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** Glenn Close, Sally Field, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and [[Meryl Streep]] were each considered for Holly McClane. But... [[Bruce Willis]] rejected them because he wanted Bonnie Bedelia to play her since he was a fan of her work.

** The original script called for terrorists to hijack the building, and for a super-hero cop to stop them. McTiernan modified the script to change the bad guys into robbers pretending to be terrorists so that the audience could enjoy their intention of grabbing a load of money. He felt having terrorists as the villains would make the movie less enjoyable and give it a political angle, which he wanted to avoid. McTiernan also changed the hero John McClane into an everyday, flawed man that rises to the occasion in dire circumstances. He felt the audience would identify more with him than with a "super-cop".

 

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