Die Hard

Die Hard

1988, R, 131 min. Directed by John McTiernan. Starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., June 27, 2002

Bruce Willis discovered his movie legs in this superb action film that thrusts him into the Everyman Hero role when he is coincidentally visiting a high-rise at the same time terrorist thieves are taking it over.

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Die Hard, John McTiernan, Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia

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