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Story Notes for Die Hard
Richard Gere, Sylvester Stallone, and Burt Reynolds were all up for the McClane role. Willis even passed on the role once. But he took the part when his TV co-star got pregnant.
Willis personally recommended Bonnie Bedelia for her part because he was a fan of her work.
Alexander Godunov was a famous ballet dancer before becoming an actor.
Alan Rickman made his film debut in Die Hard at 42 years old after a long career in theatre. The filmmakers saw him onstage in Dangerous Liaisons Alan Rickman says that Hans Gruber "is incredibly polite except when he's really riled."
Paul Gleason said at the time, "I'm starting to make a career out of playing nasty roles."
Hart Bochner said the audience went crazy when his character, Ellis, was shot. Bochner added, "I thought, well, I guess I did my job, all right."
Rickman wanted Hans and McClane to "have healthy respect for each other....and perhaps they could even make each other laugh."
Screenwriter Steven de Souza says McClane is a "real guy who could be hurt, who was scared."
Reginald VelJohnson said being in Die Hard legacy, "It's very flattering to me to have people mining my work. The fact that someone may copy it is the greatest compliment."
McTiernan said, "I didn't find terrorism amusing. I didn't find it entertaining...never did. Which is why we turned it into a robber. The idea was robbers are fun."
The stunt coordinator says Bruce Willis "Had an absolute passion for doing his own stunts."
Willis says, "John McClane is an ordinary guy who is thrown into extraordinary circumstances. He's not some supercop, some indestructible unemotional, unfeeling guy."
Producer Lawrence Gordon says Willis is a rare actor that "Can carry a gun and tell a joke."
Willis says when you "Could die at any moment a very strange sense of humor comes out."
Alexander Gudonov: "I was comfortable with a gun and it made me uncomfortable knowing that."
Alan Rickman says Holly (Bedelia) is an, "Intelligent, strong woman. There aren't any weak characters. All of them are brainy and important to the story."
Hart Bochner (Ellis) says his role let him grow a beard and "Be a little bit Jerry Lewis."
Random Notes during the day, he shot his scenes at night. Sometimes he was even the only actor on set.
Screenwriter Steven de Souza says he was brought in to cut down costs. He jokes that he "probably brought that budget down by $1,400, even $1,500!
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