5 Escape Tips for Convicted Die Hard Director John McTiernan
3. Cover Yourself in Mud: Law enforcement officers who happen to be using any sort of heat seeking observation devices will be unable to see McTiernan once he's cooled down after soaking himself in mud. Note: This also works on Predators.
Subscribe to the new Movieline on YouTube
Comments
What, no Medicine Man tree zip-line? Or Rollerball desert escape? (In Complete NightVision!)
The Medicine Man tree zip-line would be a lot more pratical than the fire hose jump. Unfortunately, Medicine Man clips aren't abudant on YouTube. Alas.
How about run on a silent propulsion system to avoid being detected, a la "The Hunt For Red October"?
This is both a good and a bad thing.
Now McTiernan will know what a TV dinner feels like.
That got me to thinking: This is the guy who directed Predator and Die Hard! If anyone knows tricks on how to escape an impossible situation, it’s him.
Who says screen-writers don't matter?
Yeah, but the elevator shaft bomb would then require a paint job and a shitload of screen doors...