Die Hard 2 (1990)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers (WGA):

Walter Wager (novel)
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 July 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Die Harder.

Plot:

John McClane is forced to battle mercenaries who seize control of an airport's communications and threaten to cause plane crashes if their demands are not met.

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Airplane | Plane | Fuel | Police

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Lt. John McClane
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Holly McClane
William Atherton	...	Richard Thornburg
William Sadler	...	Col. Stuart
Reginald VelJohnson	...	Sgt. Al Powell
Franco Nero	...	Gen. Ramon Esperanza
John Amos	...	Maj. Grant
Dennis Franz	...	Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
Art Evans	...	Leslie Barnes
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Trudeau
Tom Bower	...	Marvin
Sheila McCarthy	...	Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
Don Harvey	...	Garber
Tony Ganios	...	Baker
Peter Nelson	...	Thompson

Also Known As:

Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Philippines: English title) (UK) (promotional title) (USA) (video box title)
58 minutes pour vivre (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Á tæpasta vaði 2 (Iceland) [is]
Assalto ao Aeroporto (Portugal) [pt]
Cinquante-huit minutes pour vivre (Canada: French title) [fr]
Die Hard 2 (Norway) [no]
Die hard 2 - 58 minutes pour vivre (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Die hard 2 - 58 minuti per morire (Italy) [it]
Die hard 2 - vain kuolleen ruumiini yli (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Duro de Matar 2 (Brazil) [pt]
Duro de matar 2 (Argentina) [es]
La jungla 2: Alerta roja (Spain) [es]
Még drágább az életed (Hungary) [hu]
Med dödlig påföljd 2 (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Poly skliros gia na pethanei 2 (Greece) [el]
Stirb Langsam 2 - Die Harder (West Germany) [de]
Szklana pulapka 2 (Poland) [pl]
Umri muski 2 (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
Umri pokoncno 2 (Slovenia) [sl]
Vain kuolleen ruumiini yli 2 (Finland) [fi]
Visa hing 2 (Estonia) [et]
Zor ölüm 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut) (video premiere) | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | UK:15 (video rating) (1991) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-18 | South Africa:13V | Canada:13+ (Régie du Cinéma Québec) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (cut) (1990) | UK:18 (video rating) (uncut) (1992) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alpena, Michigan, USA

Company:

Gordon Company

Trivia:

The line "Yipee-ki-yay, motherfucker!" is used in all four ‘Die Hard’ films.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: It is impossible for John McClane to hit Esperanza's face from the ground when he opens the door of his air transport after landing. He would require some stairs to get to plane's floor level.

Quotes:

Grant: You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.
John McClane: Story of my life.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Mosters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (#1.5)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!

McClane is at it again

this is still a good movie,although it's not as good as the first one.for one thing,it's a lot slower paced and there is less action.John McClane is once again the only person who seems to be standing in the way of terrorists carrying out there plan.this time,it just happens to an airport which is the scene.Bruce Willis is back as McClane,of course,and he actually has some more and funnier lines than in the first.William Sadler plays the main bad guy in this one,and puts in a great performance.i liked his character better than the main villain in the first movie.the biggest problem with this movie,like i mentioned,is the pacing.it is a bit slow especially compared to the first one.but that makes a big difference in how enjoyable it is is.it's just not as fun or thrilling.for me,Die Hard 2 is a 7/10