Read more the reluctant hero learn all about john mcclane, the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Facing christmas 3000 miles from his estranged wife and two children, new york. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the. Yn never intended for this unlikely espionage at nakatomi to succeed, and is less prepared again for the men who put an end to the party. The film costars bonnie bedelia, william sadler, art evans, william atherton, franco nero, dennis. This is one of those movies that i will stop at and watch if i surf across it on tv. Alan rickman, alexander godunov, bonnie bedelia, bruce willis. We were only given two days counting performance day to put this entire thing together. While they are at the nakatomi headquarters for a christmas party, a group of robbers led by hans gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with. Right after he has a fight with his collegeage daughter mary elizabeth winstead, a call comes in to pick up a hacker. Bruce willis is expected to reprise this role as mcclane, with another actor playing a younger version of the character.
Based on roderick thorps 1979 novel nothing lasts forever, it was produced by the gordon company and silver pictures, and distributed by 20th century fox. Get unlimited access to the largest streaming library with limited ads. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the japaneseowned business she works for. It is not known whether it is connected to the 2007 trebilcook fox tv concept or the 20092010 boom comic of the same name, or a. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive highrise, and everyone in it. The film may include present day sequences that feature bruce willis. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline. The film was released on july 4, 1990 in the united states.
The film was directed by renny harlin, written by steven e. With bruce willis, alan rickman, bonnie bedelia, reginald veljohnson. John mcclane tries to save his wife and several others that are taken hostage by hans gruber during a christmas party at the nakatomi. A new york city cop faces overwhelming odds when his christmas visit to california is interrupted by a terrorist invasion of his estranged wifes office building. Music composed, orchestrated and conducted by john scott. To mark the occasion, heres a quiz to test how well you know the film and its sequels. New york city police officer john mcclane is visiting with his wife and his two daughters on christmas eve. A point of reference for action films and still one of the best ever made. All five films revolve around the character of john mcclane portrayed by bruce willis, a new york citylos angeles police detective who continually finds himself in the middle of violent crises and intrigues where he is the only hope against disaster.
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