Die Hard 2
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Film Sequels - love at second biteStudios have become so proficient in the marketing of sequels that when Bruce Willis was promoting Die Hard 4.0 in 2007, he said: "When we made Die Hard 2 [in 1990], it was at the birth of the whole sequel business and studios really didn't... In this article: New Moon, Cass Business School, Christopher Nolan, The Da Vinci Code, Adrien Brody, Oscar, Harry Potter, Bruce Willis, Hulk, and Iron Man 2 |
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Gawker | 4 days ago
The Rules of Director Jail [Rules Of Hollywood]
...decades back, Renny Harlin was the Bret Ratner of his day. A high-profile, on-the-town action auteur, with a starlet wife and who, with Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger under his belt, could do no wrong. Until he did something very wrong; he made...
In this article: Jan de Bont, Hollywood, Renny Harlin, Orson Welles, The Blind Side, Richard Kelly, Kevin Smith, and Donnie Darko
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New York Daily News | November 06, 2009
Emmanuelle Chriqui: rising star breaks from her 'Entourage'
...Russia invaded Georgia. I've been out here a month to a month and a half already and it's been amazing. Renny Harlin ["Cliffhanger," "Die Hard 2"] is directing the flick. So should we expect to see you hanging from a cliff, shooting a...
In this article: Entourage, Emmanuelle Chriqui, New York, Cliffhanger, Georgia, God, Renny Harlin, Adam Sandler, and Kevin Connolly
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Times of India | November 05, 2009
'Andaz Apna Apna' & 'Ajab Prem...' are incomparable
...Apna ApnaaEUR™. I donaEUR™t live in past successes and donaEUR™t believe in repeating my work. I could have made Ghayal 2 like they make Die Hard 2 in Hollywood but I wanted to enter new territories, new genres post Andaaz Apna Apna. Will...
In this article: Andaaz Apna Apna, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Rajkumar Santoshi, and Hollywood
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Centre Daily Times | November 04, 2009
In Roland Emmerich's world, the fleet can flee disaster
...stay inches from the apocalyptic fireball that engulfs the Beltway. Similar achievements: Countless. See "Die Hard," "Die Hard 2," "Die Hard With a Vengeance," etc. In "Mission: Impossible," Tom Cruise not only avoids the explosion that...
In this article: Roland Emmerich, Jake Gyllenhaal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Woolly mammoth, John Cusack, The Happening, Tom Cruise, Golden Retriever, Indiana Jones, and Tarzan
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 02, 2009
Theater review: Fans love what Kevin Smith does
...buddy action movie led to an entertaining 20-minute answer on the complexities of working with the difficult but ultimately professional "Die Hard" star. Another question about the box office beating taken by Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a...
In this article: Kevin Smith, Judd Apatow, Clerks, An Evening with Kevin Smith, San Francisco, Socratic method, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Michael Jordan, Twitter, and Wayne Gretzky
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TV Guide | October 28, 2009
Executive Producer Reveals Lost Guest Star on Twitter
...good!" The misspellings were clues leading to the name...William Atherton. In order of the clues: Atherton was in both Die Hard and Die Hard 2, his character's name in Ghost Busters was Walter Peck, on Desperate Housewives he played Dr....
In this article: Lost, Twitter, Lost, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Life is Good, Kermit the Frog, and Ghost Busters
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | October 21, 2009
Georgia welcomes 'President Garcia'
...and many had come just to watch the spectacle. Provisionally entitled simply Georgia, the film is being made by Renny Harlin, director of Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, as well as mega-flop Cutthroat Island. It follows a journalist and...
In this article: Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia, Andy Garcia, Cutthroat Island, Hollywood, Tbilisi, Ocean's 11, Russia, Facebook, and EU
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The Seattle Times | October 21, 2009
Hollywood film recreates Russia-Georgia war
...of a nerdy American scientist and a blonde Russian photojournalist to offer the Kremlin's version of the war. Harlin, best known for "Die Hard 2" and "Cliffhanger," has said the tale of a journalist and cameraman caught up in the fighting...
In this article: Andy Garcia, Renny Harlin, Georgia, The Untouchables, Russia, Mikhail Saakashvili, Hollywood, Russia Today, and Cliffhanger
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | October 19, 2009
Actor Garcia to play Georgia's Saakashvili in film: report
Finnish-American action movie director Renny Harlin announced in August he was shooting the film. Best known for action movies such as "Die Hard 2" and "Cliffhanger," Harlin told Variety magazine he was keen to make a serious movie based...
In this article: Renny Harlin, Andy Garcia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Mikheil Saakashvili, Moscow, Tbilisi, Emir Kusturica, Cliffhanger, and Variety magazine
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Reuters | October 19, 2009
Andy Garcia takes on Saakashvili role
...on the role of Mikheil Saakashvili in a film based on last year's war with Russia. Filming began this month on an untitled drama by "Die Hard 2" director Renny Harlin based on the five-day August war, when Saakashvili's assault on...
In this article: Andy Garcia, Mikheil Saakashvili, South Ossetia, Tbilisi, Russia, United National Movement, and Georgia
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Die Hard 2, promotionally known as Die Hard 2: Die Harder, is a 1990 action film, and the first sequel in the Die Hard series. It was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis, who reprises his role as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia (reprising her role as Holly McClane), William Sadler, William Atherton reprising his role as Richard (Dick) Thornberg, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson who makes a cameo appearance as Sgt. Al Powell.
Set once again 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 that doesn't want his assistance.
The screenplay was written by Steven E. de Souza and Doug Richardson adapted from the novel 58 Minutes by Walter Wager. 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. The film was followed by Die Hard with a Vengeance in 1995, and Live Free or Die Hard in 2007.
- Name:
- Die Hard 2
- Country of Origin:
- USA
- Release Date:
- July 04, 1990
- Preceded By:
- Die Hard
- Directed By:
- Renny Harlin
- Produced by:
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- Charles Gordon
- Lawrence Gordon
- Joel Silver
- Written By:
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- Steven E. De Souza
- Doug Richardson
- Walter Wager
- Editor:
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- Stuart Baird
- Robert A. Ferretti
- Starring:
- Cinematography:
- Oliver Wood
- Music By:
- Michael Kamen
- Distributed By:
- 20th Century Fox
- Length:
- 125 mins
- Language:
- Spanish
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