Die Hard 1988

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 131 min

genre: action

theme: police

director: John McTiernan

Score: 8 / 10

Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. It stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia, with Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, and Hart Bochner in supporting roles. Die Hard follows a New York City police detective, John McClane (Willis), who becomes entangled in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife during a Christmas Eve party.

Plot

On Christmas Eve, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, at a party held by her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation. He is driven to Nakatomi Plaza by a limo driver, Argyle, who offers to wait for McClane in the garage. While McClane washes himself, the tower is seized by the German radical Hans Gruber and his heavily armed team, including Karl and Theo. Everyone in the tower is taken hostage except for McClane, who slips away, and Argyle, who remains oblivious to events.

Awards

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Cast

More details

author	Jeb Stuart Roderick Thorp Steven E. de Souza
award	Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
contentLocation	Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Nakatomi Plaza
director	John McTiernan
editor	Frank J. Urioste John F. Link
events	armed robbery hostage taking Los Angeles Police Department terrorism
genre	action thriller
keywords	al powell bearer bond bearer bonds break build c-4 cb radio christmas eve citizens band radio elevator shaft estranged wife federal bureau of investigation hans gruber injured john mcclane kill knock out new york city new york city police department news report nothing parking garage police department swat swat team
musicBy	Michael Kamen
nomination	Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
producer	Joel Silver Lawrence Gordon
publisher	20th Century Fox
recordedAt	Fox Plaza Los Angeles
theme	police terrorism