Special features: [Disc 1]: Die hard: Commentary by director John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia; scene-specific commentary by special effects supervisor Richard Edlund; subtitle commentary by various cast and crew; branching version with the extended power shutdown scene cut back in ; [Disc 2]: Die hard 2: Commentary by director Renny Harlin ; [Disc 3]: Die hard with a vengeance: Commentary by director John McTiernan ; [Disc 4]: Bonus disc: Yippee ki yay: "Wrong guy, wrong place, wrong time: a look back at 'Die hard'" documentary; "The continuing adventures of John McClane" featurette; "Live free or die hard" teaser trailer. Die hard originally released as a motion picture in 1988 ; Die hard 2 originally released as a motion picture in 1990 ; Die hard with a vengeance originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Die hard 2 based on the novel 58 minutes by Walter Wager. Die hard based on the novel by Roderick Thorp. Title from container. Die hard with a vengeance: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp, Larry Bryggman, Sam Phillips. Die hard 2: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Reginald Veljohnson, Franco Nero, William Sadler, John Amos, Dennis Franz. Die hard: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia.
Contents:
[Disc 1]: Die hard / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; a John McTiernan film ; screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. De Souza ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by John McTiernan (132 min.) -- [Disc 2]: Die hard 2 / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Gordon Company/Silver Pictures production ; a Renny Harlin film ; screenplay by Steven E. De Souza and Doug Richardson ; produced by Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver and Charles Gordon ; directed by Renny Harlin (124 min.) -- [Disc 3]: Die hard with a vengeance / Twentieth Century Fox presents in association with Cinergi an Andrew G. Vajna production ; a John McTiernan film ; written by Jonathan Hensleigh ; produced by Michael Tadross ; produced and directed by John McTiernan (131 min.) -- [Disc 4]: Bonus disc: Yippee ki yay.
Summary:
Die hard with a vengeance: New York cop John McClane is the personal target of the mysterious Simon, a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian, McClane careens wildly from one end of town to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. Die hard 2: John McClane is off-duty on Christmas Eve in the nation's capital when a team of terrorists, in town to rescue a drug lord from justice, has taken over a major international airport, holding thousands of travelers hostage. Amidst a blinding blizzard, McClane must race against time to defeat the terrorists and their murderous leader while also contending with an inept airport police chief, the stubborn head of the Army's anti-terrorist squad, and the knowledge that his wife is trapped in a plane desperately low on fuel, circling overhead. Die hard: New York City detective John McClane is in Los Angeles to spend the holidays with his estranged wife Holly. While McClane waits for Holly's office party to end, terrorists take control of the building. As their sinister leader, Hans Gruber, and his savage henchman round up hostages, McClane gets ready to blast a few rounds of his own and launch a one-man war.
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