5 Escape Tips for Convicted Die Hard Director John McTiernan
5. Don't Worry About Roads: If being chased, especially in heavy traffic, don't be afraid to think outside the box and create a route more suitable to current needs. Just try not to aim for too many mimes.
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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...