John McClane meeting Hans Gruber in Die Hard
by Capucine · old hollywood: Die Hard
In Die Hard from 1988, the scene where John McClane meets Hans Gruber really makes the movie come together. Alan Rickman nails that innocent act so effortlessly, and Bruce Willis is standing just inches from the person who's been chasing him all night.
Transcript (en)
I'm a cop from New York. New York? Yeah. Got invited to the Christmas party by mistake. Who knew? Yeah. Better than being caught with your pants down, huh? I'm John McClane. You're, uh... Clay. Bill. Clay. You know how to use a handgun, Bill? I spent a weekend at a combat ranch. You know that game with the guns that shoot red, pink? Probably seems kind of stupid to you. Well... Time for the real thing, Bill. All you gotta do is pull the trigger. Come on Turned rapidly C The 33rd stock Come. So far. Put on the gun. And give me my detonators. Well, well, well. Hans. Put it down now. It's pretty tricky with that accent. You ought to be on fucking TV with that accent. But what do you want with the detonators, Hans? I already used all the explosives. Or did I? I'm going to count to three. Yeah. Like you did with Takagi. Oops. No bullets. You think I'm fucking stupid, Hans? You were saying? Get off me!
