With bruce willis, jai courtney, sebastian koch, mary elizabeth winstead. John mcclane travels to russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, jack, only to discover that jack is a cia operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. After the film s profits started rolling in, willis found himself one of the highestpaid and most soughtafter leading men in hollywood. An nypd officer tries to save his wife and several others.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Bruce willis agreed to do the movie if they let him use tears of the sun as a title for another, wholly unrelated film that he was working on. During the shows fanmail special, one fan asked the hosts to name their favorite christmas movies. After the films profits started rolling in, willis found himself one of the. A surprising fact for a guy who seems pretty fearless throughout the rest of the movie, this little tidbit means that john mcclane begins the movie in a place of vulnerability. John mcclane is an easy character to cheer for thanks to his charisma and. We will just have to wait and see if the decision pays off. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The actor is listed you name the character they played. You might be a big bad armed to the teeth and have a brilliant evil plan, but the moment a mcclane gets involved, disaster will inevitably follow as they stare.
To mark the occasion, heres a quiz to test how well you know the film and its sequels. This crossword clue was last seen on new york times crossword november 25 2017 answers. With bruce willis, alan rickman, bonnie bedelia, reginald veljohnson. Late author roderick thorps nothing lasts forever is being. Its a nearperfect example of its form, a platonic ideal of the action movie. His alias is a direct reference, while his real name is a reference to john mcclane, the lead character in the film.
The film includes a bloody execution, many onscreen killings, and the holding of many innocent hostages. Nigel, the cockatoo villain in the 2011 animated movie rio, is a former telenovela star who appeared in the movie fly hard. The comment made by the kid john catches stealing candy about it being christmas is just a metaphor meaning you can have what you want because there are no cops around. The book that inspired the original film is back in print after 20 years. For a copy of the movies, head to about me hey there folks my. It was this movie that shot bruce williams to fame. In the film, mcclane attempts to stop cyberterrorists who hack into. With him, its a mess, and thats a shame, because the film does contain superior special effects, impressive stunt work and good performances, especially by rickman as the terrorist.
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