Die Hard

In 'Die Hard', Bruce Willis plays New York cop John McClane who arrives in Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife. But when terrorists seize her office building, McClane finds himself single-handedly battling the threat.

• Bruce Willis got the role after 73 others turned it down.
• The film was Alan Rickman's feature film debut.
• John McClane's wife's name was changed from 'Holly Gennero' to 'Holly Gennaro'.
• The German terrorists aren't actually speaking German, but English with a German accent.
• Bruce Willis was filming 'Moonlighting' during the day while shooting 'Die Hard' at night.

• Yippee-ki-yay, motherf****r!
• Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs...
• Now I have a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho.
• Welcome to the party, pal!
• Just another American who saw too many movies as a child?