Synopsis
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's Christmas Party, 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.
Facts
Based on
Nothing Lasts Forever
Awards
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Setting
Los Angeles, Nakatomi Plaza, Los Angeles International Airport
Filming location
Los Angeles, Fox Plaza
Production
Silver Pictures, Gordon Company, 20th Century Studios
Original language
English, German
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2024 - JOHN McTIERNAN
- Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2023 - RETROSPECTIVE: JOHN McTIERNAN
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 - Focus McTiernan, Classics Reloaded, NIFFF Invasion
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2019 generic
- Ghent Film Festival 2019 generic
- Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival 2009
- Academy Awards 1989 academy_award
