Die Hard 2 (1990)

Film details

Featuring

Bruce Willis Bonnie Bedelia William Atherton
Country

USA
Year

1990
Genres

Crime Thriller
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Die Hard 2 Die Harder Alternative
Die Harder Alternative

Synopsis

McClane and his wife are on an aeroplane which is hijacked by a group of terrorists demanding the release of a foreign dictator who is being transported to the US. Although McClane discovers the plot and tries to warn various officials of the attack nobody will listen to him.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - John McClane
    
    Bruce Willis
  - Holly McClane
    
    Bonnie Bedelia
  - Dick Thornberg
    
    William Atherton
  - Al Powell
    
    Reginald Veljohnson
  - General Ramon Esperanza
    
    Franco Nero
  - Colonel Stuart
    
    William Sadler
  - Captain Grant
    
    John Amos
  - Captain Carmine Lorenzo
    
    Dennis Franz
  - Barnes
    
    Art Evans
  - Trudeau
    
    Fred Dalton Thompson
  - Marvin
    
    Tom Bower
  - Samantha 'Sam' Copeland
    
    Sheila McCarthy
  - Garber
    
    Don Harvey
  - Baker, terrorist
    
    Tony Ganios
  - Thompson, terrorist
    
    Peter Nelson
  - O'Reilly, terrorist
    
    Robert Patrick
  - Sheldon, terrorist
    
    Michael Cunningham
  - Burke, terrorist
    
    John Leguizamo
  - Kahn, terrorist
    
    Tom Verica
  - Oswald Cochrane, terrorist
    
    John Costelloe
  - Miller, terrorist
    
    Curtis Hall, Vondi
  - Shockley, terrorist
    
    Mark Boone Jr
  - Mulkey, terrorist
    
    Ken Baldwin
  - Corporal Telford, Blue Light Team
    
    Pat O'Neal
  - sergeant, Blue Light Team
    
    Ben Lemon
  - 2nd sergeant, Blue Light Team
    
    Jason Ross-Azikiwe
  - soldier, Blue Light Team
    
    Anthony Droz
  - Blue Light Team
    
    Danny Weselis
  - Blue Light Team
    
    Gregg Kovan
  - Blue Light Team
    
    Mcgovern, Don Charles
  - Blue Light Team
    
    Vincent Joseph Mazzella Jr
  - Blue Light Team
    
    Jeff Langton
  - Blue Light Team
    
    Donai, Danial
  - Blue Light team
    
    Cheli, Bob (Rocky)
  - Blue Light team
    
    Dale Jacoby
  - pilot, Northeast plane
    
    Michael Francis Clarke
  - co-pilot, Northeast plane
    
    Steve Pershing
  - navigator, Northeast plane
    
    Tom Everett
  - stewardess, Northeast plane
    
    Sherry Bilsing
  - stewardess, Northeast plane
    
    Karla Tamburrelli
  - older woman, Northeast plane
    
    Jeanne Bates
  - pilot, Windsor plane
    
    Colm Meaney
  - co-pilot, Windsor plane
    
    Steffen Gregory Foster
  - navigator, Windsor plane
    
    James Lancaster
  - stewardess, Windsor plane
    
    Amanda Hillwood
  - stewardess, Windsor plane
    
    Felicity Waterman
  - passenger, Windsor plane
    
    Alan Berger
  - little girl, Windsor plane
    
    Jessica Gardner
  - pilot, foreign military plane
    
    Vance Valencia
  - co-pilot, foreign military plane
    
    Gilbert Garcia
  - young corporal, foreign military plane
    
    Julian Reyes
  - cameraman, WNTW
    
    Richard Domeier
  - soundman, WNTW
    
    David Katz
  - chopper pilot, WNTW
    
    Robert Lipton
  - Victor, WZDC
    
    Robert Steinberg
  - director, WZDC
    
    Paul Abascal
  - producer, WZDC
    
    John Rubinow
  - newscaster, WZDC
    
    Bob Braun
  - newscaster, WZDC
    
    Dominique Jennings
  - newscaster, WZDC
    
    Carol Barbee
  - engineer
    
    Jerry E. Parrott
  - engineer
    
    Robert Sacchi
  - engineer
    
    Edward Gero
  - engineer
    
    Robert J. Bennett
  - engineer
    
    Jim Hudson
  - engineer
    
    Thomas Tofel
  - engineer
    
    Wynn Irwin
  - engineer
    
    Ken Smolka
  - engineer
    
    Martin Lowery
  - engineer
    
    Dick Mcgarvin
  - engineer
    
    Stafford Morgan
  - engineer
    
    Nick Angotti
  - engineer
    
    Tom Finnegan
  - engineer
    
    Bullock, Earl
  - engineer
    
    Rande Scott
  - Vito Lorenzo
    
    Robert Costanzo
  - rent-a-car girl
    
    Lauren Letherer
  - information booth girl
    
    Connie Lillo-Thieman
  - morgue worker
    
    Ed Defusco
  - justice man
    
    Charles Lanyer
  - custodian
    
    Bill Smillie
  - luggage worker
    
    Dwayne Hargray
  - lobby cop
    
    John Cade
  - airport cop
    
    Paul Bollen
  - airport cop
    
    Joseph Roth
  - tow truck driver
    
    David Willis Sr
  - []
    
    William Smillie
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Renny Harlin
  - Production Company
    
    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
  - Production Company
    
    The Gordon Company
  - Production Company
    
    Silver Pictures
  - Executive Producer
    
    Lloyd Levin
  - Executive Producer
    
    Michael Levy
  - Produced by
    
    Lawrence Gordon
  - Produced by
    
    Joel Silver
  - Produced by
    
    Charles Gordon
  - Co-produced by
    
    Steve Perry
  - Line Producer
    
    James Herbert
  - Associate Producer
    
    Suzanne Todd
  - Unit Production Manager (2nd Unit)
    
    Herbert, Jim
  - Production Manager
    
    James Herbert
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Jacqueline George
  - Assistant Co-ordinator
    
    Rachel Jaffe
  - Production Accountant
    
    Cleve Reinhard
  - Production Accountant
    
    Jyllel Syage
  - Assistant Accountant
    
    Kimberly Jase
  - Payroll Accountant
    
    Nancy Wilding
  - Location Manager
    
    Lazzaro, Greg
  - Location Manager
    
    Goldstein, Robbie
  - Production Assistant
    
    Pinckes, Craig
  - Production Assistant
    
    Laura Lee Kasten
  - Production Assistant
    
    Peter Geiger
  - Production Assistant
    
    Gregg Kovan
  - Assistant to Larry Gordon
    
    Kellett Tighe
  - Assistant to Larry Gordon
    
    Mollo, Christopher
  - Assistant to Larry Gordon
    
    Sam Shapiro
  - Assistant to Renny Harlin
    
    Patty Davis
  - Assistant to Renny Harlin
    
    Julie Pye
  - Assistant to Bruce Willis
    
    Clare Leavenworth
  - Assistant to Bruce Willis
    
    Todd Pflug
  - Assistant to Joel Silver
    
    Jennifer Todd
  - Assistant to Chuck Gordon
    
    Julie Silverman
  - Assistant to Steve Perry
    
    Cogswell, Lisa Voilé
  - Production Office Assistant
    
    Elizabeth Singer
  - Production Office Assistant
    
    Ray Yeater
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    Charles Picerni
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Terry Miller
  - Assistant Director (2nd)
    
    Michael Alan Kahn
  - Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)
    
    Todd Grodnick
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st)
    
    Michael Alan Kahn
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Annette Haywood-Carter
  - Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
    
    Susana Preston
  - Casting by
    
    Jackie Burch
  - Casting (Associate)
    
    Ferne Cassel
  - Casting (Extras)
    
    Jim Green
  - Casting (Extras)
    
    Carl Joy
  - Casting (Extras)
    
    Central Casting
  - Screenplay by
    
    de Souza, Steven E.
  - Screenplay by
    
    Doug Richardson
  - Based upon the novel '58 Minutes' by
    
    Walter Wager
  - [Based on] Certain original charactrs by
    
    Roderick Thorp
  - Director of Photography
    
    Oliver Wood
  - 2nd Unit Director of Photography
    
    Frank Holgate
  - Camera Operator
    
    Bill Roe
  - Camera Operator (B Panaglide)
    
    St. John, Steve
  - Camera Operator (C)
    
    Michael Gershman
  - Camera Operator (2nd Unit A)
    
    Moshe Levin
  - Camera Operator (2nd Unit B)
    
    Lundsgaard, Gregory
  - 1st Assistant Camera
    
    Nishino, Kenneth Kenny
  - 1st Assistant B Camera
    
    Mike Thomas
  - 1st Assistant C Camera
    
    Alper, Matthew
  - 2nd Assistant Camera
    
    Dennis Seawright
  - 2nd Assistant B Camera
    
    Connor Jr, John T.
  - 2nd Assistant C Camera
    
    Brad Peterman
  - Chief Lighting Technician
    
    Blair, Jim
  - Rigging Gaffer
    
    Frank Tobin
  - Best Boy
    
    James Crawford
  - Driver/Tech/Musco Light
    
    Ron Kunecke
  - Driver/Tech/Musco Light
    
    Roger Spurgeon
  - Key Grip
    
    Bob Munoz
  - Best Boy Grips
    
    Travers, Michael T.
  - Best Boy Grips
    
    Holechek, Brian Joe
  - Dolly Grip
    
    Donald L. Hartley
  - Video Co-ordinator
    
    Theresa Wachter
  - Video Assist Operator
    
    Bradford S. Ralston
  - Video Playback Operator
    
    David Katz
  - Still Photographer
    
    John Shannon
  - Visual Effects Co-ordinator
    
    Okun, Jeffrey
  - Visual Effects
    
    Industrial Light & Magic
  - ILM (Supervisor of Visual Effects)
    
    Michael J. McAlister
  - ILM (Visual Effects Producer)
    
    Chrissie England
  - ILM (Associate Effects Producer)
    
    Edward Hirsh
  - ILM (Vis Effs Director of Photography)
    
    Kim Marks
  - ILM (Visual Effects Art Director)
    
    Paul Huston
  - ILM (Special Effects Co-ordinator)
    
    John McLeod
  - ILM (Effects Rigger)
    
    Heron, Dave
  - ILM (Gaffer)
    
    Bob Finley Ii
  - ILM (Key Grip)
    
    Dick Dova
  - ILM (Optical Photography Supervisor)
    
    Stuart Robertson
  - ILM (Matte Artist)
    
    Useugi, Yusei
  - ILM (Matte Camera Supervisor)
    
    Bruce Walters
  - ILM (Visual Effects Editor)
    
    Edgar Burcksen
  - ILM (Production Co-ordinator)
    
    Anna Becker
  - ILM (Production Co-ordinator)
    
    David James
  - ILM (Visual Effects Co-ordinator)
    
    Jennifer Knoll
  - ILM (Visual Effects Co-ordinator)
    
    Amy Moore
  - ILM (Executive i/C of Production)
    
    Jim Morris
  - ILM (Executive i/C of Post-production)
    
    Jones, Ed L.
  - ILM (General Manager ILM)
    
    Scott Ross
  - ILM (Visual Effects Camera Operator)
    
    Pat Sweeney
  - ILM (Visual Effects Camera Operator)
    
    Selwyn Eddy Iii
  - ILM (Visual Effects Camera Operator)
    
    Myers, Patrick T.
  - ILM (Visual Effects Camera Assistant)
    
    John Gazdik
  - ILM (Visual Effects Camera Assistant)
    
    Mark Gutterud
  - ILM (Effects Best Boy)
    
    F.X. Crowley
  - ILM (Effects Best Boy)
    
    Larry Hunter
  - ILM (Effects Best Boy)
    
    Tom Mertz
  - ILM (Effects Best Boy)
    
    Michael Olague
  - ILM (Effects Best Boy)
    
    Van Perre, I.J.
  - ILM (Transportation Captain)
    
    Steve Collins
  - ILM (Supervising Model Maker)
    
    Charlie Bailey
  - ILM (Supervising Model Maker)
    
    Jeff Olson
  - ILM (Model Maker)
    
    Ira Keeler
  - ILM (Model Maker)
    
    Brian Gernand
  - ILM (Model Maker)
    
    John Goodson
  - ILM (Model Maker)
    
    Tony Sommers
  - ILM (Model Maker)
    
    Jon Foreman
  - ILM (Assistant Editor)
    
    Nancy Jencks
  - ILM (Optical Camera Operator)
    
    Smith, Tom
  - ILM (Optical Camera Operator)
    
    Keith Johnson
  - ILM (Optical Line-up)
    
    Karpman, Dave
  - ILM (Optical Line-up)
    
    Tom Rosseter
  - ILM (Rotoscoper)
    
    Joanne Hafner
  - ILM (Rotoscoper)
    
    Molatore, Terry
  - ILM (Optical Processing)
    
    John Whisnant
  - ILM (Computer Graphics)
    
    Ford, Sandra R.
  - ILM (Computer Graphics)
    
    Les Dittert
  - Additional Visual Effs Seqs Produced at
    
    Inc. Apogee
  - Apogee (Visual Effects Supervisor)
    
    Peter Donen
  - Process Compositing by
    
    Hansard
  - Special Effects Co-ordinator
    
    Disarro, Al
  - Special Effects
    
    William Aldridge
  - Special Effects
    
    Meinardus, Michael
  - Special Effects
    
    Jan Aaris
  - Special Effects
    
    Disarro, Mark
  - Special Effects
    
    Deunger, Larry J.
  - Special Effects
    
    Steven Kissick
  - Special Effects
    
    Michael Pedretti
  - Special Effects
    
    Robles, John Bruce
  - Special Effects
    
    Michael A. Tice
  - Special Effects
    
    Joe Ramsey
  - Special Effects
    
    Paul Stewart
  - Special Effects
    
    Rick Thompson
  - Special Effects
    
    Patrick R. Gordon
  - Special Effects
    
    Mike Sasgen
  - Special Effects
    
    Hans Van Wyk
  - Special Effects
    
    Mike Nichols
  - Special Effects
    
    Lea, Richard M.
  - Special Effects
    
    Cy Guerrier
  - Special Effects
    
    James Camomile
  - Special Effects
    
    Sam Price
  - Special Effects
    
    Chris Adams
  - Special Effects
    
    Thompson, Scott M.
  - Special Effects
    
    Bierend, Gary Douglas
  - Special Effects
    
    Jim Guarrera
  - Special Effects
    
    Timothy 'T.C' Capps
  - Special Effects
    
    Andrew Sebok
  - Special Effects
    
    Damon Allison
  - Graphic Artist
    
    Hinkle, Jimmy Jay
  - Supervising Editor
    
    Stuart Baird
  - Film Editor
    
    Stuart Baird
  - Film Editor
    
    Robert A. Ferretti
  - Assistant Editor to Stuart Baird
    
    Meshover, Bill
  - 1st Assistant Editor
    
    Kevin Stitt
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Wagner, Paul
  - Assistant Editor
    
    David Mann
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Wade Bartlett
  - Production Designer
    
    John Vallone
  - Art Director
    
    Christiaan Wagener
  - Art Co-ordinator
    
    Leslie Klinger
  - Assistant Art Director
    
    Bruce Crone
  - Assistant Art Director
    
    Gayle Simon
  - Set Designer
    
    Orbom, Eric
  - Set Designer
    
    Thornton, Sally
  - Set Designer
    
    Nick Navarro
  - Set Designer
    
    Paul Mckenzie
  - Set Designer
    
    Carol Bentley
  - Set Decorator
    
    Robert Gould
  - Set Dresser
    
    Catherine Wilshire
  - Set Dressing Buyer
    
    Etta Leff
  - Property Master
    
    Papac, Mike
  - Assistant Property Master
    
    Edmund Villa
  - Assistant Props
    
    Oscar Flores
  - Assistant Props
    
    F. Tropea Nifong
  - Construction Co-ordinator
    
    Joseph C. Fama
  - Standby Painter
    
    Hinkle, John D.
  - Costume Designer
    
    Vance-straker, Marilyn
  - Assistant to Costume Designer
    
    Jacki Arthur
  - Tailor
    
    Jaime Herrera
  - Women's Costume Supervisor
    
    Barbara Siebert Bolticoff
  - Men's Costume Supervisor
    
    Barry Delaney
  - Key Costumer for Mr Willis
    
    Charles Mercuri
  - Costumer
    
    Voght, Michael
  - Costumer
    
    Victoria Snow
  - Costumer
    
    Frank Perry Rose
  - Make-up Supervisor
    
    Eddo, Scott H.
  - Make-up Artist
    
    Kail, James R.
  - Special Make-up Effects Created by
    
    Burman, Thomas R.
  - Special Make-up Effects Created by
    
    Bari Dreiband-Burman
  - Hair Styling Supervisor
    
    Paul Abascal
  - Hair Stylist to Mr Willis
    
    Josée Normand
  - Titles and Opticals by
    
    Pacific Title
  - Colour Timer
    
    David Orr
  - Music by
    
    Michael Kamen
  - Children's Choir
    
    The Carol Lombard Kids Choir
  - Orchestra Conducted by
    
    Michael Kamen
  - Orchestrations by
    
    Michael Kamen
  - Orchestrations by
    
    Beardman, Chris
  - Orchestrations by
    
    William Ross
  - Orchestrations by
    
    Don Davis
  - Orchestrations by
    
    Phil Giffen
  - Orchestrations by
    
    Mark Koval
  - Orchestrations by
    
    Ron Gorow
  - Supervising Music Editor
    
    Brooks, Christopher S.
  - Music Editing
    
    Segue Music
  - Assistant Music Editor
    
    James J. George
  - Scoring Mixer
    
    Armin Steiner
  - Scoring Crew
    
    Terry Brown
  - Scoring Crew
    
    Chuck Garsha
  - Scoring Crew
    
    John Bruno
  - [Music] Re-mixed by
    
    Mclaughlin, Stephen P.
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Tim Cooney
  - Recordist
    
    Robert Renga
  - Sound Assistant
    
    Tim Gomillion
  - Machine Operator
    
    Chris Connelly
  - Boom Operator
    
    Todd Bassman
  - Cable Operator
    
    Michael Georgiades
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Sergio Reyes
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Kevin F. Cleary
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Richard Overton
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Gary Rogers
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Michael Jiron
  - Engineer
    
    Ken Stone
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Henderson, Robert G.
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Alan Robert Murray
  - Sound Editor
    
    Bub Asman
  - Sound Editor
    
    David M. Horton
  - Sound Editor
    
    Walter Newman
  - Sound Editor
    
    Cook Mcgowen, Victoria
  - Sound Editor
    
    Jayme Parker
  - Sound Editor
    
    Bruce Lacey
  - Assistant Sound Editor
    
    Brooke Henderson Ward
  - Assistant Sound Editor
    
    Martin, Darrin Val
  - Assistant Sound Editor
    
    Joseph Mosca
  - Assistant Sound Editor
    
    John Morrisey
  - Negative Cutter
    
    Gary Burritt
  - ADR (Directress)
    
    Hocson, Carmen
  - ADR (Voices)
    
    Mickie Mcgowan
  - ADR Recordist
    
    Rick Canelli
  - ADR Recordist
    
    Kurt Carpenter
  - ADR Mixer
    
    Charleen Richards
  - ADR Mixer
    
    Brock, Brad
  - ADR Mixer
    
    Bob Baron
  - Supervising ADR Editor
    
    Simcik, James
  - Supervising ADR Editor
    
    William Carruth
  - ADR Editor
    
    Denise Horta
  - ADR Editor
    
    Shelley Rae Hinton
  - ADR Editor
    
    Ronald Sinclair
  - ADR Editor
    
    Petra Bach
  - ADR (Assistant Editor)
    
    Catherine Calleson
  - Foley Artist
    
    Roesch, John B.
  - Foley Artist
    
    Ellen Heuer
  - [Foley] Recordist
    
    Carolyn Tapp
  - Foley Mixed by
    
    Greg Orloff
  - Foley Editor
    
    Schwalbe Bouisseau, Solange
  - Foley Editor
    
    Christopher Flick
  - Foley Editor
    
    Butch Wolf
  - Foley Editor
    
    Sandlin, Edward
  - Foley by
    
    Taj Soundworks
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Charles Picerni
  - Stunts by
    
    Antiko, Peter
  - Stunts by
    
    Bates, Kenny
  - Stunts by
    
    Christine Baur
  - Stunts by
    
    P. Randall Bowers
  - Stunts by
    
    Janet Brady
  - Stunts by
    
    Nick Brett
  - Stunts by
    
    Troy Brown
  - Stunts by
    
    Bryson, Eric C.
  - Stunts by
    
    Burton Jr, William
  - Stunts by
    
    Steve Chambers
  - Stunts by
    
    Gilbert B. Combs
  - Stunts by
    
    Monty Cox
  - Stunts by
    
    Dashnaw, Jeff
  - Stunts by
    
    Davison, Tim A.
  - Stunts by
    
    Leon Delaney
  - Stunts by
    
    Justin Derosa
  - Stunts by
    
    Eddie Donno
  - Stunts by
    
    Sparky Edmonston
  - Stunts by
    
    Kenny Endoso
  - Stunts by
    
    Eppers, Gary
  - Stunts by
    
    Donna Evans
  - Stunts by
    
    Jeff Evans
  - Stunts by
    
    Graves, David M.
  - Stunts by
    
    Randy Hall
  - Stunts by
    
    Halty, Jim
  - Stunts by
    
    Marguerite Happy
  - Stunts by
    
    Frank T. Hines
  - Stunts by
    
    Keii Johnston
  - Stunts by
    
    Laura Lee Kasten
  - Stunts by
    
    Gene Lebell
  - Stunts by
    
    Jack Lietzke
  - Stunts by
    
    Frank Lloyd
  - Stunts by
    
    Billy D. Lucas
  - Stunts by
    
    Maas, Gary L.
  - Stunts by
    
    Marasco, Michael V.
  - Stunts by
    
    Zoe Mauries
  - Stunts by
    
    Mcgee, Dwyane
  - Stunts by
    
    Bennie Moore
  - Stunts by
    
    Bob Orrison
  - Stunts by
    
    Victor Paul
  - Stunts by
    
    Charles Picerni
  - Stunts by
    
    Picerni Jr, Chuck
  - Stunts by
    
    Paul Picerni
  - Stunts by
    
    Steve Picerni
  - Stunts by
    
    Danny Rogers
  - Stunts by
    
    Debbie Shively
  - Stunts by
    
    Tierre Turner
  - Stunts by
    
    Louis Viscolosi
  - Stunts by
    
    Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon
  - Stunts by
    
    Scott Wilder
  - Stand-in - Bruce Willis
    
    Randy Bowers
  - Dolby Stereo Consultant
    
    Greenfield, Doug
  - Special Forces Adviser
    
    Gary Goldman
  - Technical Adviser
    
    Parrott, Jerry
  - Projectionist
    
    Judi Dolan
  - First Aid
    
    Jim Porter
  - Transportation Co-ordinator
    
    Lietzke, 'Captain' Jack
  - Transportation Captain
    
    Alan Falco
  - Transportation Captain
    
    Wilson, Frederick 'Skip'
  - Transportation Captain
    
    Paul Klyder
  - Transportation Captain
    
    John Woodward
  - Driver
    
    Dave Wright
  - Driver
    
    Joseph William Lomax
  - Driver
    
    Michael K. Wacker
  - Driver
    
    Sparky Edmonston
  - Driver
    
    Harold Frank Reinhard
  - Caterer
    
    Tony's Food Service
  - Caterer
    
    Tony Kerum
  - Craft Service
    
    Rick Chavez
  - Knives Designed and Created by
    
    Jack W. Crain
  - Aerial Co-ordinator (2nd Unit)
    
    Tamburro, Michael
  - Pilot
    
    Fred Lester Austin
  - Pilot
    
    Fleming, Cliff
  - Pilot
    
    Gavin, James W.
  - Pilot
    
    Frank T. Hines
  - Pilot
    
    Steve Hinton
  - Pilot
    
    Kevin Kelly
  - Pilot
    
    Tamburro, Michael
  - Pilot
    
    Karl Wickman
  - Unit Publicist
    
    Marcy Bolotin