Stirb langsam

Originaltitel: Die Hard

1988
18
2 Std. 12 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,2/10

985.397

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

694

184

Bruce Willis is John McClane in the film that launched the billion-dollar 'Die Hard' action franchise.

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Disaster One-Person Army Action Action Holiday Thriller

John McClane, Polizeibeamter bei der New Yorker Polizei, versucht das Leben seiner Frau Holly Gennaro und einiger weiterer Personen zu retten, die während einer Weihnachtsfeier im Nakatomi P... Alles lesenJohn McClane, Polizeibeamter bei der New Yorker Polizei, versucht das Leben seiner Frau Holly Gennaro und einiger weiterer Personen zu retten, die während einer Weihnachtsfeier im Nakatomi Plaza-Gebäude in Los Angeles vom deutschen Terroristen Hans Gruber als Geisel genommen wurd... Alles lesenJohn McClane, Polizeibeamter bei der New Yorker Polizei, versucht das Leben seiner Frau Holly Gennaro und einiger weiterer Personen zu retten, die während einer Weihnachtsfeier im Nakatomi Plaza-Gebäude in Los Angeles vom deutschen Terroristen Hans Gruber als Geisel genommen wurden.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,2/10

985.397

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

694

184

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Am besten bewerteter Film #115

Für 4 Oscars nominiert
- 8 Gewinne & 9 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The fictional Nakatomi Plaza is the headquarters of 20th Century Studios, so the studio could use one of its own buildings and didn't have to hold back on stunts and action sequences. While Jeb Stuart was writing the screenplay, he did a tour of the building, and immediately incorporated some of the locations and objects he found there into his script as set pieces (such as the cart that McClane and Karl end up riding during their fight). The company charged itself rent for the use of the then-unfinished building. Some of the middle floors were occupied by legal and administrative departments, so only empty floors were used for filming. Still, the filming of scenes that involved gunfire had to be postponed until after hours because some of the employees from the active floors started to complain about the noise.

Patzer
Several times during transmissions with the two-way radios, characters interrupt each other, which would be impossible given the type of radios they were using.

Zitate
John McClane: [huddled in an air vent, recalls his wife's invitation] "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."

Crazy Credits
In the widescreen version, the 20th Century Fox logo is stretched.

Alternative Versionen
The Ultimate edition DVD contains the following deleted/extended scenes:
Extended power shutdown sequence.
Extended opening flight scene.
Brief dialogue in the first Hans/McClane confrontation.
Extended scene where Robinson/Powell brief the FBI on the tower situation.
Brief dialogue when Hans interrogates Takagi.
Brief dialogue after Theo says "You didn't bring me along for my charming personality".
Extended/alternate dialogue in McClane/Powell conversation after McClane uses the plastic explosives.
Brief scene of FBI agents getting stuck in thorn bushes as they make their way towards the building.
At the end, McClane says "You got a warranty for this (Holly's watch, a gift from Nakatomi Corporation)?" to which Holly laughs.
Argyle's dialogue as Powell's police cruiser flies by in the background.
Brief Ellis dialogue reacting to the terrorist intrusion.
City engineer briefly coughs before pulling out the power cord.
Brief dialogue in Hans/Karl argument about "neutralizing" McClane.
Additional Holly dialogue after seeing Karl's reaction to McClane's escape.

Verbindungen
Edited into Stirb langsam - Jetzt erst recht (1995)

Soundtracks
Singin' in the Rain
Written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown

Benutzerrezensionen1.2K

Ausgewählte Rezension

10/10

Not only the best of the Die Hard franchise but one of the best movies of the action genre

Even if the non-action parts are a tad slow in comparison, that is more than compensated by so many things that makes Die Hard so brilliant.

For one thing the action is explosive and consistently exciting, and the cinematography is astounding being very inventive and colourful. John McTiernon(The Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero) directs briskly and efficiently, and the pacing a vast majority of the time is exhilarating.

Then there is a terrific score by Michael Kamen, some intelligent and witty scripting and a plot that doesn't feel forced or convoluted. Not to mention some excellent acting. As good as Bruce Willis is, yes his character is somewhat two-dimensional, but he is also resourceful and world-weary and Willis handles this really well, it is Alan Rickman who steals the acting honours as Hans Gruber. Gruber is cold, calculating, suave and menacing, in my opinion only Rickman could do justice to such a character. Overall, a superb movie, not only the best of the Die Hard franchise but one of the best of the action genre. 10/10 Bethany Cox