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Die Hard

19887.8 / 10132 min

Action, Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Joey Plewa

Alexander

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

Carmine Zozzora

Rivers

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

Fred Lerner

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

Charlie Picerni

Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)

Conrad Hurtt

SWAT (uncredited)

Terry Ray

SWAT (uncredited)

Eric Kay

Fireman (uncredited)

Gérard Bonn

Kristoff

Mark Winn

Police Detective (uncredited)

Crew

Jan de Bont

Director of Photography

Roderick Thorp

Novel

Charles Gordon

Executive Producer

Joel Silver

Producer

Philip Leonard

Set Decoration

Frank J. Urioste

Editor

John F. Link

Editor

Beau Marks

Producer

Jeb Stuart

Screenplay

Jackson De Govia

Production Design

Lawrence Gordon

Producer

Jackie Burch

Casting

Steven E. de Souza

Screenplay

John R. Jensen

Art Direction

John McTiernan

Director

Michael Kamen

Original Music Composer

Janet Brady

Stunts

Robin Harlan

Foley

Bruce J. Gfeller

Construction Coordinator

David W. Gray

Dolby Consultant

Brent Boates

Visual Effects Art Director

Ken H. Rosen

Location Manager

Michael Scott

Camera Operator

Vanessa Theme Ament

Foley

David E. Stone

Sound Effects Editor

Scott H. Eddo

Makeup Department Head

Craig Edgar

Assistant Art Director

William J. Durrell Jr.

Assistant Art Director

Hank Salerno

ADR & Dubbing

Catherine Shorr

Sound Effects Editor

Charlie Picerni

Stunt Coordinator

Myra Hill

Transportation Coordinator

Wes Dawn

Makeup Artist

Michael Voght

Set Costumer

Virgil Mirano

Still Photographer

Joel Marx

Location Manager

Barry Delaney

Costume Supervisor

Josée Normand

Hairstylist

M. Todd Henry

Camera Operator

Ed Ayer

Gaffer

Stanley R. Webber

Picture Car Coordinator

E.C. Chen

Set Designer

Al Di Sarro

Special Effects Coordinator

Dennis Michelson

Visual Effects Editor

Roland E. Hill Jr.

Set Designer

Richard Edlund

Visual Effects Producer

Richard Overton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Ferris

Camera Operator

Don J. Bassman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara Seibert Bolticoff

Set Costumer

Ferne Cassel

Casting Associate

Paul Abascal

Hairstylist

James Nordberg

Transportation Captain

Jim Kail

Makeup Artist

Lloyd Levin

Associate Producer

Beau Marks

Unit Production Manager

Kevin F. Cleary

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Matthew Yuricich

Visual Effects

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Glenn R. Wilder

Stunts

George P. Wilbur

Stunts

Brian Christensen

Stunts

Kurt Bryant

Stunts

Jophery C. Brown

Stunts

Jeff Rosen

Dialogue Editor

Robert Renga

Sound Recordist

Craig Heath

Sound Recordist

Marion Tumen

Script Supervisor

Tommy Tomlinson

Property Master

Cindy Marty

Dialogue Editor

Christopher Brooks

Supervising Music Editor

Steve Nelson

Set Dresser

Gilbert B. Combs

Stunts

Stephen McLaughlin

Music Producer

Kerrie Cullen

Stunts

Julius LeFlore

Stunts

Beau Marks

Associate Producer

Benjamin Rosenberg

First Assistant Director

Terry Miller

Second Assistant Director

Marilyn Vance

Costume Designer

Riley Kathryn Ellis

Production Executive

Michael Alan Kahn

Second Second Assistant Director

Al Overton Jr.

Sound Mixer

Dennis Jones

Boom Operator

Todd Overton

Cableman

Mike Blaze

Assistant Property Master

Scott H. Eddo

Makeup Supervisor

Michael Franz

Best Boy Electric

Blaise Dahlquist

Best Boy Electric

Brink Brydon

Electrician

Steven C. Hodge

Electrician

Doug Yonker

Electrician

Bill Decker

Key Grip

Bernie Schwartz

Best Boy Grip

John Donnelly

Best Boy Grip

Glenn 'Bear' Davis

Dolly Grip

Brian Holechek

Grip

Matthew Nelson

Grip

Jim Rankin

Grip

Clinton Palmer

Camera Operator

Stefanie Wiseman

First Assistant Camera

Michael Van Himbergen

VFX Production Coordinator

William Neil

VFX Director of Photography

Maura Alvarez

Animation Production Assistant

Meg Freeman

Animation Production Assistant

Lisa Krepela

Animation Production Assistant

Robert Eyslee

Chief Lighting Technician

Patrick Van Auken

Key Grip

Maryjane Zelicskovics

Production Accountant

Beau Marks

Second Unit Director

Steve Callas

Construction Foreman

Antoinette Simmrin

Assistant Location Manager

Bill Fannon Jr.

Leadman

John L. Jensen

Production Illustrator

Dana Lynne Taylor

Production Coordinator

Elizabeth Galloway

Production Coordinator

Kellett Tighe

Producer's Assistant

Shari Schneider

Producer's Assistant

Susan Joy Beallor

Producer's Assistant

Ladd Rosenberg-Vance

Producer's Assistant

Annie Saunders

Executive Producer's Assistant

Deborah D. Johnson

Actor's Assistant

Clare Leavenworth

Actor's Assistant

Carl Joy

Extras Casting

Anthony Kerum

Catering

Rick Chavez

Craft Service

K. Lenna Katich

Production Accountant

Alison Harstedt

Assistant Accountant

Jyllel Syage Dickerman

Assistant Accountant

Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

Robert Isenberg

Still Photographer

Michael Kamen

Conductor

Derek Brechin

Assistant Editor

Gregory M. Gerlich

Assistant Editor

Bryan H. Carroll

Assistant Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound Effects

Richard Shorr

Sound Effects

Destiny Borden

Assistant Sound Editor

Oscar Mitt

Assistant Sound Editor

George H. Anderson

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Kevin Barlia

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Hank Salerno

Supervising ADR Editor

James Simcik

ADR Editor

Ronald Sinclair

ADR Editor

Bill Voigtlander

ADR Editor

Ron Bartlett

Foley Editor

Rick Mitchell

Foley Editor

Lee Tinkham

Foley Mixer

Armin Steiner

Scoring Mixer

Walt Borchers

Score Engineer

Terry Brown

Score Engineer

Chuck Garsha

Score Engineer

Kevin E. Carpenter

ADR Mixer

Dennis Rogers

ADR Recordist

Bob Hagans

Color Timer

Dale E. Grahn

Color Timer

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Brook Altman

Production Assistant

Kari Ann Messina

Production Assistant

Lisa Miller

Production Assistant

Frank Reinhard

Production Assistant

Phil Robinson

Production Assistant

Richard Boris

Set Dresser

Mike Bruner

Set Dresser

Gus Feederle

Set Dresser

Efrain Gonzalez

Set Dresser

Kirk B. Jones

Set Dresser

Don Kaeding

Set Dresser

James Camomile

Special Effects Assistant

Bruno Van Zeebroeck

Special Effects Assistant

Andrew Sebok

Special Effects Assistant

Jay Bartus

Special Effects Assistant

Richard L. Thompson

Special Effects Assistant

Dennis Dion

Special Effects Assistant

Larry DeUnger

Special Effects Assistant

Darrell Pritchett

Special Effects Assistant

Joe D. Ramsey

Special Effects Assistant

Jay M. Hirsch

Special Effects Assistant

Steve Suits

Special Effects Assistant

Richard Zarro

Special Effects Assistant

Hal Bigger

Special Effects Assistant

Michael A. Tice

Special Effects Assistant

Peter McKernan Jr.

Pilot

Peter McKernan Sr.

Pilot

Alan D. Purwin

Pilot

Charles A. Tamburro

Pilot

Tony Tamburro

Pilot

Michael Tamburro

Pilot

Nick Brett

Stunts

Randy Hall

Stunts

Keii Johnston

Stunts

Mike Marasco

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

Victor Paul

Stunts

Paul V. Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Andy Epper

Stunts

Norman Howell

Stunts

Henry Kingi Jr.

Stunts

Fred Lerner

Stunts

Don C. McGovern

Stunts

Alan Oliney

Stunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Steve Picerni

Stunts

Bernie Pock

Stunts

R.A. Rondell

Stunts

John Sherrod

Stunts

Steve Vandeman

Stunts

Chad Randall

Stunts

Russell Solberg

Stunts

Kenny Bates

Stunts

Benjamin Rosenberg

Stunts