On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late 1980s, DIE HARD ushered in a .. Read more
| Starring | Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason, William Atherton |
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| Director | John McTiernan |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.
One of the greatest action movies of the late 1980s, DIE HARD ushered in a new standard for the genre. With the dissolution of the Cold War, both the stereotypical Russian threat (represented in movies such as TOP GUN and RED DAWN) and the destructive egoist (as seen in OCTOPUSSY) became less fearful. With DIE HARD, director John McTiernan introduced Hollywood to a new type of villain: the terrorist entrepreneur. Alan Rickman stars as Hans Gruber, a relentless businessman whose lethal tactics achieve his goals. Unlike most '80s film villains who committed globally dangerous acts for liberty, genocide, or megalomania, DIE HARD's Gruber uses guns, explosives, and cunning to storm the Takagi Corporation's Christmas party and heist millions of dollars from the company. In addition, DIE HARD also saw the development of the clumsy or bad luck hero with John McClane (Bruce Willis), a man in the wrong place at the wrong time who chooses to intervene. Action fans would see this misfit hero archetype again in UNDER SIEGE (Steven Segal). Although DIE HARD contains many action movie cliches (one-liners, pyrotechnics), it also broke new ground in its genre.
| Starring | Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, Alexander Godunov, Robert Davi, James Shigeta |
|---|---|
| Director | John McTiernan |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 6 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Cops & Robbers, 100 Eighties Greats, 100 must-see movies, 100 Top Thrillers |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 01 Dec 2001 Blu-ray: 19 Nov 2007 |
This is, quite simply, one of the best action thrillers ever made. Director John McTiernan set a new standard for movie suspense when he placed one-man army Bruce Willis in a skyscraper under terrorist control and then had the supercop engage in one dynamite, eye-popping stunt after another. It's one of those rare films that just keeps getting better on repeated viewings. Willis cemented his sardonic tough-guy image and Alan Rickman thoroughly enjoys himself as the German mastermind behind the sinister plot.
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Awesome action flick
Classic.
Die Hard is one of those seminal action movies that everyone remembers, whether they actually like it or not. That in itself is some ... read more »
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Great Film - BUT!
Now don't get me wrong - I love this movie - unfortunately the transition between DVD quality and BLU-RAY quality is almost unnoticable!
Why do ... read more »
Great film!
Been wanting to see this for ages after hearing good things. Wasn't disappointed. Action packed from start to finish. Bruce Willis is fantastic and Alan ... read more »
Bruce Willis is making plans to return to the Die Hard franchise, confirming a fifth instalment is in the works. The actor kickstarted his career as a big-screen action man playing New York cop John McClane in the 1988 blockbuster, which spawned three follow-ups. Now the 54 year old is under negotiations to reprise the role - and he's already campaigning for 2007's Live Free or Die Hard film-maker Len Wiseman to helm the next project. He says, "I think we're going to do a Die Hard 5 next year. Read more
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