Die Hard (film)

thumb|Yippee-Ki-Yay, motherfucker. thumb|Happy trails, Hans. thumb|Who said we were terrorists? thumb|I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite! thumb|I was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really liked those sequined shirts. thumb|Now I have a machine gun. Ho…ho…ho. thumb|If this is their idea of Christmas, I gotta be here for New Year's. Die Hard is a 1988 American action film about a New York City police detective who tries to save his estranged wife and several others robbed and taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party in a Los Angeles skyscraper. Directed by John McTiernan. Written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. 40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! #Taglines John McClane [while crawling through a narrow ventilation shaft] Now I know what a TV dinner feels like. [after shooting Hans and killing Eddie] Happy trails, Hans. Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill the one with feet smaller than my sister... Hans Gruber [reading McClane's note, pinned to Marcus in a Santa hat] "Now I have a machine gun. Ho, ho, ho." Who said we were terrorists? "...and when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer..." Benefits of a classical education. Others Harry Ellis: Hey babe, I negotiate million-dollar deals for breakfast. I think I can handle this euro-trash. [to henchman Fritz] Hey, "sprechen sie talk," huh? Argyle: If this is their idea of Christmas, I gotta be here for New Year's. Dialogue John McClane: Drop it, dickhead. It's the police. Tony Vreski: You won't hurt me. John McClane: Oh, yeah? Why not? Tony Vreski: Because you're a policeman. There are rules for policemen. John McClane: Yeah. That's what my captain keeps telling me. [elbows Tony in the ear] John McClane: [calling the police on a radio taken from the terrorists] Mayday, Mayday, emergency, anyone copy, channel nine. Terrorists have seized the Nakatomi Building, and are holding at least 30 people hostage. I repeat, unknown number of terrorists, six or more armed with automatic weapons at Nakatomi Plaza, Century City. Somebody answer me, Goddamn it! First LAPD Operator: [to other operator] It's the same address as that fire signal. Second LAPD Operator: I'll take this. [to McClane] Attention, whoever you are: this frequency is reserved for emergency calls only. John McClane: No fuckin' shit, lady! Do I sound like I'm orderin' a pizza?! They have already killed one hostage, they are fortifying their positions while you're jerkin' me off on a radio! Now send the police down ASAP... Second LAPD Operator: [interrupting] Sir, I've already told you: this is a reserved channel. If this is an emergency call, dial 911 on your telephone. Otherwise, I'll report this as an FCC violation. John McClane: Fine, report me! Come the fuck down here and arrest me! Just send the police now! [Karl shoots at him. The operators react with annoyed surprise on the other end when they hear the gunshots] Second LAPD Operator: See if a black-and-white can drive by. Hans Gruber: I thought I told all of you, I want radio silence until further no-- John McClane: Ooh, I'm very sorry Hans. I didn't get that message. Maybe you should've put it on the bulletin board. I figured since I've waxed Tony and Marco and his friend here, I figured you and Karl and Franco might be a little lonely, so I decided to give you a call. Karl Vreski: [to Hans] How does he know so much about--? [Hans shushes Karl, then back to his walkie-talkie] Hans Gruber: That's very kind of you. I assume you are our mysterious party crasher. You are most troublesome for a security guard. John McClane: [imitates buzzer] Sorry, Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change? [reaches into a terrorist's backpack, and pulls out a box of cigarettes] Hmm, these are very bad for you. Hans Gruber: Who are you, then? John McClane: Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass. [pulls out an explosive from a terrorist's backpack] Whoa. Hans Gruber: Check on all the others. Don’t use the radio. See if he’s lying about Marco and find out that anyone else is missing. [Karl and Franco leave as McClane puts the explosive in his backpack before picking up his gun before walking away] Mr. Mystery Guest? Are you still there? John McClane: Yeah, I'm still here. Unless you wanna open the front door for me. Hans Gruber: Uh, no, I'm afraid not. But you have me at a loss. You know my name, but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshall Dillon? John McClane: I was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers, actually. I really liked those sequined shirts. Hans Gruber: Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy? [Elevator rings as Hans's minions arrive on John's floor] John McClane: [quietly] Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker. [walks through a door and out of sight] Ginny: [Karl smashes a table of glasses in fury] God, that man looks really pissed. Holly Gennero-McClane: [smiling] He's still alive. Ginny: What? Holly Gennero-McClane: Only John can drive somebody that crazy. Sergeant Al Powell: [over radio] Hey, John? John McClane, you still with us? John McClane: Yeah. But all things being equal, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. Chalk up two more bad guys. Sergeant Al Powell: Well, the boys down here will be glad to hear that. You know we got a pool going on you. John McClane: What kind of odds am I getting? Sergeant Al Powell: You don't wanna know. John McClane: Put me down for twenty, I'm good for it. Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson: I got a hundred people down here and they're all covered in glass! John McClane: Glass? Who gives a shit about glass? Who the fuck is this? Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson: This is Deputy Chief of Police Dwayne T. Robinson, and I am in charge of this situation. John McClane: Oh, you're in charge? Well, I got some bad news for you, Dwayne. From up here it doesn't look like you're in charge of jack shit. Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson: You listen to me, you little asshole— John McClane: "Asshole"? I'm not the one who just got butt-fucked on national TV, Dwayne! Now, you listen to me, jerk-off. If you're not a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem. Quit being a part of the fuckin' problem and put the other guy back on! John McClane: [over radio] Powell? Yo, Powell, you got a minute? Sergeant Al Powell: I'm here, John. John McClane: Listen, man, I'm starting to get a bad feeling up here. I want you to do something for me. Um, I want you to find my wife, don't ask me how, by then, you'll know how. Uh, I want you to tell her something. I want you to tell her that... Tell her it took me a while to figure out... uh what a jerk I've been. But um... that... that when things started to pan out for her, I shoulda... been more supportive, and uh... and I just should've been behind her more. Oh, shit. Tell her that um... that she's the best thing that ever happened to a bum like me. She's heard me say, "I love you" a thousand times... she never heard me say, "I'm sorry." And I want you to tell her that Al. I want you to tell her that uh... John said that, "He was sorry." Okay? You got that, man? Sergeant Al Powell: Yeah, I got it, John. But you can tell her that yourself. You just watch your ass and you'll make it out of there, you hear me? John McClane: Well, I guess that's up to the man upstairs. Big Johnson: [whooping as their helicopter buzzes along just above street level] Just like fuckin' Saigon! Eh, Slick? Little Johnson: I was in junior high, dickhead! Theo: Those guys in the suits, I don't know who they are. Hans Gruber: That's the FBI. They're ordering the others to cut the building's power. Regular as clockwork. Theo: [grins in realization] Or a time lock. Hans Gruber: Precisely. The circuits that cannot be cut are cut automatically in response to a terrorist incident. You asked for miracles, Theo. I give you the F...B...I... Holly Gennero-McClane: [noticing Hans taking the bearer bonds] After all your posturing, all your little speeches, you're nothing but a common thief. Hans Gruber: I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite! John McClane: So that's what this is about, Hans? A fucking robbery? Hans Gruber: [with his pistol pointed to Holly's head] Put down the gun. John McClane: Why'd you have to nuke the whole building, Hans? Hans Gruber: Well, when you steal $600, you can just disappear. When you steal 600 million, they will find you, unless they think you're already dead. Put down... the gun. [McClane complies and drops his weapon. Eddie attempts to draw his weapon.] Hans Gruber: [to Eddie] Nein! Dies ist meins! John McClane: You got me. Hans Gruber: Still the cowboy, Mr. McClane. Americans, all alike. Well, this time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly. John McClane: That's Gary Cooper, asshole. Hans Gruber: Enough jokes. John McClane: You'd have made a pretty good cowboy yourself, Hans. Hans Gruber: [draw his pistol away from Holly] Oh, yes. What was it you said to me before? "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker." Taglines High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages and declared war. One man has managed to escape. An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got. Thirteen terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it. He's the only chance anyone has got. It's Christmas Eve In L.A. And The Party Action's About To Explode... On The Fortieth Floor! Suspense, Excitement, Adventure, On every level! 40 Stories High — with Suspense, Excitement and Adventure on every level! 40 Stories of Sheer Adventure Cast Bruce Willis — John McClane Alan Rickman — Hans Gruber Bonnie Bedelia — Holly Gennero McClane Reginald VelJohnson — Sgt. Al Powell Paul Gleason — Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson James Shigeta — Joseph Takagi Alexander Godunov — Karl Clarence Gilyard Jr. — Theo De'voreaux White — Argyle Hart Bochner — Harry Ellis Grand L. 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