“Die Hard” is an action thriller, screenplay by Jeb Stuart Steven and E. de Souza, from the novel by Roderick Thorp, and Directed by John McTiernan.
The story centres on NYPD cop John McClane
(Bruce Willis) who goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly (Bonnie
Bedelia) in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation.
He is picked up from the airport by limo
driver Argyle (De'voreaux White) who drops him at the Nakatomi Tower where the
office Christmas party was taking place.
While they are there amidst a tense reunion, a
group of bank robbers, led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), takes control of the
building and holds everyone hostage, with the exception of John, who escapes up
the fire escape.
However, unable to leave the building and with
no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands
and causes havoc while the bad guys try to execute their plan to perform a
lucrative heist.
It’s a great action thriller with Willis at
the top of his game.
