DVD 132 mins IMDB 8.2
R (Restricted)
Die Hard
20th Century Fox (1988)
In Collection
#71

My Rating:
10

Seen It:
Yes
Action, Crime, Thriller
USA  /  English

William Atherton Richard Thornburg
Bruce Willis John McClane
Bonnie Bedelia Holly Gennero McClane
Hart Bochner Harry Ellis
Paul Gleason Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
Alexander Godunov Karl
Alan Rickman Hans Gruber
James Shigeta Joseph Takagi
Reginald VelJohnson Sgt. Al Powell
De'voreaux White Argyle
Dennis Hayden Eddie
Robert Davi FBI Special Agent Johnson
Grand L. Bush FBI Agent Johnson
Clarence Gilyard Jr. Theo
Bruno Doyon Franco
Andreas Wisniewski Tony

Director John McTiernan
Producer Lawrence Gordon; Joel Silver; Charles Gordon
Writer Roderick Thorp; Jeb Stuart
Cinematography Jan de Bont
Musician Michael Kamen
User Credit 1 John F. Link; Frank J. Urioste
User Credit 2 Marilyn Vance

New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building.

Edition Details
Distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition The Complete Movie Collection
Barcode 086162103995
Region Region 1
Chapters 30
Release Date 12/28/1999
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
DTS 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Personal Details
Purchase Price $29.98
User Text 2 It will blow you through the back wall of the theater!
Links Amazon US
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Features
Disc 1: Features Not Specified

Notes
Trivia: The terrorists arrive in a truck that is green with a white top with "Pacific Courier" on the side. In Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), the truck that gets caught in the blast outside the Bonwit Teller store is a green truck with a white top, with "Atlantic Courier" on the side. Also, in Speed (1994/I), the airplane that gets blown up at the end is green with "Pacific Courier" on the side. This is an in-joke from production designer Jackson De Govia, who was part of the crew for all three movies. (more)

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Hans reads "Now I have a machine gun, ho...ho...ho," and then rolls the dead guys head, you see him blink. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Businessman: You don't like flying, do you?
John McClane: What gives you that idea?
Businessman: You want to 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, it sounds crazy. Trust me, I've been doing it for nine years. Yessir, better than a shower and a hot cup of coffee.
John McClane: OK.
Businessman: [the businessman sees a gun in McClane's pocket]
John McClane: It's okay. I'm a cop. Trust me, I've been doing this for eleven years.
(more)

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations (more)