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Added by criteriondude (8)
Cover by thepenguin

Added on: 27/10/2002
Latest update: 23/07/2026
User updates processed: 19

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Die Hard (1988) [1666-80]

Country  USA  
Released  16/03/1989
Publisher  CBS/FOX Video
Price  49.98 USD

UPC  086162166662UPC=086162166662
I-S-B-N  (none)
Category  Action
Rating  R

Color  Color
Length  132 min.
Sides  3
Chapters  24
Size  12"
Picture  Letterboxed
Ratio  2.35:1
Plastic  Transparent
Cover  Gatefold
Rot status  Very low probability [?]
  
Manufactured by  * Multiple Sites *

     

     

 Sound Encoding  Digital Tracks  Analog Tracks 
 
 Spoken Language  Subtitles  CC 
English No subtitle  English 

 Mint Marks sample 
Mitsubishi:
A30G00350 C1666 A 06
B30G04233 C1666 B 52
C30F09096 C1666 C 06
D30F1071 ADD M 44

Pioneer USA:
50-347A2-12  06H66032
50-347B2-06  01H60033
50-347C2-03  28H53682
07-400B1-68  30H52589

 Additional Information by dvdxcopygold (8)   07/05/2007 

Jacket wrongly lists the running time as 127 minutes.

The first pressing CBS/Fox(1989) was pressed by Mitsubishi. The copies available after 1992 from Fox Video are pressed by Pioneer USA.

The Mitsubishi pressing did not have chapter encoding or listing printed on its jacket. However I have seen one copy of the Mitsubishi pressing with phantom chapters on Sides 2 and 3.

The Fox Video repressing removed the CBS/Fox related logos and replaced them with Fox Video, and added a chapter listing on the right side of the jacket, pushing the summary further over to left side of the back.

 Additional Information by tpgb12 (13)     31/07/2013 

Some Mitsubishi pressings of this version of Die Hard have chapters. Later versions of this edition of Die Hard say Laserdisc at the bottom instead of Laser Video Disc.

 Additional Information by disclord    03/08/2014 

As is typical with the early widescreen titles, Die Hard has an aspect ratio of around 2.20:1, far short of the correct 2.39:1 ratio of the original prints. In addition, the left and right sides of the frame are not fully unsqueezed - so while the aspect ratio is wrong, all of the 'Scope image is present.

This was considered a stunning disc release at the time, but looking at it now, its color is shifted towards orange and not correctly saturated - the black levels are off too. Sound-wise, its still an excellent sounding disc and the only home video release with the original 2-channel Dolby MP Matrix mix used for the Dolby Stereo theatrical prints - plus the PCM sound is unlimited, unlike the Dolby A or Dolby SR theatrical prints.

 Additional Information by remav (38)   02/04/2020 

My CBS/Fox Labeled Pioneer 50-347A1-65 has no Chapters, while my Fox Video Labeled Mitsubishi C1666 A 15 M do, so you have to check no matter the manufacturer.

 Additional Information by daffodil31le (14)   21/08/2020 

No barcode on my (Pioneer USA) pressing, but the discs both have a British "18" classification sticker.

 Additional Information by drecksoft (38)   31/01/2026 - Last update: 23/07/2026 

This disc seems to exist in a dozen variants.

So far I have found:

  • CBS Fox Logo / Laser Videodisc / Pioneer Pressing without UPC
  • CBS Fox Logo / Laser Videodisc / Pioneer Pressing with UPC
  • Fox Video Logo / LaserDisc / Jacket Printed in U.S.A. / Mitsubishi Pressing with Chapters
  • Fox Video Logo / LaserDisc / Without Jacket Printed in U.S.A. / Mitsubishi Pressing with Chapters

As all 3 of my Mitsubishi pressings, even the very early with "Jacket Printed in U.S.A." on the back, have chapters, I assume there were 2 completely different Mitsubishi runs. The first 1988 release (which I don't have) with CBS Fox logo and no chapters and the later 1992 release with Fox Video logo and chapters. The pioneer pressings are somewhere in between.

The back side is completely different between the CBS Fox logo an Fox Video logo versions.

CBS Fox logo versions always seem to have Laser Videodisc, Fox Video logo always seem to have LaserDisc on the front.
   
 
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