Die Hard is one of the rare examples of an action movie where people know the character’s names. It’s not Bruce Willis fighting Alan Rickman; it’s John McClane outmaneuvering Hans Gruber.
Cinema buffs were shocked to discover that a music legend was originally on the cards for Die Hard before Bruce Willis took on ... although in 'Die Hard' the character's name had changed to ...
Bruce Willis as John McClane considering the horrifying end he could have suffered after jumping from the roof in Die Hard In Die Hard, McClane has nothing but a firehose to keep him from falling ...
In the same EW interview, Willis mentions that the Nakatomi roof stunt was the first scene he shot on the first night of production for Die Hard. Apparently, that was a deliberate decision ...