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On Christmas Eve a New York cop goes to Los Angeles to visit his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a huge skyscraper. The building is invaded by terrorists, leaving the cop, who's escaped to the roof, as the other partygoers' only hope for survival.

Product Identifiers

ProducerLawrence Gordon, Joel Silver

EAN5039036061803

eBay Product ID (ePID)25048545459

Product Key Features

ActorRobert Davi, James Shigeta, William Atherton, Alexander Godunov, Hart Bochner, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason, Alan Rickman, Bruce Willis

Film/TV TitleDie Hard

DirectorJohn McTiernan

LanguageEnglish

Run Time126 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2013

FormatBlu-ray

FranchiseDie Hard

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary by Director John McTiernan and Jackson De Govia\Scene Specific Commentary by Richard Edlund\The Newscastles\Interactive Still Gallery\Trailers\TV Spots

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerMichael Kamen

Production DesignerJackson DeGovia

Additional InformationOn Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.<BR>One of the greatest action movies of the late 1980s, DIE HARD ushered in a new standard for the genre. With the dissolution of the Cold War, both the stereotypical Russian threat (represented in movies such as TOP GUN and RED DAWN) and the destructive egoist (as seen in OCTOPUSSY) became less fearful. With DIE HARD, director John McTiernan introduced Hollywood to a new type of villain: the terrorist entrepreneur. Alan Rickman stars as Hans Gruber, a relentless businessman whose lethal tactics achieve his goals. Unlike most '80s film villains who committed globally dangerous acts for liberty, genocide, or megalomania, DIE HARD's Gruber uses guns, explosives, and cunning to storm the Takagi Corporation's Christmas party and heist millions of dollars from the company. In addition, DIE HARD also saw the development of the clumsy or bad luck hero with John McClane (Bruce Willis), a man in the wrong place at the wrong time who chooses to intervene. Action fans would see this misfit hero archetype again in UNDER SIEGE (Steven Segal). Although DIE HARD contains many action movie cliches (one-liners, pyrotechnics), it also broke new ground in its genre.

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - Rating: A-, New York Times - ...It works....Relentless energy and smashing special-effects extravagance...

ScreenwriterSteven De Souza, Jeb Stuart

AuthorRoderick Thorp

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorFrank J. Urioste, John F. Link

Movie/TV TitleDie Hard

Director of PhotographyJan de Bont

Consumer AdviceContains strong language