
About
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 office, 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

Bonnie Bedelia
Holly Gennaro McClane

Reginald VelJohnson
Sgt. Al Powell

Paul Gleason
Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson

De'voreaux White
Argyle

William Atherton
Richard Thornburg

Hart Bochner
Harry Ellis

James Shigeta
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber
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Lists
#125 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#565 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#29 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Effects, Visual Effects Richard Edlund Al Di Sarro Brent Boates
Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing Frank J. Urioste
Oscar nomination for Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Stephen Hunter Flick
Oscar nomination for Best Sound Don J. Bassman Richard Overton Kevin F. Cleary