This is a classic action film and benifits so much from mctiernan directing that it really makes it into the realm of classic films. The film is known for being the very pinnacle of the 80s action film having become an action. John mctiernandirects the film which stars bruce willis, alan rickman, and bonnie bedelia. Apart from a very young looking willis playing a hard boiled new yoik cop there a tons of other ace characters. Jul 29, 2018 john mcclane, officer of the nypd, tries to save his wife holly gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by german terrorist hans gruber during a christmas party at the nakatomi plaza in. Check out the trailer starring bruce willis, alan rickman, and. John mcclane, officer of the nypd, tries to save his wife holly gennaro. After the films profits started rolling in, willis found himself one of the highestpaid and most. Violence there are scenes in which men are shot, resulting in brief blood spurts. With four films worth of action and explosions, theres a lot of time for john mcclane bruce willis to kick some terrorist butt.
Alan rickman is a superb villain and hart bochner plays ellis. Based on roderick thorps 1979 novel nothing lasts forever, it was produced by the gordon company and silver pictures, and distributed by 20th century fox. The set includes the original classic film and the four sequels that followed it. Staring bruce willis, reginald veljohnson, alexander godunov and bonnie bedelia. A cop is trapped inside a highrise with a team of desperate terrorists. All five films revolve around the character of john mcclane portrayed by bruce willis, a new york citylos angeles police detective who continually finds himself in the middle of violent crises and intrigues where he is the only hope against disaster. Back to this however, i think that john mcclain is a pretty cool character, but some of the scenes conflict with one another. John mcclane, officer of the nypd, tries to save his wife holly gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by german terrorist hans gruber during a christmas party at the nakatomi plaza in. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. On a snowy christmas eve, as he waits for his wifes plane to land at washingtons dulles international airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system. Staring alexander godunov, bonnie bedelia, bruce willis and alan rickman. Bruce willis vestwearing hero was an unlikely savior in 1988 and despite endless attempts to recycle the formula, he remains without equal in the genre. A new york policeman bruce willis outwits foreign thugs in an l. 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.
With a vengeance may 19, 1995 new york detective john mcclane is back and kicking badguy butt in the third installment of this actionpacked series, which finds him teaming with civilian zeus carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. Please see individual titles for synopsis information. Aside from these, the first film transformed the action film as we knew it. With a charismatic leading man, an aboveaverage supporting cast, and a great director at. Mcclanes exploits spawned three sequels, all featuring terrorist conspiracies and willis. John mcclane, officer of the nypd, tries to save his wife holly gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by german terrorist hans gruber during a. This video is a definitive death toll of the films fictional terrorist takeover, which features the deaths of several innocents and terrorists alike. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. They are basically the exact same thing, except one has a grown man and one has a child. A fellow passenger notices he is stressed about the flight and recommends that he take the time to make barefoot fists with his toes on carpet after he arrives to his destination as a cure for the jet lag.