John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Fred Thompson
- Trudeau
- (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
Mick Cunningham
- Sheldon
- (as Michael Cunningham)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe film exceeded all expectations, outgrossing the original Die Hard (1988) by nearly double.
- GoofsAirport runways do not have manholes. Additionally, any manhole cover which could be lifted by one person would easily be crushed by a plane.
- Quotes
Grant: You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.
John McClane: Story of my life.
- Alternate versionsTV Versions, including that shown on the WB Network, edit out much of the violence and much of the profane dialogue is redubbed. Willis's redubbing is quite obvious because the new voice sounds nothing like Willis. Despite the overt dubbing of Willis's dialogue by a sound-alike actor (who really doesn't sound like Willis, for that matter), this version also utilizes dialogue from other characters to replace John McClane's. As John is leaving the elevator through the roof, he tells Samantha to "Fuck off." In this TV version, the word "fuck" is dubbed over with William Sadler saying "joke" from earlier in the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Night with David Letterman: Episode dated 8 June 1990 (1990)
- SoundtracksOld Cape Cod
Written by Claire Rothrock, Milt Yakus and Allan Jeffrey
Performed by Patti Page
Courtesy of Polygram Special Projects
a division of Polygram Records, Inc.
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I don't know how it could but it did and I enjoyed it a lot. This was one great flick and it's one of those movies that seem longer than it actually is.
John McClane(Willis)is back. Only this time he's at Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. waiting for his wife's plane to arrive. But when McClane stumbles upon a couple of terrorists he tries to warn everyone in the control tower about it. But before they could do anything, the terrorists shut down all of the plane's landing systems. The terrorist leader led by Col. Stuart(played greatly by William Sadler)is demanding that major foreign drug dealer, General Esperanza is freed. But since the tower is powerless, McClane wages another one man war against the terrorists and must hurry before his wife's plane crashes.
Willis and Sadler do great jobs in their roles. Dennis Franz also does a funny job as the airport police chief. It has a great return of some old characters such as Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, and Reginald VelJohnson.
This gets my vote as the most entertaining of the three Die Hard movies. 10/10
John McClane(Willis)is back. Only this time he's at Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. waiting for his wife's plane to arrive. But when McClane stumbles upon a couple of terrorists he tries to warn everyone in the control tower about it. But before they could do anything, the terrorists shut down all of the plane's landing systems. The terrorist leader led by Col. Stuart(played greatly by William Sadler)is demanding that major foreign drug dealer, General Esperanza is freed. But since the tower is powerless, McClane wages another one man war against the terrorists and must hurry before his wife's plane crashes.
Willis and Sadler do great jobs in their roles. Dennis Franz also does a funny job as the airport police chief. It has a great return of some old characters such as Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, and Reginald VelJohnson.
This gets my vote as the most entertaining of the three Die Hard movies. 10/10
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- Also known as
- Duro de matar 2
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- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $117,540,947
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,744,661
- Jul 8, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $240,031,274
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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