Cinematic background from Die Hard 1988 - 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.

Die Hard

1988

Action, Thriller

Directors:
John McTiernan
Writers:
Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza
Official poster of Die Hard 1988 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man's face covered in blood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person sitting in a chair holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – An older man in a suit and tie looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a shirt and jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – An older man wearing a suit and tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man with long hair is looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man and a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – Cars driving down a street with palm trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – Two women are sitting in front of a large window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A woman looking at a man in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man sitting on a seat in an airplane; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man talking on a cell phone near a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man's eyes and face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man and a woman standing in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – An image of a fire in a building that is going through the ceiling; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man standing in a dark hallway with a light shining on him; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – An older man wearing a suit and tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit holding a cell phone in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A woman holding a gun up to her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man and a woman are standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A police officer standing in front of a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie holding a guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A limo is driving down the street at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man sitting in the back seat of a car at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man holding a gun and a woman in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie holding a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man wearing a suit and tie holding a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man talking on a phone while wearing a white tank top; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a police uniform is laughing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit sitting next to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A city street at night lit by street lights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man with a beard holding an electric guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man sitting at a table holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person with a bloody nose; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person with a gun in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man standing in front of a window at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a police uniform sitting in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A woman's face in a red light; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man holding a gun in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a black suit is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A group of people standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man wearing a red and blue shirt is in front of a television; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A group of people sitting at a table in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A helicopter flying over a building that is on fire; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and sunglasses sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A woman and a man are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man holding a gun up to his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man smoking a cigarette while looking at a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man wearing a suit and tie in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man wearing a suit and tie looking up at the sun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man wearing glasses and a white sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man's face as he stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person holding a gun in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person with his hand under his chin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – Two men are standing in a room with lights in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man holding a camera in a warehouse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man with long blonde hair looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man standing in front of a mirror in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a business suit talking to another man in a business suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A woman sitting in a chair talking on the phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person is holding an open book with an image on it; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man talking on a phone while wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man's face in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – Two men sitting next to each other on a plane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man in a suit and tie holding a book; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man's eyes and face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A group of men in suits standing in front of a projector; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A person laying on the ground holding a lighter; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Die Hard” (1988), directed by John McTiernan – A man holding a gun in his right hand; Close Up shot, Low angle