July 15 1988 

DIE HARD opens. Adapted for the screen by Jeb Stuart and Steven E de Souza, from the novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. Directed by John McTiernan. Peerless, genre redefining action thriller with Bruce Willis as a NYC cop caught in deadly game of cat & mouse with group of terrorists who have taken over an LA office high rise. The silken-voiced Alan Rickman as a villian for the ages. Also starring Bonnie Bedelia and Reginald VelJohnson. 

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