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- Bonnie Bedelia is held down by Bruce Willis in a scene from the film 'Die Hard', 1988.
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Bedelia, 70, who played Holly Gennaro McClane in the 1988 classic, says that the first thing that comes to mind when looking back on the action thriller isn’t working with star Bruce Willis for two reasons: because they didn’t share many scenes together and also because the former Moonlighting star was a bit distracted by new love interest ...
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- It wasn't meant to be an action film. Stuart said he thinks part of the reason the film holds up today is that it wasnt' just about action. "One of the things that may have worked was that it wasn't written to be a big action movie," he said.
- Stuart used his personal experience as inspiration for the plot. "Die Hard" was originally going to be inspired by a book titled "Nothing Lasts Forever" about a 65-year-old ex-cop, who comes to Los Angeles and goes to visit his daughter.
- Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman were both considered for the main role. "It went out to Clint first," Stuart said. "I'll never forget, he said, 'I don't get the humor.'"
- Yes, it is a Christmas movie. It's a debate that has been waged for years: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? Stuart says, heck yes. "That whole concept came back to the idea, it did take place around Christmas time in the novel," he said.
- Bruce Willis
- Alan Rickman
- Alexander Godunov
- Paul Gleason
- James Shigeta
- Clarence Gilyard
Earlier this year, it was revealed that the 67-year-old had been diagnosed with aphasia, which is a condition that affects a person's cognitive abilities. Making the announcement back in March, the actor's family said he would be stepping back from acting. A statement read: "This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciativ...
The British actor had a long and varied career, becoming one of the most celebrated actors of his generation. But alongside his portrayal of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, he is perhaps best known for playing Hans Gruber. In 2005, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but carried on filming the Harry Potter films despite his illness. In...
The ballet dancer-turned-actor played terrorist Karl Vreski in the movie. Having previously performed with the Bolshoi Ballet, he defected from Russiaduring a tour of the US in 1979. Godunov was 45 when he was sadly found dead at his home in 1995, having suffered with alcoholism and hepatitis.
Gleason played the very unlikeable police chief Dwayne T. Robinson, who comes to verbal blows with McClane during the film. He starred in some of the biggest comedies of the past 40 years, including The Breakfast Club and Trading Places. He was just 67 when he died on 27 May 2006, having been suffered from mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer t...
Shigeta played Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi, the head of Nakatomi Trading, in the film, and is brutally murdered by Rickman's character fairly early on. Having enjoyed a successful career as a singer, he eventually moved into acting, starring in Murder, She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. He died peacefully in his sleep in 2014, aged 85.
The 66-year-old played criminal tech whizzTheo, helping the terrorist group break into the company's database. Having starred in hit tv series Walker, Texas Ranger, Gilyard stepped away from acting and became a theatre professor at the University of Nevada. He died last month. Announcing the sad news, university Dean Nancy J. Uscher said: "His stud...
Aug 3, 2018 · Bonnie Bedelia, who played Willis’ wife Holly Gennaro McClane, agreed. “You bet it was [his first big film],” Bedelia told PEOPLE. “It was kind of like a big thing when he got this because ...
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Dec 25, 2020 · While the argument goes on and on, the 1988 movie's central couple has somehow surpassed the test of time to be 2020's Top Holiday Couple of the year. But all of this resurfacing does bring to mind what exactly happened to John McClane's wife, Holly Gennaro McClane aka Bonnie Bedelia?
Dec 8, 2023 · Fox offered Bruce Willis five million dollars, an unheard-of-sum for anyone who wasn't a long-established legend. Intentionally or not, that sizable paycheck made Die Hard the talk of Tinseltown.
Dec 25, 2023 · Directed by John McTiernan – the genius filmmaker behind Predator – Die Hard tells the story of John McClane (Bruce Willis) as he tries to reunite with his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) on Christmas Eve. Oh, and terrorists invade as well.
