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Die Hard (1988) 8.3
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8.3/10 from 423,125 users
Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 666 user | 208 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly Gennaro and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Director:John McTiernan |
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Cast
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| Bruce Willis | ... | ||
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | ||
| Reginald VelJohnson | ... |
Sgt. Al Powell
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| Paul Gleason | ... | ||
| William Atherton | ... | ||
| Hart Bochner | ... | ||
| James Shigeta | ... | ||
| Alan Rickman | ... | ||
| Alexander Godunov | ... | ||
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Bruno Doyon | ... | |
| De'voreaux White | ... | ||
| Andreas Wisniewski | ... | ||
| Clarence Gilyard Jr. | ... | ||
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Joey Plewa | ... | |
| Lorenzo Caccialanza | ... | ||
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New York City Detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunatly, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. With no way of anyone getting in or out, it's up to McClane to stop them all. All 12! Written by Film_Fan
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Country:
USARelease Date:
22 July 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$81,350,242 (USA)Company Credits
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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 ...
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Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Vaughn Monroe
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Bruce Willis received a then unheard of $5 million, a fee that was OK'd by Fox President Rupert Murdoch. See more »Goofs
When McClane fist arrives at the Nakatomi building, he is told to search for his wife's name in the database. When he clicks "G", Holly's name comes up with her last name spelled "GennEro". When he clicks on her profile, it is spelled "GennAro". It is spelled with the "E" on her office door as well. 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 ...
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Soundtracks
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Vaughn Monroe
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Every so often,a film comes along that resets the standard for it's genre.Die Hard did just that very thing for action films.Any film that inspires copycats and wannabes really does it's job well.Bruce Willis made a very successful transition from the small screen to the big screen as the everyday Joe forced into being the hero.This film has all the necessary ingredients to qualify it as a great action film.All you have to do is see it for yourself.Particularly well done is the performance of Alan Rickman as the chief villain,Hans Gruber.You can come up with good arguments for many action films as to which is the best all time,and this one is no exception.Well done.