High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Acting
Rickman's debut—charming, menacing, never blinks.
Direction
McTiernan makes a single building feel infinite.
Writing
Every quip lands, every beat earns its payoff.
Director
John McTiernan
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
Andreas Wisniewski
Tony
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Theo
Joey Plewa
Alexander
Lorenzo Caccialanza
Marco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruce Willis was paid $5 million, then astronomical for a TV actor, because the studio needed a star after Frank Sinatra (contractually entitled from the novel) passed.
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