Die Hard
Directed By
John McTiernan
Screenplay By
Steven E. de Souza , Jeb Stuart
Cast
Bruce Willis , Alan Rickman , Bonnie Bedelia , Alexander Godunov , Paul Gleason
Produced By
Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver
Cinematography By
Jan de Bont
Film Editing By
John F. Link, Frank J. Urioste
Music By
Michael Kamen
Studio
Silver Pictures, Gordon Company
Distributed By
20th Century Fox
Franchise
Die Hard Franchise
Country
United States
Language
English
Release Date
July 15, 1988
Runtime
132 Minutes
Rating
R
Budget
$28,000,000
Gross
$140,700,000
Based on
Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp
Overview [ ]
In an attempt to reconcile with his estranged wife and children, NYPD Police Lieutenant John McClane has come to Los Angeles to attend her company, the Nakatomi Corporation's Christmas Eve party. Unfortunately, a group of terrorists intend to make a political statement by seizing control of the Nakatomi Tower and its executives as hostages. And only John McClane can stop them.
Plot [ ]
Cast [ ]
Bruce Willis as John McClane
Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov as Karl
Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro-McClane
Reginald VelJohnson as Sgt. Al Powell
Paul Gleason as Dwayne T. Robinson
De'voreaux White as Argyle
William Atherton as Richard Thornburg
Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis
James Shigeta as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Bruno Doyon as Franco
Andreas Wisniewski as Tony
Clarence Gilyard as Theo
Joey Plewa as Alexander
Lorenzo Caccialanza as Marco
Gerard Bonn as Kristoff
Dennis Hayden as Eddie
Al Leong as Uli
Gary Roberts as Heinrich
Hans Buhringer as Fritz
Wilhelm von Homburg as James
Robert Davi as Agent Big Johnson
Grand L. Bush as Agent Little Johnson
Rebecca Broussard as Hostage
Kym Malin as Hostage
Production [ ]
Reception [ ]
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Trailer [ ]
"Die Hard (1988)" Theatrical Trailer 1