Die Hard: Karl (Alexander Godunov)

Comments for death : Die Hard: Karl (Alexander Godunov).

Have you seen Die Hard? Uh, remember when the guy comes back at the end and it's a shock because we thought he was dead, but he wasn't? Do you remember that part?

That was awesome.

(paraphrased)

Anyways, this is your classic "gotcha" moments, executed with precision timing. The good guy gets the girl back, he saves the day, the wronged woman gains her honor by punching out the smarmy dude, and just when you think all is well and the credits are imminent, the bad guy whom you assumed was dead re-emerges for one final act of desperation, only to be shot dead by the guy who hasn't pulled his gun for several years. It's everything in an action movie ending that we've come to expect.

I think this counts as Offscreen Killer, because it has all the hallmarks. And you don't see Al until after the moment, so it's going in, I reckon.

No, I don't think it counts. We don't see Al during Karl actually being shot, but we see him before and after in the same scene, so we know he's there.

Has anyone else ever seen a cut of this movie where McClain shoots karl after he hangs him with the chain? I SWEAR I have seen this at some point

I'm pretty sure that doesn't exist. It would make his re-appearance at the end even more ridiculous. I pretty sure you merged the two incidents together in your mind.

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Offscreen killer is needed.

Anonymous User Wrote:
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> In die hard. Karl cannot possible do all that cos
> 1. he gets beat up and strangled by a chain and
> hit in to a wall.
> 2. the roof of the building where he is blows up.
> and he survies all that a couple more shoots just
> be killed by one shot.
> COOL i still dont think hes dead lol

No I'm pretty sure the chains just knocked him out. He eventually woke up and got out of the way of the brunt of the explosion. He obviously didn't escape it completely since when you see him again one arm is wounded and he's drenched in his own blood.

And yes offscreen killer is needed. It fits the cliche perfectly.

The music used when Karl is shot by Al was an unused portion of "Resolution & Hyperspace" from the soundtrack to "Aliens" by James Horner.