Directed by John McTiernan Written by Roderick Thorp   Jeb Stuart   Steven E. de Souza   Cast Bruce Willis ... John McClane Bonnie Bedelia ... Holly Gennaro McClane Reginald VelJohnson ... Sgt. Al Powell Paul Gleason ... Dwayne T. Robinson De'voreaux White ... Argyle William Atherton ... Thornburg Hart Bochner ... Ellis James Shigeta ... Takagi Alan Rickman ... Hans Gruber Alexander Godunov ... Karl Bruno Doyon ... Franco Andreas Wisniewski ... Tony Clarence Gilyard Jr. ... Theo Joseph Plewa ... Alexander Lorenzo Caccialanza ... Marco Gérard Bonn ... Kristoff (as Gerard Bonn) Dennis Hayden ... Eddie Al Leong ... Uli Gary Roberts ... Heinrich Hans Buhringer ... Fritz Wilhelm von Homburg ... James Robert Davi ... Big Johnson Grand L. Bush ... Little Johnson Bill Marcus ... City Engineer Rick Ducommun ... City Worker Matt Landers ... Capt. Mitchell Carmine Zozzora ... Rivers Dustyn Taylor ... Ginny George Christy ... Hasseldorf Anthony Peck ... Young Cop Cheryl Baker ... Woman Richard Parker ... Man David Ursin ... Harvey Johnson Mary Ellen Trainor ... Gail Wallens Harri James ... Police Supervisor (as Diana James) Shelley Pogoda ... Dispatcher Selma Archerd ... Hostage Scot Bennett ... Hostage Rebecca Broussard ... Hostage Kate Finlayson ... Hostage Shanna Higgins ... Hostage Kym Malin ... Hostage Taylor Fry ... Lucy McClane Noah Land ... John Jr. Betty Carvalho ... Paulina Kip Waldo ... Convenience Store Clerk Mark Goldstein ... Station Manager Tracy Reiner ... Thornburg's Assistant Rick Cicetti ... Guard Fred Lerner ... Guard Bill Margolin ... Producer Bob Jennings ... Cameraman Bruce P. Schultz ... Cameraman David Katz ... Soundman Robert Lesser ... Businessman Stella Hall ... Stewardess Terri Lynn Doss ... Girl at Airport Jon E. Greene ... Boy at Airport P. Randall Bowers ... Kissing Man Michele Laybourn ... Girl in Window Uncredited Cast Rick Bross ... Cameraman Bob Harks ... Priest in Terminal Conrad Hurtt ... SWAT Bettina M. Johnson ... Hostage T.J. Jones ... Fireman Eric Kay ... Fireman Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas ... Police Officer Gary Pinkston ... Hostage Chuck Riley ... Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice) Stan Rodarte ... Gas Station Customer Mark Winn ... Police Detective Produced by Charles Gordon   Lawrence Gordon   Beau Marks   Joel Silver   Lloyd Levin   Original Music by Michael Kamen

Additional Info Premiere: July 15, 1988 DVD Release: March 09, 1999 Blu-ray Release: November 20, 2007 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox) Gordon Company Silver Pictures Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) CBS/Fox   (1989) (USA) (VHS) Fox Network   (1991) (USA) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) 20th Television   (1992) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.3 / 10 Our Rating 8.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.3 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #99 / 20,729 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 18 total ratings Almost Perfect 9 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #95 The Hunger Games (2012) #96 A Beautiful Mind (2001) #97 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) #98 Monsters, Inc. (2001) #99 Die Hard (1988) #100 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) #101 Parasite (2019) #102 Alien (1979) #103 The Terminator (1984)