
Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it.
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 offices Christmas Party, 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.
- 7.8
- 1988
- Released
- 2h 12m

Bruce Willis
John McClane
Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov
Karl
Bonnie Bedelia
Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnson
Al Powell
Paul Gleason
Dwayne Robinson
De'voreaux White
Argyle
William Atherton
Richard Thornburg
Hart Bochner
Harry Ellis
James Shigeta
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
Bruno Doyon
Franco
Andreas Wisniewski
Tony
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Theo
Lorenzo Caccialanza
Marco
Dennis Hayden
Eddie
Al Leong
Uli
Gary Roberts
Heinrich
Hans Buhringer
Fritz
Wilhelm von Homburg
James
Robert Davi
Big Johnson
Grand L. Bush
Little Johnson
Bill Marcus
City Engineer
Rick Ducommun
Walt
Matt Landers
Captain Mitchell
Dustyn Taylor
Ginny
George Christy
Dr. Hasseldorf
Anthony Peck
Young Cop
Cheryl Baker
Woman
Richard Parker
Man
David Ursin
Harvey Johnson
Mary Ellen Trainor
Gail Wallens
Harri James
Police Supervisor
Shelley Pogoda
Dispatcher
Selma Archerd
Hostage
Scot Bennett
Hostage
Rebecca Broussard
Hostage
Kate Finlayson
Hostage
Shanna Higgins
Hostage
Kym Malin
Hostage
Taylor Fry
Lucy McClane
Noah Land
John McClane Jr.
Betty Carvalho
Paulina
Kip Waldo
Convenience Store Clerk
Mark Goldstein
Station Manager
Tracy Reiner
Thornburg's Assistant
Rick Cicetti
Guard
Bill Margolin
Producer
Bob Jennings
Cameraman
Bruce P. Schultz
Cameraman
David Katz
Soundman
Robert Lesser
Businessman
Stella Hall
Stewardess
Terri Lynn Doss
Girl at Airport
Jon E. Greene
Boy at Airport
P. Randall Bowers
Kissing Man
Michele Laybourn
Girl in Window
Conrad Hurtt
SWAT (uncredited)
Terry Ray
SWAT (uncredited)
Eric Kay
Fireman (uncredited)
Gérard Bonn
Kristoff
Mark Winn
Police Detective (uncredited)









Released
en
$28,000,000.00
$140,767,956.00
- #husband wife relationship
- #based on novel or book
- #s.w.a.t.
- #fbi
- #christmas party
- #vault
- #heist
- #murder
- #shootout
- #los angeles, california
- #terrorism
- #one man army
- #explosion
- #police officer
- #hostage negotiator
- #one night
- #lapd
- #aggressive
- #christmas
- #1980s
- #action hero
- #german
- #hostages
- #patrol officer
- #furious
- #high octane
- #intense
- #commanding
- #defiant
- #euphoric
Reviews
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