Trivia: The terrorists arrive in a truck that is green with a white top with "Pacific Courier" on the side. In
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), the truck that gets caught in the blast outside the Bonwit Teller store is a green truck with a white top, with "Atlantic Courier" on the side. Also, in
Speed (1994/I), the airplane that gets blown up at the end is green with "Pacific Courier" on the side. This is an in-joke from production designer
Jackson De Govia, who was part of the crew for all three movies.
(more) Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Hans reads "Now I have a machine gun, ho...ho...ho," and then rolls the dead guys head, you see him blink.
(more) Quotes: [
first lines]
Businessman: You don't like flying, do you?
John McClane: What gives you that idea?
Businessman: You want to know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.
John McClane: Fists with your toes?
Businessman: I know, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yessir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee.
John McClane: OK.
Businessman: [
the businessman sees a gun in McClane's pocket]
John McClane: It's okay. I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.
(more) Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations
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