Release Date: 9/23/2008 Original Release: 1988 Format: DVD Length: 124 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 024543534747 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
One of the greatest action movies of the late 1980s, DIE HARD ushered in a new standard for the genre. With the dissolution of the Cold War, both the stereotypical Russian threat (represented in movies such as TOP GUN and RED DAWN) and the destructive egoist (as seen in OCTOPUSSY) became less fearful. With DIE HARD, director John McTiernan introduced Hollywood to a new type of villain: the terrorist entrepreneur. Alan Rickman stars as Hans Gruber, a relentless businessman whose lethal tactics achieve his goals. Unlike most '80s film villains who committed globally dangerous acts for liberty, genocide, or megalomania, DIE HARD's Gruber uses guns, explosives, and cunning to storm the Takagi Corporation's Christmas party and heist millions of dollars from the company. In addition, DIE HARD also saw the development of the clumsy or bad luck hero with John McClane (Bruce Willis), a man in the wrong place at the wrong time who chooses to intervene. Action fans would see this misfit hero archetype again in UNDER SIEGE (Steven Segal) and THE PHANTOM MENACE (Jar Jar Binks). Although DIE HARD contains many action movie cliches (one-liners, pyrotechnics), it also broke new ground in its genre.
DVD Features
Region 1 2-Disc Set - Checkpoint, Sensormatic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: DTS 5.1 - English Dolby Surround 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - English,French Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: Additional Release Material: Additional Footage - Additional Scene Specific Commentary by Special Effects Supervisor Richard Edlund Audio Commentary - 1. Director John McTiernan and Production Designer Jackson DeGovia - Optional 2. Subtitle Commentary by Various Cast and Crew
Deleted Scenes - 1. Branching Version with the Extended Power Shutdown Scene Cut Back In DVD-ROM: Additional Text - Script-to- Screen Comparison
DISC 2: Digital Copy
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