Film 1988. Written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. Directed by John McTiernan. Starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, Paul Gleason, De'voreaux White and William Atherton.
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1Al Di Sarbo & Co. BBBCompaniesConstruction Companies

Al Di Sarbo & Co.
Construction company listed on the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center sign.



2Channel 5BBBVideoTV Stations

Channel 5
Richard Thornburg mentions: Eat your heart out, Channel 5.

3E.C. Chen BBBServicesArchitects

E.C. Chen
Architect listed on the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center sign.



4Ed Ayer Co. BBBCompaniesConstruction Companies

Ed Ayer Co.
Electrical company listed on the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center sign.



5Gfeller Construction BBBCompaniesConstruction Companies

Gfeller Construction
Construction company listed on the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center sign.

 

6Hostage Terrorist / Terrorist Hostage: A... BBBLiteratureBooks-Sociology

Hostage Terrorist / Terrorist Hostage: A Study in Duality
KFLW-TV 14 news interviews Dr. Hasseldorf, author of the book Hostage Terrorist / Terrorist Hostage: A Study in Duality.



7John PhillipsBBBApparelClothing Products

John Phillips
Hans compliments Takagi's John Phillips suit: Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there.

8KFLW-TV 14 BBBVideoTV-News

KFLW-TV 14
Local TV news team in Los Angeles, California featuring reporter Richard Thornburg.

 

9NakatomiBBBCompaniesCompanies-misc

Nakatomi
NYPD detective John McClane's wife Holly's employer in Los Angeles. Referred to both as just "Nakatomi", and "Nakatomi Corporation".

10Nakatomi Plaza BBBTravelHotels

Nakatomi Plaza
The Nakatomi corporation's hotel and convention center where New York City cop John McClane's wife Holly works, located on Avenue of the Stars in Century City.



11Nakatomi Socrates BSD 9.2 BBBTechnologySoftware

Nakatomi Socrates BSD 9.2
Software program on Nakatomi computers.



12Pacific Courier BBBServicesShipping and Storage

Pacific Courier
Hans and his team arrive at Nakatomi Tower in a Pacific Courier truck.



13Roland Hill BBBServicesArchitects

Roland Hill
Architect listed on the Nakatomi Plaza Hotel and Convention Center sign.



FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
14January 6, 1944 Dates20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

January 6, 1944
Date of Birth on terrorist Tony's California driver license under the name Richard G Ammson.



15December 24, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 24, 1988
Christmas Eve. NYPD detective John McClane battles ex-West German radical Hans Gruber and his team of terrorists when they seize control the Nakatomi Corporation Tower in Los Angeles, California.

 
 

16December 31, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 31, 1988
Date that Argyle mentions: If this is their idea of Christmas, I got to be here for New Year's.



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17Hans Gruber & Takagi OtherQuotesQuotes

Hans Gruber & Takagi
Hans Gruber: I'm going to count to three. There will not be a four. Give me the code. One. Two. Three.
Takagi: I don't know it. I'm telling you! Get on the jet to Tokyo and ask the chairman. You're just going to have to kill me.
Hans Gruber: Okay.




18How old was the kid that Al tells John h... OtherTriviaNumbers Game

How old was the kid that Al tells John he shot by mistake that had a ray gun that looked real enough.
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19John McClane OtherQuotesQuotes

John McClane
John McClane: Happy Trails, Hans.



20John McClane OtherQuotesQuotes

John McClane
John McClane: Welcome to the party, pal!



21John McClane OtherQuotesQuotes

John McClane
John McClane: Come out the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs...



22John McClane OtherQuotesQuotes

John McClane
John McClane: Yippee-kai-yay, motherfucker.



23John McClane OtherQuotesQuotes

John McClane
John McClane: Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass.



24Richard ThornburgOtherQuotesQuotes

Richard Thornburg
Richard Thornburg: Eat your heart out, Channel 5.

25Richard Thornburg OtherQuotesQuotes

Richard Thornburg
Richard Thornburg: Did you get that?



26Special Agent JohnsonOtherQuotesQuotes

Special Agent Johnson
Special Agent Johnson: Sounds like an A-7 scenario.

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