At the same time, Gruber detonated the roof and destroyed one of the FBI helicopters in the process.McClane precariously dangled over the face of the skyscraper, then shot out the large pane of glass in front of him, swung himself into another floor, and untied himself before being dragged and reeled out the window to his death.He is promised by Frazier that when he is discharged after taking the rap, he will be paid $100,000 from the crooked heist he two had pulled.Two later films were directly and strongly influenced byBlow-Up: Francis Ford Coppola""sThe Conversation (1974)and Brian De Palma""sBlow Out (1981), but both substituted the photographic aspect with the heme of sound.In voice-over, he spoke as the medical operation commenced and he lost consciousness: "What is it that makes us human? It""s not something you can program.However, after Hunt described Cobalt""s facial features, he was identified as a Swedish-born Russian nuclear endgame strategist and fired professor of physics at Stockholm University named Kurt Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist).