.R. Toney	....	transportation co-captain
James Patrick Whalen Jr.	....	transportation captain
Richard Curry	....	driver: Mr. Willis (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver (uncredited)
Jacqueline L. Hurd	....	picture car assistant (uncredited)
Greg Koronowicz	....	picture cars (uncredited)
Gerald Titus	....	driver (uncredited)
Robert Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation: South Carolina (uncredited)

Other crew
Sandra Mitchum Ballard	....	assistant production accountant: South Carolina
Eric R. Bellamy	....	assistant accountant
Brian Berkowitz	....	production assistant
David Bilson	....	pilot
B.J. Bjorkman	....	script supervisor: second unit
Joan G. Bostwick	....	production assistant (as Joan Bostwick)
Jane Bulmer	....	assistant: Andy Vajna
John W. Burn	....	marine coordinator: South Carolina
Francesco Caparotta	....	production assistant
Melissa Carter	....	production assistant: South Carolina (as Melissa J.T. Carter)
Christie Chaplin	....	production secretary: South Carolina
Lorrie J. Cole	....	production secretary: South Carolina
Scott Colomby	....	additional adr voice
Amy Comstock	....	auditor: Mass Illusion
Dino De Laurentiis	....	assistant: Buzz Feitshans
Kim Delgado	....	adr loop group
David Dreishpoon	....	craft service
Stephen J. Eads	....	assistant: Bruce Willis
Linda Videtti Figueiredo	....	assistant: John Mctiernan
David 'Flip' Filippi	....	production assistant
Jay Floyd	....	production assistant: Mass Illusion
Sarah Frank	....	production assistant
Kenneth Frith	....	set security
Julie Fusco	....	production assistant
Michael Gartland	....	pilot
John B. Griffin	....	location manager: South Carolina
Kenneth A. Hansen	....	location auditor
Georgia Hausserman	....	aviatrix (as Georgia Holzmann)
Mischa Hausserman	....	aerial coordinator
Mischa Hausserman	....	dialogue coach
Courtney Henley-Anderson	....	production assistant
Sandy Herbert	....	set medic: South Carolina
Dawn Higginbotham	....	set production assistant: New York
Jerome Holmes	....	assistant: Jeremy Irons
Keith Jernquist	....	projectionist
Randy Jurgenson	....	technical advisor
Louis Katz	....	set doctor (as Dr. Louis Katz)
Robert F. Kocourek	....	production accountant
Avi Korein	....	security: Mr. Willis
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Terry Ladin	....	production coordinator
Steve Lionetti	....	assistant: Buzz Feitshans
Melissa Logan	....	accounting production assistant
M.J. Magbanua	....	production secretary
Richard Mancuso	....	payroll
Douglas Martines	....	video
Ann Meceda	....	assistant: Andy Vajna
Jamie Miller	....	production assistant: Mass Illusion
Anne Mitchum	....	accounting assistant
A. Lee Morris	....	production assistant
Jim Norris	....	production assistant: South Carolina
Kimberly O'Quinn	....	location assistant: South Carolina
Ron B. Pierno	....	assistant: Michael Tadross
Michael Pitt	....	production assistant
Shirley Proctor	....	analyst: South Carolina
Andrea Rapke	....	production assistant
Dana Rebeiro	....	production assistant
Gregory Routt	....	location scout
Robin F. Samson	....	location scout
Jackie Short	....	assistant accountant
Peter Sobich Jr.	....	assistant production coordinator
Peter Soldo	....	set production assistant
Robin Squibb	....	script supervisor
Geoff Suddleson	....	production assistant
Blanche Sypher	....	craft service: South Carolina
Pamela Thur	....	location manager
Mark Van Holstein	....	location scout
Katreniah L. Washington	....	production secretary
Louise Weber	....	assistant: Bruce Willis
Lee Whitney	....	production assistant
Tripp Wier	....	production assistant
Shawn Wilson	....	accounting production assistant
Dolores K. Wood	....	production assistant: South Carolina (as Delores Wood)
Eric Yellin	....	production assistant
Joanna Zorick	....	data input
Anil Baral	....	production assistant: New York City (uncredited)
Denise A. Beale	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Terry Collis	....	production executive (uncredited)
Alex Corven Caronia	....	assistant location manager: second unit (uncredited)
David Fencl	....	armorer (uncredited)
Bruce Goldman	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Alan Jacques	....	projectionist (uncredited)
Christopher Kuder	....	assistant toolman (uncredited)
David Lanphier Jr.	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lev Mailer	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Kory O'Donnell	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Nelson Pereyra	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Todo Segalla	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jon Shaw	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Phil Silver	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Michael Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Joseph Stephans	....	location assistant: New York second unit (uncredited)
Rick Washburn	....	weapons coordinator: New York second unit (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment (1995) (Non-USA) (all media) (through BVI)
• Buena Vista International (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1995) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Cecchi Gori Group (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1995) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2002) (Germany) (DVD) (2-disc special edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (2-disc edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (France) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc special edition)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1995) (Netherlands) (VHS) (through Touchstone Home Video)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Encore Entertainment (1997) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (3-disc Die Hard Collection)
• FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (8-disc Die Hard Quadrilogy)
• FS Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (4-disc Die Hard Quadrilogy)
• Fox Network (1997) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Fox Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (2000) (Finland) (TV)
• Nelonen (2000) (2001) (2005) (2006) (2007) (2009) (Finland) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
• Touchstone Home Video (1995) (Netherlands) (VHS) (through)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Mass. Illusions (visual effects) (as Mass Illusion)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (additional visual effects)
• Buena Vista Visual Effects (additional visual effects)
• Pacific Title Digital (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• IVC  post-production facilities (digital mastering)
• Intralink Film Graphic Design  main titles design
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Lucasfilm THX / TAP Theater Alignment Program  
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Nina Saxon Film Design  end title design
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• RCA Victor  soundtrack
• Remote Recording Services  remote audio recording (as Remote Recording)
• Something's Cooking  catering
• Sylvia Fay Casting  extras casting
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Symphony Seattle  music performed by
• The Casting Network  extras casting: south carolina
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  rerecorded at
• Tomkats Catering  caterer: south carolina (as Tomkats)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive strong language

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | USA:R (certificate #33828) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Malaysia:18SG (DVD) | Brazil:14 | South Africa:16LV | France:U | Italy:T | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

72nd Street, Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Trivia:

On the DVD commentary Director John McTiernan mentions that Dick Cheney appears in a scene. He actually says "here he is", but Dick Cheney is not in the film - the person shown in the scene has a slight physical resemblance but is not Dick Cheney. The director made an error.

Goofs:

Continuity: While John and Zeus race toward the subway in a commandeered taxi, John is forced to drive between two vehicles that are too close together to fit the taxi. Upon slamming through, both side mirrors are ripped off and scuff lines are made on the side of the car. In every shot afterward, the mirrors are still intact. However, the scuff lines remain.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spin City: Airplane! (#4.22)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Westwood on a Friday Night

Not your average action movie

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.