Die Hard
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
Cast
- Al Leong
- Alan Rickman
- Alexander Godunov
- Andreas Wisniewski
- Anthony Peck
- Bonnie Bedelia
- Bruce Willis
- Bruno Doyon
- Clarence Gilyard
- Dennis Hayden
- De'voreaux White
- Grand L. Bush
- Hart Bochner
- James Shigeta
- Lorenzo Caccialanza
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Norbert Grupe
- Paul Gleason
- Rebecca Broussard
- Reginald VelJohnson
- Rick Ducommun
- Robert Davi
- Robert Lesser
- Selma Archerd
- Taylor Fry
- Tracy Reiner
- William Atherton