Die Hard 2
Movie, 1990, McClane, Set in Dulles Airport, Christmas
Die Hard 2 is #2 of 5 in release order and #2 of 5 in chronological order in the Die Hard.
The story
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.
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A year later, on Christmas Eve, McClane waits at Dulles Airport in Washington for Holly's flight. Mercenaries led by Colonel Stuart, a former US Army officer, take over the airport's systems to free General Esperanza, a Latin American drug lord being flown in for trial. They cut off the runway lights and communications, leaving planes circling in a snowstorm with fuel running low, Holly's among them. Stuart crashes a British airliner to show he means it. McClane, ignored by the airport police chief Lorenzo, works with the head of engineering and a janitor to fight back. An army special forces team led by Major Grant arrives, but Grant and his men are secretly working with Stuart.
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Esperanza lands and the mercenaries take him to a 747 to escape. McClane is dropped onto the plane's wing by a news helicopter, fights Grant and is knocked off, but first opens the fuel valve. As the plane takes off, he drops a lighter onto the trail of fuel and the plane explodes, killing Stuart, Esperanza and Grant. The burning fuel lights the runway, and the circling planes land, including Holly's.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 is streaming on Hulu and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 68%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Die Hard, before Die Hard with a Vengeance.
- Chronological order: after Die Hard, before Die Hard with a Vengeance.
What to watch before Die Hard 2
Die Hard (1988), which Die Hard 2 (1990) continues.
Cast
- Bruce Willis as John McClane
- Bonnie Bedelia as Holly McClane
- William Sadler as Stuart
- John Amos as Major Grant
- Franco Nero as General Ramon Esperanza
- William Atherton as Richard Thornberg
- Dennis Franz as Capt. Carmine Lorenzo
- Art Evans as Leslie Barnes
- Fred Thompson as Trudeau
- Tom Bower as Marvin
- Sheila McCarthy as Samantha 'Sam' Coleman
- Don Harvey as Garber
Directed by Renny Harlin.