Die Hard 2

**Die Hard 2** is a 1990 action film directed by Renny Harlin, starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia and William Sadler. It was filmed in California, Colorado, Washington and Michigan.

## John's car towed

The opening scene of John getting his car towed was filmed at the arrival concourse of Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado.

## Airport terminal

The interior scenes at the airport terminal, including the bar where John sits at the start of the film, was shot at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.

## Escalon Airport

The scenes set at Escalon Airport were filmed at Mojave Airport in California.

## Hotel

The interior of Colonel Stuart's hotel was shot on stage at the Fox lot.

## Courtroom

The scenes of General Esperanza in the courtroom were filmed in Los Angeles City Hall.

## Northeast Air flight

The scenes on board the Northeast Air flight were shot at the 747 stage at Stage 747 at Universal Studios.

## Church

The exterior of the church building was filmed at the Church of Highlandlake at 16896 Weld County Road 5 in Mead, Colorado.

The interior of the church was constructed on Stage 14 of Fox Studios.

Some of the exteriors were set up on the soundstage at Fox Studios, including the area where John fights the guard hand to hand.

The neighborhood around the church where John and Barnes search the buildings was shot in the neighboring parts of Weld County Road 5.

## Baggage handling

The entrance to the baggage handling area was possibly shot at Los Angeles International, or was set up on stage.

The main baggage handling area was constructed in a warehouse in Downtown LA.

The exit of the baggage area was shot at Stapleton International Airport.

## Car rental stand

The rental stand where John sends a fax to Powell was shot at Los Angeles International Airport.

## Airport police station

The scenes in the police station at the airport were filmed on the soundstage at Fox Studios.

## Esperanza's plane

The interior of Esperanza's plane was built on stage on the Fox lot.

## Powell's office

The scenes in Al Powell's police office were filmed at the Fox Tower (aka Nakotomi Tower) in Century City, adjacent to the Fox Lot on Avenue of the Stars.

## Airport wide shots

The wide shots of the airport show the miniature airport constructed on Stage 16 of Fox Studios.

## Air traffic control tower

The interior of the air traffic control tower, and the adjoining elevator, was constructed and shot on Stage 16 of Fox Studios.

## Annex Skywalk set

A set with a moving walkway was built on Stage 14 or 15 of Fox Studios. It was first seen in a short scene when Sam Coleman questions John McClane about the dead man from baggage handling.

It was then used as the Annex Skywalk where the SWAT team is ambushed and John takes out the terrorists. The area out of the window, where John lowers himself down, was also part of the set.

## Fuji air plane

The interior of the Fuji Air cockpit was filmed on the 747 flight deck set at Stage 747 of Universal Studios.

## Essex air plane

The interior of the Essex Air cockpit was filmed on the 707 set at Stage 747 of Universal Studios.

## Windsor Air plane

The interior of the Windsor Air plane was filmed on the 707 set at Stage 747 of Universal Studios.

## Marvin's office

The boiler room area under the airport where John encounters Marvin was filmed at the Harbor Generating Station in Wilmington, California.

The air vents leading from the area were built on stage.

## Runway plane crash

The shots of John McClane running onto the runway with flaming torches was shot at the Kincheloe Air Force Base in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The shots of the plane crashing were filmed by Industrial Light and Magic using miniatures filmed at Mojave Airport in California.

The scenes in the wreckage of the crash were filmed at Alpena County Airport in Michigan.

## Major Grant arrives

The area where Major Grant's platoon arrives by helicopter was filmed outside Concourse E of Stapleton International Airport.

## Tunnels

The tunnels where John races to the runway were filmed at the Joseph Jensen Water Treatment Plant in Granada Hills, California.

The shaft that John climbs up to get to the runway was built on stage.

## Cargo plane lands

Esperanza's plane lands on the runway at Alpena County Airport.

The closeups of the gunfight after the plane lands was shot on stage at Fox Studios.

## Snowmobile chase

The start of the snowmobile chase was filmed at the frozen lake next to the church on Weld County Road 5 in Mead, Colorado.

The later parts of the chase were filmed at the snowmobile run in Breckenridge, Colorado.

## Driving to hangar

The shots of Major Grant's army truck driving to the hangar were filmed in Mead, Colorado, near the frozen lake.

## Hangar

The scene of the terrorists' 747 in the hangar was shot at a hangar at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington.

## Passenger stampede

The stampede of passengers out of the airport, where John and Carmine attempt to drive through the crowds, was filmed at the entrance of Stapleton International Airport.

## News chopper takes off

The news chopper taking off was filmed at Stapleton International Airport.

## Terrorist plane interior

The interior of the terrorist getaway plane was shot in the 747 flight deck set on Stage 747 at Universal Studios.

## Stopping terrorist plane

The scene of John jumping onto the wing of the plane from the helicopter was filmed on the runway of Grant County International Airport at Moses Lake in Washington.

The shots of John fighting with Major Grant and Colonel Stuart on the wing of the plane was shot on the soundstage at Fox Studios.

The shots of the plane taking off in the snow were potentially filmed elsewhere.

The shots of the plane exploding were filmed by Industrial Light and Magic using miniatures.

## Planes landing

There are some shots of planes landing guided by the flaming tracks.

The shots of the Northeast Air plane landing in the snow were filmed using miniatures.

The final scene of the passengers sliding out of the plane, and John hugging Holly, was filmed at Alpena County Airport in Michigan.