Movies by Release Date: 1988 − Letter D

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Die Hard (1988)

R 131 min - Action, Thriller - 14 July 1988
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NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of pitiless terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Director:  John McTiernan
Stars:  Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson, Bonnie Bedelia, Alexander Godunov, Paul Gleason, William Atherton, De'voreaux White, Hart Bochner, Dennis Hayden, James Shigeta, Robert Davi, Bob Jennings, Grand L. Bush, Mary Ellen Trainor, Andreas Wisniewski, Al Leong, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Lorenzo Caccialanza, Hans Buhringer, Anthony Peck, Gary Roberts, Wilhelm von Homburg, Bill Marcus, Rick Ducommun, Matt Landers, Carmine Zozzora, David Ursin, Selma Archerd, Rebecca Broussard, Kym Malin, Taylor Fry, Betty Carvalho, Kip Waldo, Tracy Reiner, Rick Cicetti, David Katz, George Christy, Robert Lesser, Stella Hall, Terri Lynn Doss, Charlie Picerni, Mark Winn

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Storyline

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of pitiless terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Collections: John McTiernan, Die Hard
Tagline: 40 Stories. Twelve Terrorists. One Cop.
Genres: Action, Thriller

Details

Official Website:  —
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, German, Italian
Release Date:  14 July 1988

Box Office

Budget:  $28,000,000
Revenue:  $138,708,852

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Gordon Company, Silver Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 11 min