Die Hardis one of themost popular action moviesever made.

He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for.

Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.

Bruce Willis as John McClane holding a lighter while crawling through an air duct in Die Hard

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10I read about them in Time magazine.

Gruber only needs to sound smart long enough to create the necessary diversion.

The character ofHans Gruber is almost constantly posturing as something hes not, regardless of the scenario.

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New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.

9The quarterback is toast!

8Only John can drive somebody that crazy.

WhatDie Harddoes so well in its quieter moments is creating a shared history with the characters.

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Holly disgustedly observes him scrounging for valuables and calls him nothing more than a common thief.

Insulted,Gruber stops what hes doing to correct her judgment of himand remind her whos in charge.

Holly doesnt push further, but its clear shes struck a nerve.

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6Were gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.

In this case, McClane is on his own.

5Im gonna kill you!

Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) sits in an office chair in ‘Die Hard’

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Also, it sounds cool.

4Now I have a machine gun.

3Come out to the coast.

Theo sits in front of his computer with a smug face in Die Hard

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Well get together, have a few laughs.

Sardonically, he thinks aloud about how the night was supposed to go compared to his current situation.

2Welcome to the party, pal!

Hans Gruber threatens Holly in Die Hard

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As Powell frantically backs away from the building,McClane yells out a welcome to the Nakatomi Christmas party.

1Yippee-Ki-Yay, Motherf**ker.

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Dwayne T Robinson stands next to Al and stares at Nakatomi Plaza in Dir Hard

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Karl points a gun directly at John McClane’s face in Die Hard

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A dead body wearing a Santa hat sits in an elevator in Die Hard

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John McClane crawls in an air vent in Die Hard

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John McClane looks through a broken window in Die Hard

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John McClane speaks into a radio in Die Hard

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