Die Hard 2 (Film)
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Directed by | Renny Harlin | |
Produced by | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" Charles Gordon Lawrence Gordon Joel Silver | |
Screenplay by | Steven E. de Souza Doug Richardson | |
Based on | 58 Minutes by Walter Wager | |
Starring | Bruce Willis Bonnie Bedelia William Atherton Reginald VelJohnson Franco Nero William Sadler John Amos | |
Music by | Michael Kamen | |
Cinematography | Oliver Wood | |
Edited by | Stuart Baird Robert A. Ferretti | |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox | |
Release date | June 29, 1990 | |
Running time | 123 minutes | |
Country | United States | |
Language | English | |
Budget | $70 million | |
Box office | $240 million |
Die Hard 2 (sometimes referred to as Die Hard 2: Die Harder) is a 1990 American action film and the second entry in the Die Hard film series. It was released on June 29, 1990. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia (reprising her role as Holly McClane), William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton (reprising his role as Richard "Dick" Thornburg), Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and Reginald VelJohnson, returning briefly in his role as Sgt. Al Powell from the first film.
The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's novel 58 Minutes. The novel has the same premise but differs slightly: A cop must stop terrorists who take an airport hostage while his wife's plane circles overhead. He has 58 minutes to do so before the plane crashes. Roderick Thorp, who wrote the novel Nothing Lasts Forever, upon which Die Hard was based, receives credit for creating "certain original characters", although his name is misspelled onscreen as "Roderick Thorpe".
As with the first film, the action in Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police, maintenance workers, and a military commander, all of whom do not want his assistance.
The film was preceded by Die Hard (1988) and followed by Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
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Plot
Cast
- Bruce Willis as Lieutenant John McClane
- Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennero McClane
- Art Evans as Leslie Barnes
- Dennis Franz as Captain Carmine Lorenzo
- William Sadler as Colonel Stuart
- Franco Nero as General Ramon Esperanza
- Reginald VelJohnson as Sergeant Al Powell
- William Atherton as Richard "Dick" Thornburg
- Fred Thompson as Ed Trudeau
- John Amos as Major Grant
- Tom Bower as Marvin
- Sheila McCarthy as Samantha "Sam" Coleman
- Donald Patrick Harvey as Garber
- Colm Meaney as Pilot of Windsor Airlines plane
- Robert Costanzo as Sergeant Vito Lorenzo
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Miller
- John Costelloe as Sergeant Oswald Cochrane
- Tony Ganios as Baker
- Peter Nelson as Thompson
- John Leguizamo as Burke
- Tom Verica as Kahn
- Robert Patrick as O'Reilly
- Mark Boone Junior as Shockley