DIRECTOR
John McTiernan
RUNTIME
2h 11m
RATING
R
CAST
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, and Reginald VelJohnson.
SYNOPSIS
Bruce Willis plays wise-cracking cop John McClane, an endearing Everyman who becomes an unlikely hero when a group of professional thieves takes his wife’s office building hostage at Christmas time. One of the most purely entertaining movies ever made, this fast, funny, and visually elegant thriller set the template for the Hollywood action flicks that followed it and made Willis a movie star.
CAST
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, and Reginald VelJohnson.
SYNOPSIS
Bruce Willis plays wise-cracking cop John McClane, an endearing Everyman who becomes an unlikely hero when a group of professional thieves takes his wife’s office building hostage at Christmas time. One of the most purely entertaining movies ever made, this fast, funny, and visually elegant thriller set the template for the Hollywood action flicks that followed it and made Willis a movie star.
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