New York City cop John McClane is visiting his distanced spouse (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a party in the central command of the Japanese-claimed business she works for. In any case, the celebrations are hindered by a group of terrorists who grab control over the restrictive skyscraper, and everybody in it. Very soon McClane understands that there’s nobody to save the prisoners – – except him.
Die Hard
R
Duration: 2h 12m
Release Date: July 28,1988 (USA)
Genres: Action, Thriller
Director: John McTiernan
IMDb: 8.2
Box Office Collection
Budget: $28,000,000 (estimated)
Gross USA: $83,844,093
Opening weekend USA $601,851 Jul 17, 1988
Gross worldwide: $141,603,197
Awards
| Awards of the Japanese Academy 1990 |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 1990 |
| Best Foreign Language Film John McTiernan |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 1989 |
| Michael Kamen |
| Hochi Film Awards 1989 |
| Best Foreign Language Film John McTiernan |
| Kinema Junpo Awards 1990 |
| Best Foreign Language Film John McTiernan |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 1989 |
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects Richard Shorr |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA 2017 |
| National Film Preservation Board |
| Online Film & Television Association 2019 |
| Motion Picture |
Casts
| Bruce Willis | John McClane |
| Alan Rickman | Hans Gruber |
| Bonnie Bedelia | Holly Gennaro McClane |
| Reginald VelJohnson | Sgt. Al Powell |
| Paul Gleason | Dwayne T. Robinson |
| De’voreaux White | Argyle |
| William Atherton | Thornburg |
| Hart Bochner | Ellis |
| James Shigeta | Takagi |
| Alexander Godunov | Karl |
Writing Credits
| Roderick Thorp | (based on the novel by) |
| Jeb Stuart | (screenplay by) |
| Steven E. de Souza | (screenplay by) |
