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ActionThriller

Die Hard 2

- Die harder.

One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.

Release Date : 1990-07-03

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gordon CompanySilver Pictures20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Die Hard 2: Die HarderDie Hard 2 - Die HarderDie Hard II

Cast

Bruce Willis

Character Name : John McClane

Original Name : Bruce Willis

Gender : Male

Bonnie Bedelia

Character Name : Holly McClane

Original Name : Bonnie Bedelia

Gender : Female

William Sadler

Character Name : Stuart

Original Name : William Sadler

Gender : Male

Art Evans

Character Name : Leslie Barnes

Original Name : Art Evans

Gender : Male

Dennis Franz

Character Name : Capt. Carmine Lorenzo

Original Name : Dennis Franz

Gender : Male

William Atherton

Character Name : Richard Thornburg

Original Name : William Atherton

Gender : Male

John Amos

Character Name : Major Grant

Original Name : John Amos

Gender : Male

Fred Thompson

Character Name : Trudeau

Original Name : Fred Thompson

Gender : Male

Tom Bower

Character Name : Marvin

Original Name : Tom Bower

Gender : Male

Franco Nero

Character Name : General Ramon Esperanza

Original Name : Franco Nero

Gender : Male

Sheila McCarthy

Character Name : Samantha 'Sam' Coleman

Original Name : Sheila McCarthy

Gender : Female

Reginald VelJohnson

Character Name : Sgt. Al Powell

Original Name : Reginald VelJohnson

Gender : Male

Don Harvey

Character Name : Garber

Original Name : Don Harvey

Gender : Male

Tony Ganios

Character Name : Baker

Original Name : Tony Ganios

Gender : Male

Peter Nelson

Character Name : Thompson

Original Name : Peter Nelson

Gender : Male

Robert Patrick

Character Name : O'Reilly

Original Name : Robert Patrick

Gender : Male

Mick Cunningham

Character Name : Sheldon

Original Name : Mick Cunningham

Gender : Male

John Leguizamo

Character Name : Burke

Original Name : John Leguizamo

Gender : Male

Tom Verica

Character Name : Kahn

Original Name : Tom Verica

Gender : Male

John Costelloe

Character Name : Sgt. Oswald Cochrane

Original Name : John Costelloe

Gender : Male

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Character Name : Miller

Original Name : Vondie Curtis-Hall

Gender : Male

Mark Boone Junior

Character Name : Shockley

Original Name : Mark Boone Junior

Gender : Male

Ken Baldwin

Character Name : Mulkey

Original Name : Ken Baldwin

Gender : Male

Danny Weselis

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Danny Weselis

Gender : Male

Gregg Kovan

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Gregg Kovan

Gender : Male

Don Charles McGovern

Character Name : Blue Light Team - Lt. Sherman

Original Name : Don Charles McGovern

Gender : Male

Danial Donai

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Danial Donai

Gender : Male

Jeff Langton

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Jeff Langton

Gender : Male

Bob 'Rocky' Cheli

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Bob 'Rocky' Cheli

Gender : Male

Dale Jacoby

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Dale Jacoby

Gender : Male

Vincent Mazella Jr.

Character Name : Blue Light Team

Original Name : Vincent Mazella Jr.

Gender : Male

Patrick O'Neal

Character Name : Corporal Telford

Original Name : Patrick O'Neal

Gender : Male

Ben Lemon

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Ben Lemon

Gender : Male

Jason Ross-Azikiwe

Character Name : Second Sergeant

Original Name : Jason Ross-Azikiwe

Gender : Male

Anthony Droz

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Anthony Droz

Gender : Male

Michael Francis Clarke

Character Name : Northeast Plane - Pilot

Original Name : Michael Francis Clarke

Gender : Male

Steve Pershing

Character Name : Northeast Plane - Co-Pilot

Original Name : Steve Pershing

Gender : Male

Tom Everett

Character Name : Northeast Plane - Navigator

Original Name : Tom Everett

Gender : Male

Sherry Bilsing

Character Name : Northeast Plane - Stewardess

Original Name : Sherry Bilsing

Gender : Female

Karla Tamburrelli

Character Name : Northeast Plane - Stewardess

Original Name : Karla Tamburrelli

Gender : Female

Jeanne Bates

Character Name : Northeast Plane - Older Woman

Original Name : Jeanne Bates

Gender : Female

Colm Meaney

Character Name : Windsor Plane - Pilot

Original Name : Colm Meaney

Gender : Male

Steffen Foster

Character Name : Windsor Plane - Co-Pilot

Original Name : Steffen Foster

Gender : Male

James Lancaster

Character Name : Windsor Plane - Navigator

Original Name : James Lancaster

Gender : Male

Amanda Hillwood

Character Name : Windsor Plane - Stewardess

Original Name : Amanda Hillwood

Gender : Female

Felicity Waterman

Character Name : Windsor Plane - Stewardess

Original Name : Felicity Waterman

Gender : Female

Alan Berger

Character Name : Windsor Plane - Passenger

Original Name : Alan Berger

Gender : Male

Vance Valencia

Character Name : Foreign Military Plane - Pilot

Original Name : Vance Valencia

Gender : Male

Gilbert Garcia

Character Name : Foreign Military Plane - Co-Pilot

Original Name : Gilbert Garcia

Gender : Male

Julian Reyes

Character Name : Foreign Military Plane - Young Corporal

Original Name : Julian Reyes

Gender : Male

Richard Domeier

Character Name : WNTW Cameraman

Original Name : Richard Domeier

Gender : Male

David Katz

Character Name : WNTW Soundman

Original Name : David Katz

Gender : Male

Robert Lipton

Character Name : WNTW Chopper Pilot

Original Name : Robert Lipton

Gender : Male

Rob Steinberg

Character Name : WZDC - Victor

Original Name : Rob Steinberg

Gender : Male

Paul Abascal

Character Name : WZDC Director

Original Name : Paul Abascal

Gender : Male

John Rubinow

Character Name : WZDC Producer

Original Name : John Rubinow

Gender : Male

Bob Braun

Character Name : WZDC Newscaster

Original Name : Bob Braun

Gender : Male

Dominique Jennings

Character Name : WZDC Newscaster

Original Name : Dominique Jennings

Gender : Female

Carol Barbee

Character Name : WZDC Newscaster

Original Name : Carol Barbee

Gender : Female

Jerry E. Parrott

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Jerry E. Parrott

Gender : Male

Martin Lowery

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Martin Lowery

Gender : Male

Robert Sacchi

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Robert Sacchi

Gender : Male

Dick McGarvin

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Dick McGarvin

Gender : Male

Edward Gero

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Edward Gero

Gender : Male

Stafford Morgan

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Stafford Morgan

Gender : Male

Robert J. Bennett

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Robert J. Bennett

Gender : Male

Jim Hudson

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Jim Hudson

Gender : Male

Nick Angotti

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Nick Angotti

Gender : Male

Tom Finnegan

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Tom Finnegan

Gender : Male

Thomas Tofel

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Thomas Tofel

Gender : Male

Earl Houston Bullock

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Earl Houston Bullock

Gender : Male

Wynn Irwin

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Wynn Irwin

Gender : Male

Rande Scott

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Rande Scott

Gender : Male

Ken Smolka

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Ken Smolka

Gender : Male

Robert Costanzo

Character Name : Sgt. Vito Lorenzo

Original Name : Robert Costanzo

Gender : Male

Lauren Letherer

Character Name : Rent-A-Car Girl

Original Name : Lauren Letherer

Gender : Female

Connie Lillo-Thieman

Character Name : Information Booth Girl

Original Name : Connie Lillo-Thieman

Gender : Male

Ed DeFusco

Character Name : Morgue Worker

Original Name : Ed DeFusco

Gender : Male

Charles Lanyer

Character Name : Justice Man

Original Name : Charles Lanyer

Gender : Male

Bill Smillie

Character Name : Custodian

Original Name : Bill Smillie

Gender : Male

Dwayne Hargray

Character Name : Luggage Worker

Original Name : Dwayne Hargray

Gender : Male

John Cade

Character Name : Lobby Cop

Original Name : John Cade

Gender : Male

Paul Bollen

Character Name : Airport Cop

Original Name : Paul Bollen

Gender : Male

Joseph Michael Roth

Character Name : Airport Cop

Original Name : Joseph Michael Roth

Gender : Male

David Willis Sr.

Character Name : Tow Truck Driver

Original Name : David Willis Sr.

Gender : Male

Edward Mannix

Character Name : Tower Controller (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Mannix

Gender : Male

Dru Berrymore

Character Name : Capt. Lorenzo's Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Dru Berrymore

Gender : Female

Robert M. Bouffard

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert M. Bouffard

Gender : Male

Michael Luggio

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Luggio

Gender : Male

James Wellington

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : James Wellington

Gender : Male

Scott Cranford

Character Name : Airport Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Cranford

Gender : Male

Reggie Luck

Character Name : Airport Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Reggie Luck

Gender : Male

Russell McConnell

Character Name : Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell McConnell

Gender : Male

Mickie McGowan

Character Name : Additional Dialogue Replacement (voice)

Original Name : Mickie McGowan

Gender : Female

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Great fun re-watching this after checking out the original for the first time. One of the very best filmic franchises out there, to be sure.

G

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

I was 10 in 1990, I loved Die Hard, and I hated Die Hard 2. Now I'm 40 and I am rewatching this and.... compared to movies today it is pretty good. If this was made in 2020 it would be a 10 out of 10 star smash blockbusting hit that all of America raves about except the "everything is political all the time crowd." But it didn't, it came out in 1990 and because of that it was a subpar sort of BS action movie that in no way lived up to the first one. The thing is... I'm writing the review in 2020. Today it's a good movie if you compare it to most everything in the theaters today and especially to the new Die Hard movies.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-26

If anyone were ever to need to write a training manual for terrorists that demonstrated how to maximise the chaos and destruction at a facility; then they could do a great deal worse than engage the services of Bruce Willis. In this cracking action adventure film, he is "Lt. John McClane" who finds himself amidst a hijacking - but this time it's not the plane that's being hijacked, it's the whole airport - and all so a drug-dealing general can escape justice with the help of some rogue highly trained military types. Willis has bags of charisma, and he needs it as he has to persuade sceptical authorities and other cops of the critical risk - and all before an incoming flight carrying his wife (with quite a fun little sub-plot of it's own) runs out of fuel. The dialogue is sometimes quite pithy, and Tom Bower is fine as "Marvin" (the janitor who gets roped in too). It does lack menace, maybe Willis' style of characterisation is just a bit too laid back; the smile and the glint - but it's still an end to end action thriller with plenty of pyrotechnics and near misses to fill a couple of hours in a world of mindless cinema. It's not quite as good at the first one, but there's not that much to it.

R

RalphRahal

@RalphRahal

2025-02-01

Die Hard 2 (1990) is a solid action movie that delivers high-energy sequences and a familiar setup, but it lacks the magic that made the first one a classic. The plot follows a similar structure, with John McClane once again caught in a high-stakes situation, but the tension does not feel as sharp this time. The script has its moments, keeping McClane’s signature humor and attitude intact, but it leans more on spectacle than smart problem-solving. The airport setting feels expansive, but it does not create the same sense of claustrophobic intensity as Nakatomi Plaza, making the action feel bigger but less impactful. Renny Harlin’s directing keeps the pace fast, and the cinematography does a good job of maintaining momentum, but the action sequences feel more chaotic than calculated. Bruce Willis still carries the movie with his charisma, but the villains are less memorable, and the overall conflict does not feel as compelling. The score and sound design are effective in keeping the energy high, but they do not add much beyond standard action beats. Die Hard 2 is an entertaining sequel with plenty of action, but it feels like it is trying to recreate the first film rather than build on it.