An explosive, claustrophobic action-thriller where a vulnerable everyman battles sophisticated greed within a glass labyrinth. A high-stakes ballet of grit and fire, transforming a corporate tower into a bloody altar of redemption.

Die Hard

"Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it."

15 July 1988 United States of America 132 min ⭐ 7.8 (11,837)

Director: John McTiernan

Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson

Action Thriller

The Vulnerable Everyman Corporate vs. Individual Masculinity and Redemption American Mythology (The Cowboy)

Budget: $28,000,000

Box Office: $140,767,956

Die Hard - Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.

— John McClane

Context:

Said over the radio after Gruber asks if he's 'just another American who saw too many movies.'

Meaning:

The defining catchphrase that cements McClane's cowboy persona. It is a defiant response to Gruber's mockery of American culture.

Welcome to the party, pal!

— John McClane

Context:

McClane yells this after dropping a terrorist's body onto Al Powell's squad car to prove the emergency is real.

Meaning:

Highlights McClane's frustration with the authorities and the shift from his internal struggle to a public police matter.

Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.

— Hans Gruber (reading McClane's message)

Context:

McClane writes this on the sweatshirt of a dead henchman and sends the body down in the elevator.

Meaning:

A dark, ironic use of Christmas imagery. It marks the moment the villains realize they aren't dealing with an easy target.

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