Die Hard (1988)

Taglines:

40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! See more »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Italian

Release Date:

15 July 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Duro de matar See more »

Filming Locations:

29th-35th Floors, Fox Plaza - 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$601,851 (USA) (17 July 1988) (21 Screens)

Gross:

$137,400,000 (Worldwide)

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Gordon Company, Lawrence Gordon Productions See more »

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Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Trivia

The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) was found to be proficient at mimicking American accents. The filmmakers had been looking for a way to have the two characters meet prior to the climax and capitalized on Rickman's talent. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Takagi speaks to the employees at the party they erupt in loud applause. Looking at the employees, none are clapping their hands. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Businessman: You don't like flying, do you?
John McClane: What gives you that idea?
Businessman: You wanna know the secret to surviving air travel? After you get where you're going, take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.
John McClane: Fists with your toes?
Businessman: I know, I know, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yes sir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee.
John McClane: Okay.
[the businessman sees John's gun]
John McClane: It's okay, I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.
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Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.73" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"SINGIN' IN THE RAIN"
By Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown See more »