Title

Die Hard

Year

1988

Rated

R

Released

20 Jul 1988

Runtime

132 min

Genre

Action, Thriller

Director

John McTiernan

Writer

Roderick Thorp (novel), Jeb Stuart (screenplay), Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Actors

Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason

Plot

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 bank 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.

Language

English, German, Italian

Country

USA

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations.

Metascore

70

imdbRating

8.2

imdbVotes

654,634

imdbID

tt0095016

Type

movie

DVD

09 Mar 1999

BoxOffice

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Website

http://www.foxhome.com/diehardcollection/index_frames.html