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Die Hard

7.8

Released July 15, 1988Runtime 2h 12min

Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it.

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Gordon Company

Silver Pictures

20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $28,000,000
Revenue: $140,767,956
Profit/Loss: $112,767,956

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Bruce WillisJohn McClane

Alan RickmanHans Gruber

Alexander GodunovKarl

Bonnie BedeliaHolly Gennaro McClane

Reginald VelJohnsonAl Powell

Paul GleasonDwayne Robinson

De'voreaux WhiteArgyle

William AthertonRichard Thornburg

Hart BochnerHarry Ellis

James ShigetaJoseph Yoshinobu Takagi

Bruno DoyonFranco

Andreas WisniewskiTony

Clarence Gilyard Jr.Theo

Joey PlewaAlexander

Lorenzo CaccialanzaMarco

Dennis HaydenEddie

Al LeongUli

Gary RobertsHeinrich

Hans BuhringerFritz

Wilhelm von HomburgJames

Robert DaviBig Johnson

Grand L. BushLittle Johnson

Bill MarcusCity Engineer

Rick DucommunWalt

Matt LandersCaptain Mitchell

Carmine ZozzoraRivers

Dustyn TaylorGinny

George ChristyDr. Hasseldorf

Anthony PeckYoung Cop

Cheryl BakerWoman

Richard ParkerMan

David UrsinHarvey Johnson

Mary Ellen TrainorGail Wallens

Harri JamesPolice Supervisor

Shelley PogodaDispatcher

Selma ArcherdHostage

Scot BennettHostage

Rebecca BroussardHostage

Kate FinlaysonHostage

Shanna HigginsHostage

Kym MalinHostage

Taylor FryLucy McClane

Noah LandJohn McClane Jr.

Betty CarvalhoPaulina

Kip WaldoConvenience Store Clerk

Mark GoldsteinStation Manager

Tracy ReinerThornburg's Assistant

Rick CicettiGuard

Fred LernerGuard

Bill MargolinProducer

Bob JenningsCameraman

Bruce P. SchultzCameraman

David KatzSoundman

Robert LesserBusinessman

Stella HallStewardess

Terri Lynn DossGirl at Airport

Jon E. GreeneBoy at Airport

P. Randall BowersKissing Man

Michele LaybournGirl in Window

Charlie PicerniDwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)

Conrad HurttSWAT (uncredited)

Terry RaySWAT (uncredited)

Eric KayFireman (uncredited)

Gérard BonnKristoff

Mark WinnPolice Detective (uncredited)

Crew

John McTiernanDirector

Marion TumenScript Supervisor

Benjamin RosenbergFirst Assistant Director

Terry MillerSecond Assistant Director

Michael Alan KahnSecond Second Assistant Director

Beau MarksSecond Unit Director

Roderick ThorpNovel

Jeb StuartScreenplay

Steven E. de SouzaScreenplay

Charles GordonExecutive Producer

Joel SilverProducer

Beau MarksProducer

Lawrence GordonProducer

Jackie BurchCasting

Ken H. RosenLocation Manager

Joel MarxLocation Manager

Ferne CasselCasting Associate

Lloyd LevinAssociate Producer

Beau MarksUnit Production Manager

Beau MarksAssociate Producer

Riley Kathryn EllisProduction Executive

Maryjane ZelicskovicsProduction Accountant

Antoinette SimmrinAssistant Location Manager

Dana Lynne TaylorProduction Coordinator

Elizabeth GallowayProduction Coordinator

Kellett TigheProducer's Assistant

Shari SchneiderProducer's Assistant

Susan Joy BeallorProducer's Assistant

Ladd Rosenberg-VanceProducer's Assistant

Annie SaundersExecutive Producer's Assistant

Carl JoyExtras Casting

K. Lenna KatichProduction Accountant

Alison HarstedtAssistant Accountant

Jyllel Syage DickermanAssistant Accountant

Brook AltmanProduction Assistant

Kari Ann MessinaProduction Assistant

Lisa MillerProduction Assistant

Frank ReinhardProduction Assistant

Phil RobinsonProduction Assistant

Jan de BontDirector of Photography

Philip LeonardSet Decoration

Frank J. UriosteEditor

John F. LinkEditor

Jackson De GoviaProduction Design

John R. JensenArt Direction

Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer

Janet BradyStunts

Robin HarlanFoley

Bruce J. GfellerConstruction Coordinator

David W. GrayDolby Consultant

Brent BoatesVisual Effects Art Director

Michael ScottCamera Operator

Vanessa Theme AmentFoley

David E. StoneSound Effects Editor

Scott H. EddoMakeup Department Head

Craig EdgarAssistant Art Director

William J. Durrell Jr.Assistant Art Director

Hank SalernoADR & Dubbing

Catherine ShorrSound Effects Editor

Charlie PicerniStunt Coordinator

Myra HillTransportation Coordinator

Wes DawnMakeup Artist

Michael VoghtSet Costumer

Virgil MiranoStill Photographer

Barry DelaneyCostume Supervisor

Josée NormandHairstylist

M. Todd HenryCamera Operator

Ed AyerGaffer

Stanley R. WebberPicture Car Coordinator

E.C. ChenSet Designer

Al Di SarroSpecial Effects Coordinator

Dennis MichelsonVisual Effects Editor

Roland E. Hill Jr.Set Designer

Richard EdlundVisual Effects Producer

Richard OvertonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael FerrisCamera Operator

Don J. BassmanSound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara Seibert BolticoffSet Costumer

Paul AbascalHairstylist

James NordbergTransportation Captain

Jim KailMakeup Artist

Kevin F. ClearySound Re-Recording Mixer

Kenny EndosoStunts

Matthew YuricichVisual Effects

Dick ZikerStunts

Glenn R. WilderStunts

George P. WilburStunts

Brian ChristensenStunts

Kurt BryantStunts

Jophery C. BrownStunts

Jeff RosenDialogue Editor

Robert RengaSound Recordist

Craig HeathSound Recordist

Tommy TomlinsonProperty Master

Cindy MartyDialogue Editor

Christopher BrooksSupervising Music Editor

Steve NelsonSet Dresser

Gilbert B. CombsStunts

Stephen McLaughlinMusic Producer

Kerrie CullenStunts

Julius LeFloreStunts

Marilyn VanceCostume Designer

Al Overton Jr.Sound Mixer

Dennis JonesBoom Operator

Todd OvertonCableman

Mike BlazeAssistant Property Master

Scott H. EddoMakeup Supervisor

Michael FranzBest Boy Electric

Blaise DahlquistBest Boy Electric

Brink BrydonElectrician

Steven C. HodgeElectrician

Doug YonkerElectrician

Bill DeckerKey Grip

Bernie SchwartzBest Boy Grip

John DonnellyBest Boy Grip

Glenn 'Bear' DavisDolly Grip

Brian HolechekGrip

Matthew NelsonGrip

Jim RankinGrip

Clinton PalmerCamera Operator

Stefanie WisemanFirst Assistant Camera

Michael Van HimbergenVFX Production Coordinator

William NeilVFX Director of Photography

Maura AlvarezAnimation Production Assistant

Meg FreemanAnimation Production Assistant

Lisa KrepelaAnimation Production Assistant

Robert EysleeChief Lighting Technician

Patrick Van AukenKey Grip

Steve CallasConstruction Foreman

Bill Fannon Jr.Leadman

John L. JensenProduction Illustrator

Deborah D. JohnsonActor's Assistant

Clare LeavenworthActor's Assistant

Anthony KerumCatering

Rick ChavezCraft Service

Peter SorelStill Photographer

Robert IsenbergStill Photographer

Michael KamenConductor

Derek BrechinAssistant Editor

Gregory M. GerlichAssistant Editor

Bryan H. CarrollAssistant Editor

Stephen Hunter FlickSound Effects

Richard ShorrSound Effects

Destiny BordenAssistant Sound Editor

Oscar MittAssistant Sound Editor

George H. AndersonSupervising Dialogue Editor

Kevin BarliaAssistant Dialogue Editor

Hank SalernoSupervising ADR Editor

James SimcikADR Editor

Ronald SinclairADR Editor

Bill VoigtlanderADR Editor

Ron BartlettFoley Editor

Rick MitchellFoley Editor

Lee TinkhamFoley Mixer

Armin SteinerScoring Mixer

Walt BorchersScore Engineer

Terry BrownScore Engineer

Chuck GarshaScore Engineer

Kevin E. CarpenterADR Mixer

Dennis RogersADR Recordist

Bob HagansColor Timer

Dale E. GrahnColor Timer

Gary BurrittNegative Cutter

Richard BorisSet Dresser

Mike BrunerSet Dresser

Gus FeederleSet Dresser

Efrain GonzalezSet Dresser

Kirk B. JonesSet Dresser

Don KaedingSet Dresser

James CamomileSpecial Effects Assistant

Bruno Van ZeebroeckSpecial Effects Assistant

Andrew SebokSpecial Effects Assistant

Jay BartusSpecial Effects Assistant

Richard L. ThompsonSpecial Effects Assistant

Dennis DionSpecial Effects Assistant

Larry DeUngerSpecial Effects Assistant

Darrell PritchettSpecial Effects Assistant

Joe D. RamseySpecial Effects Assistant

Jay M. HirschSpecial Effects Assistant

Steve SuitsSpecial Effects Assistant

Richard ZarroSpecial Effects Assistant

Hal BiggerSpecial Effects Assistant

Michael A. TiceSpecial Effects Assistant

Peter McKernan Jr.Pilot

Peter McKernan Sr.Pilot

Alan D. PurwinPilot

Charles A. TamburroPilot

Tony TamburroPilot

Michael TamburroPilot

Nick BrettStunts

Randy HallStunts

Keii JohnstonStunts

Mike MarascoStunts

John C. MeierStunts

Victor PaulStunts

Paul V. Picerni Jr.Stunts

Andy EpperStunts

Norman HowellStunts

Henry Kingi Jr.Stunts

Fred LernerStunts

Don C. McGovernStunts

Alan OlineyStunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.Stunts

Steve PicerniStunts

Bernie PockStunts

R.A. RondellStunts

John SherrodStunts

Steve VandemanStunts

Chad RandallStunts

Russell SolbergStunts

Kenny BatesStunts

Benjamin RosenbergStunts

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6.2Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

6.8Pitch Black

6.5The Great Outdoors

8.0Gran Torino

5.3A Good Day to Die Hard

7.9Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

8.7The Shawshank Redemption

7.5Who Framed Roger Rabbit

6.2Dead Man Down

7.6The Fifth Element

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Reviews

by doktorkraesch

**This is one of the definitive 80s Action Films.** There is no nonsense whatsoever, the plot moves along with such a pace that the viewer is not disturbed by implausabilities. Bruce Willis plays the likeable "regular guy", who is forced bare-foot into unleashing mayhem and destruction, to pe...

Just watched this inexplicably for the first time, after having seen and adoring its first two sequels. As a teenager when this hit theatres, I never really felt the urge or inclination to see this at the time. Action films weren't big for me back then. Now as a father of a teenager myself, it's in...

What can I even say about _Die Hard_? This is one of the most highly praised action movies of all time, and it has **actually earned that praise**. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

***Big, dumb, fun action flick with Bruce Willis and a skyscraper*** RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by John McTiernan, "Die Hard" is the first of (currently) five installments in the Die Hard series. In this one New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) flies to Los Angeles to spend Christmas wi...

One seized tower block, one sweaty vest and one big set of action cojones. Based on ex cop Roderick Thorpe's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard, directed by John McTiernan, changed the face of the action movie. Starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, Ale...

by The Movie Mob

**Die Hard's fresh take on action heroes, excellent directing and pacing, and explosive effects make it a near-perfect action film and one of the finest of the genre.** Die Hard revolutionized the action genre by rejecting the muscle-bound action tropes of its predecessors and introducing a rela...

Hardened NY cop "McClane" (Bruce Willis) arrives at the launch of the new building where his estranged wife "Holly" (Bonnie Bedelia) works, only to discover that she's now started using her maiden name. Humph!!! Luckily (for us) this is just the start of his woes as "Gruber" (Alan Rickman) turns up...

"Die Hard" is an utterly compelling mix of exciting action and some particularly bruising violence and some surprisingly quieter character moments (the wonderfully written and performed radio conversations between McClane and Sergeant Al Powell are a memorable highlight). The chief villain Hans Gru...

Die Hard (1988) is one of those action movies that just gets everything right. The plot is simple but brilliantly executed, keeping the tension high from start to finish. It does not waste time with unnecessary filler, making every moment count. John McClane is a great protagonist, not because he i...