Die Hard With A Vengeance
Action, Crime, Thriller
20th Century Fox  (1995) 131 mins R

7.4 (69,426 votes)
Exploding with special effects, unexpected comedy and nonstop thrills, the third chapter of the hugely successful Die Hard series reteams film legend Bruce Willis with talented action director John McTiernan. New York cop John McClane (Willis) just can't seem to relax. Now he's the personal target of the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian (Samuel L. Jackson), McClane careens wildly from one end of town to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. It's a battle of wits between a psychopathic genius and a heroic cop in this thrill-a-minute adventure that grabs you and doesn't let go!...

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Cast and Crew
Bruce Willis  ......  John McClane
Jeremy Irons  ......  Simon Gruber
Samuel L. Jackson  ......  Zeus Carver
Graham Greene  ......  Joe Lambert
Colleen Camp  ......  Connie Kowalski
Larry Bryggman  ......  Insp. Walter Cobb
Director  .....  John McTiernan
Producer  .....  John McTiernan; Michael Tadross
Writer  .....  Jonathan Hensleigh; Roderick Thorp
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When the wire cuts the sentry on the ship in half, he fires his machine gun. Yet when Zeus picks up the machine gun the safety is on. (more)

Trivia:
The chase scenes in the tunnel were filmed in New York City Water Tunnel Number 3, an unfinished aqueduct connecting the city to the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. (more)

Filming Locations:
72nd Street, Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Inspector Cobb: Alan, Bomb Squad, Special Services, State Police and the F.B.I. Lt. Jurgensen, you, Plummer, I want you to go to St. John's Emergency in case we got any walk-ins from the street. Kramer, get the City Engineer. I got to find out our damage report.
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations (more)