Die Hard (1988)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • John McClane

      Bruce Willis

    • Hans Gruber, terrorist

      Alan Rickman

    • Karl, terrorist

      Alexander Godunov

    • Holly Gennaro McClane

      Bonnie Bedelia

    • Sergeant Al Powell

      Reginald Veljohnson

    • Richard Thornburg

      William Atherton

    • Dwayne T. Robinson

      Paul Gleason

    • Harry Ellis

      Hart Bochner

    • Joe Takagi

      James Shigeta

    • Franco, terrorist

      Bruno Doyon

    • Tony, terrorist

      Andreas Wisniewski

    • Theo, terrorist

      Clarence Gilyard Jr

    • Argyle

      De'Voreaux White

    • Alexander, terrorist

      Joey Plewa

    • Marco, terrorist

      Lorenzo Caccialanza

    • Kristoff, terrorist

      Gerard Bonn

    • Eddie, terrorist

      Dennis Hayden

    • Uli, terrorist

      Al Leong

    • Heinrich, terrorist

      Gary Roberts

    • Fritz, terrorist

      Hans Buhringer

    • James, terrorist

      Wilhelm von Homburg

    • Big Johnson, FBI agent

      Robert Davi

    • Little Johnson, FBI agent

      Grand L. Bush

    • Walt, city engineer

      Bill Marcus

    • city worker

      Rick Ducommun

    • Captain Mitchell

      Matt Landers

    • Rivers

      Carmine Zozzora

    • Ginny

      Dustyn Taylor

    • Hasseldorf

      George Christy

    • young cop

      Anthony Peck

    • man & woman

      Cheryl Baker

    • man & woman

      Richard Parker

    • Harvey Johnson

      David Ursin

    • Gail Wallens

      Mary Ellen Trainor

    • supervisor

      Diana James

    • dispatcher

      Shelley Pogoda

    • hostage

      Selma Archerd

    • hostage

      Scot Bennett

    • hostage

      Rebecca Broussard

    • hostage

      Kate Finlayson

    • hostage

      Shanna Higgins

    • hostage

      Kym Malin

    • Lucy McClane

      Taylor Fry

    • John Jr

      Noah Land

    • Paulina

      Betty Carvalho

    • convenience store clerk

      Kip Waldo

    • station manager

      Mark Goldstein

    • Thornburg's assistant

      Tracy Reiner

    • guard

      Rick Cicetti

    • guard

      Fred Lerner

    • producer

      Bill Margolin

    • cameraman

      Bob Jennings

    • cameraman

      Bruce P. Schultz

    • soundman

      David Katz

    • businessman

      Robert Lesser

    • stewardess

      Stella Hall

    • girl at airport

      Terri Lynn Doss

    • boy at airport

      Jon E. Greene

    • kissing man

      P. Randall Bowers

    • girl in window

      Michele Laybourn

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      John McTiernan

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Marks, Beau E.L.

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Benjamin Rosenberg

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Terry Miller Jr

    • Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)

      Michael Alan Kahn

    • DGA Trainee

      Paula Foster

    • Script Supervisor

      Marion Tumen

    Production:

    • ©

      Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    • Production Company

      The Gordon Company

    • Production Company

      Silver Pictures

    • Executive Producer

      Charles Gordon

    • Produced by

      Lawrence Gordon

    • Produced by

      Joel Silver

    • Associate Producer

      Marks, Beau E.L.

    • Production Executive

      Riley Kathryn Ellis

    • [Production Executive]

      Lloyd Levin

    • Production Associate

      Tamara Smith

    • Unit Production Manager

      Marks, Beau E.L.

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Taylor, Dana Lynne

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Elizabeth Galloway

    • Production Accountant

      K. Lenna Kunkel

    • Assistant Production Accountant

      Alison Harstedt

    • Assistant Production Accountant

      Jyllel Syage

    • Location Manager

      Marx, Joel B.

    • Location Manager

      Rosen, Ken H.

    • Assistant Location Manager

      Antoinette Simmrin

    • Location Liaison

      Dan Carroll

    • Production Assistant

      Brook Altman

    • Production Assistant

      Kari Ann Messina

    • Production Assistant

      Lisa Miller

    • Production Assistant

      Frank Reinhard

    • Production Assistant

      Phil Robinson

    • Assistant to Lawrence Gordon

      Kellett Tighe

    • Assistant to Lawrence Gordon

      Shari Schneider

    • Assistant to Joel Silver

      Susan Joy Beallor

    • Assistant to Joel Silver

      Ladd Rosenberg-Vance

    • Assistant to John McTiernan

      Carol Land

    • Assistant to John McTiernan

      Pamela Alessandrelli

    • Assistant to Charles Gordon

      Annie Saunders

    • Assistant to Bruce Willis

      Deborah Johnson

    • Assistant to Bruce Willis

      Clare Leavenworth

    • [Studio]

      Fox Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting by

      Jackie Burch

    • Casting (Associate)

      Ferne Cassel

    • Casting (Extras)

      Central Casting

    • Casting (Extras)

      Carl Joy

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      Jeb Stuart

    • Screenplay by

      de Souza, Steven E.

    • Based on the novel by

      Roderick Thorp

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Jan De Bont

    • Camera Operator

      Michael Ferris

    • Camera Operator

      Michael Scott

    • Camera Operator

      M. Todd Henry

    • Camera Assistant

      Brian Armstrong

    • Camera Assistant

      John Ellingwood

    • Camera Assistant

      Les Zell

    • Gaffer

      Ed Ayer

    • Musco Light Operator

      Roger Spurgeon

    • Musco Light Operator

      Ron Kunecke

    • Musco Light Operator

      Mike Demeyer

    • Musco Light Operator

      Brad Chelesvig

    • [Gaffer's] Best Boy

      Michael Franz

    • [Gaffer's] Best Boy

      Blaise Dahlquist

    • Electrician

      Brink Brydon

    • Electrician

      Steven C. Hodge

    • Electrician

      Doug Yonker

    • Key Grip

      William E. Decker Iii

    • Best Boy Grip

      Bernie Schwartz

    • Best Boy Grip

      John Donnelly

    • Dolly Grip

      Davis, Glenn 'Bear'

    • Grip

      Holechek, Brian Joe

    • Grip

      Matthew Nelson

    • Grip

      Jim Rankin

    Stills:

    • Still Photographer

      Peter Sorel

    • Still Photographer

      Isenberg, Bob

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects Produced by

      Richard Edlund

    • Special Visual Effects in 65mm

      Boss Film Corporation

    • Boss (Director of Photography)

      William Neil

    • Boss (Visual Effects Art Director)

      Brent Boates

    • Boss (Visual Effects Editor)

      Dennis Michelson

    • Boss (Chief Financial Officer)

      Donald R. Fly

    • Boss (Special Effects Foreman)

      Thaine Morris

    • Boss (Optical Department Supervisor)

      Chris Regan

    • Boss (Model Shop Supervisor)

      Mark Stetson

    • Boss (Special Projects Supervisor)

      Garry Waller

    • Boss (Chief Engineer)

      Gene Whiteman

    • Boss (Chief Matte Artist)

      Matthew Yuricich

    • Boss (Assistant to Richard Edlund)

      Claire Wilson

    • Boss (Production Co-ordinator)

      Michael Van Himbergen

    • Boss (Optical Supervisor 'Die Hard')

      Al Cox

    • Boss (Optical Camera Operator)

      James Sleeper

    • Boss (Optical Line-up)

      Kevin Clark

    • Boss (Optical Line-up)

      Peter Yanovitch

    • Boss (Negative Developer)

      Paul Jenson

    • Boss (Camera Operator)

      Clinton Palmer

    • Boss (1st Assistant Cameraman)

      Stefanie Wiseman

    • Boss (Still Photographer)

      Virgil Mirano

    • Boss (Technical Animation Supervisor)

      Samuel Recinos

    • Boss (Technical Production Assistant)

      Maura Alvarez

    • Boss (Technical Production Assistant)

      Meg Freeman

    • Boss (Technical Production Assistant)

      Lisa Krepela

    • Boss (Assistant Visual Effects Editor)

      Debra Wolff

    • Boss (Effects Technician)

      Daniel Hutten

    • Boss (Chief Lighting Tech)

      Robert Eyslee

    • Boss (Key Grip)

      Van Auken, Patrick

    • Boss (Stage Assistant)

      Kelly Kerby

    • Boss (Stage Assistant)

      Owens, Chrissa

    • Boss (Stage Assistant)

      Rand, Jeff

    • Boss (Chief Model Maker)

      Patrick McClung

    • Boss (Model Construction Foreman)

      Milius Romyn

    • Boss (Model Maker)

      Jarek Alfer

    • Boss (Model Maker)

      Kent Gebo

    • Boss (Model Maker)

      Bruce Macrae

    • Boss (Model Maker)

      Suzy Schneider

    • Boss (Model Maker)

      Dennis Schultz

    • Boss (Model Maker)

      Dana Yuricich

    • Boss (Stand-by Model Maker)

      Alan Faucher

    • Boss (Model Electronics)

      Richard Chronister

    • Boss (Model Effects Key Man)

      Robert Johnston

    • Boss (Model Effects)

      Paul Sabourin

    • Boss (Model Painter)

      Ron Gress

    • Boss (Model Helicopter Consultant)

      Larry Jolly

    • Boss (Chief Miniature Moldmaker)

      David Schwartz

    • Boss (Design Engineer)

      Mark West

    • Boss (Chief Electronics Engineer)

      Philip Crescenzo

    • Boss (Precision Cinetechnician)

      Ken Dudderar

    • Boss (Production Accountant)

      Maryjane Zelicskovics

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator

      Al Di Sarro

    • Special Effects Foreman

      William Aldridge

    • Special Effects Assistant

      James Camomile

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Bruno Van Zeebroeck

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Andrew Sebok

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Jay Bartus

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Richard L. Thompson

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Dennis Dion

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Larry Deunger

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Prichett, Darrell

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Joe Ramsey

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Hirsch, Jay

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Steve Suits

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Richard Zarro

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Hal Bigger

    • Special Effects Assistant

      Michael A. Tice

    • Special Effects Transportation

      Patrick R. Gordon

    • [Special Effects Assistant]

      Markus Rothkranz

    • Video and Graphic Displays by

      Video Image

    • Video and Graphic Displays by

      Gunner, Rhonda C.

    • Video and Graphic Displays by

      Hollander, Richard E.

    • Video and Graphic Displays by

      Gregory L. McMurry

    • Video and Graphic Displays by

      Wash, John C.

    Editing:

    • Film Editor

      Frank J. Urioste

    • Film Editor

      John F. Link

    • Assistant Editor

      Brechin, Derek G.

    • Assistant Editor

      Gregory M. Gerlich

    • Assistant Editor

      Carroll, Bryan

    • Assistant Editor (2nd)

      Edward Malone

    • Assistant Editor (2nd)

      Jeff Gullo

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Degovia, Jackson

    • Art Director

      John R. Jensen

    • Assistant Art Director

      Durrell Jr, William J.

    • Assistant Art Director

      Craig Edgar

    • Set Designer

      E.C. Chen

    • Set Designer

      Roland Hill

    • Set Decorator

      Leonard, Phil M.

    • Set Dresser

      Richard Boris

    • Set Dresser

      Mike Bruner

    • Set Dresser

      Gus Feederle

    • Set Dresser

      Efrain Gonzalez

    • Set Dresser

      Kirk B. Jones

    • Set Dresser

      Donald Kaeding

    • Set Dresser

      Stene Nelson

    • Lead Man

      Bill Fannon Jr

    • Illustrator

      Jensen, John L.

    • Property Master

      Tomlinson, Tommy 'Tom'

    • Assistant Property Master

      Michael Blaze

    • Construction Co-oerdinator

      Bruce J. Gfeller

    • Construction Foreman

      Steve Callas

    • Construction Paint Foreman

      Girod, Dick

    • Production Painter

      Hinkle, Jimmy Jay

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Vance-straker, Marilyn

    • Costume Supervisor

      Barry Delaney

    • Women's Set Costumer

      Barbara Siebert Bolticoff

    • Men's Set Costumer

      Michael J. Voght

    • Additional Costumer

      Victoria Snow

    • Costumer to Bruce Willis

      Charles Mercuri

    Make-up:

    • Make-up Supervisor

      Eddo, Scott H.

    • Make-up Artist

      Wes Dawn

    • Make-up Artist

      Kail, Jim

    • Hair Stylist

      Paul Abascal

    • Hair Stylist to Bruce Willis

      Josée Normand

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      R/Greenberg Associates

    Film processing:

    • Additional Optical Effects

      R/Greenberg Associates

    • Colour Timer

      Bob Hagans

    • Colour Timer

      Grahn, Dale

    Music:

    • Music by

      Michael Kamen

    • Orchestra Conducted by

      Michael Kamen

    • Additional Orchestrations by

      Bruce Babcock

    • Additional Orchestrations by

      Chris Boardman

    • Additional Orchestrations by

      Philip Giffin

    • Additional Orchestrations by

      Trench, Fi

    • Music Producer

      Mclaughlin, Stephen E.

    • Music Editing

      Segue Music

    • Supervising Music Editor

      Christopher Brooks

    Sound:

    • Scoring Mixer

      Armin Steiner

    • Scoring Engineer

      Walt Borchers

    • Scoring Engineer

      Terry Brown

    • Scoring Engineer

      Chuck Garsha

    • Sound Mixer

      Al Overton

    • Recordist

      Robert Renga

    • Recordist

      Craig Heath

    • Machine Operator

      Phyllis Drury

    • Maintenance Engineer

      Ken Stone

    • Boom Operator

      Dennis Jones

    • Cable Operator

      Todd Overton

    • Dubbing Projectionist

      Alex Algarin

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Don Bassman

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Kevin F. Cleary

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Richard Overton

    • Supervising Dialogue Editor

      George Anderson

    • Dialogue editor

      Jeff Rosen

    • Dialogue editor

      Cindy Marty

    • Assistant Sound Editor

      Destiny Borden

    • Assistant Sound Editor

      Oscar Mitt

    • Post-production Dialogue

      Norman B. Schwartz

    • Negative Cutter

      Gary Burritt

    • Assistant Dialogue Editor

      Kevin Barlia

    • Sound Effects by

      Flick, Stephen H.

    • Sound Effects by

      Richard Shorr

    • Sound Effects Editor

      David Stone

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Catherine Shorr

    • ADR Recordist

      Dennis Rogers

    • ADR Mixer

      Kevin Carpenter

    • Supervising ADR Editor

      Hank Salerno

    • ADR Editor

      James R. Simcik

    • ADR Editor

      Ronald Sinclair

    • ADR Editor

      Bill Voigtlander

    • ADR (Assistant Editor)

      Rosemarie Wheeler

    • ADR (Assistant Editor)

      Bayer Burke, Sherrie

    • ADR (Apprentice Editor)

      Lisa M. Risen

    • ADR (Apprentice Editor)

      Matthew Peerce

    • Foley Mixer

      Lee Tinkham

    • Foley Editor

      Ron Bartlett

    • Foley Editor

      Rick Mitchell

    • Foley by

      Vanessa Ament

    • Foley by

      Robin Harlan

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Charles Picerni

    • Stunts by

      Ken Bates

    • Stunts by

      Janet Brady

    • Stunts by

      Nick Brett

    • Stunts by

      Jophery Brown

    • Stunts by

      Kurt Bryant

    • Stunts by

      Brian Christensen

    • Stunts by

      Combs, Gil

    • Stunts by

      Kerrie Cullen

    • Stunts by

      Kenny Endoso

    • Stunts by

      Epper, Andrew

    • Stunts by

      Randy Hall

    • Stunts by

      Norman Howell

    • Stunts by

      Keii Johnston

    • Stunts by

      Kingi, Henry M.

    • Stunts by

      Julius Le Flore

    • Stunts by

      Fred Lerner

    • Stunts by

      Michael Marasco

    • Stunts by

      Don Mcgovern

    • Stunts by

      John Meier

    • Stunts by

      Alan Oliney

    • Stunts by

      Victor Paul

    • Stunts by

      Charles Picerni Jr

    • Stunts by

      Paul V. Picerni Jr

    • Stunts by

      Steve Picerni

    • Stunts by

      Bernie Pock

    • Stunts by

      Chad Randall

    • Stunts by

      R.A. Rondell

    • Stunts by

      Benjamin Rosenberg

    • Stunts by

      John Sherrod

    • Stunts by

      Russell Solberg

    • Stunts by

      Steve Vandeman

    • Stunts by

      Wilbur, George

    • Stunts by

      Wilder, Glenn

    • Stunts by

      Dick Ziker

    • Pilot

      Peter Mckernan

    • Pilot

      Mckernan Jr, Peter

    • Pilot

      Alan Purwin

    • Pilot

      Tamburro, Charles A.

    • Pilot

      Tamburro, Michael

    • Pilot

      Tony Tamburro

    Consultant:

    • Police Technical Adviser

      Art Fransen

    • Military Technical Adviser

      L. Gary Goldman

    • Dolby Consultant

      Gray, David

    • Trainer to Bruce Willis

      Keith Cubba

    • Picture Car Co-ordinator

      Stanley Webber

    • Transportation Co-ordinator

      Myra L. Hill

    • Transportation Captain

      Dean Mason

    • Transportation Captain

      Jim Nordberg

    • Caterer

      Tony Kerum

    • Craft Service

      Rick Chavez

    • Dolby Stereo Consultant

      David W. Gray

    • First Aid

      Marilynn B. Frank

    • Weapons Specialist

      Michael Papac

    • Special Weapons Training

      Bobby Bass

    Publicity:

    • Publicity Co-ordinator

      Andrew Lipschultz