Die hard (Die Hard) is a 1988 American film directed by John McTiernan from a screenplay by Stephen DeSouza and Jeb Stewart. The film was released on July 15, 1988.
John McLane (Bruce Willis) is a New York City police cop who goes on New Year's vacation to visit his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles, where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at Nakatomi's corporate headquarters, a group of bank robbers led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) take over the building and take everyone hostage, except John, as they plan to pull off a massive robbery. John's escape is impossible, and the police are unable to help him immediately, forcing John to take matters into his own hands.
