Die Hard - Blow the Roof clip

[@thairob]

I love Bruce Willis’s acting when he’s pulling out the hose knowing what he’s about to do and for a split second it’s like he wants to breakdown and cry. Part of this movie’s great appeal was making John McClane a vulnerable human, not like an invincible Schwarzenegger type.

[@funwithflags4539]

He's more believable

[@Paolo-qe7lc]

I get so scared when he swings off the roof… That had to hurt!

[@minihalkoja590]

Same. His "Oh John, what the fuck are you doing?" sounds so genuine.

[@davidsamuels9557]

"Oh God, please don't let me die." He didn't have ice water in his veins. He was scared the whole time.

[@demetriusburley3686]

First male actor I fell for ❤

[@blastradius9136]

I love how McClane talks to himself because of fear. That is totally realistic and something I do often. That's why I like this character. He's not a tough guy but an everyman who can show fear who is uncertain about his situation of either getting nuked or jumping off the roof and praying he doesn't die..

[@invictusunum4808]

"We're gonna need some more FBI guys I guess." That line cracks me up every time!

[@johnmazzoni487]

Especially Al Powell’s expression

[@timothybarham6374]

Lol me too, when I post it on Facebook everyone knows what movie it's from.

[@MSWSB]

I think, as of 8/2022, we’ve had all the FBI guys we can take.

[@genericreference6969]

Yes indeed.

[@barisbal7782]

speaking of ''more'', what happened to the other helicoopter ? there were 2.

[@olentangy74]

I saw this on opening night. I was totally blown away. Went back with my roommate who in turn brought his girlfriend. It was pure word of mouth that brought legions of fans the greatest action film of all time.

[@stevenwatchorn9816]

Yes! I had no great expectations for this one in 1988 when I saw it in the theater, and afterwards, I was ready to see it again right away.

[@bigmaxy07]

I recall the trailer had me hooked. I dunno I was seeing Untouchables or Lost Boys or something and the trailer came on and I was like WOAH!!

[@holden6104]

I was too young to see in theatres but I had it on VHS. Nearly wore the damn thing out from too many rewinds and repeated viewings. Now seeing this more than 30 years later, I still remember every line and every scene.

[@petegobeckli1386]

Same here. 1988. watching BULL DURHAM in the 🎥 🎭 theater & this preview(DIE HARD); now called trailers, show up on the screen & we were like: "Ain't that guy from the TV show MOONLIGHTING"? We were like: WTF! is Willis making uh PARODY! of the action 🎬 film stars? Cause in MOONLIGHTING, Willis was always cracking jokes 🤣 at Cybil Sheppards' character & others.

[@4lugan]

Die hard 3 is way better

[@c.r.chandler5905]

I forgot how epic this Christmas movie is.

[@dawid5793]

Its very epic

[@nivekv-halla4752]

@@jackadams6206 Thanks for this tidbit of information

[@wesleychapman9572]

Never forget

[@mikeowen7526]

It is definitely a christmas film OK its not seasonal but it's a christmas

[@bigmaxy07]

I saw this movie 6 times in the cinema in 1988. When it came out on video, one whole entire wall of the shop had Die Hard tapes

[@royce45678]

Saw it with my buddies back then in theater.

[@bigtechisbigbrother8690]

Damn. I saw it 4 times. I was underage but the dollar theater down the street didn't care. I miss the 80's.

[@ronaldshank7589]

This movie was an absolute masterpiece! It's easily the BEST of the whole Die Hard Franchise, at least in my opinion!

[@saschayufer2474]

i am sure that was awesome.

[@lfkk4640]

"I was in Jr. High Dickhead!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mjohnson5030]

00:40 "And that's for shocking Martin Riggs with a car battery!"

[@dannythomas417]

And for stealing a candy bar when you're on guard.

[@dnasty312]

​​@@dannythomas417should have said 'please'! Or is that only for Twinkies?

[@starwarsroo2448]

" I'm gonna f king kill you" ... appropriately homaged with Santan in south park

[@itsstans75]

This is how action movies should be made! No CGI helicopters, buildings or explosions. Old school always works better.

[@travlishallingquest5719]

Agreed, the camera shots inside of the helicopter are exhilarating.

[@genericreference6969]

The miniature work on this movie really is top notch

[@salvambala7779]

Also the building exploding scene is actually a model of the building that is about 8ft tall

[@barisbal7782]

it was a 9/10 for me. i guess my only problem with this, they kind of forgot there were 2 helicopters

[@MrPhotodoc]

Ahh the '80's were so great!

[@stevenwatchorn9816]

The most thrillingly dynamic pure action movie I have ever seen, and this sequence is a great climax of all that has come before. Every cut seems to be in the perfect place to propel the narrative, and the way the plot points evolve and combine and swirl around each other (FBI vs. John vs. explosives) is like a great musical composition, only made of sound and images. It really takes time to build, so that by the time the climax arrives, it is at a crescendo fever pitch that is a sight to behold. I've watched it dozens of times, and could cue it up right now and be enthralled again from beginning to end.

[@blueonblack83]

John McTiernan, baby. He and Tony Scott gave us a lot of good movies back in the late 80s and 90s.

[@jackadams6206]

OH JOHN WHAT FUCK ARE YOU DOIN!?

[@jackadams6206]

@@blueonblack83 John Mctiernan actually admitted he hated filming it lol. Bruce Willis was last choice for role behind a 65 year old Frank Sinatra, Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone, Van Damn and of course Schwarzenegger. Willis was a rom com moonlighter never played an action role before. But everything came together just right and it became a masterpiece of film. It's up on the shelf with Indiana Jones, The original Star Wars Trilogy, HEAT. Many more but movies you will watch anytime anywhere no matter how many times youve seen it before. The ones you're flipping channels and land on it and no matter what duration is left your mind connects to it and your finger stops and you put down the remote and time has no meaning lol. You know those films. Die Hard is definetly one of those

[@khathide22nd]

I also liked the scene for how it flows with each party's plan building towards the climax (Hans needing to blow the roof so his plan works; the FBI gunning for John; and John needing to get the hell off the roof because it's about to blow). You just don't get movies with scenes like this anymore.😓

[@AdamFerrari64]

I forgot how awesome this movie is

[@miltontavares9506]

All these years this classic is still awesome.

[@AchtungBaby77]

Don't ever forget again!

[@LeeDeeDj]

Michael Kamen's score👏👏👏

[@silverscreenreviews8521]

I especially love the ‘dun dun’ noises when John opens the firefighter fighting box so awesome!

[@robertbeckman2054]

My favorite part was the when the bad guy opens the door...split-second death.

[@RichV20]

Al Leong

[@edinscot56789]

"Oh John, what the fuck are you doing? How did you get into this shit?...Oh God, please don't let me die" - those lines are why we love John McClain.

[@shaneeuropa]

Best action film ever

[@grss1982]

The best Christmas movie ever. FTFY ;)

[@dicloniusgames]

@@grss1982 Aw yeah right there. For those who don't consider this a Christmas movie, you're dead wrong. I watch this every Christmas Eve no matter what.

[@krtlkid]

@@dicloniusgames why play Christmas story all day when you got this

[@patsfan4life]

It’s an absolute classic. Should be AFI top 100

[@shaneeuropa]

@@patsfan4life 100% bro " i love how mcternian uses the the water fountain on the street with the helicopters " always giving the viewer a sense of geography to the scene!

[@matthewh2929]

Gonna need some more FBI guys I guess 😂

[@BlaneNostalgia]

haha

[@Hossak]

I love that line - so many great lines in this movie!

[@ronaldshank7589]

No...they need more John McClain guys! John McClain gets the job done, all by himself!!!

[@macman975]

Best line in the film😁

[@GurpreetSingh-by5ih]

Gonna need some more movies like this I guess

[@MrParkFan]

I was watching Die Hard all the way through for the first time last year just two days before Christmas and I have to admit. This movie is awesome and Bruce Willis was brilliant. I wish I was in the movie 😊

[@lrebelo100]

"Gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess." Just like in real life the most useless people in uniform rise up the chain of command.

[@keithgordon3823]

1:03 i love when Bruce starts spraying them bullets up high... trying to get those people off the roof! STUD!!!! 💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@coopersmith9828]

Such a great scene and all I can think about are those bolts on the ground and how screwed he'd be if he landed just a little differently.

[@jaywilson4520]

Fuck, this was a great movie.

[@johnstagnari3459]

I still can't believe the part of John McClane was offered to Richard Gere. I'm glad he turned it down

[@c.r.chandler5905]

Seriously??? He would have been horrendous, terrible, horrible as McClane.

[@johnstagnari3459]

@@c.r.chandler5905 No argument

[@lfkk4640]

Good thing he was too busy with gerbils. Thank You Gerbils!

[@jamesroboyle]

@@lfkk4640 I was looking for this comment regarding the gerbils 😂😂😂😂

[@johnstagnari3459]

@@ohio Yeah, but Richard Gere? Hes the white collar arrogant bastard, not a blue collar guy, and he didn't do great with Internal Affairs

[@roquefortfiles]

We saw this on a special midnight show the day before it got released. Huge crowd and it was absolutely amazing. We knew we were watching a classic.

[@beerdragon4583]

Best Christmas movie ever.

[@terrormichl9037]

Wow today its Christmas and I haven't seen this one for years. I watched it at 3am and this was insane. This is and will alway be THE CHRISTMAS MOVIE.

[@Jordi.thefirst]

This might be hella late but thanks for this

[@ianball3147]

How is this Alan Rickman's first movie???? Such. A. Boss.

[@scottj.kimball8527]

I have a lot of nostalgic memories for the first die hard movie.

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

"Holy Christ! Gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess".

[@bullfrog8465]

Kinda reminds me of the saying from Simon in DH:WAV "Holy Toledo! Looks like someone had fun! 😉😂

[@michaelmckenzie1293]

This is how you do a action scene

[@sha11235]

Notice the hostage getting hit by a falling rock at one point? I hope that didn't hurt him.

[@drewmacaya1124]

1:30 “I’m on your side you assholes!” 😂

[@technoforbeer]

This sequence might be an homage to Towering Inferno.

[@macman975]

What are you on about?.

[@technoforbeer]

@@macman975 explosion of the tower top at night-time, collapse of the helicopter, the imagery of massive water falling from ceiling in the ballroom, etc.. that can be seen in the trailer (on youtube). I love and honor the both films anyway.

[@macman975]

@@technoforbeer Fair play mate. I'm going to have to watch Towering Inferno again as I've seen it once and that was years ago.

[@jordanpiatt4435]

Actually no. This is from the book it was based off of. Though if I remember correctly there were no FBI agents

[@joeofmacabre07]

Actually the book (Nothing Last Forever) this movie based on was inspired by the movie The Towering Inferno.

[@aggelinairiniaggelaki2720]

Unforgettable, super actor , super beautiful, Alexander Godunov.

[@paulmaione7830]

0:40 to 1:10 fuckin goosebumps!!

[@miltontavares9506]

If only people stop calling Die Hard a Christmas movie, it would ve been less annoying. It s a kick ass action thriller and one of the best ever made.

[@BenGordon-o5r]

Bruce Willis is the GOAT.

[@Richard-lw2gr]

Crearly the best action movie all times!! TOP!

[@taoybtm]

Bruce Willis Rescue The Hostages

[@grahamjackmacpherson6501]

Compare Bruce Willis performance in this to his performance in the last 2 Die Hard movies for proof that he's lost all enthusiasm for his job.

[@rol_rob2603]

Well, I think the last 2 Die Hard were unnecessary

[@anthonylewis2080]

​@rol_rob2603 : Die Hard 4 wasn't a bad movie at all, the plot had all the right elements for a Die Hard feature - 5th was an embarrassment.

[@grahamjackmacpherson6501]

@@anthonylewis2080 die hard 4 was awful too. Sure it was better than the 5th but most films are better than the 5th. Die Hard 4 was a run of the mill generic forgettable piece of shit compared to the amazing first movie.

[@CaminoAir]

It took me several viewings before I realised the helicopters are miniatures. Maybe they couldn't get authorisation to use real helicopters in a built up area. Part of what hides this is the editing and Michael Kamen's music, but take a look at each of the helicopter shots. The real scale becomes clear and they deliberately avoid giving you a close up view of the interiors. You either don't see anyone inside, or when you do they are completely static. When a shot includes both live action and the miniatures, there is always a composite line between them, or what looks like an image projected on a screen, or forced perspective.

[@Nate_M_PCMR]

Plus, when both Johnsons are talking they're using blue screen effects

[@divefraggle]

This movie is so badass.

[@blastradius9136]

I love this shot here at 3:43. It almost like McClane is in a jungled warzone but it's indoors.

[@alvertosb.p.9424]

Good film making!!

[@aleksipursiainen1706]

Bad ass Here to stay..!!

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

2:18 Alan Rickman's actual voice.

[@vicrattlehead8417]

Die Hard is a near perfect movie. I say near because the helicopter should have crashed long before it did. I didn't realize it until recently and thats how good it is.

[@ginaconza6526]

Get this man some shoes...

[@fattahhardiwinangun333]

Greatest X Mas movie ever made...

[@sha11235]

Wonder if what John said was true about going up in a tall building?

[@fernandocalderoncorona9846]

Blow the roof!

[@danwroy]

I like the part where he's in the waterfall and it's like f*ckin Saigon

[@KingDro-c5r]

2:41 the most iconic action scene of all time

[@MaximilianoAedo]

Not so fun fact: The UH-1 Huey helicopter that was used in this scene (N98F) crashed two years ago with everyone inside dead. What a sad end for an iconic chopper that was used in many a Hollywood movie.

[@rhodesianron6139]

When you dodge a Cluster Strike in the final Circle in Warzone

[@Paolo-qe7lc]

2:47 “To swing or not to swing?…Swing! ~George of the Jungle

[@sha11235]

I'M ON YOUR SIDE, YOU ASSHOLES!!!!! God, this was funny.

[@hamzareed9786]

2:31 Please don’t let me die.

[@HIBRIDTHEORY1]

“God please don’t let me die!” 😢

[@tihi79]

Never seen this armament before: 2.75 rocket pods plus TOW missiles!!

[@JoeTakagi00]

They made us, Bureau.

[@danfaircloth6525]

“I think we are going to need some more FBI guys I guess.”

[@RobARug]

Have Endo look at that, Mr. Uli. 0:40

[@Sahilprakash1999]

0:10 YEEEEEEEE-HAW IT'S LIKE FUCKING SAIGON

[@kewltony]

Damn he ain't gonna be in Rush Hour 3

[@noxiouskunk7069]

" Hoooly Chriiiist!! ... We're gonna need some more FBI guys I guess. " xD

[@dariotatum711]

Everybody, get down the stairs! There's a bomb on that roof!

[@fastair8546]

the FBI getting taken out xD

[@georgehenderson7783]

1:29 "I'm on your side you assholes!" 😆

[@kantoking1518]

3:20 no no no no no no no no!

[@Legoflymaster89]

2:31

[@nattyps3160]

Hans was getting the hell outta dodge of course but blowing the roof w/ the hostages coming down how we're they gonna make it now look like they w/ the hostages died ?

[@keithgordon3823]

One of the many things about this film, was it was an "EVENT!" The whole world was watching! When the NEWS TEAM 🗞️ got involved, we were all watching! One man outlasted all them killers! BRUCE!!!!! 🇺🇸🦅⚔️

[@markwolfshohl6562]

“We’re gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess?”

[@t-7777]

1:30 look at his feet his feet are wearing something

[@thedarkknight9153]

Bandages for his bleeding feet

[@horrorfanandy4647]

@@thedarkknight9153 In the story of the film, yes they are, but those are socks 😂 Don’t know why that was, maybe it was cold when they shot that scene and Willis forgot to take them off before the take. Still, a minor imperfection.

[@SuperNickoHarris]

1:00 1:05

[@JonDiFilippo]

JUST LIKE FUCKING SAIGON

[@christopherkennedy727]

Who else came from gta V

[@Mythetor]

Me here, eventhough I haven't get Wm29 pistol

[@jimbomacjimbo95]

0:38 did he die?

[@ElLocoCaballero]

Can we send all the FBI and ATF guys to nakatomi in a helicopter plz?

[@maxxinechristiny1529]

2:40 !!!!!!!!!

[@Paolo-qe7lc]

That has to hurt like hell…

[@abinsurly2910]

"I was in junior high, dickead." Great throwaway line.

[@danielserrano591]

escape

[@bolshevikproductions]

Alan Rickman as Hans. Best movie villain ever !!!

[@backwashjoe7864]

Did they ever get some more FBI guys?

[@robertphillips8648]

Now we just have regurgitated CGI Marvel, Star Wars and reboots. I’m surprised “they” haven’t done this yet. That’s what you call sick Directing. Unfortunately he lost his way.

[@Sahilprakash1999]

1:30 John McClane: I'M ON YOUR SIDE YOU ASSHOLES

[@danielserrano591]

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[@danielserrano591]

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[@danielserrano591]

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[@zippyzipster46]

FBI. Geez. What a joke.

[@jamiekebarrett9418]

After die hard 3 the francise basically went down 4 and 5 is terrible i hope they dont plan on making anymore Gone were the days when film makers were dedicated in making good movies to appeal to your emotions

[@AchtungBaby77]

Just my opinion, but I thought Die Hard 4.0 was more than watchable with some good dialogue from McClane and some excellent action sequences.

[@danielserrano591]

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[@danielserrano591]

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[@jmn1048]

It would’ve sucked it’s John got shot down my the helicopter m.

[@danielserrano591]

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[@jorgerodriguez7043]

And tell me 9/11 doesn't come to mind when this was shot?

[@williamreid6255]

The movie came out in 1988, 9/11 happened in 2001

[@jorgerodriguez7043]

@@williamreid6255 yes, the pre cursor to 9/11! See how they show what they're going to do, only you don't know when? September 11th, 1973 when the duly elected president of Chile was overthrown by the military in a coup de tat, where he and 60,000 of his followers were executed in a soccer stadium in Chile? You don't remember that? That's because it was a CIA operation and only a few "news" sources carried the story. The media has been compromised for a real long time.

[@cochesethemagnificent9537]

@@jorgerodriguez7043 Do you wear a tin foil hat by any chance?

[@jorgerodriguez7043]

@@cochesethemagnificent9537 And you probably don't think the Wizard of Oz was about the creation of the Federal Reserve, the 1929 Stock market crash,the yellow brick road(gold taken from the people, by the criminal cabal in the Federal Reserve) and the flying monkeys aren't the cops in modern day since they protect the system and not you? You need to wake up and get over yourself, you still haven't grown up nor know anything as you only see the "entertainment" of something, without being taught anything , as your to jaded to learn anything, shows how piss poor the indoctrination camps aka schools have proven to be?

[@Triple10101]

Only difference the towers went down!!!!

[@zacharychapman6691]

Would the explosion break the fire hose and the the holder