An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
- Director
- Writers
- Roderick Thorp(based on the novel by)
- Jeb Stuart(screenplay by)
- Steven E. de Souza(screenplay by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Roderick Thorp(based on the novel by)
- Jeb Stuart(screenplay by)
- Steven E. de Souza(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 8 wins & 6 nominations total
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Gérard Bonn
- Kristoffas Kristoff
- (as Gerard Bonn)
- Director
- Writers
- Roderick Thorp(based on the novel by)
- Jeb Stuart(screenplay by)
- Steven E. de Souza(screenplay by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands. —Sam
- Taglines
- It will blow you through the back wall of the theater!
- Genres
- Certificate
- 16
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe fictional Nakatomi Plaza is the headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The company charged itself rent for the use of the then-unfinished building.
- GoofsThere is no ambulance in the truck when the terrorists first arrive, but Theo drives an ambulance out of the truck near the end of the movie (error acknowledged by filmmakers).
- Quotes
John McClane: [huddled in an air vent, recalls his wife's invitation] "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."
- Crazy creditsIn the widescreen version, the 20th Century Fox logo is stretched.
- Alternate versionsThe Ultimate edition DVD contains the following deleted/extended scenes:
- Extended power shutdown sequence.
- Extended opening flight scene.
- Brief dialogue in the first Hans/McClane confrontation.
- Extended scene where Robinson/Powell brief the FBI on the tower situation.
- Brief dialogue when Hans interrogates Takagi.
- Brief dialogue after Theo says "You didn't bring me along for my charming personality".
- Extended/alternate dialogue in McClane/Powell conversation after McClane uses the plastic explosives.
- Brief scene of FBI agents getting stuck in thorn bushes as they make their way towards the building.
- At the end, McClane says "You got a warranty for this (Holly's watch, a gift from Ellis)?" to which Holly laughs.
- Argyle's dialogue as Powell's police cruiser flies by in the background.
- Brief Ellis dialogue reacting to the terrorist intrusion.
- City engineer briefly coughs before pulling out the power cord.
- Brief dialogue in Hans/Karl argument about "neutralizing" McClane.
- Additional Holly dialogue after seeing Karl's reaction to McClane's escape.
- ConnectionsEdited into Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- SoundtracksSingin' in the Rain
Written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
Top review
Actually a good Christmas movie.
I've got to admit, I only really watched this movie because of the (many, many) references in Brooklyn 99. And I got thinking, is Die Hard really that good? And I've got to say, this is the action movie that paved the way for all future action movies.
I usually have an aversion to Christmas movies as they all tend to turn into cheesy rom-coms but this was pretty awesome. I've got to admit, most of it was guns and explosions and there was very little plot to go off of, but it was still pretty entertaining. And you know it's a good movie when about 90% of it was guns and blood and explosions and the other 10% was Bruce Willis saying badass things and crawling through vents in an ever-disintegrating tank top, and you stilled enjoyed it.
So yeah, Jake of B99 was right. I mean, it's badass, Bruce Willis has the best one-liners, you have cool explosions. There's not too much more I could say about this movie.
-Sasha.
I usually have an aversion to Christmas movies as they all tend to turn into cheesy rom-coms but this was pretty awesome. I've got to admit, most of it was guns and explosions and there was very little plot to go off of, but it was still pretty entertaining. And you know it's a good movie when about 90% of it was guns and blood and explosions and the other 10% was Bruce Willis saying badass things and crawling through vents in an ever-disintegrating tank top, and you stilled enjoyed it.
So yeah, Jake of B99 was right. I mean, it's badass, Bruce Willis has the best one-liners, you have cool explosions. There's not too much more I could say about this movie.
-Sasha.
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- sashamyshkina
- Dec 9, 2020
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Umri pokončno
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $83,844,093
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $601,851
- Jul 17, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $141,603,197
- Runtime
- 2h 12min
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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