Die Hard (film)
1988 American action film by John McTiernan
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film about a New York cop who tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party in a Los Angeles skyscraper.
- Directed by John McTiernan. Written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp.
40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! taglines
John McClaneEdit
- [after dropping Marco's body onto Powell's car] Welcome to the party, pal!
DialogueEdit
- Marco: You are dog now! No more table! Where are you going, pal?! Next time you have a chance to kill someone, don't hesitate.
- [McClane, knowing where Marco is from his taunting, shoots through the table, killing him]
- John McClane: Thanks for the advice.
- John McClane: [calling the police on a radio taken from the terrorists] Mayday, Mayday, emergency, anyone copy, channel nine. Terrorists have seized the Nakatomi Building, and are holding at least 30 people hostage. I repeat, unknown number of terrorists, six or more armed with automatic weapons at Nakatomi Plaza, Century City. Somebody answer me, god dammit!
- First LAPD Operator: [to other operator] It's the same address as that fire signal.
- Second LAPD Operator: I'll take this. [to McClane] Attention, whoever you are: this frequency is reserved for emergency calls only.
- John McClane: No fuckin' shit, lady! Do I sound like I'm orderin' a pizza?! They have already killed one hostage, they are fortifying their positions while you're jerkin' me off on a radio! Now send the police down ASAP...
- Second LAPD Operator: [interrupting] Sir, I've already told you: this is a reserved channel. If this is an emergency call, dial 911 on your telephone. Otherwise, I'll report this as an FCC violation.
- John McClane: Fine, report me! Come the fuck down here and arrest me! Just send the police now!
- [Karl shoots at him. The operators react with annoyed surprise on the other end when they hear the gunshots]
- Second LAPD Operator: See if a black-and-white can drive by.
- Hans Gruber: I thought I told all of you, I want radio silence until further-
- John McClane: Ooooh, I'm very sorry Hans. I didn't get that memo. Maybe you should've put it on the bulletin board. I figured since I've waxed Tony and Marco and his friend here, I figured you and Karl and Franco might be a little lonely, so I decided to give you a call.
- Karl Vreski: [to Hans] How does he know so much about us?!
- Hans Gruber: Eh, that's... very kind of you. I assume you are our mysterious party crasher. You are most troublesome, for a security guard.
- John McClane: [imitates buzzer] Sorry, wrong guess, Hans. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change?
- Hans Gruber: Who are you then?
- John McClane: Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass.
- Hans Gruber: Mr. Mystery Guest? Are you still there?
- John McClane: Yeah, I'm still here. Unless you wanna open the front door for me.
- Hans Gruber: Uh, no I'm afraid not. But you have me at a loss. You know my name but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshall Dillon?
- John McClane: I was always kinda' partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really liked those sequined shirts.
- Hans Gruber: Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy?
- [Elevator rings as Hans's minions arrive on John's floor]
- John McClane: [quietly] Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.
- Sergeant Al Powell: [over radio] Hey, John? John McClane you still with us?
- John McClane: Yeah. But all things being equal, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. Chalk up two more bad guys. [Begins removing glass from foot]
- Sergeant Al Powell: Well, the boys down here will be glad to hear that. You know we got a pool going on you.
- John McClane: What kind of odds am I getting?
- Sergeant Al Powell: You don't wanna know.
- John McClane: Put me down for 20, I'm good for it.
- Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson: I got a hundred people down here and they're all covered in glass!
- John McClane: Glass? Who gives a shit about glass? Who the fuck is this?
- Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson: This is Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson, and I am in charge here.
- John McClane: Oh you're in charge? Well I got some bad news for you Dwayne, from up here it doesn't look like you're in charge of jack shit.
- Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson: You listen to me you little asshole-
- John McClane: Asshole? I'm not the one who just got butt-fucked on national TV, Dwayne! Now, you listen to me, jerk-off, if you're not a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem. Quit being a part of the fuckin' problem and put the other guy back on!
- Big Johnson: [Whooping as their helicopter buzzes along just above street level] Just like fuckin' Saigon! Eh, Slick?
- Little Johnson: [grins back] I was in junior high, dickhead!
- Theo: Those guys in the suits, I don't know who they are.
- Hans Gruber: That's the FBI. They're ordering the others to cut the building's power. Regular as clockwork.
- Theo: [grins in realization] Or a time lock.
- Hans Gruber: Precisely. The circuits that cannot be cut are cut automatically in response to a terrorist incident. You asked for miracles, Theo. I give you the F...B...I...
- Holly Gennero-McClane: [noticing Hans taking the bearer bonds] After all your posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief.
- Hans Gruber: I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite!
- John McClane: So that's is what this is about, Hans? A fucking robbery?
- Hans Gruber: Put down the gun.
- John McClane: Why'd you have to nuke the whole building, Hans?
- Hans Gruber: Well, when you steal $600, you can just disappear. When you steal 600 million, they will find you, unless they think you're already dead.
TaglinesEdit
- High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages and declared war. One man has managed to escape. An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
- Thirteen terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it.
- He's the only chance anyone has got.
- It's Christmas Eve In L.A. And The Party Action's About To Explode... On The Fortieth Floor!
- Suspense, Excitement, Adventure, On every level!
- 40 Stories High — with Suspense, Excitement and Adventure on every level!
- 40 Stories of Sheer Adventure
CastEdit
- Bruce Willis — John McClane
- Alan Rickman — Hans Gruber
- Bonnie Bedelia — Holly Gennero McClane
- Reginald VelJohnson — Sgt. Al Powell
- Paul Gleason — Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
- James Shigeta — Joseph Takagi
- Alexander Godunov — Karl
- Clarence Gilyard Jr. — Theo
- De'voreaux White — Argyle
- Hart Bochner — Harry Ellis
- Grand L. Bush — FBI Agent Johnson
- Robert Davi — FBI Special Agent Johnson
External linksEdit
Encyclopedic article on Die Hard at Wikipedia
- Die Hard quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Die Hard at Rotten Tomatoes
- Die Hard at Mojo
- Die Hard at Metacritic