imdb 0.4.1 → 0.4.2

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  1. data/Manifest.txt +5 -0
  2. data/Rakefile +10 -0
  3. data/lib/imdb.rb +1 -1
  4. data/spec/fixtures/search_matrix_revolutions +14 -0
  5. data/spec/fixtures/search_star_trek +557 -0
  6. data/spec/fixtures/tt0095016 +1187 -0
  7. data/spec/fixtures/tt0117731 +1036 -0
  8. data/spec/fixtures/tt0242653 +1127 -0
  9. metadata +6 -1
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+ Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:30:41 GMT
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+ Server: Server
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+ Cache-Control: private
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+ Content-Type: text/html
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+ Set-Cookie: session-id=71.79.18.25.1244939441685374; path=/; domain=.imdb.com
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+ Set-Cookie: uu=9jBV41lqpc0gf+LQ1ZkD2gCRSyzjhz26oxcOmYayfqnToi755qJ+/LfGO6kmx50bwJFtjNOyLqqjwn6pgDJ+meCRbaoGcS2aoNZb7PiBbbqj0m66I9LuycAyfpnj0i6qA9L+iTAyfpngkW2KBnEtmqDXe20AkW26oLFtuqC3KyrjgW26o7I+OeOyLumggc0ZsLFtuqCRbergwR2Ko=;expires=Thu, 30 Dec 2037 00:00:00 GMT;path=/;domain=.imdb.com
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+ Vary: Accept-Encoding,User-Agent
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+ P3P: policyref="http://i.imdb.com/images/p3p.xml",CP="IMDB "
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+ nnCoection: close
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+ Transfer-Encoding: chunked
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+
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+
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+ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
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+
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+ <html>
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+ <head>
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+ <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />
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+ <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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+ <title>Die Hard (1988)</title>
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+ <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/" />
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+ <meta name="title" content="Die Hard (1988)">
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+ <meta name="description" content="Directed by John McTiernan. With Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson. New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussions, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Fan Sites">
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+ <meta name="keywords" content="Reviews, Showtimes, DVDs, Photos, Message Boards, User Ratings, Synopsis, Trailers, Credits">
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SFdac1d3870cf498cb8ed9ea435f7b51e5/css2/consumersite.css" />
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+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SF0a7961f02056ed2d6efc60d346dc0fe9/a/js/ads.js"></script>
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ custom.amazon.request_content("/images/a/js/pa_stub.js?ord=[CLIENT_SIDE_ORD]");
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+ </script>
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+ <link rel="icon" href="http://i.imdb.com/favicon.ico" />
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+ <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/apple-touch-icon.png" />
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="IMDb News" href="http://rss.imdb.com/news/" />
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="WENN News" href="http://rss.imdb.com/news/wenn/" />
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Studio Briefing News" href="http://rss.imdb.com/news/sb/" />
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Born On This Date" href="http://rss.imdb.com/daily/born/" />
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Died On This Date" href="http://rss.imdb.com/daily/died/" />
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+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Daily Poll" href="http://rss.imdb.com/daily/poll/" />
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SF2c798c76034e2cd9e0b278a275ee3096/wheel/base.css" />
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SFf6c483b1e7cf529cb88a10732f37b355/wheel/widgets.css" />
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SF7fe9c4d5300e5a512674311f133bda92/wheel/layout.css" />
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+
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+ <!--[if IE]>
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SF89a770dc6c9399c865b1dcde50919f2d/wheel/ie.css" />
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+ <![endif]-->
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SFf4998318a26e5a6e8304e5bbbef6581a/wheel/fixed.css" />
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+ <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">ord = ((this.ad_utils) && (this.ad_utils.ord)) ? this.ad_utils.ord : Math.random()*10000000000000000; </script><!-- begin FLOATING1 -->
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+ <div id="floating1_wrapper">
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ ad_utils.queue_ad('1','floating1');
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+ </script>
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+ <iframe src="/images/SFb73c79d3e365f1c3c3ff02bc85d516ed/a/ifb/doubleclick/expand.html#imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=1;sz=1x1,4x1;p=f1;ifb=pf;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;[PASEGMENTS];ord=[CLIENT_SIDE_ORD]?" id="floating1" name="floating1" class="yesScript" width="0" height="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true" onload="ad_utils.resize_iframe(this)"></iframe>
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+ <noscript><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=1;sz=1x1,4x1;p=f1;ifb=pf;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;ord=480911768814?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=1;sz=1x1,4x1;p=f1;ifb=pf;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;ord=480911768814?" border="0" alt="advertisement" /></a></noscript>
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+ <div id="root">
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+ <layer name="root">
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+ <div id="nb15">
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+ <div id="nb15supertab">
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+ <!-- begin TOP_AD -->
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+ <div id="top_ad_wrapper">
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ ad_utils.queue_ad('2','top_ad');
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+ </script>
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+ <iframe src="/images/SFb73c79d3e365f1c3c3ff02bc85d516ed/a/ifb/doubleclick/expand.html#imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=2;sz=468x60,728x90,1008x150,9x1;p=t;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;[PASEGMENTS];ord=[CLIENT_SIDE_ORD]?" id="top_ad" name="top_ad" class="yesScript" width="0" height="80" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true" onload="ad_utils.resize_iframe(this)"></iframe>
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+ <noscript><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=2;sz=468x60,728x90,1008x150,9x1;p=t;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;ord=480911768814?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=2;sz=468x60,728x90,1008x150,9x1;p=t;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;ord=480911768814?" border="0" alt="advertisement" /></a></noscript>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="nb15home">
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+ <a href="/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-home/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/';"><img src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/nb15/logo2.gif" alt="Home"
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+ title="The Internet Movie Database" border="0" width="177" height="78"></a>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="nb15botbg">
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+ <div id="nb15tabs">
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+ <a id="nb15nowplaying" href="/nowplaying/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-nowplaying/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/nowplaying/';"><i>Now Playing</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15news" href="/news/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-news/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/news/';"><i>Movie/TV News</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15mm" href="/mymovies/list" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-mymovies/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/mymovies/list';"><i>My Movies</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15dvd" href="/sections/dvd/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-video/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/sections/dvd/';"><i>DVD New Releases</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15imdbtv" href="/sections/tv/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-imdbtv/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/sections/tv/';"><i>IMDbTV</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15boards" href="/boards/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-boards/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/boards/';"><i>Message Boards</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15showtimes" href="/showtimes/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-showtimes/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/showtimes/';"><i>Showtimes &amp; Tickets</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15pro" href="http://pro.imdb.com/r/imdb-nav/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-pro/navbar/images/b.gif?link=http://pro.imdb.com/r/imdb-nav/';"><i>IMDbPro</i></a>
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+ <a id="nb15resume" href="http://resume.imdb.com/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/nav-resume/navbar/images/b.gif?link=http://resume.imdb.com/';"><i>IMDb Resume</i></a>
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+ <div id="nb15topbg">
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+ <div id="nb15iesux">
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+ <div id="nb15personal">
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+ &nbsp;<span><a href="/register/login" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-login/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/register/login';">Login</a> |
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+ <a href="/register/?why=personalize" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-register/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/register/?why=personalize';">Register</a></span>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="nb15sub">
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+ <div>
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+ <a href="/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-home/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/';">Home</a> |
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+ <a href="/chart/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-top/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/chart/';">Top&nbsp;Movies</a> |
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+ <a href="/sections/gallery/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-gallery/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/sections/gallery/';">Photos</a> |
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+ <a href="/indie/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-indie/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/indie/';">Independent&nbsp;Film</a> |
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+ <a href="/features/summermovieguide/2009/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-summermovieguide/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/features/summermovieguide/2009/';">Summer Movie Guide</a> |
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+ <a href="/Browse/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-browse/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/Browse/';">Browse</a> |
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+ <a href="/help/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/sub-help/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/help/';">Help</a>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="nb15search">
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+ <span class=search><a href="/search" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/search-img/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/search';">search</a></span>
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+ <form method="get" action="/find" name="find">
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+ <select name="s">
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+ <option value="all" selected>All</option>
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+ <option value="tt">Titles</option>
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+ <option value="ep">TV Episodes</option>
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+ <option>My Movies</option>
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+ <option value="nm">Names</option>
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+ <option value="co">Companies</option>
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+ <option value="kw">Keywords</option>
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+ <option value="char">Characters</option>
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+ <option>Quotes</option>
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+ <option>Bios</option>
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+ <option>Plots</option>
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+ </select>
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+ <input name="q" size="28" value="">
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+ <input type="image" id="nb15go_image" src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SF3892fa575b88eeb705320cfdeddd1539/intl/en/go.gif" alt="go" value="go" title="go">
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+ <span id="nb15searchlinks">
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+ <a href="/search" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/search-more/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/search';">more</a> |
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+ <a href="/help/show_leaf?searchtips" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/search-tips/navbar/images/b.gif?link=/help/show_leaf?searchtips';">tips</a>
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+ </span>
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+ </form>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ </div>
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+ <!-- begin NAVSTRIP -->
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+ <div id="navstrip_wrapper">
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+ <script type="text/javascript">
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+ ad_utils.queue_ad('3','navstrip');
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+ </script>
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+ <iframe src="/images/SFb73c79d3e365f1c3c3ff02bc85d516ed/a/ifb/doubleclick/expand.html#imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=3;sz=1008x40,7x1;p=ns;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;[PASEGMENTS];ord=[CLIENT_SIDE_ORD]?" id="navstrip" name="navstrip" class="yesScript" width="0" height="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true" onload="ad_utils.resize_iframe(this)"></iframe>
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+ <noscript><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=3;sz=1008x40,7x1;p=ns;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;ord=480911768814?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/imdb2.consumer.title/maindetails;tile=3;sz=1008x40,7x1;p=ns;g=th;id=tt0095016;g=ac;tt=f;b=t250;g=cr;g=dr;coo=usa;g=baa;k=c;ord=480911768814?" border="0" alt="advertisement" /></a></noscript>
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+ <!-- End NAVSTRIP -->
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+ <div id="pagecontent">
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+ <div id="tn15" class="maindetails">
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+ <div id="tn15crumbs">
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+ <a href="/">IMDb</a> &gt;
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+ <b>Die Hard (1988)</b>
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+ </div>
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+ <div id="tn15lhs">
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+ <div class="photo">
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+ <a name="poster" href="/rg/action-box-title/primary-photo/media/rm2278855424/tt0095016" title="Die Hard"><img border="0" alt="Die Hard" title="Die Hard" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTIxNTY3NjM0OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzg5MzY0MQ@@._V1._SX100_SY135_.jpg" /></a>
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+ </div>
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+ <p><a href="/rg/action-box-title/watch-at-amazon/r/50703000000050a0904747030393530313630000001036a08046f677e6c6f6164600000010d6500000001037a0104700000010f5a09096d64626d21667f6460000001047">Watch it at Amazon</a></p>
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+ <a class="linkasbutton-secondary" href="/rg/action-box-title/pro-link/http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/">More at IMDb Pro</a>
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+ <a class="linkasbutton-secondary" href="/rg/action-box-title/update-data/updates?auto=legacy/title/tt0095016/">Update Data</a>
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+ </div>
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+ <h6 style="margin-top: 4px">Quicklinks</h6><form><select id="quicklinks_select" onchange="document.location = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value">
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+ <option value="maindetails" selected>main details</option><option value="combined">combined details</option><option value="fullcredits">full cast and crew</option><option value="companycredits">company credits</option><option value="tvschedule">tv schedule</option><option value="usercomments">user comments</option><option value="externalreviews">external reviews</option><option value="newsgroupreviews">newsgroup reviews</option><option value="awards">awards</option><option value="ratings">user ratings</option><option value="parentalguide">parents guide</option><option value="recommendations">recommendations</option><option value="board">message board</option><option value="plotsummary">plot summary</option><option value="synopsis">plot synopsis</option><option value="keywords">plot keywords</option><option value="amazon">Amazon.com summary</option><option value="quotes">memorable quotes</option><option value="trivia">trivia</option><option value="goofs">goofs</option><option value="soundtrack">soundtrack listing</option><option value="alternateversions">alternate versions</option><option value="movieconnections">movie connections</option><option value="faq">FAQ</option><option value="sales">merchandising links</option><option value="business">box office/business</option><option value="releaseinfo">release dates</option><option value="locations">filming locations</option><option value="technical">technical specs</option><option value="laserdisc">laserdisc details</option><option value="dvd">DVD details</option><option value="literature">literature listings</option><option value="news">NewsDesk</option><option value="taglines">taglines</option><option value="trailers">trailers and videos</option><option value="posters">posters</option><option value="photogallery">photo gallery</option><option value="officialsites">official sites</option><option value="miscsites">miscellaneous</option><option value="photosites">photographs</option><option value="soundsites">sound clips</option><option value="videosites">video clips</option>
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+ </select></form>
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+ <h6>Top Links</h6>
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+ <a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-top-links/trailers/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/trailers';" href="/title/tt0095016/trailers" class="link">trailers and videos</a><a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-top-links/fullcredits/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/fullcredits';" href="/title/tt0095016/fullcredits" class="link">full cast and crew</a><a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-top-links/trivia/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/trivia';" href="/title/tt0095016/trivia" class="link">trivia</a><a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-top-links/officialsites/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/officialsites';" href="/title/tt0095016/officialsites" class="link">official sites</a><a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-top-links/quotes/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/quotes';" href="/title/tt0095016/quotes" class="link">memorable quotes</a>
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+ <h6>Overview</h6>
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+ <a href="maindetails" class="link selected">main details</a><a href="combined" class="link">combined details</a><a href="fullcredits" class="link">full cast and crew</a><a href="companycredits" class="link">company credits</a><a href="tvschedule" class="link">tv schedule</a>
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+ <h6>Awards &#x26; Reviews</h6>
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+ <a href="usercomments" class="link">user comments</a><a href="externalreviews" class="link">external reviews</a><a href="newsgroupreviews" class="link">newsgroup reviews</a><a href="awards" class="link">awards</a><a href="ratings" class="link">user ratings</a><a href="parentalguide" class="link">parents guide</a><a href="recommendations" class="link">recommendations</a><a href="board" class="link">message board</a>
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+ <h6>Plot &#x26; Quotes</h6>
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+ <a href="plotsummary" class="link">plot summary</a><a href="synopsis" class="link">plot synopsis</a><a href="keywords" class="link">plot keywords</a><a href="amazon" class="link">Amazon.com summary</a><a href="quotes" class="link">memorable quotes</a>
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+ <div class="media_strip_thumb"><a href="/rg/videos-title/summary/video/screenplay/vi3756131097/" ><img alt="New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building." title="New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building." src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjEyMjU4NjY2Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI2MjIyMg@@._V1._SX120_SY90_BO120,0,0,0_PIimdb-play-bar2-180,BottomLeft,120,-120_CR120,120,120,90_ZATrailer,37,63,27,83,verdenab,9,255,255,255,1_.jpg" width="120" height="90" title="Die Hard" /></a>
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+ <h3>Overview</h3>
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+ <b>8.3/10</b>
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+ <a href="/chart/top?tt0095016">Top 250: #123</a>
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+ <div class="info"><h5>MOVIEmeter: <a href="/help/show_leaf?prowhatisstarmeter"><img src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/tn15/meter_help.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="?"></a></h5><b>Up 5%</b> in popularity this week. See <a href="/r/movie-con/rg/title-tease/meter-ranktrends/title/tt0095016/graph-data/">rank &amp; trends</a> on <a href="/r/movie-con/rg/title-tease/meter-prolink/">IMDbPro</a>.</div>
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+ <div id="director-info" class="info">
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+ <h5>Director:</h5>
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+ <a href="/name/nm0001532/">John McTiernan</a><br/>
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Writers <a href="/wga">(WGA)</a>:</h5>
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+ <a href="/name/nm0861636/">Roderick Thorp</a> (novel)<br/><a href="/name/nm0835732/">Jeb Stuart</a> (screenplay) ...<br/><a class="tn15more" href="fullcredits#writers">more</a>
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Contact:</h5>
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+ View <a href="/r/contact-con/rg/title-overview/company-contact/title/tt0095016/companycredits">company</a>
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+ contact information for Die Hard on
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+ <h5>Release Date:</h5>
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+ 15 July 1988 (USA)
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/releaseinfo" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/releasedates/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/releaseinfo';">more</a>
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Genre:</h5>
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+ <a href="/Sections/Genres/Action/">Action</a> | <a href="/Sections/Genres/Crime/">Crime</a> | <a href="/Sections/Genres/Drama/">Drama</a> | <a href="/Sections/Genres/Thriller/">Thriller</a> <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/keywords" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/keywords/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/keywords';">more</a>
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+ <h5>Tagline:</h5>
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+ It will blow you through the back wall of the theater! <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/taglines" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/taglines/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/taglines';">more</a>
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Plot:</h5>
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+ New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building. <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/plotsummary" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/plotsummary/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/plotsummary';">full summary</a> | <a class="tn15more inline" href="synopsis">full synopsis</a>
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+ <h5>Awards:</h5>
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+ Nominated for 4 Oscars.
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+ Another 6 wins
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+ 2 nominations
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+ <h5>NewsDesk<span>:</span><br/>
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+ <small>(<a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/maindetails-count/newsdesk/images/b.gif?link=%2Ftitle%2Ftt0095016%2Fnews';" href="/title/tt0095016/news">162 articles</a>)</small>
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+ <strong><a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/maindetails-headline/newsdesk/images/b.gif?link=%2Ftitle%2Ftt0095016%2Fnews%23ni0830380';" href="/title/tt0095016/news#ni0830380">Are Predators After Neil Marshall?</a></strong> <small><br />&nbsp;(From <a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/maindetails-source/newsdesk/images/b.gif?link=%2Fnews%2Fns0000133%2F';" href="/news/ns0000133/">TheMovingPicture</a>. 11 June 2009, 11:00 PM, PDT)</small>
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+ <strong><a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/maindetails-headline/newsdesk/images/b.gif?link=%2Ftitle%2Ftt0095016%2Fnews%23ni0815954';" href="/title/tt0095016/news#ni0815954">DVD Playhouse--June 2009</a></strong> <small><br />&nbsp;(From <a onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/maindetails-source/newsdesk/images/b.gif?link=%2Fnews%2Fns0000228%2F';" href="/news/ns0000228/">The Hollywood Interview</a>. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)</small>
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+ <div style="width:1px;height:0.5em;"></div></div>
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>User Comments:</h5>
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+ The Perfect Modern Action Film
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="#comment">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+ <hr/><div class="headerinline"><h3>Cast</h3>&nbsp;<small style="position: relative; bottom: 1px">(Cast overview, first billed only)</small></div><div class="info"><table class="cast"> <tr class="odd"><td class="hs"><a href="/name/nm0000246/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/tinyhead/images/b.gif?link=/name/nm0000246/';"><img src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc0ODc0MjE5OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjQ3NTIzMQ@@._V1._SY30_SX23_.jpg" width="23" height="32" border="0"></a><br></td><td class="nm"><a href="/name/nm0000246/">Bruce Willis</a></td><td class="ddd"> ... </td><td class="char"><a href="/character/ch0001752/">Officer John McClane</a></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="hs"><a href="/name/nm0000889/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/tinyhead/images/b.gif?link=/name/nm0000889/';"><img src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BNzEyOTA4MTM5OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTQ4NTQzMQ@@._V1._SY30_SX23_.jpg" width="23" height="32" border="0"></a><br></td><td class="nm"><a href="/name/nm0000889/">Bonnie Bedelia</a></td><td class="ddd"> ... </td><td class="char"><a href="/character/ch0001763/">Holly Gennaro McClane</a></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="hs"><a href="http://resume.imdb.com/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/resumehead/images/b.gif?link=http://resume.imdb.com/';"><img src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/tn15/addtiny.gif" width="25" height="31" border="0"></td><td class="nm"><a href="/name/nm0001817/">Reginald VelJohnson</a></td><td class="ddd"> ... </td><td class="char"><a href="/character/ch0001768/">Sgt. Al Powell</a> (as Reginald Veljohnson)</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="hs"><a href="http://resume.imdb.com/" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/resumehead/images/b.gif?link=http://resume.imdb.com/';"><img src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/tn15/addtiny.gif" width="25" height="31" border="0"></td><td class="nm"><a href="/name/nm0322339/">Paul Gleason</a></td><td class="ddd"> ... </td><td class="char"><a href="/character/ch0001766/">Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. 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+ <!-- sid: test01-channel : MIDDLE_CENTER -->
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+ <h3>Additional Details</h3>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Parents Guide:</h5>
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+ <a href="parentalguide">View content advisory for parents</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Runtime:</h5>
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+ 131 min
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Country:</h5>
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+
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+ <a href="/Sections/Countries/USA/">
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+ USA</a>
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+
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Language:</h5>
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+
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+ <a href="/Sections/Languages/English/">
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+ English</a>
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+ |
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+ <a href="/Sections/Languages/German/">
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+ German</a>
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+ <a href="/Sections/Languages/Italian/">
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+ Italian</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Color:</h5>
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+
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+ <a href="/List?color-info=Color&&heading=13;Color">
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+ Color</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Aspect Ratio:</h5>
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+ 2.20 : 1 <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/technical" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/aspect/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/technical';">more</a>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Sound Mix:</h5>
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+
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+ <a href="/List?sound-mix=70%20mm%206-Track&&heading=15;70%20mm%206-Track">
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+ 70 mm 6-Track</a> <i>(70 mm prints)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?sound-mix=Dolby&&heading=15;Dolby">
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+ Dolby</a> <i>(35 mm prints)</i>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Certification:</h5>
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+
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=USA:R&&heading=14;USA:R">
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+ USA:R</a> <i>(certificate #29160)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Peru:14&&heading=14;Peru:14">
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+ Peru:14</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Argentina:16&&heading=14;Argentina:16">
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+ Argentina:16</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Canada:13%2B&&heading=14;Canada:13%2B">
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+ Canada:13+</a> <i>(Quebec)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Canada:18&&heading=14;Canada:18">
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+ Canada:18</a> <i>(Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2001)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Canada:AA&&heading=14;Canada:AA">
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+ Canada:AA</a> <i>(Ontario) (re-rating) (2001)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Canada:R&&heading=14;Canada:R">
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+ Canada:R</a> <i>(Manitoba)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Canada:R&&heading=14;Canada:R">
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+ Canada:R</a> <i>(Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Iceland:16&&heading=14;Iceland:16">
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+ Iceland:16</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=West%20Germany:16&&heading=14;West%20Germany:16">
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+ West Germany:16</a> <i>(cut) (video premiere)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Finland:K-16&&heading=14;Finland:K-16">
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+ Finland:K-16</a> <i>(1989) (cut)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Finland:K-15&&heading=14;Finland:K-15">
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+ Finland:K-15</a> <i>(DVD version)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Finland:K-18&&heading=14;Finland:K-18">
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+ Finland:K-18</a> <i>(1988) (uncut)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Malaysia:18SG&&heading=14;Malaysia:18SG">
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+ Malaysia:18SG</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Brazil:14&&heading=14;Brazil:14">
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+ Brazil:14</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Philippines:R-18&&heading=14;Philippines:R-18">
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+ Philippines:R-18</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=UK:15&&heading=14;UK:15">
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+ UK:15</a> <i>(2007)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=UK:18&&heading=14;UK:18">
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+ UK:18</a> <i>(1988)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=West%20Germany:18&&heading=14;West%20Germany:18">
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+ West Germany:18</a> <i>(original rating)</i> |
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+ India:A</a> |
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+ South Africa:16LV</a> |
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+ Italy:VM14</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Australia:M&&heading=14;Australia:M">
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+ Australia:M</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Ireland:18&&heading=14;Ireland:18">
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+ Ireland:18</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Netherlands:16&&heading=14;Netherlands:16">
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+ Netherlands:16</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Norway:15&&heading=14;Norway:15">
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+ Norway:15</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Norway:18&&heading=14;Norway:18">
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+ Norway:18</a> <i>(original rating)</i> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Singapore:M18&&heading=14;Singapore:M18">
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+ Singapore:M18</a> |
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+ South Korea:18</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Sweden:15&&heading=14;Sweden:15">
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+ Sweden:15</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=France:U&&heading=14;France:U">
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+ France:U</a> |
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+ Hong Kong:IIB</a> |
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+ <a href="/List?certificates=Japan:PG-12&&heading=14;Japan:PG-12">
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+ Japan:PG-12</a> |
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Filming Locations:</h5>
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+
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+ <a title=" (studio)" href="/List?endings=on&&locations=20th%20Century%20Fox%20Studios%20-%2010201%20Pico%20Blvd.,%20Century%20City,%20Los%20Angeles,%20California,%20USA&&heading=18;with+locations+including;20th%20Century%20Fox%20Studios%20-%2010201%20Pico%20Blvd.,%20Century%20City,%20Los%20Angeles,%20California,%20USA">
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+ 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA</a>
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+
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/locations" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/locations/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/locations';">more</a>
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+
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Company:</h5>
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+ <a href="/company/co0000756/">Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation</a>
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+
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/companycredits">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <hr/>
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+ <h3>Fun Stuff</h3>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Trivia:</h5>
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+ Director <a href="/name/nm0001532/">John McTiernan</a> found it necessary to smash cut away from Hans Gruber's face whenever he fired a gun, because of <a href="/name/nm0000614/">Alan Rickman</a>'s uncontrollable habit of flinching from the noise and muzzle flash. If you look at Rickman's face when he shoots Takagi, you can see him wincing.
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/trivia" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/trivia/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/trivia';">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Goofs:</h5>
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+ Continuity: There is clearly no ambulance in the truck when the terrorists first arrive, but Theo drives an ambulance out of the truck near the end of the movie (error acknowledged by moviemakers).
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/goofs" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/goofs/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/goofs';">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Quotes:</h5>
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+ [<i class="fine">first lines</i>] <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0504342/">Businessman</a></b>:
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+ You don't like flying, do you? <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0000246/">John McClane</a></b>:
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+ What gives you that idea? <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0504342/">Businessman</a></b>:
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+ You wanna know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes. <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0000246/">John McClane</a></b>:
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+ Fists with your toes? <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0504342/">Businessman</a></b>:
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+ I know, I know, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yes sir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee. <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0000246/">John McClane</a></b>:
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+ Okay. <br>[<i class="fine">the businessman sees John's gun</i>] <br>
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+ <b><a href="/name/nm0000246/">John McClane</a></b>:
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+ It's okay, I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.<br>
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+ <a class="tn15more" href="/title/tt0095016/quotes" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/quotes/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/quotes';">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Movie Connections:</h5>
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+ Referenced in <a href="/title/tt0583632/">&#x22;Friends: The One with the Nap Partners (#7.6)&#x22;</a> (2000)
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/movieconnections" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/movieconnections/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/movieconnections';">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <div class="info">
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+ <h5>Soundtrack:</h5>
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+ Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major, (Allegro Moderato)
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+ <a class="tn15more inline" href="/title/tt0095016/soundtrack" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/soundtrack/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/soundtrack';">more</a>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <hr/>
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+ <h3>FAQ</h3>
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+
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+ <a href="/title/tt0095016/faq#.2.1.1" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/faq-question/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/faq#.2.1.1';">In what year is Die Hard set?</a>
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+ <a href="/title/tt0095016/faq#.2.1.6" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/faq-question/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/faq#.2.1.6';">Who are the &#x27;terrorists&#x27;?</a>
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+ <br/>
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+
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+ <a href="/title/tt0095016/faq#.2.1.3" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/faq-question/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/faq#.2.1.3';">How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?</a>
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+ <br/>
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+
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+ <a class="tn15more" href="/title/tt0095016/faq" onClick="(new Image()).src='/rg/title-tease/faq-more/images/b.gif?link=/title/tt0095016/faq';">more</a>
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+
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+ <hr/>
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+ <div class="headerinline">
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+ <a name="comment"><h3>User Comments</h3></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="usercomments-enter"><span>(Comment on this title)</span></a>
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+ 167 out of 185 people found the following comment useful:-
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+
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+ <b>The Perfect Modern Action Film</b>, 31 July 2001<br>
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+ <img width="102" height="12" alt="9/10" src="http://i.media-imdb.com/images/showtimes/90.gif"><br>
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+ <a href="/user/ur1125206/comments">MadReviewer</a> <small>from Oldwick, NJ</small>
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+ </div>
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+ </p>
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+ <p>
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+
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+ &quot;Die Hard&quot; is the prototype type for the modern action film. Since it's
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+ also one of the best action films ever made, that happens to be a very
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+ good
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+ thing. &quot;Die Hard&quot; is lean, mean, and doesn't contain a single second of
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+ wasted screen time. The direction, the action, the story, the acting . . .
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+ every aspect of this film comes close to big-budget action movie
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+ perfection.
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+ Since &quot;Die Hard&quot; was first released in 1988, it's difficult to think of a
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+ blockbuster action film that doesn't follow the basic structure and format
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+ of &quot;Die Hard&quot; . . . or, for that matter, is better than &quot;Die Hard&quot;.<br><br>
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+ &quot;Die Hard&quot; is about John McClane (Bruce Willis, in one of his all-time
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+ best
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+ film performances), a basically good, honest New York cop with a penchant
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+ for annoying authority figures. Traveling to Los Angeles in a last ditch
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+ attempt to patch things up with his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia),
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+ John McClane suddenly finds himself involved in a hostage situation.
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+ Terrorists, led by the enigmatic Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), have taken
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+ over
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+ the office building in which Holly is working, and with Gruber holding the
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+ upper hand over the LAPD and FBI forces in Los Angeles, it's up to John
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+ McClane to save the day . . . .<br><br>Kudos should be given to both director John McTiernan and screenwriters
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+ Jeb
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+ Stuart and Steven DeSouza -- the film is tight, electrifying, and clever,
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+ which is something few action films can ever claim. The story isn't
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+ completely believable, but it's believable enough, and it manages to move
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+ along at a quick enough pace to where the most glaring plotholes can
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+ easily
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+ be glossed over. There's also enough twists and wrinkles thrown into the
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+ story to keep the audience guessing as to what's going to happen next . .
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+ .
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+ and the surprises don't come out of left field, but are actually clever
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+ and
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+ well thought-out. (The fact that McClane often relies on his brains
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+ instead
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+ of his bullets to get out of his predicaments is also a big plus.) Simply
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+ put, &quot;Die Hard&quot; is one of the smartest and savviest action screenplays
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+ ever
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+ written. McTiernan holds up his end of the film admirably as well -- he
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+ uses the claustrophobic nature of the office building to great effect
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+ (particularly in any scene involving an elevator shaft), and he keeps the
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+ film rolling at a rollercoaster pace, building up the anticipation of the
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+ audience before unleashing the action. A lot of recent action films just
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+ fly along at a mindless, breakneck pace, without ever allowing the story
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+ to
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+ breathe or the suspense to build . . . unlike those films, &quot;Die Hard&quot;
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+ knows
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+ how to maximize the impact of each and every scene, and that's why it
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+ stands
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+ out so clearly from them all. With &quot;Die Hard&quot;, John McTiernan puts on a
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+ perfect clinic as to how to pace an action movie.<br><br>As for the acting, it's darn near close to perfect. Bruce Willis is
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+ awesome
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+ as John McClane. As played by Willis, McClane's a smartass with a
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+ distinct
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+ disdain for being given orders . . . but McClane's also clever, and knows
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+ how to keep cool under pressure. There's more to McClane than the
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+ stereotypical tough guy hero. Fortunately, the role was given to Bruce
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+ Willis, who infuses McClane with the perfect mix of cocky arrogance and
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+ stone-cold heroism. The fact that Willis plays McClane as a man often in
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+ disbelief of his own situation, and who struggles in his fight against bad
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+ guys instead of just killing bad guys with ease, like most stereotypical
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+ action heroes -- well, not only does it make the character much more
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+ believable, it's darn brilliant. (The fact that Willis also knows how to
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+ deliver a deadpan one-liner better than anybody else in Hollywood makes
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+ the
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+ character all the better.) There's only a handful of movies where both
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+ character and actor are a completely perfect match; Bruce Willis as John
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+ McClane is one such perfect match.<br><br>Also worthy of mention is Alan Rickman's performance as the villain Hans
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+ Gruber. The Machiavellian Gruber would've been an easy villain to turn
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+ into
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+ little more than a scenery-chewing Bond villain . . . fortunately, Rickman
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+ doesn't travel the easy route. Gruber, as played by Rickman, is cold and
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+ calculating, and actually acts smart, instead of merely claiming to be
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+ smart
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+ and then being thoroughly outwitted by the hero. He always appears to
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+ have
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+ an ace hidden up his sleeve, and is so convincing at giving this
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+ impression,
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+ it's hard to tell throughout the film whether he or McClane truly have the
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+ upper hand. Other actors probably could've played Gruber fairly well, but
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+ Rickman makes Gruber one of the all-time great villains. As for the rest
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+ of
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+ the cast, they're all pretty good. Bonnie Bedelia does a nice job as
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+ John's
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+ soon-to-be-ex-wife Holly -- she plays her with enough smarts and
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+ feistiness
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+ to break the usual &quot;damsel in distress&quot; mold. It's also worth mentioning
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+ that Paul Gleason, who plays the obstinate police chief Robinson, pretty
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+ much sets up the modern action movie stereotype of the authority figure
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+ who
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+ refuses to heed the advice of the maverick hero. The character is stupid
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+ to
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+ a fault, and he's wonderful because of it.<br><br>&quot;Die Hard&quot; is a terrific example of what happens when all the pieces of a
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+ film fall together perfectly. There simply are no weak spots or dull
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+ moments in the film. Is &quot;Die Hard&quot; one of the best overall movies ever
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+ made? Probably not. But it's undeniably one of the best action movies
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+ ever
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+ made, and it just might well be the perfect modern action film. Grade:
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