Written by Mr. Mouseburger 12th Aug 2005
Kindly submitted by soapfiction
After John McClane has found his way onto the wing of the moving 747 that the baddies are using to escape, he uses his jacket to jam the flaps on the wing, preventing takeoff. The commandos on board notice this, of course, and dispatch two of their leaders: Major Grant, who the audience thought was on the good side for the majority of the movie, and Colonel Stuart, the man behind the whole terrorist action. General Esporansa, the man piloting the plane, makes something very clear to them: they can't shoot at McClane, because the wing is full of fuel.
Grant, eager to do away with the annoying fly-in-the-ointment, heads out onto the wing, armed with a knife, while Stuart watches from the hatch. Grant sees nothing in the darkness as wind blows in his face.
All of a sudden, McClane jumps out from his hiding place at the base of the wing, tackling Grant to the ground. A nice wrestling match ensues, with Grant finally holding McClane to the ground. He exclaims, "Too bad, McClane! I kinda' liked you!"
McClane continues to wing it!
McClane, pissed as ever, responds with a kick, and throws Grant over him, to the end of the wing, while muffling a noise that sounds an awful lot like "Traitor!" He then responds (clearly): "I got enough friends!" And with a final kick, Grant rolls off the wing, over the engine, and is dangling for his life over the cylinder opening of the engine. Of course, no old man like him can hold on, and he is soon dragged into the engine. McClane, being only human, averts his gaze to the other end of the engine, where what's left of Grant comes spewing out in a nice, gory mass of limbs. The rest of the blood trickles out of the engine.
Grant's horoscope told him to avoid jet engines and New York cops today - if only he had listened
I friggin' love it. Death by hamburgerization. Chopped to bits, then char-broiled to perfection. That, my friends, is havin' it my way.
First off, I couldn't agree more, Ocafi! This is one of my favorite deaths in not just Die Hard, but many movies. And I have seen so many. This one was just- how to say it-SO FUCKING AWESOME!! I loved seeing Grant scream and get sucked in there and chopped into casserole. Anyhow, more deaths like this, and I bet the makers of movies will get enough dough to retire. Now, second of all, I wish to make a suggestion, Mr. Mouseburger. On categories again, Perhaps it would help to add Machinery? After all, I believe that jet engines do indeed count as Machinery, yes? And it WAS jet engines that served up Grant-burgers for a deathly dinner, yes? I thought so. Therefore, I think Machinery needs a place with Dismemberment, Former Friends and One-On-One.
I feel this is "Betrayal" more than "Former Friends", after all, they only just met on that night.
I'm an idiot. If it was "betrayal" then McClane would have to be the one dying, duh. I guess "Former Friends" does fit the best.