1988, 131 minutes
Directed by John McTiernan
SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER CINEMA SERIES
Sorry Christmas, Die Hard is a summer action movie.
Facing Christmas 3,000 miles from his estranged wife and two children, New York policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) flies to Los Angeles bearing presents and hoping to patch up his marriage. Stylish and cool Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) is in Los Angeles as well for the holiday season, but he's not there to give out presents. He's there to take more than $600 million in negotiable bearer bonds from the multinational Nakatomi Corporation, where McClane's wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) is an executive. When the takeover becomes hostile, it's up to John McClane to take on the terrorists with all the grit and determination he can muster--but not without a sense of humor.
It was originally released on July 15, 1988 - is it a summer blockbuster or a christmas movie? Wear a white tank or a Santa costume, everyone is welcome. Yippee ki-yay.
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