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Die Hard

Die Hard

Year

Genre

Personal Score

Public Score

7.5 / 10 (4703 votes)

MPAA Rating

Running Time

131 mins

Media Type

Animated?

No

Country

Production Companies

Gordon Company,
Silver Pictures,
20th Century Fox

Budget

$28,000,000

Revenue

$140,767,956

Release Date

July 15, 1988

Director

John McTiernan

Producers

Charles Gordon (executive),

Lawrence Gordon,

Beau Marks,

Joel Silver

Writers

Jeb Stuart,

Steven E. de Souza

Summary

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 office, 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.

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Cast
Bruce Willis
as John McClane
Alan Rickman
as Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov
as Karl
Bonnie Bedelia
as Holly Gennero McClane
Reginald VelJohnson
as Sgt. Al Powell
Paul Gleason
as Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
De'voreaux White
as Argyle
William Atherton
as Richard Thornburg
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
as Theo
Hart Bochner
as Harry Ellis
James Shigeta
as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Bruno Doyon
as Franco
Andreas Wisniewski
as Tony
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 FBI Special Agent Johnson
Grand L. Bush
as FBI Agent Little Johnson
Tracy Reiner
as Thornburg's Assistant
Taylor Fry
as Lucy McClane
Noah Land
as John Jr.
Bill Marcus
as City Engineer
Rick Ducommun
as Walt, City Worker
Matt Landers
as Capt. Mitchell
Carmine Zozzora
as Rivers
George Christy
as Dr. Hasseldorf
Anthony Peck
as Young Cop
David Ursin
as Harvey Johnson
Mary Ellen Trainor
as Gail Wallens
Selma Archerd
as Hostage
Rebecca Broussard
as Hostage
Kym Malin
as Hostage
Betty Carvalho
as Paulina
Kip Waldo
as Convenience Store Clerk
Rick Cicetti
as Guard
Bob Jennings
as Cameraman
David Katz
as Soundman
Robert Lesser
as Businessman
Stella Hall
as Stewardess
Terri Lynn Doss
as Girl at Airport
Charlie Picerni
as Dwayne T. Robinson's Driver (uncredited)
Mark Winn
as Police Detective (uncredited)
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