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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