Die Hard (1988)

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A New York cop visiting Los Angeles, comes in conflict with a group of international thieves posing as terrorists.


Genre

Action

Christmas

Characters/Groups

John McClane - Bruce Willis

Holly Gennero McClane - Bonnie Bedelia

Sgt. Al Powell - Reginald VelJohnson

Dwayne T. Robinson - Paul Gleason

Argyle - De'Voreaux White

Thornburg - William Atherton

Ellis - Hart Bochner

Takagi - James Shigeta

Terrorists

Hans Gruber - Alan Rickman

Karl - Alexander Godunov

Franco - Bruno Doyon

Tony - Andreas Wisniewski

Theo - Clarence Gilyard, Jr.

Alexander - Joey Plewa

Marco - Lorenzo Caccialanza

Kristoff - Gerard Bonn

Eddie - Dennis Hayden

Uli - Al Leong

Heinrich - Gary Roberts

Fritz - Hans Buhringer

James - Wilhelm von Homburg


Big Johnson - Robert Davi

Little Johnson - Grand L. Bush

City Engineer - Bill Marcus

City Worker - Rick Ducommun

Capt. Mitchell - Matt Landers

Rivers - Carmine Zozzora

Ginny - Dustyn Taylor

Hasseldorf - George Christy

Young Cop - Anthony Peck

Man & Woman - Cheryl Baker and Richard Parker

Harvey Johnson - David Ursin

Gail Wallens - Mary Ellen Trainer

Supervisor - Diana James

Dispatcher - Shelley Pogoda

Hostages - Selma Archerd, Scot Bennett, Rebecca Broussard, Kate Finlayson, Shanna Higgins and Kym Malin

Lucy McClane - Taylor Fry

John Jr. - Noah Land

Paulina - Betty Carvalho

Convenience Store Clerk - Kip Waldo

Station Manager - Mark Goldstein

Thornburg's Assistant - Tracy Reiner

Guards - Rick Cicetti and Fred Lerner

Cameramen - Bob Jennings and Bruce P. Schultz

Soundman - David Katz

Businessman - Robert Lesser

Stewardess - Stella Hall

Girl at Airport - Terri Lynn Doss

Boy at Airport - Jon E. Greene

Kissing Man - P. Randall Bowers

Girl in Window - Michele Laybourn

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Detailed Synopsis

As their plane lands, Businessman (Die Hard)|Businessman notices John McClane tightly gripping the seat armrest. The Businessman gives John a hint on how to relax after the flight and tells him to remove his shoes and socks and to walk around making fists with his toes. He passes by a Stewardess (Die Hard)|Stewardess, who smiles at him. At Nakatomi Plaza, Takagi makes an announcement at the Christmas party congratulating his workers on a successful year. Ellis (Die Hard)|Ellis walks up to Holly Gennero McClane and asks her out to dinner, but she tells him no and also tells Ginny (Die Hard)|Ginny to stop working and enjoy the party. She calls home and Lucy McClane answers the phone. Holly tells Lucy to put Paulina on the phone and then asks Paulina if John called. Holly gets off the phone and puts the family photo with John in it, face down on the desk. As John is walking through the airport when he sees a Couple at Airport run and hug each other. He sees Argyl holding a sign with J. McClane and Argyl tells him, he is his limo driver. As they drive to Nakatomi Plaza, Argyl asks questions about John and his background and John admits he thought Holly would fail and have to come back to New York City. Argyl drops off John and tells him he is going to park in the parking garage until John finds out where he is staying. John goes up to one of the Guards and tells him he is there to see Holly, and when the Guard shows him the computer directory to use, John notices Holly is using her maiden name. John is then directed to the 30th floor. John gets out of the elevator and as he is walking through the party, he is kissed by Kissing Man. He walks up to Takagi and Takagi guesses he is looking for Holly. Takagi walks John to Holly's office and they find Ellis snorting cocaine on her desk. Holly walks in and hugs John. Holly asks him if he has a place to stay and invites him to stay at her house and he asks how Lucy and John Jr. are doing. A Man & Woman burst into