Die Hard
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Mctiernan
Bruce Willis
Alan Rickman
Bonnie Bedelia
Reginald Veljohnson
Alexander Godunov
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
New York detective John McClane inadvertently becomes embroiled in a hostage situation when his estranged wife's office is taken over by German terrorists in Los Angeles. Based on the novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp.
Cast
Bruce Willis
Alan Rickman
Bonnie Bedelia
Reginald Veljohnson
Alexander Godunov
Selma Archerd
Rick Ducommun
Dennis Hayden
Robert Lesser
Gary Roberts
De'voreaux White
Shanna Higgins
Bruce P Schultz
Fred M. Lerner
David Ursin
Hans Buhringer
Noah Land
Dustyn Taylor
David Katz
George Christy
Kip Waldo
Grand L Bush
Michele Laybourn
Taylor Fry
P Randall Bowers
Stella Hall
Terri Lynn Doss
Jon E Greene
Shelley Pogoda
Diana James
Scot Bennett
Lorenzo Caccialanza
Kym Malin
Paul Gleason
Gerard Bonn
Clarence Gilyard
Betty Carvalho
Mary Ellen Trainor
Al Leong
Rebecca Broussard
Richard Parker
Bill Marcus
Carmine Zozzora
William Atherton
Kate Finlayson
Bob A. Jennings
Robert Davi
Bill Margolin
Joey Plewa
Cheryl Baker
Matt Landers
Mark Goldstein
James Shigeta
Anthony Peck
Wilhelm Von Homburg
Andreas Wisniewski
Hart Bochner
Rick Cicetti
Bruno Doyon
Bill Fannon
Tracy Reiner
Crew
Paul Abascal
William R Aldridge
Pamela Alessandrelli
Jarek Alfer
Alex Algarin
Brook Altman
Maura Alvarez
Vanessa Theme Ament
George H Anderson
Brian Armstrong
Ed Ayer
Bruce Babcock
Kevin Barlia
Ron Bartlett
Jay Bartus
Bobby Bass
Don Bassman
Ken Bates
Susan Joy Beallor
Felix Bernard
Dick Beving
Hal Bigger
Michael Blaze
Chris Boardman
Brent Boates
Barbara Siebert Bolticoff
Walt Borchers
Destiny Borden
Richard Boris
Janet Brady
Derek G Brechin
Nick Brett
Patty Brewer
Christopher S Brooks
Jophery Brown
Nacio Herb Brown
Terry Brown
Mike Bruner
Kurt Bryant
Brink Brydon
Jackie Burch
Sherrie Bayer Burke
Gary Burritt
Sammy Cahn
Steve Callas
James D Camomile
Kevin E Carpenter
Bryan Carroll
Dan Carroll
Ferne Cassel
Paul Chaleff
Rick Chavez
Brad Chelesvig
E.c. Chen
Brian Christensen
Richard Chronister
Kevin Clark
Kevin F Cleary
Gil Combs
Jack Crain
Philip Crescenzo
Keith Cubba
Kerrie Cullen
Blaise Dahlquist
Glenn R Davis
Wes Dawn
Jan De Bont
Steven E. De Souza
William E Decker
Jackson Degovia
Barry Delaney
Mike Demeyer
Al Desarro
Larry Deunger
Dennis Dion
Run Dmc
John Donnelly
Phyllis Drury
Ken Dudderar
William J Durrell
Scott Eddo
Craig Edgar
Richard Edlund
John Ellingwood
Kenny Endoso
Andrew Epper
Robert Eyslee
Alan Faucher
Gus Feederle
Mike Ferris
Stephen Hunter Flick
Don Fly
Paula Foster
Georgian Francisco
Marilynn B Frank
Art Fransen
Michael Franz
Arthur Freed
Meg Freeman
Elizabeth Galloway
Chuck Garsha
Kent Gebo
Jim Gembala
Gregory M Gerlich
Bruce Gfeller
Philip Giffin
Dick Girod
L Gary Goldman
Efrain Gonzalez
Charles Gordon
Larry Gordon
Patrick Gordon
Dale Grahn
David W Gray
Aaron G Green
Ron Gress
Jeff Gullo
Rhonda Gunner
Bob Hagans
Randy Hall
Robin Harlan
Alison Harstedt
Craig 'pup' Heath
M Todd Henry
Myra L Hill
Roland E Hill
Jimmy Jay Hinkle
Jay M Hirsch
Steven C Hodge
Brian Joe Holechek
Richard Hollander
Norman Howell
Daniel Hutten
Bob Isenberg
John R Jensen
John L Jensen
Paul Jenson
Deborah Johnson
Keil Johnson
Robert Johnston
Larry Jolly
Dennis Jones
Kirk B Jones
Carl Joy
Donald Kaeding
Michael Alan Kahn
James Kail
Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen
Kelly Kerby
Tony Kerum
Henry Kingi
Lisa Krepela
Ron Kunecke
K Lenna Kunkel
Carol Land
Clare Leavenworth
Julius Leflore
Phil M Leonard
Fred M. Lerner
John F. Link Ii
Bruce Macrae
Edward Malone
Michael Marasco
Beau E.l. Marks
Beau E.l. Marks
Cindy Marty
Joel B Marx
Dean Mason
Patrick Mcclung
Darryl Mcdaniels
Don Mcgovern
Peter Mckernan
Stephen Mclaughlin
Gregory L Mcmurry
George Meehan
John C. Meier
Charles Mercuri
Kari Ann Messina
Dennis Michelson
Lisa Miller
Terry Miller
Virgil Mirano
Rick Mitchell
Oscar Mitt
Jason Mizel
Maria Morris
Thaine Morris
William Neil
Matthew Nelson
Steve Nelson
Jim Nordberg
Josee Normand
Alan Oliney
Al Overton
Richard Overton
Todd Overton
Chrissa Owens
Clinton Palmer
Michael Papac
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Editing
Best Sound
Best Sound Effects Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 15, 1988
Wide Release in United States July 20, 1988
Released in United States on Video January 26, 1989
Re-released in United States on Video May 14, 1996
Released in United States September 1988
Released in United States November 27, 1988
Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 1988.
Shown at London Film Festival November 27, 1988.
based on the novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" written by Roderick Thorp and published by Norton in 1979.
Formerly distributed by CBS/Fox Video.
Released in United States Summer July 13, 1988
Wide Release in United States July 20, 1988
Released in United States on Video January 26, 1989
Re-released in United States on Video May 14, 1996
Released in United States September 1988 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 1988.)
Released in United States November 27, 1988 (Shown at London Film Festival November 27, 1988.)
Released in United States July 15, 1988 (New York City)
Began shooting November 2, 1987.
Released in United States Summer July 13, 1988