Under the direction of the director of the movie "Die Hard" (1988), the actors and screenwriters performed a Christmas action movie on the screen. From year to year, generations of Americans considered revision of this tape as part of their New Year and Christmas celebrations.
about the project
In the movie "Die Hard" (1988), the actors, screenwriters and the team of directors concentrated the most obvious attributes of American culture in the frame, and the audience simply could not help but love it. Family values in the hero’s desire to return his wife and save the marriage, the corporate world of skyscrapers and humor in an extreme situation. But the main thing is the victory of good over evil in an unequal struggle. John McClain personifies not only the ordinary cop, but the average American guy, on whom "everything is held."
It is difficult to say whether the creators of the action movie really counted on such a grand success, but they definitely consciously created the Christmas ribbon. This is indicated by the choice of one of Sinatra's hits as the music for the final shots.
After the success of the movie "Die Hard" (1988), the actors prepared part 2 of the McClain story with great expectations. And the sequel really partially repeated the tremendous success of the first tape at the box office.
Bruce willis
In the movie "Die Hard" (1988), the majority of actors are still just taking the "first steps" in a great acting career. Bruce after this work will live an extremely successful cinematic life.
The role of the ironic and courageous cop in the captured skyscraper will be crucial and will give him worldwide popularity. Before that, Willis could not rely on much experience, he then managed to play in only 7 unknown films. But the directors entrusted him with the main role for his honed acting skills on the stage.
Willis himself has long been preparing himself for a successful career in the cinema, as a child, he decides to get rid of stuttering and self-doubt through participation in a theatrical school production. Then he is fond of this profession and is determined to play roles on the stage and in the frame.
Bruce Willis was born in 1955 on the territory of one of the American military bases in Germany. His military father married a German woman and later settled in America with his wife and son.
Willis will become a successful movie actor and has been playing roles in the frame for 37 years.
After the premiere of "Die Hard" (1988), the actors and roles in it were subjected to fierce criticism.
Among others, Willis received the label of an ordinary actor of one role. Later, he will be able to brilliantly refute this opinion in his future career.
Alexander Godunov
In the film, it is difficult to single out one of the actors, except for the leading actor and the main villain in the picture. Most of the time, only a gloomy cop remains in the frame, busy rescuing the hostages from the hands of terrorists. But among ordinary villains who deftly crack down on special forces, one person is of particular interest. There, in one of the roles, the Soviet fugitive and the gifted ballet dancer embodied his dream of playing in Hollywood.
Godunov only 9 years before filming in the movie "Die Hard" (1988) as a citizen of the USSR asked for political asylum from the US authorities. Then he went overseas through a tour with his dance team.
He was guaranteed safety, and a year later, Alexander appeared in a Hollywood movie. Even at home, the guy in parallel with his performances on the ballet stage tried his hand at cinema.
Fulfillment of Godunov's dream
Alexander Godunov was born in 1949 on Sakhalin land, the boy began to learn dancing not of his own free will. His mother took him to the ballet; much later, an adult man, without any special effort, would give up his career on stage. His old dream was filming in the cinema, it was fully realized only overseas. His debut in Hollywood will take place only after 30 years. But earlier, he already played small roles in the frame in his homeland.
On the set of the movie "Die Hard" (1988), the actors got the opportunity to play with their muscles and shoot from different weapons in the frame. Godunov played one of the terrorists named Karl.
His excellent physical form after a long dance career allows him to play a skilled and seasoned fighter. At that time, Alexander had already gained some Hollywood experience on two fairly large projects.
At 46, the actor was found dead in his apartment, the cause of death was alcoholism.