"Forty stories. Twelve terrorists. One cop."
Story
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Runtime
131 min.
Director
John McTiernan
Cast / Superheroes
| Bruce Willis | John McClane |
| Alan Rickman | Hans Gruber |
| Alexander Godunov | Karl |
| Bonnie Bedelia | Holly Gennaro McClane |
| Reginald VelJohnson | Sgt. Al Powell |
| William Atherton | Richard Thornburg |
| Paul Gleason | Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson |
| Hart Bochner | Harry Ellis |
| James Shigeta | Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi |
| Bruno Doyon | Franco |
| Andreas Wisniewski | Tony |
| Clarence Gilyard Jr. | Theo |
| De'voreaux White | Argyle |
| Joey Plewa | Alexander |
| Lorenzo Caccialanza | Marco |
| Gerard Bonn | Kristoff |
| Dennis Hayden | Eddie |
| Al Leong | Uli |
| Gary Roberts | Heinrich |
| Hans Buhringer | Fritz |
| Wilhelm von Homburg | James |
| Robert Davi | Big Johnson |
| Grand L. Bush | Little Johnson |
| Bill Marcus | City Engineer |
| Rick Ducommun | Walt, City Worker |
| Matt Landers | Capt. Mitchell |
| Carmine Zozzora | Rivers |
| Dustyn Taylor | Ginny |
| George Christy | Dr. Hasseldorf |
| Anthony Peck | Young Cop |
| Cheryl Baker | Woman |
| Richard Parker | Man |
| David Ursin | Harvey Johnson |
| Mary Ellen Trainor | Gail Wallens |
| Harri James | Police Supervisor |
| Shelley Pogoda | Dispatcher |
| Selma Archerd | Hostage |
| Scot Bennett | Hostage |
| Rebecca Broussard | Hostage |
| Kate Finlayson | Hostage |
| Shanna Higgins | Hostage |
| Kym Malin | Hostage |
| Taylor Fry | Lucy McClane |
| Noah Land | John McClane Jr. |
| Betty Carvalho | Paulina |
| Kip Waldo | Convenience Store Clerk |
| Mark Goldstein | Station Manager |
| Tracy Reiner | Thornburg's Assistant |
| Rick Cicetti | Guard |
| Fred Lerner | Guard |
| Bill Margolin | Producer |
| Bob Jennings | Cameraman |
| Bruce P. Schultz | Cameraman |
| David Katz | Soundman |
| Robert Lesser | Businessman |
| Stella Hall | Stewardess |
| Terri Lynn Doss | Girl at Airport |
| Jon E. Greene | Boy at Airport |
| P. Randall Bowers | Kissing Man |
| Michele Laybourn | Girl in Window |
| Charlie Picerni | Dwayne T. Robinson's Driver (uncredited) |
| Mark Winn | Police Detective (uncredited) |
