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Die Hard (1988)

40 stories of sheer adventure!
40 Stories High - with Suspense, Excitement and Adventure on every level!

USA 1988 Color (DeLuxe)

7.8/10 (2198 votes)

Produced by: Boss Film Studios / 20th Century Fox / Gordon Company / Silver Pictures
Certification: Finland:K-18 / Germany:16 CUT / Sweden:15 / UK:18 / USA:R
Language: English
Genre/keyword: Action / christmas / heist / hostage / terrorism / violence
Runtime: Germany:126 / Sweden:124 / UK:132 / USA:131
Sound Mix: 70mm 6-Track (70mm prints) / Dolby Digital (Laserdisc) / Dolby (35mm prints)
Special Effects by: Boss Film Studios
Directed by
John McTiernan

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Bruce Willis .... John McClane
Bonnie Bedelia .... Holly Gennero McClane
Reginald VelJohnson .... Sgt. Al Powell
Paul Gleason .... Dwayne T. Robinson
De'voreaux White .... Argyle
William Atherton .... Thornburg
Hart Bochner .... Ellis
James Shigeta .... Takagi
Alan Rickman .... Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov .... Karl
Bruno Doyon .... Franco
Andreas Wisniewski .... Tony
Clarence Gilyard Jr. .... Theo
Joey Plewa .... Alexander
Lorenzo Caccialanza .... Marco
Gerard Bonn .... Kristoff
Dennis Hayden .... Eddie
Al Leong .... Uli
Gary Roberts .... Heinrich
Hans Buhringer .... Fritz
Wilhelm Von Homburg .... James
Robert Davi .... Big Johnson
Grand L. Bush .... Little Johnson
Bill Marcus .... City Engineer
Rick Ducommun .... City Worker
Matt Landers .... Capt. Mitchell
Carmine Zozorra .... Rivers
Dustyn Taylor .... Ginny
George Christy .... Hasseldorf
Anthony Peck .... Young Cop
Cheryl Baker .... Woman
Richard Parker (I) .... Man
David Ursin .... Harvey Johnson
Mary Ellen Trainor .... Gail Wallens
Diana James .... Supervisor
Shelley Pogoda .... Dispatcher
Selma Archerd .... Hostage
Scot Bennett .... Hostage
Rebecca Broussard .... Hostage
Kate Finlayson .... Hostage
Shanna Higgins .... Hostage
Kym Malin .... Hostage
Taylor Fry .... Lucy McClane
Noah Land .... John Jr.
Betty Carvalho .... Paulina
Kip Waldo .... Convenience Store Clerk
Mark Goldstein (I) .... Station Manager
Tracy Reiner .... Thornburg's Assistant
Rick Cicetti .... Guard
Fred Lerner .... Guard
Bill Margolin .... Producer
Bob Jennings .... Cameraman
Bruce P. Schultz .... Cameraman
David Katz .... Soundman
Robert Lesser .... Businessman
Stella Hall .... Stewardess
Terri Lynn Doss .... Girl at Airport
Jon E. Greene .... Boy at Airport
P. Randall Bowers .... Kissing Man
Michele Laybourn .... Girl in Window

Written by (in credits order)
Roderick Thorp (novel Nothing Lasts Forever)

Jeb Stuart and
Steven E. De Souza

Cinematography by
Jan de Bont

Music by
Michael Kamen
Ludwig Van Beethoven (from "9th symphony")

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance-Straker

Film Editing by
John F. Link (AAN)
Frank J. Urioste (AAN)

Produced by
Charles Gordon (I) (executive)
Lawrence Gordon
Joel Silver

Other crew
Jackie Burch .... casting
Mike Chambers .... visual effects co-ordinator
E.C. Chen .... set designer
Jack Crain .... knife design/manufacturer
Richard Edlund .... visual effects producer
Stephen Hunter Flick .... sound effects editor (AAN)
Craig Heath .... sound recordist
Roland Hill .... set designer
Kelly Irvine .... assistant editor
John R. Jensen .... art director
Phillip Leonard .... set decorator
Dennis Michelson .... visual effects editor
Bruno Van Zeebroeck .... special effects


Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)

They say lightning never strikes twice... They were wrong

USA 1990 Color (DeLuxe)

6.6/10 (1024 votes)

Produced by: 20th Century Fox / Gordon Company / Silver Pictures
Certification: Finland:K-16 / Germany:16 / Sweden:15 / UK:15 (cut) / USA:R
Language: English
Genre/keyword: Action / Thriller / aviation / terrorism
Runtime: Germany:118 / Sweden:120 / UK:124 / USA:124
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital (Laserdisc) / Dolby
Special Effects by: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Also Known As:
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Directed by
Renny Harlin

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Bruce Willis .... John McClane
Bonnie Bedelia .... Holly McClane
William Atherton .... Thornberg
Reginald VelJohnson .... Al Powell
Franco Nero .... Esperanzo
William Sadler .... Stuart
John Amos .... Grant
Dennis Franz .... Carmine Lorenzo
Art Evans .... Barnes
Fred Dalton Thompson .... Trudeau
Tom Bower .... Marvin
Sheila McCarthy .... Samantha Copeland
Don Harvey .... Garber
Tony Ganios .... Baker (Terrorist)
Peter Nelson (I) .... Thompson (Terrorist)
Robert Patrick (I) .... O'Reilly (Terrorist)
Michael Cunningham .... Sheldon (Terrorist)
John Leguizamo .... Burke (Terrorist)
Tom Verica .... Kahn (Terrorist)
John Costelloe .... Cochrane (Terrorist)
Vondie Curtis-Hall .... Miller (Terrorist)
Mark Boone Junior .... Shockley (Terrorist)
Ken Baldwin .... Mulkey (Terrorist)
Danny Weselis .... Blue Light Team
Gregg Kovan .... Blue Light Team
Don Charles McGovern .... Blue Light Team
Vincent Joseph Mazzella Jr. .... Blue Light Team
Jeff Langton .... Blue Light Team
Danial Donai .... Blue Light Team
Bob 'Rocky' Cheli .... Blue Light Team
Dale Jacoby .... Blue Light Team
Pat O'Neal .... Corporal Telford
Ben Lemon .... Sergeant
Jason Ross-Azikiwe .... Second Sergeant
Anthony Droz .... Soldier
Michael Francis Clarke .... Pilot (Northeast Plane)
Steve Pershing .... Co-Pilot (Northeast Plane)
Tom Everett .... Navigator (Northeast Plane)
Sherry Bilsing .... Stewardess (Northeast Plane)
Karla Tamburrelli .... Stewardess (Northeast Plane)
Jeanne Bates .... Older Woman (Northeast Plane)
Colm Meaney .... Pilot (Windsor Plane)
Stephen Gregory Foster .... Co-Pilot (Windsor Plane)
James Lancaster .... Navigator (Windsor Plane)
Amanda Hillwood .... Stewardess (Windsor Plane)
Felicity Waterman .... Stewardess (Windsor Plane)
Alan Berger .... Passenger (Windsor Plane)
Vance Valencia .... Pilot (Foreign Military Plane)
Gilbert Garcia .... Co-Pilot (Foreign Military Plane)
Julian Reyes .... Young Corporal (Foreign Military Plane)
Richard Domeier .... Cameraman (WWTW)
David Katz .... Soundman (WWTW)
Robert Lipton .... Chopper Pilot (WWTW)
Robert M. Steinberg .... Victor (WZDC)
Paul Abascal .... Director (WZDC)
John Rubinow .... Producer (WZDC)
Bob Braun .... Newscaster (WZDC)
Dominique Jennings .... Newscaster (WZDC)
Carol Barbee .... Newscaster (WZDC)
Jerry E. Parrott .... Engineer
Robert Sacchi .... Engineer
Edward Gero .... Engineer
Robert J. Bennett .... Engineer
Jim Hudson .... Engineer
Thomas Tofel .... Engineer
Wynn Irwin .... Engineer
Ken Smolka .... Engineer
Martin Lowery .... Engineer
Dick McGarvin .... Engineer
Stafford Morgan .... Engineer
Nick Angotti .... Engineer
Tom Finnegan .... Engineer
Earl Bullock .... Engineer
Rande Scott .... Engineer
Robert Costanzo .... Vito Lorenzo
Lauren Letherer .... Rent-A-Car Girl
Connie Lillo-Thieman .... Information Booth Girl
Ed DeFusco .... Morgue Worker
Charles Lanyer .... Justice Man
Bill Smillie .... Custodian
Dwayne Hargray .... Luggage Worker
John Cade .... Lobby Cop
Paul Bollen .... Airport Cop
Joseph Roth (II) .... Airport Cop
David Willis Sr. .... Tow Truck Driver

Written by
Steven E. De Souza
Doug Richardson
Walter Wager (novel 58 Minutes)

Cinematography by
Oliver Wood

Music by
Michael Kamen
Jean Sibelius (from "Finlandia")

Production Design by
John Vallone

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance-Straker

Film Editing by
Stuart Baird
Robert A. Ferretti

Produced by
Charles Gordon (I)
Lawrence Gordon
Steve Perry (I) (co-producer)
Joel Silver
Suzanne Todd (associate)

Other crew
Tim Cooney .... sound mixer
Jack Crain .... knife design/manufacturer
William Ross (I) .... orchestration
Christiaan Wagener .... art director


Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)

Think fast. Look alive. Die hard.

USA 1995 Color

7.1/10 (988 votes)

Produced by: 20th Century Fox / Cinergi
Certification: Australia:M / Finland:K-16 / Germany:16 / Portugal:M/12 / Sweden:15 / UK:15 / USA:R
Language: English
Genre/keyword: Action / Thriller / gold / terrorism
Runtime: 128 / USA:131
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital
MPAA reasons: Rated R for strong violence and pervasive strong language.
Also Known As:
Die Hard 3 (1995)
Simon Says (1995) (working title)
Directed by
John McTiernan

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Bruce Willis .... John McClane
Jeremy Irons .... Simon Gruber/Peter Krieg
Samuel L. Jackson .... Zeus Carver
Graham Greene (II) .... Joe Lambert
Colleen Camp .... Connie Kowalski
Larry Bryggman .... Chief Cobb
Anthony Peck .... Ricky Walsh
Nick Wyman .... Targo
Sam Phillips (I) .... Katya
Kevin Chamberlin .... Charles Weiss
Sharon Washington .... Officer Jane
Stephen Pearlman .... Dr Schiller
Michael Alexander Jackson .... Dexter
Aldis Hodge .... Raymond
Mischa Hausserman .... Mischa
Edwin Hodge .... Dexter's Friend
Robert Sedgwick .... Rolf
Tony Halme .... Roman
Bill Christ .... Ivan
Anthony Thomas .... Gang Member
Glenn Herman .... Gang Member
Kent Faulcon .... Gang Member
Akili Prince .... Gang Member
Ardie Fuqua .... Gang Member
Mike Jefferson .... Gang Member
Frank Andre Ware .... Gang Member
Michael Lee Merrins .... Van Driver
Birdie M. Hale .... Harlem Woman
Daryl Edwards .... Livery Driver
Barbara Hipkiss .... Phone Woman
Aasif Mandvi .... Arab Cabbie
Bill Kux .... Business Guy
Scott Nicholson .... Transit Cop
Ralph Buckley .... Businessman
Charles Dumas .... Cross
Michael Cristofer .... Jarvis
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney .... Wanda Shepard
J.R. Horne .... Sergeant John Turley
Michael F. Tadross .... Greek Deli Proprietor
Elvis Duran .... Radio DJ
John McTiernan Sr. .... Fisherman
Greg A. Skoric .... Kurt
Sven Toorvald .... Karl
Todd A. Langenfeld .... Berndt
Timothy Adams .... Gunther
John C. Vennema .... Felix Little
Gerrit Vooren .... Nils
Willis Sparks .... Klaus
Tony Travis .... Marshal
Danny Dutton .... Marshal
James Saito .... Korean Proprietor
Patrick Borriello .... Kid
Victor Rojas .... Kid
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 .... Second Broker
Ray Aranha .... Janitor
Phil Theis .... Erik
Flip .... Subway Man
Dory Binyon .... Reporter
David Vitt .... Kid at Gas Station
John Glenn Hoyt .... Federal Reserve Guard
Bray Poor .... Federal Reserve Guard
David P. Martin .... Federal Reserve Guard
Shari-Lyn Safir .... Secretary
Ivan Skoric .... Villain
Faisal Hassan .... FBI Agent
Richard Russell Ramos .... FBI Chief
Angela Amato .... Cop
Shirley J. Hatcher .... Cop
Richard V. Allen .... Chief Allen
James Patrick Whalen Sr. .... Fat Larry Lumis
Paul Simon (II) .... Man in Precinct
Carl Brewer .... Helicopter Villain

Written by
Jonathan Hensleigh

Cinematography by
Peter Menzies Jr.

Music by
Michael Kamen

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Film Editing by
John Wright (II)

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

Other crew
Scott E. Anderson .... visual effects supervisor at Imageworks
Thomas M. Anderson .... best boy electric
Don Angst .... electrician
Robert Barnett .... stand-by painter
Christina Bartolucci .... mr.willis' make-up artist
David Bilson .... pilot
Leslie Bloom .... set decorator
Arthur Blum .... dolly grip
Jane Buhner .... assistant to Andy Vajna
Keith Bunting .... grip
John W. Burn .... marine co-ordinator
Joe Burns .... second assistant director
Verne Caruso .... key hair styles
Kyung W. Chang .... set designer
John Scott Cook .... apprentice editor
David Cooney .... storyboard artist
Richard W. Cross .... special effects
Jennifer D'Angelo .... dga trainee
Annie M. DeMille .... hair styles
Linda Devetta .... mr.iron's hairstylist/make-up
Craig DiBona .... "a" camera operator
David Dreishpoon .... craft service
Barbara Dunning .... first assistant editor
Stephen J. Eads .... assistant to Bruce Willis
Linda Videtti Figueiredo .... assistant to John Mctiernan
Mike Finnerty .... rigging key grip
Susan Fiore .... second second assistant director
Richie Ford .... rigging gaffer
Kenneth Frith .... set security
Audree Futterman .... hair styles: Bruce Willis
Jamie Gallagher .... electrician
Michael Gartland .... pilot
Karen Gillmann .... casting assistant
Susan Gish .... extras casting
Carl Goldstein .... assistant director
Mischa Hausserman .... aerial co-ordinator, dialogue coach
Mark Herman .... assistant editor
Ellen Heuer .... foley
Barbara Hipkiss .... casting associate
Jerome Holmes (II) .... assistant to Jeremy Irons
Jerry Holoway .... steadicam operator
Kelly Irvine .... lightworks assistant
Edward D.M. Jackson Jr. .... make-up
Terry Jackson .... co-stunt coordinator
Jeffrey L. Jamison .... apprentice editor
John R. Jensen .... art director
Keith Jernquist .... projectionist
Randy Jurgenson .... technical advisor
Dr. Louis Katz .... set doctor
Avi Korein .... mr. willis' security
Julie Kuehndorf .... unit publicist
Terry Ladin .... production co-ordinator
Terry J. Leonard .... second unit director, stunt co-ordinator
Steve Lionetti .... assistant to Buzz Feitshans
Dennis Joseph Lootens .... rigging gaffer
Gino Lucci .... picture car co-ordinator
Woods MacIntosh .... art director
Susan MacLeod .... visual effects production manager
M.J. Tirol Magbanua .... production secretary
George Manasse .... unit production manager
Mark A. Mangini .... supervising sound editor
Douglas Martines .... video
Pat McCorkle .... casting
Kevin B. Mccarthy .... loadman
Ann Meceda .... assistant to Andy Vajna
Carol Meikle .... hair styles: Bruce Willis
Matt Miller .... rigging key grip
Michael Minkler .... re-recording mixer
Chris Moriana .... foley
Justin Moritt .... production supervisor
Richard Mosier .... first assistant "a" camera
Kevin Murphy (III) .... gaffer
Marilyn Peoples .... key make-up artist
Ron B. Pierno .... assistant to Michael Tadross
Ronald Plant .... rigging key grip
Robert Presley .... "a" camera operator
Andrew Priestley .... second assistant camera
Cathy Pritchard .... extras casting
Scott Rathner .... first assistant "a" camera
Peter Rogness .... assistant art director, set designer
Gregory Routt .... location scout
Columbo Saggese .... picture cars east
Robin F. Samson .... location scout
Colleen Sharp .... assistant editor
Bob Shaw .... set designer
Peter Sobich Jr. .... assistant production co-ordinator
Robin Squibb .... script supervisor
Serge Sretschinsky .... digital vfx supervisor
John Stark .... unit production manager
John E. Sullivan .... visual effects supervisor
Michael Tadross .... unit production manager
Roderick Thorp .... certain original characters
Pamela Thur .... location manager
Mark Van Holstein .... location scout
Paul Eric Wachter .... best boy grip
Emily Wallin .... lightworks assistant
Katreniah L. Washington .... production secretary
Louise Weber .... assistant to Bruce Willis
Barry Wetcher .... still photographer
Tony Whitman .... key grip
Cort Wright .... apprentice editor


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