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DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE (1995) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| The third installment of the hugely successful Die Hard series reteams Bruce Willis and director John McTiernan in an new action/adventure extravaganza of special effects, unexpected comedy and non-stop thrills. This time, 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 partner, Zues, McClane careens wildly from one end of New York City to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. It's a battle of wits between a psychopathic genius and a heroic cop who once again finds himself having a really bad day. |
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| Bruce Willis (John McClane), Jeremy Irons (Simon Peter Gruber/ Peter Krieg), Samuel L. Jackson (Zues Carver), Graham Greene (Joe Lambert), Colleen Camp (Connie Kowalski), Larry Bryggman (Chief Cobb), Anthony Peck (Ricky Walsh), Nicholas Wyman (Targo), Sam Phillips (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), John McTiernan Sr. (Fisherman). |
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THINK FAST. LOOK ALIVE. DIE HARD. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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| DIRECTOR: John McTiernan (Die Hard). |
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| WRITER: Jonathan Hensleigh. |
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| PRODUCERS: John McTiernan and Michael Tadross. |
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Robert H. Lemer. |
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CO-PRODUCERS: David Willis and Carmine Zozzora. |
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| EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Andrew G. Vajna, Robert Lawrence, Buzz Feitshans and Joe Gareri. |
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| ORIGINAL MUSIC: Michael Kamen. |
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| DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox |
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QUOTES |
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FACTS |
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John McClane: Look I fail you cover my ass. You fail I cover your ass!
Zues: And if we both fail?
John McClane: Then were both fucked! |
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| RELEASE DATE: May 19th, 1995 (USA) |
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| BOX OFFICE OPENING: $22.1 million (USA) |
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| BOX OFFICE RESULT: $100.0 million (USA) |
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| WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $354.0 million |
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John McClane: I'll tell you what your problem is, you don't like like me because you're a racist!
Zues: What?!
John McClane: You're a racist! You don't like me because I'm white!
Zues: I don't like you because you're going to get me killed! |
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| BUDGET: $90 million (USA) |
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| - When the bomb goes off in the Bonwit Teller department store, there is an "Atlantic Courier" truck parked in front of the store that gets flipped over. In Die Hard, Hans Gruber and the other terrorists arrive at Nakatomi Plaza in a Pacific Courier truck. |
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| - Originally titled "Simon Sez" (where Zues was scripted as a woman) and was considered as the third sequel to Lethal Weapon. |
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John McClane: Didn't I hear you say you didn't even like your brother?
Simon: There's a difference between not liking and not caring when some dumb Irish flatfoot throws him from a 30-story building. |
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| - The original ending had Simon getting away with the gold, and McClane tracking him down to Austria, where he defeats him a game of "chicken" with rocket launchers. |
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Zues: No, he didn't, he said "Hey, Zeus." My name is Zeus.
John McClane: Zeus?
Zeus: Yeah, Zeus. You know, Mount Olympus, father of Apollo, don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightening bolt up your ass, Zeus! You got a problem with that? |
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| - The chase scenes in the tunnel were filmed in New York City Water Tunnel Number 3, an unfinished adueduct connecting the city to the Catskill Mountains in update New York. |
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Zues: You famous in L.A. or something?
John McClane: Yeah, for about five minutes.
Zeus: Don't tell me. Rodney King, right? |
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| - The producers planned to blow up the Hutchinson River Parkway toll booth structure for a scene in the movie. The tolls were to be elimated anyway, and then-Governor Mario Cuomo volunteered to push the switch. But opposition from local residents in close proximity and from other officials killed the idea. |
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John McClane: You know how to fire one of these?
Zeus: No.
John McClane: No?!
Zeus: Hey, all brothers don't know how to you guns, you racist motherfucker. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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[McClane and Zeus are speeding through Central Park]
Zeus: Are you aiming for these people?
John McClane: No. [Pauses] Well, maybe that mime. |
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| "A tense, terrifically funny action dazzler!" -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone |
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Simon: You just interfered with a very well laid plan.
Zeus: Well, you can stick that well laid plan up your well laid ass. |
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| "Logic and motivation take a backseat to big-scale action in this nonstop roller-coaster ride." -- Leonard Maltin |
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John McClane: Relax. I know what I'm doing.
Zeus: Not even God knows what you're doing, McClane. |
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| "Fun with a vengeance." -- Gene Shalit, Today Show |
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| "Basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and deliver with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance." -- Roger Ebert |
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