The holiday season is upon us, which means it’s the perfect time to revisit the iconic film, *Die Hard*. Despite being a celebrated holiday classic, the movie isn’t without its flaws, and fans who have watched it repeatedly have begun to notice some mistakes.
A sharp-eyed Reddit user recently pointed out an easy-to-miss mistake, even for the most dedicated fans. This error is connected to the memorable scene involving a showdown between Bruce Willis’ character, John McClane, and Alexander Godunov’s character, Karl.
In a typical 80s action fashion, the confrontation ends with McClane strangling Karl with a metal chain, leaving him seemingly dead.
However, as anyone who has watched the film knows, Karl isn’t quite finished. He makes a surprise return to attack McClane before ultimately being shot and killed. The Reddit community pointed out that, in one frame, Karl appears to “come back to life.”
The Reddit user explained, “I watched Die Hard for the first time tonight. You can see Karl standing in the background after John just strangled him with the chains. I assume he strangled the stunt double. GREAT Christmas movie by the way!”
Initially, Karl is shown tied and hanging from the chains, but in the next scene, as McClane retrieves his gun, Karl is inexplicably seen standing on the stairs in the background. Some fans have speculated that it might actually be a dummy or mannequin mistakenly placed in the shot.
One person humorously commented, “That’s not Karl. That’s the ghost of a worker who died in the building.” Another added, “Nah man it’s a Bly manor situation, that’s his ghost hes guna haunt the tower forever now.”
This led to further discussions about additional small mistakes in the film. Another notable error involves the character Tony Vreski, played by Andreas Wisniewski, who appears to blink after being found dead in an elevator by Hans Gruber. As Gruber adjusts Tony’s head, Wisniewski’s eyes briefly flutter—a behavior not typical of a corpse.
It seems that even the greatest films aren’t immune to small oversights.