Die Hard with a Vengeance
Brief Synopsis
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On the streets of New York, police officer John McClane has just about seen it all. He's got a nose for danger, a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a talent for overcoming incredible odds. But this time, danger is looking for him. Seeking a very personal and mysterious revenge against McClane, a malevolent genius named Simon is forcing the heroic cop to play a deadly game. The stakes: New York City itself. The game begins when a phone call from Simon sends McClane to Harlem, where he unexpectedly forms an alliance with the very unwilling Zeus Carver. McClane and Zeus soon find themselves careening across the Big Apple, pursuing the deadly Simon, who's always one step ahead of them. In the past, McClane's had his share of bad days. But on this blisteringly hot summer day in the City, Simon Says John McClane is about to have a really bad day.
Cast & Crew
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John Mctiernan
Director
Bruce Willis
Jeremy Irons
Samuel L. Jackson
Graham Greene
Timothy Adams
Film Details
Also Known As
Hard - Hämningslöst, Hard With A Vengeance, journée en enfer - Die Hard 3
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Crime
Sequel
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
New York City, New York, USA; South Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Synopsis
On the streets of New York, police officer John McClane has just about seen it all. He's got a nose for danger, a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a talent for overcoming incredible odds. But this time, danger is looking for him. Seeking a very personal and mysterious revenge against McClane, a malevolent genius named Simon is forcing the heroic cop to play a deadly game. The stakes: New York City itself. The game begins when a phone call from Simon sends McClane to Harlem, where he unexpectedly forms an alliance with the very unwilling Zeus Carver. McClane and Zeus soon find themselves careening across the Big Apple, pursuing the deadly Simon, who's always one step ahead of them. In the past, McClane's had his share of bad days. But on this blisteringly hot summer day in the City, Simon Says John McClane is about to have a really bad day...
Director
John Mctiernan
Director
Cast
Bruce Willis
Jeremy Irons
Samuel L. Jackson
Graham Greene
Timothy Adams
Mike Jefferson
J.r. Horne
Angela Amato Velez
Colleen Camp
Paul Simon
Anthony Peck
Scott Nicholson
Bill Christ
John Doman
Richard Council
Sam Phillips
John Robert Tillotson
Michael Lee Merrins
Barbara Hipkis
Anthony Thomas
Ray Arahna
Ardie Fuqua
Akili Prince
John Mctiernan
John Vennema
David P Martin
Danny Dutton
Daryl Edwards
Shirley J Hatcher
Patricia Mauceri
Willis Sparks
Charles Dumas
Victor Rojas
Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Frank Andre Ware
Phil Theis
Ivan Skoric
Glenn Herman
Kevin Mccarthy
Lead Person
Dory Binyon
Ralph Buckley
Faisal Hassan
James P Whalen
Bill Kux
Kent Faulcon
Larry Bryggman
Gerrit Vooren
Sharon Washington
Carl Brewer
Richard Russell Ramos
James Saito
Rob Sedgewick
Gerry Becker
Elvis Duran
Bray Poor
Stephen Pearlman
Sven Toorvald
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
John Glenn Hoyt
Tony Halme
Michael Chrstofer
Patrick Borriello
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Joe Zaloom
Richard V Allen
Michael F. Tadross
Michael Alexander Jackson
David Vitt
Birdie M Hale
Nick Wyman
Todd Langenfeld
Tony Travis
Kevin Chamberlin
Greg A Skoric
Shari-lyn Safir
Aldis Hodge
Aasif Mandvi
Crew
Michael Adkins
Wardrobe Supervisor
Danny Aiello Iii
Stunts
Reva Alexander
Effects Assistant
Dickie Allen
Special Thanks To
Bob Alridge
Stunts
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Monica Anderson
Editor
Scott E Anderson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Thomas M Anderson
Best Boy
Don Angst
Electrician
Pam Auditore
Animator
Joseph Aulisi
Costume Designer
Sandra Mitchum Ballard
Assistant Production Accountant
Beverly Ballzigler
Construction
Robert Barnett
Other
Cristina Bartolucci
Makeup
Bob Beemer
Rerecording
Judith A Bell
Visual Effects
Eric R Bellamy
Accounting Assistant
Michael J. Benavente
Sound Editor
Brian Berkowitz
Production Assistant
Dana D Bertolette
Stunts
David Bilson
Pilot
Matt Birman
Stunts
Bj Bjorkman
Script Supervisor
Leslie Bloom
Set Decorator
Arthur Blum
Dolly Grip
Tony Boggs
Stunts
Joan G. Bostwick
Production Assistant
Bradley J Bovee
Stunts
Ralph Brandofino
Assistant Camera Operator
Chris Branham
Stunts
Joseph Brennan
Sound
Conrad F Brink
Special Effects Coordinator
Ron Brinkmann
Digital Effects Supervisor
Allan Bromberg
Foley Editor
Christopher S Brooks
Music Editor
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Pete Bucossi
Stunts
Jane Bulmer
Assistant
Keith Bunting
Grip
John W Burn
Other
Joe Burns
Assistant Director
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Brian Burrows
Stunts
Hal Burton
Stunts
Eric Calderon
Motion Control
Margeara Cameron
Effects Coordinator
Don Canfield
Motion Control
Francesco Caparotta
Production Assistant
Alex Carone
Production Assistant
Jack Carpenter
Stunts
Melissa J T Carter
Production Assistant
Verne Caruso
Hair Stylist
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
R J Chambers
Stunts
Kyung W Chang
Set Designer
Christie Chaplin
Other
Michael Chock
Sound Editor
Lorrie J Cole
Other
Amy Comstock
Auditor
John S Cook
Apprentice
David Cooney
Storyboard Artist
Stefano Corti
Special Thanks To
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Cory
Special Effects
Jon Craig
3-D Models
Richard W Cross
Special Effects Supervisor
Gary Cruise
Special Effects
Jennifer D'angelo
Dga Trainee
David D Darling
Stunts
Art David
Animator
Amy G Davis
Animator
Heather Davis
Visual Effects
Jackson Degovia
Production Designer
Dino Delaurentiis
Assistant
Annie M Demille
Hair Stylist
Linda Devetta
Hair Stylist
Craig Dibona
Camera Operator
Gary Dionne
Stunts
Tim Douglas
Visual Effects
David Dreishpoon
Craft Service
Warren Drummond
Storyboard Artist
David Drzewiecki
Dp/Cinematographer
David Drzewiecki
Director Of Photography
Dobbie Dubrow
Special Thanks To
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Barbara Dunning
Assistant Editor
Dick Durock
Stunts
Ezra Dweck
Sound Effects
Stephen J Eads
Assistant
Fleet Emerson
Extras Casting Assistant
Fleet Emerson
Casting Associate
Lisa Emerson Machione
Wardrobe
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Kurtis Epper
Stunts
Buzz Feitshans
Executive Producer
T Sean Ferguson
Assistant Director
Leo Fernekes
Motion Control
Frank Ferrara
Stunts
Ralph Ferrara
Stunts
Linda Videtti Figueiredo
Assistant
David Filippi
Production Assistant
Marty Fink
Special Thanks To
Michael Finnerty
Key Grip
Susan Fiore
Assistant Director
Shoshana Fishbein
Animator
Jay Floyd
Production Assistant
Richard Ford
Rigging Gaffer
Allison Forst
Special Thanks To
Lisa Foster
Visual Effects
Bryan Fowler
Sound Dubbing
Sarah Frank
Production Assistant
Rick Freeman
Sound Editor
Kenneth Frith
Security
Dale Frye
Stunts
Julie Fusco
Production Assistant
Audree Futterman
Hair Stylist
Jamie Gallagher
Electrician
Joe Gareri
Executive Producer
Teri Garland
Stunts
Michael Gartland
Pilot
Steve Geray
Stunts
Bruce Gfeller
Construction Coordinator
Andree Gibbs
Stunts
Karen Gillman
Casting Associate
Don Givens
Foley Recordist
Avram D Gold
Adr Supervisor
Carl Goldstein
Assistant Director
Allen Gonzales
Visual Effects
Debbie Greg
Stunts
Albert Griswold
Special Effects
Kenneth A Hansen
Auditor
Mark Harris
Sound Dubbing
Eric Harryman
Music Supervisor
Mischa Hausserman
Other
Mischa Hausserman
Dialogue Coach
Richard Hebrank
Key Grip
Jonathan Hensleigh
Screenplay
Sandy Herbert
Medic
Mark Herman
Assistant Editor
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Barbara Hipkiss
Casting Associate
Bonnie Hock
Stunts
Jerome Holmes
Assistant
Georgia Holzmann
Other
Candy Hoskins
Stunts
Shawn Howell
Stunts
Karyn L. Huston
Effects Coordinator
Gary Hymes
Stunt Coordinator
Joel Hynek
Consultant
W. Peter Iliff
Screenplay
Kelly Irvine
Lighting
Joel Iwataki
Music
Edward D M Jackson
Makeup Artist
Terry Jackson
Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey L Jamison
Apprentice
Dean Jeffries
Stunts
John R Jensen
Art Director
Keith Jernquist
Projectionist
David Jobe
Foley Mixer
Randy Jurgenson
Technical Advisor
Michael Kamen
Music
Dr. Louis Katz
Medic
Tom Kehoe
Special Thanks To
Lisa Kelly
Effects Coordinator
Steve Kennedy
Visual Effects
Scott Kilburn
Visual Effects
Robert Kocourek
Production Accountant
Avi Korein
Security
Terry Ladin
Production Coordinator
Robert Lawrence
Executive Producer
Daniel Leahy
Rerecording
Bryan Lee
Other
Robert H Lemer
Associate Producer
Malosi Leonard
Stunts
Matt Leonard
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Unit Director
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Barry Levine
Music Supervisor
Jim Lewis
Stunts
Patricio Libenson
Sound Editor
Steve Lionetti
Assistant
Melissa Logan
Accounting Assistant
Dennis J Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Gino Lucci
Other
Ralph Lucci
Other
Woods Mackintosh
Art Director
Susan Macleod
Digital Effects Supervisor
M. J. Magbanua
Other
Dennis Maitland
Sound Mixer
Dennis Maitland
Sound
Kim Maitland
Sound Recordist
George Manasse
Unit Production Manager
Richard Mancuso
Other
Mark Mangini
Sound Design
Douglas A. Martines
Video
W Scott Mason
Other
Suzanne Mccabe
Assistant Costume Designer
Pat Mccorkle
Casting
Film Details
Also Known As
Hard - Hämningslöst, Hard With A Vengeance, journée en enfer - Die Hard 3
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Crime
Sequel
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
New York City, New York, USA; South Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 58m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Some additional photography took place spring 1995, after the wrap of principal photography.
Began shooting July 30, 1994.
Released in United States Spring May 19, 1995
Released in United States on Video December 19, 1995
Released in United States on Video December 19, 1995
Released in United States Spring May 19, 1995
Sequel to "Die Hard" (USA/1988), directed by John McTiernan, and "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (USA/1990), directed by Renny Harlin. Both films starred Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane.
Jonathan Hensleigh's script "Simon Says," which is now the basis for this sequel, was previously in development for Robert Lawrence. The film was originally based on James Haggin's script, "Troubleshooter," which was in development at Largo Entertainment.
Completed shooting December 21, 1994.
