Die Hard 2 (also known by its tagline Die Harder or Die Hard 2: Die Harder) is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. de Souza and Doug Richardson, co-produced by Joel Silver, and starring Bruce Willis as John McClane alongside Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson. The second installment in the Die Hard film series, the film was released on July 4, 1990, in the United States.

As with the first film, the action in Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police and a military commander, none of whom want his assistance.

The film was released to generally positive reviews with critics praising the film's action and tone while criticizing elements of the plot. Die Hard 2 was a major box-office success, grossing $240 million and doubling the earnings of its predecessor and finishing as the year's seventh-highest-grossing film. The film was preceded by Die Hard (1988) and followed by Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).

REAR COVER - Die Hard 2, Special Edition

On a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, a team of terrorists has seized a major international airport and now holds thousands of holiday travelers hostage. The terrorists a renegade band of crack military commandos, have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency except one: John McClane, and off-duty cop who's dealt with their kind before...and with equally explosive results! Bruce Willis is dynamite in this heart-stopping adventure filled with nonstop suspense and pulse pounding action. Fasten your seat belts!

SPECIAL FEATURES - DISC 2

• TV DOCUMENTARY: "THE MAKING OF DIE HARD 2"

• FEATURETTE: "THE MAKING OF DIE HARD 2"

• TRAILERS

• DELETED SCENES

• INTERVIEW WITH RENNY HARLIN

• FEATURETTE: VILLAIN'S PROFILE

• BEHIND THE SCENES STORYBOARD FEATURETTES

• STORYBOARD SEQUENCE

• VISUAL EFFECTS SEQUENCES

• SIDE-BY SIDE COMPARISONS