Directed by Renny Harlin Written by Walter Wager Steven E. de Souza Doug Richardson Cast Bruce Willis ... John McClane Bonnie Bedelia ... Holly McClane William Atherton ... Thornberg Reginald VelJohnson ... Al Powell Franco Nero ... Esperanza William Sadler ... Stuart John Amos ... Grant Dennis Franz ... Carmine Lorenzo Art Evans ... Barnes Fred Thompson ... Trudeau (as Fred Dalton Thompson) Tom Bower ... Marvin Sheila McCarthy ... Samantha Coleman Don Harvey ... Garber Tony Ganios ... Baker Peter Nelson ... Thompson Robert Patrick ... O'Reilly Mick Cunningham ... Sheldon (as Michael Cunningham) John Leguizamo ... Burke Tom Verica ... Kahn John Costelloe ... Sgt. Oswald Cochrane Vondie Curtis-Hall ... Miller (as Vondi Curtis Hall) Mark Boone Junior ... Shockley Ken Baldwin ... Mulkey Danny Weselis ... Blue Light Team Jeff Langton ... Blue Light Team Gregg Kovan ... Blue Light Team Danial Donai ... Blue Light Team Don Charles McGovern ... Lt.Sherman / Blue light Team (as Don McGovern) Bob 'Rocky' Cheli ... Blue Light Team Vincent Mazella Jr. ... Blue Light Team (as Vincent Joseph Mazzella Jr.) Dale Jacoby ... Blue Light Team Patrick O'Neal ... Cpl. Telford (as Pat O'Neal) Ben Lemon ... Sergeant Jason Ross-Azikiwe ... Second Sergeant Anthony Droz ... Soldier Michael Francis Clarke ... Pilot (Northeast Plane) Steve Pershing ... Co-Pilot (Northeast Plane) Tom Everett ... Navigator (Northeast Plane) Sherry Bilsing ... Stewardess - Northeast Plane Karla Tamburrelli ... Stewardess (Northeast Plane) Jeanne Bates ... Older Woman (Northeast Plane) Colm Meaney ... Pilot (Windsor Plane) Stephen Gregory Foster ... Co-Pilot (Windsor Plane) (as Steffen Gregory Foster) James Lancaster ... Navigator (Windsor Plane) Amanda Hillwood ... Stewardess (Windsor Plane) Felicity Waterman ... Stewardess (Windsor Plane) Alan Berger ... Passenger (Windsor Plane) Vance Valencia ... Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) Gilbert Garcia ... Co-Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) Julian Reyes ... Young Corporal (Foreign Military Plane) Richard Domeier ... Cameraman (WNTW) David Katz ... Soundman (WNTW) Robert Lipton ... Chopper Pilot (WNTW) Rob Steinberg ... Victor (WZDC) (as Robert Steinberg) Paul Abascal ... Director (WZDC) John Rubinow ... Producer (WZDC) Bob Braun ... Newscaster (WZDC) Dominique Jennings ... Newscaster (WZDC) Carol Barbee ... Newscaster (WZDC) Jerry E. Parrott ... Engineer Martin Lowery ... Engineer Robert Sacchi ... Engineer Dick McGarvin ... Engineer Edward Gero ... Engineer Stafford Morgan ... Engineer Robert J. Bennett ... Engineer Nick Angotti ... Engineer Jim Hudson ... Engineer Tom Finnegan ... Engineer Thomas Tofel ... Engineer Earl Houston Bullock ... Engineer (as Earl Bullock) Wynn Irwin ... Engineer Rande Scott ... Engineer Ken Smolka ... Engineer Robert Costanzo ... Sgt. Vito Lorenzo Lauren Letherer ... Rent-A-Car Girl Connie Lillo-Thieman ... Information Booth Girl Ed DeFusco ... Morgue Worker Charles Lanyer ... Rollins Bill Smillie ... Custodian Dwayne Hargray ... Luggage Worker John Cade ... Lobby Cop Paul Bollen ... Airport Cop Joseph Michael Roth ... Airport Cop (as Joseph Roth) David Willis Sr. ... Murray the Tow Truck Driver George Fisher ... Painter (scenes deleted) Dean Wein ... Painter (scenes deleted) Uncredited Cast Dru Berrymore ... Capt. Lorenzo's Secretary Robert M. Bouffard ... Police Officer Jorga Caye ... Airport Patron Reggie Luck ... Airport Cop Michael Luggio ... Police Officer Russell McConnell ... Airport Engineer Antonino Garcia Tony ... Holiday Airport Traveler Mark Van Woert ... Passenger Dana Vargas ... Passenger James Wellington ... Police Officer Produced by Charles Gordon Lawrence Gordon James Herbert Lloyd Levin Michael Levy Steve Perry Joel Silver Suzanne Todd Original Music by Michael Kamen

Additional Info Premiere: July 02, 1990 Theatrical Release: July 04, 1990 DVD Release: March 09, 1999 Blu-ray Release: November 20, 2007 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Alternate Titles Die Hard 2: Die Harder Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox) Gordon Company Silver Pictures Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1990) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1993) (USA) (TV) Fox Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) (included in "Die Hard Trilogy" boxset) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 7.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.0 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #481 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 6 total ratings Site Ranking #477 Mission: Impossible III (2006) #478 The Lego Movie (2014) #479 Sleepy Hollow (1999) #480 Brokeback Mountain (2005) #481 Die Hard 2 (1990) #482 Signs (2002) #483 Shazam! (2019) #484 Monsters University (2013) #485 Scream (1996)