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Movie
description |
-Bruce
Willis
One
of
the
greatest
action
movies
of
the
late
1980s,
DIE
HARD
ushered
in a
new
standard
for
the
genre.
With
the
dissolution
of
the
Cold
War,
both
the
stereotypical
Russian
threat
(represented
in
movies
such
as
TOP
GUN
and
RED
DAWN)
and
the
destructive
egoist
(as
seen
in
OCTOPUSSY)
became
less
fearful.
With
DIE
HARD,
director
John
McTiernan
introduced
Hollywood
to a
new
type
of
villain:
the
terrorist
entrepreneur.
Alan
Rickman
stars
as
Hans
Gruber,
a
relentless
businessman
whose
lethal
tactics
achieve
his
goals.
Unlike
most
'80s
film
villains
who
committed
globally
dangerous
acts
for
liberty,
genocide,
or
megalomania,
DIE
HARD’s
Gruber
uses
guns,
explosives,
and
cunning
to
storm
the
Takagi
Corporation’s
Christmas
party
and
heist
millions
of
dollars
from
the
company.
In
addition,
DIE
HARD
also
saw
the
development
of
the
clumsy
or
bad
luck
hero
with
John
McClane
(Bruce
Willis),
a
man
in
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time
who
chooses
to
intervene.
Action
fans
would
see
this
misfit
hero
archetype
again
in
UNDER
SIEGE
(Steven
Segal)
and
THE
PHANTOM
MENACE
(Jar
Jar
Binks).
Although
DIE
HARD
contains
many
action
movie
cliches
(one-liners,
pyrotechnics),
it
also
broke
new
ground
in
its
genre.
Portions
of
this
page
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1948-2006 Muze
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