Hans Gruber's look of absolute, pure terror as he falls from the Nakatomi building is a genuine reaction from the actor.

Film/Series: Die Hard

Category: Trivia Fact

Timestamp: 02:04:30

Director John McTiernan needed Alan Rickman's reaction to look perfectly authentic. To achieve this, he instructed the stunt crew holding Rickman (suspended 20 feet above an airbag) to drop him on the count of "one" instead of the agreed-upon "three." The sheer shock, panic, and betrayal visible on Rickman's face as he suddenly free-falls is completely real.

Hans Gruber's look of absolute, pure terror as he falls from the Nakatomi building is a genuine reaction from the actor. in Die Hard

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