Original: The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia ( reprising her role as Holly McClane ) , William Sadler , Art Evans , William Atherton reprising his role as Richard ( Dick ) Thornberg , Franco Nero , Dennis Franz , Fred Thompson , John Amos , and Reginald VelJohnson who makes a cameo as Sgt. Al Powell who was in the first film .
Simplified: Die Hard 2 ( also called Die Hard 2 : Die Harder ) is an American action movie starring Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , and William Sadler .