| Edition |
Widescreen format (2.35:1); [Special edition ; Steelbook]. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages ; illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; dual-layer, NTSC; Dolby digital DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, or Dolby digital surround in English or French. |
| Cast |
Bruce Willis, Alan Ruckman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; editors, Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link ; music, Michael Kamen. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. |
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Based on the novel : Nothing lasts forever / by Roderick Thorp. |
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Container insert includes production notes. |
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Special features(disc 1): Optional feature commentary by John McTiernan and production designer Jackson DeGovia; optional scene commentary by visual effects producer Richard Edlund; optional text commentary by cast and crew; "Branching version" with extended building shutdown scene; DVD-ROM script-to-screen comparison. |
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Special features (disc 2): "The vault" outtakes (7 min.); "Turning off the power" outtake (4 min.); "The newscasts" outtakes (8 min.); "Sophisticated visuals" review by film writer George Turner; "Exaggerated reality" effects review by film writer Adam Eisenberg; "Scene editing workshop" interactive studio; interactive slide show of stills; film script text; original theatrical trailers (6 min.); original tv spots (4 min.); promotional featurette (8 min.). |
| Summary |
A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Terms Of Use |
These DVDs are copy protected. |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Parties -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Hostages -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Terrorists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department -- Drama.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Drama.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Thrillers (Television programs)
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Gordon, Lawrence, 1936-
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Silver, Joel.
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Stuart, Jeb.
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De Souza, Steve.
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McTiernan, John.
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Willis, Bruce, 1955-
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Rickman, Alan.
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Godunov, Alexander, 1949-1995.
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Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-
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Thorp, Roderick.
Nothing lasts forever.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Mark Gordon Company.
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Silver Pictures.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543442226 50 |
| Music No. |
2244222 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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