Die Hard (1988)
Hoping to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, detective John McClane arrives in LA. However, he learns about a hostage situation in an office building and his wife is one of the hostages.
Release date: July 22, 1988 (USA)
Director: John McTiernan
Sequel: Die Hard 2
Screenplay: Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart
Producers: Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon
Story by: Roderick Thorp