Fun Trivia : Die Hard

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Which "Die Hard" movie was directed by Renny Harlin?

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Die Hard 2: Die Harder. "Die Hard" and "Die Hard: With A Vengeance" were both directed by John McTiernan.



John McClane and his new best friend have to find out who the 21st President was. Which movie is this in?

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Die Hard: With A Vengeance. Knowing who the 21st President was would tell them which school the bomb was planted in.



In which "Die Hard" movie is the head villian named Hans Gruber?

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Die Hard. He's played very well by Alan Rickman.



In which "Die Hard" movie does Joss Acklund play the head villain?

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None of them. Joss Ackland plays the head villain in "Lethal Weapon 2".



Anthony Peck was in two of the "Die Hard" movies playing different characters. Which one was he NOT in?

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Die Hard 2: Die Harder. In "Die Hard", Peck was credited as Young Cop, in "Die Hard: With A Vengeance", Peck plays Ricky Walsh, one of John McClane's cop friends.



Which "Die Hard" movie did Alexander Godunov appear in?

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Die Hard. He plays Karl, one of the terrorists.



In which "Die Hard" movie does Jeremy Irons play the head villain?

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Die Hard: With A Vengeance. Irons plays Simon Gruber, brother of Hans Gruber, who was killed by John McClane in L.A.



A group, trying to secure the release of a general being extradited to the U.S. for drug smuggling, takes over Dulles Airport's communications and landing systems. Which "Die Hard" movie is this?

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Die Hard 2: Die Harder. William Sadler plays Colonel Stuart, the leader of the military group. General Esperanza is played by Franco Nero.



Which "Die Hard" movie does NOT take place at Christmastime?

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Die Hard:With A Vengeance. "Die Hard" takes place in Los Angeles at Holly's Christmas party. "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" takes place at Washington's Dulles Airport, where John is waiting for Holly to arrive for Christmas. "Die Hard: With A Vengeance" takes place in New York. The comment made by the kid John catches stealing candy about it being Christmas is just a metaphor meaning you can have what you want because there are no cops around. There are no Christmas decorations up anywhere and people in the park are wearing tank tops and shorts.



In which "Die Hard" movie does John McClane NOT say "Yippee-ki-yay ..."?

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None of them. It is said in each movie, in its entirety.



Throughout the series, John McClane was involved in a sometimes unstable marriage. What was Mrs. McClane's first name?

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Holly. John felt that Holly put her career before their marriage when she chose to relocate because of her job. The couple separated. Holly felt that she too was entitled to have a professional career. Bonnie Bedelia played the role of Holly McClane in the first two movies of the series. Bedelia is the sister of actor Christopher "Kit" Culkin, and the aunt of "Home Alone" film star Macaulay Culkin.



In "Die Hard with a Vengeance", Zeus Carver became John McClane's reluctant partner. Who played the role of Zeus Carver?

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Samuel L. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on December 21, 1948 in Washington D.C. Jackson has over 100 film credits and over 100 television credits in his resume. Jackson has portrayed a wide range of characters in movies such as "Star Wars", "Pulp Fiction", "S.W.A.T.", "Coach Carter", and "Jurassic Park".



In "Die Hard 2", what actor played Mr. Trudeau, the head of airport operations?

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Fred Dalton Thompson. Thompson worked as a shoe salesman, truck driver, factory worker, and lawyer before becoming an actor. Thompson can be seen on the archive footage of the Watergate Hearings in the Oliver Stone 1991 movie "JFK". He was one of the active lawyers on the Watergate committee during the trial. Thompson won a special election to the U.S. Senate from his home state of Tennessee in 1994. He was reelected for a full term in 1996. The Republican Senator served from December 2, 1994 until January 3, 2003. When he joined the cast of the television series "Law and Order" as District Attorney Arthur Branch in the Fall of 2002, Thompson became the first serving U.S. Senator to take a regular television acting job. His term did not end until January 3, 2003.



In "Die Hard", what was the common surname shared by the two FBI agents who were sent to take charge of the hostage rescue operation?

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Johnson. At the incident scene, the two FBI agents (one black and one white)approached Deputy Police Chief Dewayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason). One FBI agent announced, "I'm Agent Johnson, and this is Special Agent Johnson, no relation". Agent Johnson was played by Grand L. Bush and Special Agent Johnson was played by Robert Davi.



In "Die Hard", Mrs. McClane used her maiden name as her business name for work. What was her maiden name?

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Gennero. Holly McClane relocated to Los Angeles as a career move. She chose to use her maiden name because she was separated from her husband, and for professional reasons . John McClane was still working as a police sergeant in New York. John's visit to the west coast was to spend time with his family for the Christmas holidays.



In "Die Hard 2", John McClane was a police officer for what police department?

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Los Angeles Police Department. After reconciling his marriage with Holly, John chose to support her career goals by relocating to Los Angeles, and becoming a member of the LAPD. John is seen flashing his LAPD badge to Chief Lorenzo when they first met at the airport.



In "Die Hard 2", in what airport did the mercenaries sieze control of the communications system?

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Dulles International Airport. The film opens with John McClane illegally parking his car in front of a terminal at Washington D.C.'s Dulles Airport. John is there to meet his wife's incoming flight. Some of the interior and exterior airport shots were filmed at the old Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Some of the the scenes that took place inside the airport were filmed at Los Angeles International Airport in California. Close observation of the phone equipment revealed the 'Pacific Bell' logo, something that would not be found on phones at Dulles Airport. The church that the mercenaries used as their command center next to the airport, was actually located in Highland Lake, just North of Denver, Colorado.



In "Die Hard 2", what did John McClain fax to Al Powell from the airport car rental desk?

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fingerprints. McClane obtained the fingerprints from the dead suspect while he was being carried away on a stretcher by morgue attendants. When questioned by the attendant about his actions, McClane stated that there was "a new SOP for DOA from the FAA". In one film making error, when McClane sent the fax with the fingerprints, the page was sent upside down. When Sgt. Powell received the fax, the page was turned rightside up. Faxes are received in the same orientation as they are sent.



In "Die Hard", who played Theo, the computer and electronic genius working for the bad guys?

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Clarence Gilyard. Gilyard co-starred in the 1986 movie "Top Gun" with Tom Cruise, playing Maverick's RIO, 'Sundown'. Gilyard's television credits include co-starring for four seasons with Andy Griffith in the series "Matlock", playing Conrad McMasters, and nine seasons with Chuck Norris in the series "Walker, Texas Ranger", as Walker's partner and friend, Ranger Jimmy Trivette.



In "Die Hard With a Vengeance", what was Zeus Carver's occupation?

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electrician. In the scene where McClane and Zeus are trying to steal a car, McClane stated to Zeus, "You know how to hot wire a car?" The reply by Zeus, as he worked on the car's ignition with a pair of pliers was, "Of course I do, I'm an electrician." Zeus Carver was working in his Harlem shop when his two nephews called him to the window to see McClane walking on the street, wearing little more than a sandwich sign with a racially offensive comment on it. Zeus was able to hustle McClane into a cab before a group of neighborhood street hoods could seriously hurt him. Zeus commented to McClane in the cab that he could just imagine what the street hoods were doing to his shop.



In "Die Hard 2", who played Major Grant, the head of the anti-terrorist, military commando unit called Blue Light?

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John Amos. Amos is probably best known as the strong willed father, James Evans Sr., on the television series "Good Times". Amos had over 70 television and movie role credits from 1970 until 2006. Art Evans played Leslie Barnes, the chief engineer for airport operations. Fred Dalton Thompson played Mr. Trudeau, chief of airport operations. Steven Segal was not in the movie.



In "Die Hard", what was the name of the chauffeur sent to pick up McClain?

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Argyle. De'voreaux White played the role. Argyle spent most if the film locked in the underground parking garage of the Nakitomi building.



In "Die Hard with a Vengeance", what was John McClane's police rank?

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Lieutenant. Lt. McClane was on suspension from the NYPD when he was specifically called in to assist with this case. The head bad guy, Simon demanded that McClane be involved. In "Die Hard", he was a NYPD police sergeant and in "Die Hard 2" he was a LAPD police sergeant.



In "Die Hard 2", what actor played airport police sergeant Vito Lorenzo?

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Robert Costanzo. Costanzo is a veteran character actor with over 188 television and movie credits. Dennis Franz played his brother and boss, Captain Carmine Lorenzo. Franco Nero played the fugitive General Ramon Esperanza. William Sadler play the leader of the mercenaries, Colonel Stuart.



In which "Die Hard" movie did part of the action take place on the cargo transport ship 'Alba Varda'?

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None, wrong movie series. The final scene in the movie "Lethal Weapon 2" took place aboard the cargo ship named Alba Varda. It was there that head bad guy Arjen Rudd (Joss Ackland) was shot and killed by Sgt. Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) after Rudd shot and injured Sgt. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson).