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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 03/09/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 1 Genres: Action, Action Thriller See Also: Die Hard [Collector's Edition], Die Hard, Die Hard [UMD for PSP], Die Hard [O-Ring Packaging], Die Hard [Widescreen] [Repackaged], Die Hard [Steelbook], Die Hard [Blu-ray], Die Hard [Steel Book] [Best Buy Exclusive], Die Hard [Widescreen]

It's Christmas time in L.A., and there's an employee party in progress on the 30th floor of the Nakatomi Corporation building. The revelry comes to a violent end when the partygoers are taken hostage by a group of terrorists headed by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), who plan to steal the 600 million dollars locked in Nakatomi's high-tech safe. In truth, Gruber and his henchmen are only pretending to be politically motivated to throw the authorities off track; also in truth, Gruber has no intention of allowing anyone to get out of the building alive. Meanwhile, New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) has come to L.A. to visit his estranged wife, Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), who happens to be one of the hostages. Disregarding the orders of the authorities surrounding the building, McClane, who fears nothing (except heights), takes on the villains, armed with one handgun and plenty of chutzpah. Until Die Hard came along, Bruce Willis was merely that wisecracking guy on Moonlighting. After the film's profits started rolling in, Willis found himself one of the highest-paid and most sought-after leading men in Hollywood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Bruce Willis - John McClane
Alan Rickman - Hans Gruber
Bonnie Bedelia - Holly Gennero McClane
Alexander Godunov - Karl
Reginald VelJohnson - Sgt. Al Powell

A big budget, bigger effects, and thrilling photography all mark the production of Die Hard. Produced by John McTiernan, this account of an upscale L.A. Christmas party crashed by terrorists is an action flick to the max, complete with burning buildings, big explosions, inept cops, millions in loot, and bad guys who aren't what they seem. This DVD version lives up to its theatrical counterpart, with remastered Dolby 5.1 Surround in English and French. It's presented in 2:35:1 widescreen, which enhances the colors and visual effects. Alas, this is another high-budget picture with low-budget DVD extras -- just the original theatrical trailer and subtitles in English and Spanish. This DVD is crying out for the story of how all those great special effects were created; biographies of the actors also would have been nice. ~ Sherril Steele-Carlin, All Movie Guide