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Die Hard 2 (1990)

| Action, Thriller | 4 July 1990 (USA)
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John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

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Storyline

After the terrifying events in LA, John McClane (Willis) is about to go through it all again. A team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart (Sadler) is holding the entire airport hostage. The terrorists are planning to rescue a drug lord from justice. In order to do so, they have seized control of all electrical equipment affecting all planes. With no runway lights available, all aircraft have to remain in the air, with fuel running low, McClane will need to be fast. Written by Film_Fan

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Last time, it blew you through the back wall of the theatre. This time, it will blow you sky high! See more »

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Action | Thriller

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Die Hard 2: Die Harder  »

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Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

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$117,541,000 (USA)
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the movie was filmed using a fictitious airport and/or other airports which stood in for Dulles International Airport, the movie posters along with the VHS and DVD covers for the movie show a picture of the actual Dulles Airport. See more »

Goofs

Colonel Stuart refers to Esperanza's plane, FM1, using phonetic letters (Foxtrot Michael One). The phonetic alphabet for the letter M is always "Mike", never "Michael". See more »

Quotes

Carmine Lorenzo: It's time to kick ass.
Marvin: Just like Iwo Jima!
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Connections

Referenced in GoldenEye (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

OLD 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does McClane get his pistol back when we see Miller run off with it after the luggage area gunfight?
Q: What are the differences between the BBFC 15 Version and the Original Uncensored Version?
Q: Who kills which SWAT officers during the Annex Skywalk shootout?
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die..much harder
27 May 2008 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

First reason why this is better than the original.. SNOW.. and lot's of it,, the story is set in Christmas time, so you got to have snow,, love the idea of the bad guys taking over a whole entire airport,, now that is neat, i've been to Dulles more times than i care to remember,, though i don't remember the Annex Skywalk.. so this movie just rocks on all levels,, the bad guys,, and there are lot's of em,, are pretty sneaky, and clever in this one,, Bonnie Bedalia returns as Bruce Ex-wife, but as usual don't have to much to do in here, i loved the fact that Dennis Franz was in this movie,, he is such an underrated actor,, he is so funny, and i love every minute that i see him on the big screen. Bruce has lots of funny moments in this one, he has to be sort of like McGyver in this one,, trying to come up with different ways to outwit the street smart terrorists, and o yeah there is a twist in this movie,, but i can't ruin it ,, in good conscience.
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