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Actors Considered to Play John McClane in Die Hard
During the long process of bringing the action classic Die Hard to the screen, a significant number of famous stars (of various generations) were mentioned as contenders for the lead part of John McClane before it was eventually won by Bruce Willis, a little-known TV comedy actor at the time. Which of these alternatives would have been best at playing the combination of a tough New York cop who's an admittedly terrible husband, easily moved to tears and responding to most situations with sarcasm that make for such a memorable protagonist?
dan_dassow
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@JackSlater4,
Thank you for your poll suggestion.
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Also, please include a discussion link in your list to this discussion thread.
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dan_dassow
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@JackSlater4,
Thank you for adding the discussion link to your list.
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Pencho15
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Do you have a source for your information?
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Tsarstepan
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Sinatra would have been 7-freaking-2 years old if he played the part!! Otherwise, I wouldn't know who to vote for. I guess I figure that out if and when this becomes a poll.
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Pencho15
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Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/Ooc9tONsLmo/
Congratulations Jack.
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roger_jones_7238120
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2 years ago
Jack, This was great: Good Going.
For hard-nosed about half the actors listed would work, but the comedic-stress skills are limited to about 3 actors and only 1 in both categories: Harrison Ford might have pulled it off. If you are a traveler, I saw the poster for the first Die Hard in Japan and it's descriptive comment said: "He Has No Shoes."
That was 'it' so I am judging that running around barefooted is quite off beat to the country.
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ACT_1
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Die Hard (1988)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/reference/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/ratings
864,925 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 8.2 / 10
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/reviews
1,114 Reviews
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/movieconnections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard_(film_series)
The films have grossed a combined $1.4 billion worldwide.
Die Hard is Back featuring Bruce Willis as John McClane.
Die Hard battery commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc28osQsUT0 1:57
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Add age then & now to actors' names
Not on the list ...
Jason Statham
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005458/
Born: July 26, 1967 (age 55 now, 21 in 1988)
Maybe be John McClane in the Next Die Hard ??
First movie
Erasure: Run to the Sun (Music Video) 1994
Silver-painted Dancer
then
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998
Bacon
Now
Spy 2 (announced)
Rick Ford
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roger_jones_7238120
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2 years ago
I can certainly appreciate what Bruce's Family is going through. My father had a fall in the house, clipping his head on a door knob on the way down. Examination showed him bleeding from both ears. After surgery he could no longer speak. Speech therapy was able to get somethings working, but his thoughts were never stable. Within 6 months his wife died. He was a wreck - he was forcibly retired - which nearly killed him. It never got any better and he began to blame everyone else until no one could be around him. He remarried: a woman who just wanted to live off of him, but she did take care of him. He died a few years later and no one was notified nor had heard from him in 4 years. So I know what is happening and how difficult it is. My prayers are with Bruce and his family.
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