Reactors with questions that the movie isn't going to neccesarily answer (or presumes you'll understand) are always fun. :) 14:03 "Why didn't he at least put his shoes back on?" He only had seconds to get out of the bathroom and into the stairwell unseen, no time to grab his shoes. 14:15 A lot of people think John just stopped to oogle the woman in the next building, but he was looking at her because she was on the phone, which told him that it was specifically their building's phones down, not an area-wide problem. 15:24 Yasser Arafat, a prominent Palestinian leader in the 80s through the early 2000s. 21:30 "Oh, what is he doing?" He's making a list, one hopes he'll check it twice. :) 22:11 "Who has those photos up?" Odds are the costruction guys who have been working on finishing the building before they broke for Xmas. :) 24:05 "How tall is this building?" I believe it's a 40 story building, so its likely between 492 ft and 608 ft tall. And from that carryout Al was clearly at least a few blocks away, on top of that. 24:37 The point of him being barefoot is to make him more vulnerable, at more of a disadvantage, and more of a relatable underdog. 28:41 Most skyscraper buildings' windows don't open by design, primarily (but not only) for safety reasons. 31:51 Roy Rogers, nicknamed "The King of the Cowboys", singer actor and television host. The most famous tv & movie cowboy of the 1950s. John told Hans "I was always partial to Roy Rogers, myself". Yippie Ki yay was also a callback to Roy Rogers. Good reaction, and remember: It's not Xmas until we see Hans Gruber fall off of Nakatomi Plaza. 🎄
Nice breakdown of the various scenes in the movie. Many of today's reactors try to react to the film while making certain commentary while sometimes missing critical exposition or a sequence of events that will explain some of their questions. Anyway great breakdown and explanations.
18:02 the specific floor is being reported by the fire alarm system to the security desk to let them know which floor has the fire. Also, in high rise buildings, you don't always evacuate the whole building when an alarm goes off. 31:55 they are using CB radio which is open to anyone on the same channel. 1:03:16 "Why isn't he getting in an ambulance?" Wow, you really haven't seen many 80s action movies. 😁 Heroes don't need ambulances or hospitals. If you want another classic 80s action movie series, I'd suggest Lethal Weapon.
The "papers" flying around at the end were the bearer bonds Hans was trying to steal, so they wouldn't have been flying around until Hans went out the window and opened the room to the outward suction that would have occurred at that height.
The thing that makes this the ideal action movie is that John McClane is tough, smart, and resourceful, but he's not invincible and he's not inhuman. He kicks ass and makes wisecracks, yes, but he also gets hurt, he gets scared, he gets emotional thinking he might not make it. He's trying to get home to his wife and kids, yes, but his bromance with Sgt. Powell is the beating heart of this movie. Alan Rickman's performance can't be praised enough, either, playing the rare smart villain who has planned ahead, doesn't lose his cool, and presents an actual threat to the hero. Such an amazing, film, it's no wonder people are still digging it to this day. Great reaction, as always!
15:24 'Who's Arafat?' Yasser Arafat was the Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) from 1969-2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority (PLA) from 1994-2004. He was a shrewed politician, and participated in numerous negotiations with the Israelis (typically negotiated by the US) but he was also notoriously corrupt, and became a billionaire by embezzling money from the PLO, much of which he invested in overseas property and European banks.
@@MeFreeBee he allowed Palestinian businessmen to sell concrete to Israel for the construction of their border wall. That concrete had been purchased cheaply from Egypt, and was supposed to be used for building Palestinian homes.
The key to this movie which they undermined in almost all the subsequent sequels is that John McLane is a very, very HUMAN protagonist. He is NOT Arnold or Stallone. He is an average cop in a situation well over his pay grade that is incredibly dangerous to him from start to finish. He is not a He-Man warrior. He is vulnerable, afraid and outgunned. The moment that sums it up for me is the roof jump. John looks over the edge and doesn't say some quip or a bad ass hero line... He says "Dear God, please don't let me die". And the audience is right there with him in that sentiment. Not bravado... Humanity. The same as on display when John tells Powell to send a message to Holly that boils down to "I'm sorry". Die Hard works because it has humanity as violent and of its time as it is.
Yes but that really doesn't hold up. He is not average at all, he is a straight up genius. He may not have the strength and training of a warrior, but he outsmarts everyone. If the average person was a smart and well meaning as McClane we would live in a paradise. In reality the average man is more like that police chief.
@@Metal0sopherGreat points. McClane, with his intelligence, could have worked for a company like Nakatomi, but he has a moral and honorable viewpoint of the world. His wife counters that by not wanting to be the typical housewife. They have a falling out, but Hans' scheme brings them together.
'Who's Arafat?' Back before 2000, when we all lived in caves, hunted for food, and communicated by way of smoke signals. He was a prominent Middle East figure. ; )
Yasser Arafat was chairman of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) and the Fatah political party that now runs the West Bank in Gaza. The PLO was known for violent resistance against the brutal Israeli occupation, and its tactics included hijackings. Arafat pivoted the PLO and Fatah into trying to establish conditional peace with Israel. Unfortunately, things did not work out, for many reasons including the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, by an extremism Jewish Israeli terrorist. As with Arafat, Rabin had started his journey with violence and militancy, and also changed direction towards peace. At the time of this movie, Arafat was likely seen by most in the West as just a terrorist.
@@PaulWinkle Hadrian would like a word with you. :) He's the one that changed the name of the Roman province from Judea to Syria Palaestina, as part of his suppression of Judaism following the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 AD, and Palestine (or some version of it, accounting for the languages of its various rulers) would be a part of the territory's name until the end of the Mandate for Palestine in 1948. The Ancient Egyptians called the region Peleset. The Assyrians Palashtu. The Greeks Palaistine.
in case it's any comfort, it's nearly impossible for an elevator to fall because mechanical stoppers fly out and jam if it moves downward too quickly. Mind you you'll be stuck there until someone can rescue you but falling is nearly impossible.
💜✋ You have to understand the context of this movie : BRUCE WILLIS was a comedic actor at the time! He played in an American TVseries ( Moonlighting, 1985-1989 ). Nobody believed that he could be the main action character in a movie! Bruce wasn't even on the movie posters, the producers didn't believe him either! This fantastic movie catapulted Bruce Willis to the world action star of the time! At that time, action heroes were extra strong, indestructible, didn't bleed (Arnold and the others), but Bruce Willis introduced a new type of action hero. His character was an ordinary person who bled, was exhausted, sometimes frustrated, but still full of determination to win the fight! Bruce Willis proved this with this great movie! Thank you for your great reactions! This is how millions of people around the world reacted to this Iconic movie ✋💜
Fun fact: The look of surprise on Alan Rickman's face when he falls is real. They told him that they would do the drop on a count of 3, then let go on 2.
15:24 Yasser Arafat was well-known Palestinian politician. He served as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and was also President of the state of Palestine from 1989 to 2004.
Great catch on the Christmas in Hollis.. Song by Run-D.M.C. I am surprised you heard of Run DMC.. You have great taste in music by knowing who Run DMC is.. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. Miss Emme
The trivia behind this movie is amazing . Bruce Willis was consider to be a joke to be cast in an action movie. The way the movie was shot changed action movies forever . Bruce lost some of his hearing due to the explosions and gun fire. Alan Rickman's first movie. The actor who played Karl was a world renown ballet dancer who's defection was made into a movie itself
Die Hard was never "intended" as a Christmas movie. It was released in July of 1988 as a summer blockbuster during the summer movie season, shortly after the 4th of July. Die Hard is based on a novel called 'Nothing Lasts Forever,' by Roderick Thorpe, which was a sequel to an earlier novel, 'The Detective,' which was made into a 1968 crime drama starring Frank Sinatra as NYPD Detective Joe Leland. Thorpe got the inspiration for the sequel after watching the movie, 'The Towering Inferno,' and the only reason it was set during Christmas was because he needed a reason for Joe Leland (renamed John McClane in the movie) to visit his grown-up daughter, who worked at the headquarters of Klaxon Oil Corporation in Seattle, Washington, which is a skyscraper which ends up being taken over by terrorists.
This is Bruce Willis's first action role, he was most known as a comedic actor. The Nakatomi building is the Fox Plaza. The studio owned it. 10:12 that's called a flashbang, it emits a very bright light and a very loud sound to disorient the target. Alexander Gudanov, who played Karl, was a Russian dancer.
I refused to see this in theaters for the longest time for that reason - I wasn't interested in seeing Bruce trying to be Stallone until my uncle finally twisted my arm and convinced me to see it with him. Thankfully, back in the day, when films were popular they stayed in theaters for months.
@@Timmayytoo This was also Bruce Willis' last chance to be a movie star. Back then, TV actors were considered inferior to film actors. His two previous failures were "Blind Date (1987) and "Sunset" (April 29, 1988). "Die Hard was released on July 15, 1988.
Fun Fact: Die Hard is an adaptation of the novel Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to the novel The Detective, which was made into a film in 1968 starring Frank Sinatra. A significant change between Nothing Lasts Forever and Die Hard is that, in the novel, what drives the main character to action is that the terrorists have his adult daughter, rather than his wife. Funner Fact: Hart Bochner, who played Ellis in Die Hard, is the son of Lloyd Bochner, who played a supporting role in The Detective.
Even watching a sweary bloody action (Christmas!) film, the fact you don't swear once watching it is actually really wholesome! Welcome to your first time with John McClane! Hopefully you enjoyed it enough to make it a yearly Christmas tradition like it is in my household 😁 Merry Christmas, Emme!
Inflation adjustments specifically exclude real estate prices, for some reason. Going by those, one could truthfully (and I would argue, more accurately) say that $5k in 1995 would be $70k today depending on the area.
I’ve experienced an elevator malfunction before. It shook violently and began to drop, but the emergency brakes engaged and slowed it down. It only fell one floor, but the brakes were incredibly loud, slamming repeatedly as they controlled the descent. I’m grateful the safety features worked, but it was a terrifying experience. I still use elevators-I deal with it like an adult-but my heart definitely races a little every time.
I haven't seen anyone else comment that when Al leaves the gas station with his HoHo's and Twinkies, the price of regular gasoline was $0.74 per gallon.
This was Alan Rickman’s first movie! It justifiably launched his film career. His subtle touches in what could have been a heavy-handed role (plus that unique voice) made him stand out and above nearly all 80s movie villains. Karl, the angry blonde guy (the one who shot the receptionist at 9:46) was played by Alexander Godunov, formerly one of the world’s most famous ballet dancers, who defected from the Soviet Union to the US in 1979. 24:22 I LOVE your suggestion that maybe John has preternaturally prehensile feet, and might swing from pipes or fling a grenade gripped in his toes. 😄
LOL I love how you bounced between being confused, scared, and in shock for like a solid 75% of the movie! I'd love to watch you react to the sequel next Christmas! As for why he got in the limo instead of an ambulance at the end, he was definitely outside his health insurance network, so that would be one very expensive trip to the hospital! 🤣
This is a Christmas movie because the bad guys are greedy--they just want the presents!--while the good guys learn that family and friends are what's really important. It also ends in a snowstorm (LA version) with reunited lovers heading home to celebrate. The structure fits.
I think the argument for saying that it's NOT a Christmas movie is that it doesn't have traditional "Christmas" themes or story but when you get past the action, it's literally a story about a man trying to get home to his family for Christmas. You can't get more Christmas-y than that 🤷♂
Die Hard is definitely on my Christmas films list, which also include Gremlins (my favourite Christmas film), The Exorcist and Batman Returns. Happy Christmas Emme!!
When Hans tried to trick John, he didn't know that John already knew who he was. Recall that John had seen him shoot Mr. Takagi, and he was watching him give orders to his crew and writing the names on his arm through the vent grate above the room.
Holly explains why she used her maiden name. For those who have never watched the movie, and are only watching Emme's TH-cam reaction, she states that it's because it's a Japanese company, and they prefer to have single people working for it. Her boss obviously knows that she's married, but let's her use this loophole ( her maiden name), so that she can work for him.
I can imagine Powell going home after this: Al: Honey, you won't believe the night I've had... Al's pregnant wife: Whatever. Where are my damn Twinkies?!
It's a Christmas movie. Family reunited, miraculous only 3 people in the building besides the bad guy died, Christmas Eve, Christmas songs, Christmas tree...Christmas movie.
If Home Alone is a Christmas movie then Die Hard is also a Christmas movie. Both films have the same basic plot. Thieves want to steal something and a lone rogue has to stop them.
Emme the "Arafat" that Hans referred to was Yasser Arafat. He was the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Without getting too political he was regarded as a political leader and freedom fighter by some and as a terrorist by others.
Who put those pin-ups; must be the construction workers. This was pretty common in the 80s around men only work places. Keeping the morale up. And here it serves as positioning for our hero :) Two great reasons ;)
Also, the reason John McClain pays attention to it is not because it's a picture of a naked woman, but also because it is a familiar landmark to help him navigate his way around the building. When he sees the picture again, she know immediately where he is in the building
@kunserndsittizen2655 I don't know if anyone has made you aware of this or not, but you can literally watch any movie you want any time you want. No one regulates that. 🤣
@@Xiledchicken I usually add “without feeling weird.” I love A CHRISTMAS STORY but it feels wrong to watch any other time of the year. DIE HARD you can watch at Christmas or Valentines Day or spring or fall...whenever and it’s a great action flick that takes place on Christmas but it’s not really about Christmas or any kind of Christmas story. I’m not sure why people debate this.
A fear of broken elevators? I've gotten stuck between floors on them twice in my life. The first time was the best. I kept pushing the emergency call button and a guy would answer, say "hello? hello?" while not hearing my repeated statement about us being stuck in the elevator. We did that about 5 times. I 'm sure the microphone inside the broke elevator wasn't working. He finally came down to see who the hell kept pushing the call button. He opened the door and there was about a 2-foot high space between the building floor and the bottom of our elevator floor. Needless to say I was a bit hesitant when he said, "just crawl through". After a little reassurance I did so as quickly as I could, not wanting to be halfway through if the elevator suddenly moved up or down. We were stuck in there, between floors, for nearly 20 minutes. The old guy I was on the elevator with was a very strange series of exchanges too. I wondered if he had an early stage of Alzheimers or severe brain trauma. We were in a hospital elevator. Both my instances were in hospitals. Fortunately the later one was a shorter stay and only lasted about 5 minutes, but a lot more people. I felt like an old hand at it by that point.
I believe this was the first movie to have a character crawl around in air shafts. Lethal Weapon is another 80s action movie you should react to. It's almost as much of a Christmas movie as this one.
18:09 In a high rise, fire alarms only sound on the floor of the alarm, the floor above and the floor below-no other floors. 22:59 Could the radio reach anyone? Citizen's Band Radio was HUGE in the 1970's, still big in the 80's, and today-relegated to truckers, some cops and some hobbyists. 27:36 "Notre Dame on top of USC" Movie goof, usually, those two teams play in mid November, but sometimes earlier and NEVER in December, unless they happen to be in a bowl game, but this was impossible in 1988. 28:50 Police never say "Over" in a radio transmission. That's a holdover from military movies from back in the day.
I never noticed before but You shoved it clearly. When John hands Hans a gun he unloads it. first he removes clip, then empties bullet from chamber right before handing gun over. I've watched tens of reactions to Die Hard but never before have I seen someone showing this whole sequence.
NO! It takes place during Christmas, it is NOT a Christmas movie. If it happening during Christmas makes it a Christmas movie then The Godfather and the Battle of the Bulge are also Christmas movies.
If John had taken the time to put his shoes back on then he would have been caught by the guy dragging people out of the offices. They took away his shoes to balance the scales with the bad guys - he needed something to make his task more difficult... something to overcome, which makes him even more heroic. Pretty basic storytelling. The paper falling at the end was the thousands of bond documents that Hans and company were trying to steal - the explosion earlier would have burned any paper. He wasn't shot... he was grazed by the bullet. He definitely needs to go to the hospital for his feet but there's no rule that says he can't ride there in a limo.
This is Alan Rickmans first movie role. At the end when he falls the director told him they would drop him on the count of 3 but dropped him on 2 which was why he looked surprised.
25:00 -- The Fox Plaza building does have a central ventilation shaft that goes all the way from roof to basement. So that's actually pretty correct to the real world location.
38:05. You did! Just a little while ago, you were concerned that our protagonist was gunna step on glass! And I highlight this because it’s one of the great things about this movie. They are constantly giving foreshadowing, and clues. It’s a masterpiece of a movie! You could turn this into a stage play on Broadway if it didn’t have so many shakespearean troupes.😆🌿🌸
In defense of Ellis (the Snow-man)'s character, he doesn't know almost anything about John or how the movie will play out. He knows he's making the terrorists angry and they could likely take it out on hostages. He genuinely thinks he can resolve the situation. And few give him credit for playing that he's John's friend and he invited him. Even at the end when he was doomed, he didn't give up that Holly was his wife and that he could bargain with her. ... That being said... Say no to snow, my friends.
Ellis was a shit-eater, but he didn't deserve to die. McClane tried to save him, he already knew that Gruber would kill people who were of no use to him
"Who wrote this movie?" It was actually adapted from a book. There were a few differences. There main character has a different name and is much older (a retired cop). He's trying to save his daughter, not his wife, and unfortunately, when Hans falls to his death, he takes the daughter with him. Because the book was a follow-up to another book with that character that has previously been made into a movie, Frank Sinatra playing the main character, they were contractually obligated to offer this film to Sinatra (who was almost 70, by this point). Fortunately, Sinatra passed.
The book's called "Nothing Last Forever", written by former private investigator Roderick Thorp. It was a sequel to "The Detective", also written by Thorp.
Is Home Alone a Christmas movie? Because Home Alone was designed as a more family friendly Die Hard using a smart kid as the "every man" protagonist defending a structure from siege by professional thieves, which were changed to tough but dumb so the protagonist could win and reunite with his estranged family at the end. Home alone is a PG version of Die Hard but with far less Christmas music.
That's just not true. I understood the German. Maybe some slight differences but accurate. For example when he says "shiess dem Fenster" it means shoot the window and then he says "shoot the glass". Close enough that he could have just changed his mind on what he really wanted to say.
Not true. I know German and everything they said made sense in the context. Maybe there were some instances where it was wrong but most parts were correct
before even watching the reaction, YES!!! Die Hard (1988) is over 9,000% a Christmas movie. it is a Christmas movie for people who love action films, who like the reluctant hero archetype, and.... for Manly Men! 🤣🍻
It's been on TV each Christmas for quite some time here in Germany now. I think it's a (great) Christmas movie, but I get that some disagree. It's definitely not a peaceful Christmas, but it is about love and family 🤷 And "Now I have a machine gun ... HO - HO - HO" is a great Christmas quote. 😂 (Also, the way Alan Rickman delivers that (or even all of his) line(s). )
28:35 "Why do none of these people have windows that open?" Skyscraper windows don't open. For many reasons. Cost, ease of maintenance, energy efficiency, higher winds on floors above the surrounding buildings, but most of all, safety.
Merry Christmas, Emme. You got a subscription with this reaction. Probably my second-favorite Christmas movie of all time (It's a Wonderful Life). What might be the craziest fact about this movie is that it was Alan Rickman's first ever movie appearance. Though he had been a renowned stage actor, in his first movie, he becomes, in my opinion, the greatest action movie villain of all time.
omg I love your new hair style Emme! Breathtaking as always! 😍 this is one of my favorite movie series, glad you like it. Hope you watch the rest of them 😃
23:25 "No way would they do that, right?" Well, yeah, her reaction makes sense. 5 minutes ago there was a false fire alarm at that address. Now somebody is calling about terrorists. In a country never attacked by terrorists in its 212 year history. At the same address, 5 minutes later. Also, 911 operators get between 2-5 million fake calls every year. So, yeah, given all that info, the lady is right to disbelieve. Even so, she does dispatch a patrol officer to investigate the call.
"Welcome to the Party Emme" So Glad you enjoyed this Christmas Classic Please check out the Die Hard sequel's i Think Die Hard with a Vengeance is the Best One. Merry Christmas Emme, Ho-Ho-Ho!
1:02:46. Not only that, but when the limo hit the decoy van, it expelled all of the cooling fluid which would render that vehicle inoperable! This! This is the biggest flaw in a nearly flawless cinematic experience!😆🌿🌸
37:33 "How do we know that building will be structurally OK after that." It will be just fine. In 1993, real terrorists detonated a 1,300 pound bomb at the World Trade Center. That real blast in that building shattered glass windows more than a block away and fractured several layers of concrete in the parking garage. But it didn't damage the structural integrity of the building very much at all; just one support column was slightly damaged, the nearly 300 other columns were fine. The beam was repaired and the concrete replaced and the building was open in under two weeks. John dropped down 1 pound of explosive. It detonated several missiles that had not been fired at the police yet, but that is still less than 10 pounds of total explosive, not even 1 percent of the World Trade Center blast. Further, all that blast went out the windows - explosions are just expanding gas and when gas expands, it looks for the easiest way out. Windows are easier than walls and walls are easier than support beams. And if you look, none of the walls were damaged - just the windows.
Back in the day (70's) authentic TV Dinners (Swanson invented them) were packaged in aluminum foil trays and required baking in an oven for about 28 minutes. They did not have microwaves then so no plastic trays like today.
Can only imagine the construction crew the next day seeing all the broken walls and beams on the 30 something (thinking 32) floor. Not to mention the "minor" damage on the first floor.
This was Alan Rickman's first Big screen movie, prior he had only been in TV shows and movies. The picture was either a Playboy or Penthouse Centerfold. These were common Adult magazines, Playboy was the first and Maryland Monroe was the first Centerfold. It was very common for places of work which was men only and some where there were women to have the Centerfold pictures to be put up on walls. Playboy Magazines logo was a Bunny head and they hid their bunny head logo on all their covers. It was very common when someone could not find the bunny on the cover, another employee would bring the copy in to show where the logo was hidden. My fist job was in 1972, when I was in the 6th grade as a paperboy, and the first time I looked through a Playboy. My paper route was the Married couple's apartments at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). There was an outside door to four apartments, two down stairs, two upstairs. The four small mailboxes were on the wall between the right apartment's door and the stairs. The larger items which would not fit in the small box, the postman would lay the mail on the stairs. When the playboy's were delivered the postman would lay the magazines on the stairs. The magazines were not wrapped in plastic, just wrapped in a sleeve of brown paper, which they could be slid out and slid back in. I did my paper route at 0430, so everyone was always asleep. Naturally I would always look through the Playboy at the first apartment which had one laying on the step. It was the first time I saw a picture of a naked woman. My Senior year in 1977 I worked at a 7/11 convenience store and we had a rack behind the counter with Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, and Penthouse Forum. While working in February we learned a girl from our school who graduated in 1975 was the centerfold. My female Homeroom teacher asked me if I could bring in a copy to check it out, so I borrowed a copy and brought it in and she took it and showed all the teachers. When I picked it up after my last class, since I just borrowed the magazine, she said she had not seen one since the 50's and did not realize they now were showing everything. Most of the actual centerfold photos only had their breast exposed, and had their leg hiding their crotch. Penthouse and Hustler Centerfold pictures showed everything and sometimes had them spread wide open.
34:30 Something tells me that part wasn't scripted but was legitimately an extra who hurt himself on a thorny rose bush, and they just decided to keep it in the movie cause it lends to the scene.
24:00 well according to wiki the building is about 150m tall and we can quickly see he's at bellwood avenue which according to google maps is just over 600m away from the building. With the height, rough math tells me the direct distance from Al to John is about 640-650m. Next, they're firing mp5s at (I believe) 9mm which has effective range of about 200m. Now if this was in ideal conditions, somewhere in the country, quiet, no trees or hills in the way, you could probably hear the shots, but in downtown LA with a lot of traffic noise and stuff, I think it's pretty realistic Al wouldn't hear anything from that distance... And yes I realise I used metric system, but I refuse to use the inferior one, you can just replace meters with yards, it's close enough at this scale...
Reactors with questions that the movie isn't going to neccesarily answer (or presumes you'll understand) are always fun. :)
14:03 "Why didn't he at least put his shoes back on?" He only had seconds to get out of the bathroom and into the stairwell unseen, no time to grab his shoes.
14:15 A lot of people think John just stopped to oogle the woman in the next building, but he was looking at her because she was on the phone, which told him that it was specifically their building's phones down, not an area-wide problem.
15:24 Yasser Arafat, a prominent Palestinian leader in the 80s through the early 2000s.
21:30 "Oh, what is he doing?" He's making a list, one hopes he'll check it twice. :)
22:11 "Who has those photos up?" Odds are the costruction guys who have been working on finishing the building before they broke for Xmas. :)
24:05 "How tall is this building?" I believe it's a 40 story building, so its likely between 492 ft and 608 ft tall. And from that carryout Al was clearly at least a few blocks away, on top of that.
24:37 The point of him being barefoot is to make him more vulnerable, at more of a disadvantage, and more of a relatable underdog.
28:41 Most skyscraper buildings' windows don't open by design, primarily (but not only) for safety reasons.
31:51 Roy Rogers, nicknamed "The King of the Cowboys", singer actor and television host. The most famous tv & movie cowboy of the 1950s. John told Hans "I was always partial to Roy Rogers, myself". Yippie Ki yay was also a callback to Roy Rogers.
Good reaction, and remember: It's not Xmas until we see Hans Gruber fall off of Nakatomi Plaza. 🎄
Nice breakdown of the various scenes in the movie. Many of today's reactors try to react to the film while making certain commentary while sometimes missing critical exposition or a sequence of events that will explain some of their questions. Anyway great breakdown and explanations.
18:02 the specific floor is being reported by the fire alarm system to the security desk to let them know which floor has the fire. Also, in high rise buildings, you don't always evacuate the whole building when an alarm goes off.
31:55 they are using CB radio which is open to anyone on the same channel.
1:03:16 "Why isn't he getting in an ambulance?" Wow, you really haven't seen many 80s action movies. 😁 Heroes don't need ambulances or hospitals.
If you want another classic 80s action movie series, I'd suggest Lethal Weapon.
The "papers" flying around at the end were the bearer bonds Hans was trying to steal, so they wouldn't have been flying around until Hans went out the window and opened the room to the outward suction that would have occurred at that height.
The thing that makes this the ideal action movie is that John McClane is tough, smart, and resourceful, but he's not invincible and he's not inhuman. He kicks ass and makes wisecracks, yes, but he also gets hurt, he gets scared, he gets emotional thinking he might not make it. He's trying to get home to his wife and kids, yes, but his bromance with Sgt. Powell is the beating heart of this movie. Alan Rickman's performance can't be praised enough, either, playing the rare smart villain who has planned ahead, doesn't lose his cool, and presents an actual threat to the hero. Such an amazing, film, it's no wonder people are still digging it to this day. Great reaction, as always!
15:24 'Who's Arafat?' Yasser Arafat was the Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) from 1969-2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority (PLA) from 1994-2004. He was a shrewed politician, and participated in numerous negotiations with the Israelis (typically negotiated by the US) but he was also notoriously corrupt, and became a billionaire by embezzling money from the PLO, much of which he invested in overseas property and European banks.
He was demonised in his day but in with hindsight we could do with him back now.
@@MeFreeBee he allowed Palestinian businessmen to sell concrete to Israel for the construction of their border wall. That concrete had been purchased cheaply from Egypt, and was supposed to be used for building Palestinian homes.
The key to this movie which they undermined in almost all the subsequent sequels is that John McLane is a very, very HUMAN protagonist. He is NOT Arnold or Stallone. He is an average cop in a situation well over his pay grade that is incredibly dangerous to him from start to finish. He is not a He-Man warrior. He is vulnerable, afraid and outgunned.
The moment that sums it up for me is the roof jump. John looks over the edge and doesn't say some quip or a bad ass hero line... He says "Dear God, please don't let me die".
And the audience is right there with him in that sentiment. Not bravado... Humanity. The same as on display when John tells Powell to send a message to Holly that boils down to "I'm sorry".
Die Hard works because it has humanity as violent and of its time as it is.
This is why Die Hard With A vengeance and Live Free Or Die Hard are the good sequels. They remember that very crucial fact about McClane
Yes but that really doesn't hold up. He is not average at all, he is a straight up genius. He may not have the strength and training of a warrior, but he outsmarts everyone. If the average person was a smart and well meaning as McClane we would live in a paradise. In reality the average man is more like that police chief.
@@Metal0sopherGreat points. McClane, with his intelligence, could have worked for a company like Nakatomi, but he has a moral and honorable viewpoint of the world. His wife counters that by not wanting to be the typical housewife. They have a falling out, but Hans' scheme brings them together.
'Who's Arafat?' Back before 2000, when we all lived in caves, hunted for food, and communicated by way of smoke signals. He was a prominent Middle East figure. ; )
Hah! 😂
Yasser Arafat was chairman of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) and the Fatah political party that now runs the West Bank in Gaza. The PLO was known for violent resistance against the brutal Israeli occupation, and its tactics included hijackings. Arafat pivoted the PLO and Fatah into trying to establish conditional peace with Israel. Unfortunately, things did not work out, for many reasons including the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, by an extremism Jewish Israeli terrorist. As with Arafat, Rabin had started his journey with violence and militancy, and also changed direction towards peace.
At the time of this movie, Arafat was likely seen by most in the West as just a terrorist.
@@padmelotus guy was a complete dirtbag and scuttled the peace process multiple times. the world became a much better place the day he left it.
He was the guy who invented Palestinians :)
@@PaulWinkle Hadrian would like a word with you. :) He's the one that changed the name of the Roman province from Judea to Syria Palaestina, as part of his suppression of Judaism following the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 AD, and Palestine (or some version of it, accounting for the languages of its various rulers) would be a part of the territory's name until the end of the Mandate for Palestine in 1948. The Ancient Egyptians called the region Peleset. The Assyrians Palashtu. The Greeks Palaistine.
in case it's any comfort, it's nearly impossible for an elevator to fall because mechanical stoppers fly out and jam if it moves downward too quickly. Mind you you'll be stuck there until someone can rescue you but falling is nearly impossible.
💜✋ You have to understand the context of this movie : BRUCE WILLIS was a comedic actor at the time! He played in an American TVseries ( Moonlighting, 1985-1989 ). Nobody believed that he could be the main action character in a movie! Bruce wasn't even on the movie posters, the producers didn't believe him either! This fantastic movie catapulted Bruce Willis to the world action star of the time! At that time, action heroes were extra strong, indestructible, didn't bleed (Arnold and the others), but Bruce Willis introduced a new type of action hero. His character was an ordinary person who bled, was exhausted, sometimes frustrated, but still full of determination to win the fight!
Bruce Willis proved this with this great movie!
Thank you for your great reactions! This is how millions of people around the world reacted to this Iconic movie ✋💜
Can we make 2025 the year Emme watches more 80s classics?
This is based on a book that takes place in St. Louis. 4 more, Number 2 is also a "Christmas movie".
Fun fact: The look of surprise on Alan Rickman's face when he falls is real. They told him that they would do the drop on a count of 3, then let go on 2.
15:24 Yasser Arafat was well-known Palestinian politician. He served as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and was also President of the state of Palestine from 1989 to 2004.
Great catch on the Christmas in Hollis..
Song by Run-D.M.C.
I am surprised you heard of Run DMC..
You have great taste in music by knowing who Run DMC is..
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
Miss Emme
The trivia behind this movie is amazing . Bruce Willis was consider to be a joke to be cast in an action movie. The way the movie was shot changed action movies forever . Bruce lost some of his hearing due to the explosions and gun fire. Alan Rickman's first movie. The actor who played Karl was a world renown ballet dancer who's defection was made into a movie itself
Die Hard was never "intended" as a Christmas movie. It was released in July of 1988 as a summer blockbuster during the summer movie season, shortly after the 4th of July. Die Hard is based on a novel called 'Nothing Lasts Forever,' by Roderick Thorpe, which was a sequel to an earlier novel, 'The Detective,' which was made into a 1968 crime drama starring Frank Sinatra as NYPD Detective Joe Leland. Thorpe got the inspiration for the sequel after watching the movie, 'The Towering Inferno,' and the only reason it was set during Christmas was because he needed a reason for Joe Leland (renamed John McClane in the movie) to visit his grown-up daughter, who worked at the headquarters of Klaxon Oil Corporation in Seattle, Washington, which is a skyscraper which ends up being taken over by terrorists.
This is Bruce Willis's first action role, he was most known as a comedic actor. The Nakatomi building is the Fox Plaza. The studio owned it.
10:12 that's called a flashbang, it emits a very bright light and a very loud sound to disorient the target. Alexander Gudanov, who played Karl, was a Russian dancer.
I refused to see this in theaters for the longest time for that reason - I wasn't interested in seeing Bruce trying to be Stallone until my uncle finally twisted my arm and convinced me to see it with him. Thankfully, back in the day, when films were popular they stayed in theaters for months.
Certain episodes of Moonlighting showed Bruce had the chops to go farther than sitcoms, and he did for sure! 😎👍
@@Timmayytoo This was also Bruce Willis' last chance to be a movie star. Back then, TV actors were considered inferior to film actors. His two previous failures were "Blind Date (1987) and "Sunset" (April 29, 1988). "Die Hard was released on July 15, 1988.
“Yippie-Kai-Yay, Motherf-cker”! One of the best lines in movie history!
17:39 the "random Christmas music" is Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode To Joy' I hope you're having a joyful Christmas
It's also the tune used for the Christian hymn "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee " which is traditionally sung at Christmas.
I see that you got it the 2nd time around, well played!
Fun Fact: Die Hard is an adaptation of the novel Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to the novel The Detective, which was made into a film in 1968 starring Frank Sinatra. A significant change between Nothing Lasts Forever and Die Hard is that, in the novel, what drives the main character to action is that the terrorists have his adult daughter, rather than his wife.
Funner Fact: Hart Bochner, who played Ellis in Die Hard, is the son of Lloyd Bochner, who played a supporting role in The Detective.
Even watching a sweary bloody action (Christmas!) film, the fact you don't swear once watching it is actually really wholesome! Welcome to your first time with John McClane! Hopefully you enjoyed it enough to make it a yearly Christmas tradition like it is in my household 😁
Merry Christmas, Emme!
Fun fact: $640 million in 1988 dollars would be a little over $1.7 billion now.
Inflation adjustments specifically exclude real estate prices, for some reason. Going by those, one could truthfully (and I would argue, more accurately) say that $5k in 1995 would be $70k today depending on the area.
So... one month's rent in California?
Inflation sucks! We need deflation now!
that and the year those bearer bonds were issued were tax exempt and easily "liquidated" for other forms of cash if needed.
Loved your reaction and remember, it's okay to not know some references from the past.
This movie was released on July 20, 1988. So, the studio that made it didn't even consider it a Christmas movie.
I’ve experienced an elevator malfunction before. It shook violently and began to drop, but the emergency brakes engaged and slowed it down. It only fell one floor, but the brakes were incredibly loud, slamming repeatedly as they controlled the descent. I’m grateful the safety features worked, but it was a terrifying experience. I still use elevators-I deal with it like an adult-but my heart definitely races a little every time.
I haven't seen anyone else comment that when Al leaves the gas station with his HoHo's and Twinkies, the price of regular gasoline was $0.74 per gallon.
Video Village actually did.
too painful to comment... don't forget that this was in CA, too.
This was Alan Rickman’s first movie! It justifiably launched his film career. His subtle touches in what could have been a heavy-handed role (plus that unique voice) made him stand out and above nearly all 80s movie villains.
Karl, the angry blonde guy (the one who shot the receptionist at 9:46) was played by Alexander Godunov, formerly one of the world’s most famous ballet dancers, who defected from the Soviet Union to the US in 1979.
24:22 I LOVE your suggestion that maybe John has preternaturally prehensile feet, and might swing from pipes or fling a grenade gripped in his toes. 😄
Merry Christmas, Emme! Yippee-ki-yay!
LOL I love how you bounced between being confused, scared, and in shock for like a solid 75% of the movie! I'd love to watch you react to the sequel next Christmas!
As for why he got in the limo instead of an ambulance at the end, he was definitely outside his health insurance network, so that would be one very expensive trip to the hospital! 🤣
As a European I’m always confused about how complicated an quite honestly backward the American healthcare system is.
If Alan Rickman says Ho Ho Ho then it’s a Christmas movie
i concur
John also wishes his wife a Merry Christmas as they enter the Limo
This is a Christmas movie because the bad guys are greedy--they just want the presents!--while the good guys learn that family and friends are what's really important. It also ends in a snowstorm (LA version) with reunited lovers heading home to celebrate. The structure fits.
There's a meme. "it's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls of of Nakatomi Plaza."
There's also a Christmas tree ornament.
I think the argument for saying that it's NOT a Christmas movie is that it doesn't have traditional "Christmas" themes or story but when you get past the action, it's literally a story about a man trying to get home to his family for Christmas. You can't get more Christmas-y than that 🤷♂
Die Hard is definitely on my Christmas films list, which also include Gremlins (my favourite Christmas film), The Exorcist and Batman Returns.
Happy Christmas Emme!!
When Hans tried to trick John, he didn't know that John already knew who he was. Recall that John had seen him shoot Mr. Takagi, and he was watching him give orders to his crew and writing the names on his arm through the vent grate above the room.
Holly explains why she used her maiden name. For those who have never watched the movie, and are only watching Emme's TH-cam reaction, she states that it's because it's a Japanese company, and they prefer to have single people working for it. Her boss obviously knows that she's married, but let's her use this loophole ( her maiden name), so that she can work for him.
Well Emme, i know with some people it's debatable, but speaking for myself, Die Hard is my fifth favourite movie, and favourite Christmas film.
“Maybe he’ll just retire after this…” 😂😂😂
Please PLEASE watch Die Hard 2 and Die Hard with a Vengeance with us Emme!!!
I can imagine Powell going home after this:
Al: Honey, you won't believe the night I've had...
Al's pregnant wife: Whatever. Where are my damn Twinkies?!
It's a Christmas movie. Family reunited, miraculous only 3 people in the building besides the bad guy died, Christmas Eve, Christmas songs, Christmas tree...Christmas movie.
If Home Alone is a Christmas movie then Die Hard is also a Christmas movie.
Both films have the same basic plot.
Thieves want to steal something and a lone rogue has to stop them.
Emme the "Arafat" that Hans referred to was Yasser Arafat.
He was the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.
Without getting too political he was regarded as a political leader and freedom fighter by some and as a terrorist by others.
It's rare these days that someone as young as you knows about Run DMC.
I know, right? Good on her!
Who put those pin-ups; must be the construction workers. This was pretty common in the 80s around men only work places. Keeping the morale up. And here it serves as positioning for our hero :) Two great reasons ;)
Also, the reason John McClain pays attention to it is not because it's a picture of a naked woman, but also because it is a familiar landmark to help him navigate his way around the building. When he sees the picture again, she know immediately where he is in the building
There are 2 types of people in the world: People who say die hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time, and people who are wrong.
Take it up with Bruce Willis
2014 called, it wants its cliche'd Die Hard phrase back.
It’s NOT a Christmas movie because it was released in summer and can be watched anytime
@kunserndsittizen2655 I don't know if anyone has made you aware of this or not, but you can literally watch any movie you want any time you want. No one regulates that. 🤣
@@Xiledchicken I usually add “without feeling weird.” I love A CHRISTMAS STORY but it feels wrong to watch any other time of the year. DIE HARD you can watch at Christmas or Valentines Day or spring or fall...whenever and it’s a great action flick that takes place on Christmas but it’s not really about Christmas or any kind of Christmas story. I’m not sure why people debate this.
A fear of broken elevators? I've gotten stuck between floors on them twice in my life. The first time was the best. I kept pushing the emergency call button and a guy would answer, say "hello? hello?" while not hearing my repeated statement about us being stuck in the elevator. We did that about 5 times. I 'm sure the microphone inside the broke elevator wasn't working. He finally came down to see who the hell kept pushing the call button. He opened the door and there was about a 2-foot high space between the building floor and the bottom of our elevator floor. Needless to say I was a bit hesitant when he said, "just crawl through". After a little reassurance I did so as quickly as I could, not wanting to be halfway through if the elevator suddenly moved up or down. We were stuck in there, between floors, for nearly 20 minutes.
The old guy I was on the elevator with was a very strange series of exchanges too. I wondered if he had an early stage of Alzheimers or severe brain trauma. We were in a hospital elevator. Both my instances were in hospitals. Fortunately the later one was a shorter stay and only lasted about 5 minutes, but a lot more people. I felt like an old hand at it by that point.
I believe this was the first movie to have a character crawl around in air shafts.
Lethal Weapon is another 80s action movie you should react to. It's almost as much of a Christmas movie as this one.
its not christmas until hans gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza 😂 Merry Christmas Emme! 🎄🎅
It's actually not Christmas until Jesus is Born.
@@fightingidiocy7724 jesus wasn't born on christmas
In the 80s you could smoke on planes and guns were carry-on
18:09 In a high rise, fire alarms only sound on the floor of the alarm, the floor above and the floor below-no other floors.
22:59 Could the radio reach anyone? Citizen's Band Radio was HUGE in the 1970's, still big in the 80's, and today-relegated to truckers, some cops and some hobbyists.
27:36 "Notre Dame on top of USC" Movie goof, usually, those two teams play in mid November, but sometimes earlier and NEVER in December, unless they happen to be in a bowl game, but this was impossible in 1988.
28:50 Police never say "Over" in a radio transmission. That's a holdover from military movies from back in the day.
PLEASE DON'T MISS OUT WATCHING ALL 5 MOVIES!!!!!!
I never noticed before but You shoved it clearly. When John hands Hans a gun he unloads it. first he removes clip, then empties bullet from chamber right before handing gun over. I've watched tens of reactions to Die Hard but never before have I seen someone showing this whole sequence.
Ellis, being a narcissist, said he was John's friend to make himself seem important.
A true narcissist would value his own life over Holly's.
@JakkFrost1 He obviously didn't realize he was endangering himself.
@jeffthompson9622 why would he... even Holly said
" He thought he was God's gift."
Die Hard is not a Christmas movie.
Die Hard is THE Christmas movie 😂
NO! It takes place during Christmas, it is NOT a Christmas movie. If it happening during Christmas makes it a Christmas movie then The Godfather and the Battle of the Bulge are also Christmas movies.
@Anon54387 yawn.
You got pretty close: John recognised Hans by the way he held his cigarette.
I think he got suspicous and thought, this guy sounds like a brit, who is pretending to be german, trying to mimic an american accent
If John had taken the time to put his shoes back on then he would have been caught by the guy dragging people out of the offices. They took away his shoes to balance the scales with the bad guys - he needed something to make his task more difficult... something to overcome, which makes him even more heroic. Pretty basic storytelling. The paper falling at the end was the thousands of bond documents that Hans and company were trying to steal - the explosion earlier would have burned any paper. He wasn't shot... he was grazed by the bullet. He definitely needs to go to the hospital for his feet but there's no rule that says he can't ride there in a limo.
Even Mr. Bruce Willis himself has said that this is NOT a Christmas movie. I, respectfully, disagree...
I would even say, it is not a christmas movie, if not at least one person gets shot in the face!
Bruce Willis said
"Die Hard is not a Christmas movie... its a Bruce Willis movie."
So.... its a Bruce Willis Christmas movie
This is Alan Rickmans first movie role.
At the end when he falls the director told him they would drop him on the count of 3 but dropped him on 2 which was why he looked surprised.
25:00 -- The Fox Plaza building does have a central ventilation shaft that goes all the way from roof to basement. So that's actually pretty correct to the real world location.
2 is pretty good, the third is really really good.
Fun fact: When Alan Rickman falls at the end, that look on his face was real - they surprised him by pulling him downward BEFORE the count of 3! 😅
38:05. You did! Just a little while ago, you were concerned that our protagonist was gunna step on glass! And I highlight this because it’s one of the great things about this movie. They are constantly giving foreshadowing, and clues. It’s a masterpiece of a movie! You could turn this into a stage play on Broadway if it didn’t have so many shakespearean troupes.😆🌿🌸
Not only is Alan Rickman in this, but it's his first film. He was a stage actor before this.
First American/Hollywood Studio film...
Merry Christmas Emme!
Merry Christmas, Emme! 🎄
Emme: 'It's getting action-y'
Thanks, Emme, for sharing your reaction to another of my favorite films !
If you need more Bruce Willis (and who doesn’t?): RED, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable are all fantastic movies.
In defense of Ellis (the Snow-man)'s character, he doesn't know almost anything about John or how the movie will play out. He knows he's making the terrorists angry and they could likely take it out on hostages. He genuinely thinks he can resolve the situation. And few give him credit for playing that he's John's friend and he invited him. Even at the end when he was doomed, he didn't give up that Holly was his wife and that he could bargain with her. ... That being said... Say no to snow, my friends.
Ellis was a shit-eater, but he didn't deserve to die. McClane tried to save him, he already knew that Gruber would kill people who were of no use to him
"Who wrote this movie?"
It was actually adapted from a book. There were a few differences. There main character has a different name and is much older (a retired cop). He's trying to save his daughter, not his wife, and unfortunately, when Hans falls to his death, he takes the daughter with him.
Because the book was a follow-up to another book with that character that has previously been made into a movie, Frank Sinatra playing the main character, they were contractually obligated to offer this film to Sinatra (who was almost 70, by this point). Fortunately, Sinatra passed.
The book's called "Nothing Last Forever", written by former private investigator Roderick Thorp. It was a sequel to "The Detective", also written by Thorp.
Without DIE HARD 1 it is no Christmas
Is Home Alone a Christmas movie? Because Home Alone was designed as a more family friendly Die Hard using a smart kid as the "every man" protagonist defending a structure from siege by professional thieves, which were changed to tough but dumb so the protagonist could win and reunite with his estranged family at the end. Home alone is a PG version of Die Hard but with far less Christmas music.
Bonnie Bedella (Holly McClane) is the aunt of Macaulay Culkin (Kevin McAllister).
Die Hard 2 and Die Hard 3 are fun to watch in their own right, but the first movie is the best.
funfact, germans dont understand that german either xD
its from a time where they didnt bother to speak even understandable foreign languages xD
That's just not true. I understood the German. Maybe some slight differences but accurate. For example when he says "shiess dem Fenster" it means shoot the window and then he says "shoot the glass". Close enough that he could have just changed his mind on what he really wanted to say.
Not true. I know German and everything they said made sense in the context. Maybe there were some instances where it was wrong but most parts were correct
before even watching the reaction, YES!!! Die Hard (1988) is over 9,000% a Christmas movie. it is a Christmas movie for people who love action films, who like the reluctant hero archetype, and.... for Manly Men! 🤣🍻
You need to get to part 3. You will be glad you did. It is just as good as one if not better. Oh and please do a reaction to it.
It's been on TV each Christmas for quite some time here in Germany now.
I think it's a (great) Christmas movie, but I get that some disagree. It's definitely not a peaceful Christmas, but it is about love and family 🤷
And "Now I have a machine gun ... HO - HO - HO" is a great Christmas quote. 😂
(Also, the way Alan Rickman delivers that (or even all of his) line(s). )
@@BassaSelim it was on tv a few days ago here in Australia 🤣
'Ladies and Gentlemen... Turn to page three Hundred and ninety... four.' :) 14:18 Merry Christmas, Emme!
Emme went all Anakin Skywalker for a second 39:46
28:35 "Why do none of these people have windows that open?"
Skyscraper windows don't open.
For many reasons.
Cost, ease of maintenance, energy efficiency, higher winds on floors above the surrounding buildings, but most of all, safety.
Merry Christmas, Emme. You got a subscription with this reaction. Probably my second-favorite Christmas movie of all time (It's a Wonderful Life). What might be the craziest fact about this movie is that it was Alan Rickman's first ever movie appearance. Though he had been a renowned stage actor, in his first movie, he becomes, in my opinion, the greatest action movie villain of all time.
100% Die Hard is a Christmas Movie
The second one is also a Christmas movie…and Lethal Weapon…and Gremlins too
omg I love your new hair style Emme! Breathtaking as always! 😍 this is one of my favorite movie series, glad you like it. Hope you watch the rest of them 😃
Merry Christmas kiddo ❤️ 🎄🌲🤶
32:16 "He could be a f***ing bartender for all we know."
Bruce Willis, as a struggling actor before getting steady roles, did work as a bartender.
Please continue this franchise ,awesome movies. fun reaction ✌Merry Christmas emme
"Now I have a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho" 🤣
23:25 "No way would they do that, right?"
Well, yeah, her reaction makes sense.
5 minutes ago there was a false fire alarm at that address.
Now somebody is calling about terrorists. In a country never attacked by terrorists in its 212 year history.
At the same address, 5 minutes later.
Also, 911 operators get between 2-5 million fake calls every year.
So, yeah, given all that info, the lady is right to disbelieve.
Even so, she does dispatch a patrol officer to investigate the call.
"Welcome to the Party Emme" So Glad you enjoyed this Christmas Classic Please check out the Die Hard sequel's i Think Die Hard with a Vengeance is the Best One. Merry Christmas Emme, Ho-Ho-Ho!
Merry Christmas Emme and this was an awesome Christmas movie 🍿
1:02:46. Not only that, but when the limo hit the decoy van, it expelled all of the cooling fluid which would render that vehicle inoperable! This! This is the biggest flaw in a nearly flawless cinematic experience!😆🌿🌸
Only when it over heats. It would start and run for awhile and it is winter.
merry christmas! ^^
37:33 "How do we know that building will be structurally OK after that."
It will be just fine.
In 1993, real terrorists detonated a 1,300 pound bomb at the World Trade Center.
That real blast in that building shattered glass windows more than a block away and fractured several layers of concrete in the parking garage.
But it didn't damage the structural integrity of the building very much at all; just one support column was slightly damaged, the nearly 300 other columns were fine.
The beam was repaired and the concrete replaced and the building was open in under two weeks.
John dropped down 1 pound of explosive. It detonated several missiles that had not been fired at the police yet, but that is still less than 10 pounds of total explosive, not even 1 percent of the World Trade Center blast.
Further, all that blast went out the windows - explosions are just expanding gas and when gas expands, it looks for the easiest way out. Windows are easier than walls and walls are easier than support beams. And if you look, none of the walls were damaged - just the windows.
Back in the day (70's) authentic TV Dinners (Swanson invented them) were packaged in aluminum foil trays and required baking in an oven for about 28 minutes. They did not have microwaves then so no plastic trays like today.
Can only imagine the construction crew the next day seeing all the broken walls and beams on the 30 something (thinking 32) floor. Not to mention the "minor" damage on the first floor.
Fun fact (maybe somebody already mentioned this): this was actually Alan Rickman’s first movie role.
This was Alan Rickman's first Big screen movie, prior he had only been in TV shows and movies. The picture was either a Playboy or Penthouse Centerfold. These were common Adult magazines, Playboy was the first and Maryland Monroe was the first Centerfold. It was very common for places of work which was men only and some where there were women to have the Centerfold pictures to be put up on walls. Playboy Magazines logo was a Bunny head and they hid their bunny head logo on all their covers. It was very common when someone could not find the bunny on the cover, another employee would bring the copy in to show where the logo was hidden. My fist job was in 1972, when I was in the 6th grade as a paperboy, and the first time I looked through a Playboy. My paper route was the Married couple's apartments at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). There was an outside door to four apartments, two down stairs, two upstairs. The four small mailboxes were on the wall between the right apartment's door and the stairs. The larger items which would not fit in the small box, the postman would lay the mail on the stairs. When the playboy's were delivered the postman would lay the magazines on the stairs. The magazines were not wrapped in plastic, just wrapped in a sleeve of brown paper, which they could be slid out and slid back in. I did my paper route at 0430, so everyone was always asleep. Naturally I would always look through the Playboy at the first apartment which had one laying on the step. It was the first time I saw a picture of a naked woman. My Senior year in 1977 I worked at a 7/11 convenience store and we had a rack behind the counter with Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, and Penthouse Forum. While working in February we learned a girl from our school who graduated in 1975 was the centerfold. My female Homeroom teacher asked me if I could bring in a copy to check it out, so I borrowed a copy and brought it in and she took it and showed all the teachers. When I picked it up after my last class, since I just borrowed the magazine, she said she had not seen one since the 50's and did not realize they now were showing everything. Most of the actual centerfold photos only had their breast exposed, and had their leg hiding their crotch. Penthouse and Hustler Centerfold pictures showed everything and sometimes had them spread wide open.
BTW, 'Wife Beater' is what we call Stella Artois in the UK.
34:30 Something tells me that part wasn't scripted but was legitimately an extra who hurt himself on a thorny rose bush, and they just decided to keep it in the movie cause it lends to the scene.
24:00 well according to wiki the building is about 150m tall and we can quickly see he's at bellwood avenue which according to google maps is just over 600m away from the building. With the height, rough math tells me the direct distance from Al to John is about 640-650m. Next, they're firing mp5s at (I believe) 9mm which has effective range of about 200m. Now if this was in ideal conditions, somewhere in the country, quiet, no trees or hills in the way, you could probably hear the shots, but in downtown LA with a lot of traffic noise and stuff, I think it's pretty realistic Al wouldn't hear anything from that distance... And yes I realise I used metric system, but I refuse to use the inferior one, you can just replace meters with yards, it's close enough at this scale...