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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Roderick Thorp
- based on the novel by
- Jeb Stuart
- screenplay by
- Steven E. de Souza
- screenplay by
Cast
- Bruce Willis
- John McClane
- Bonnie Bedelia
- Holly Gennaro McClane
- Reginald VelJohnson
- Sgt. Al Powell
- Paul Gleason
- Dwayne T. Robinson
- De'voreaux White
- Argyle
- William Atherton
- Thornburg
- Hart Bochner
- Ellis
- James Shigeta
- Takagi
- Alan Rickman
- Hans Gruber
- Alexander Godunov
- Karl
- Bruno Doyon
- Franco
- Andreas Wisniewski
- Tony
- Clarence Gilyard Jr.
- Theo
- Joseph Plewa
- Alexander
- Lorenzo Caccialanza
- Marco
- Gérard Bonn
- Kristoff
- Dennis Hayden
- Eddie
- Al Leong
- Uli
- Gary Roberts
- Heinrich
- Hans Buhringer
- Fritz
- Wilhelm von Homburg
- James
- Robert Davi
- Big Johnson
- Grand L. Bush
- Little Johnson
- Bill Marcus
- City Engineer
- Rick Ducommun
- City Worker
- Matt Landers
- Capt. Mitchell
- Carmine Zozzora
- Rivers
- Dustyn Taylor
- Ginny
- George Christy
- Hasseldorf
- Anthony Peck
- Young Cop
- Cheryl Baker
- Woman
- Richard Parker
- Man
- David Ursin
- Harvey Johnson
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Gail Wallens
- Harri James
- Police Supervisor
- Shelley Pogoda
- Dispatcher
- Selma Archerd
- Hostage
- Scot Bennett
- Hostage
- Rebecca Broussard
- Hostage
- Kate Finlayson
- Hostage
- Shanna Higgins
- Hostage
- Kym Malin
- Hostage
- Taylor Fry
- Lucy McClane
- Noah Land
- John Jr.
- Betty Carvalho
- Paulina
- Kip Waldo
- Convenience Store Clerk
- Mark Goldstein
- Station Manager
- Tracy Reiner
- Thornburg's Assistant
- Rick Cicetti
- Guard
- Fred Lerner
- Guard
- Bill Margolin
- Producer
- Bob Jennings
- Cameraman
- Bruce P. Schultz
- Cameraman
- David Katz
- Soundman
- Robert Lesser
- Businessman
- Stella Hall
- Stewardess
- Terri Lynn Doss
- Girl at Airport
- Jon E. Greene
- Boy at Airport
- P. Randall Bowers
- Kissing Man
- Michele Laybourn
- Girl in Window
- Rick Bross
- Cameraman
- Bob Harks
- Priest in Terminal
- Conrad Hurtt
- SWAT
- Bettina M. Johnson
- Hostage
- T.J. Jones
- Fireman
- Teresa Kadotani
- Hostage
- Eric Kay
- Fireman
- Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
- Police Officer
- Richard Niehaus
- Police Officer
- Gary Pinkston
- Hostage
- Terry Ray
- S.W.A.T.
- Stan Rodarte
- Gas Station Customer
- Leland Sun
- Office Party Guest / Hostage
- Mark Winn
- Police Detective
Produced By
- Charles Gordon
- executive producer
- Lawrence Gordon
- producer
- Lloyd Levin
- associate producer
- Beau Marks
- associate producer
- Joel Silver
- producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Vanessa Theme Ament
- foley artist
- George H. Anderson
- supervising dialogue editor
- Kevin Barlia
- assistant dialogue editor
- Ron Bartlett
- foley editor
- Don J. Bassman
- re-recording mixer
- Destiny Borden
- assistant sound editor
- Sherrie Bayer Burke
- assistant adr editor
- Kevin E. Carpenter
- adr mixer
- Kevin F. Cleary
- re-recording mixer
- Phyllis Drury
- machine operator
- Ezra Dweck
- sound effects recordist
- Stephen Hunter Flick
- sound effects
- David W. Gray
- consultant: Dolby Stereo
- Robin Harlan
- foley artist
- Craig Heath
- recordist
- Dennis Jones
- boom operator
- Cindy Marty
- dialogue editor
- Rick Mitchell
- foley editor
- Oscar Mitt
- assistant sound editor
- Al Overton Jr.
- sound mixer
- Richard Overton
- re-recording mixer
- Todd Overton
- cable person
- Matthew Peerce
- apprentice adr editor
- Robert Renga
- recordist
- Lisa M. Risen
- apprentice adr editor
- Dennis Rogers
- adr recordist
- Jeff Rosen
- dialogue editor
- Hank Salerno
- supervising adr editor
- Norman B. Schwartz
- post production dialogue
- Catherine Shorr
- sound effects editor
- Richard Shorr
- sound effects / supervising sound editor
- James Simcik
- adr editor
- Ronald Sinclair
- adr editor
- David E. Stone
- sound effects editor
- Lee Tinkham
- foley mixer
- Bill Voigtlander
- adr editor
- Rosemarie Wheeler
- assistant adr editor
- Bill Henderson
- rerecording engineer
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Paul Abascal
- hair stylist
- Wes Dawn
- makeup artist
- Scott H. Eddo
- makeup supervisor
- Jim Kail
- makeup artist
- Josée Normand
- hair stylist: Bruce Willis
Special Effects
- William Aldridge
- special effects foreman
- Jay Bartus
- special effects assistant
- Hal Bigger
- special effects assistant
- James Camomile
- special effects assistant
- Larry DeUnger
- special effects assistant
- Al Di Sarro
- special effects coordinator
- Dennis Dion
- special effects assistant
- Patrick R. Gordon
- special effects transportation
- Jay M. Hirsch
- special effects assistant
- Daniel Hutten
- effects technician: Boss
- Thaine Morris
- special effects foreman: Boss
- Darrell Pritchett
- special effects assistant
- Joe D. Ramsey
- special effects assistant
- Andrew Sebok
- special effects assistant
- Steve Suits
- special effects assistant
- Rick Thompson
- special effects assistant
- Michael A. Tice
- special effects assistant
- Bruno Van Zeebroeck
- special effects assistant
- Gene Whiteman
- chief engineer: Boss
- Richard Zarro
- special effects assistant
- Tad Krzanowski
- model effects: ILM
- Sam Longoria
- effects technician: Boss
Visual Effects
- Yarek Alfer
- model maker: Boss
- Maura Alvarez
- animation production assistant: Boss
- Brent Boates
- visual effects art director: Boss
- Richard Chronister
- model electronics: Boss
- Kevin Clark
- optical line-up: Boss
- Albert Cox
- optical supervisor 'Die Hard': Boss
- Philip Crescenzo
- chief electronics engineer: Boss Film
- Richard Edlund
- visual effects producer
- Alan K.M. Faucher
- stand-by model maker: Boss
- Donald Fly
- chief financial officer: Boss Film
- Meg Freeman
- animation production assistant: Boss
- Kento Gebo
- model maker: Boss
- Ron Gress
- model painter: Boss
- Robert L. Johnston
- model effects key man: Boss
- Larry Jolly
- model helicopter consultant: Boss
- Kelly Kerby
- stage assistant: Boss
- Lisa Krepela
- animation production assistant: Boss
- Bruce MacRae
- model maker: Boss
- Pat McClung
- chief model maker: Boss
- Dennis Michelson
- visual effects editor: Boss
- Bill Neil
- director of photography: Boss
- Carrie Owens
- stage assistant: Boss
- Clint Palmer
- camera operator: Boss Film Studios
- Sean Phillips
- optical line-up: Boss
- Samuel E. Recinos
- technical animation supervisor: Boss
- Chris Regan
- optical department supervisor: Boss
- Milius Romyn
- model construction foreman: Boss
- Paul Sabourin
- model effects: Boss
- Suzie Schneider
- model maker: Boss
- Dennis Schultz
- model maker: Boss
- David Schwartz
- chief miniature moldmaker: Boss
- James Sleeper
- optical camera operator: Boss
- Mark Stetson
- model shop supervisor: Boss
- Michael Van Himbergen
- visual effects coordinator
- Garry Waller
- special project supervisor: Boss
- Debra Wolff
- assistant visual effects editor: Boss
- Peter Yanovitch
- optical line-up: Boss
- Dana Yuricich
- model maker: Boss
- Matthew Yuricich
- chief matte artist: Boss
- James G. Anka
- model maker
- Wayne Baker
- first assistant camera operator: Boss Films
- Mike Chambers
- visual effects coordinator
- Joseph Conti
- model maker
Assistant Director
- Paula Foster
- dga trainee
- Michael Alan Kahn
- second second assistant director
- Beau Marks
- second unit director
- Terry Miller
- second assistant director
- Benjamin Rosenberg
- first assistant director
Production Management
- Beau Marks
- unit production manager
- Tom Sherak
- executive in charge of production
Art Department
- Stan Atkins
- welder/fabricator
- Mike Blaze
- assistant property master
- Richard Boris
- set dresser
- Mike Bruner
- set dresser
- Steve Callas
- construction foreman
- E.C. Chen
- set designer
- William J. Durrell Jr.
- assistant art director
- Craig Edgar
- assistant art director
- Bill Fannon Jr.
- lead man
- Gus Feederle
- set dresser
- Bruce J. Gfeller
- construction coordinator
- Dick Girod
- construction paint foreman
- Efrain Gonzalez
- set dresser
- Roland E. Hill Jr.
- set designer
- Jaymes Hinkle
- production painter
- John L. Jensen
- illustrator
- Kirk B. Jones
- set dresser
- Don Kaeding
- set dresser
- Steve Nelson
- set dresser
- Tommy Tomlinson
- property master
- Clete Cetrone
- construction foreman
- Michael Denering
- scenic artist
- Stanley E. Foster
- set construction
- Kacy Magedman
- art department coordinator
- Michael Papac
- assistant property master
- William L. Pereira
- architect: Fox Plaza
- Victor M. Shannon
- plasterer
- Robert Van Dyke
- propmaker foreman
- Frank White
- laborer
Stunts
- Kenny Bates
- stunts
- Janet Brady
- stunts
- Nick Brett
- stunts
- Jophery C. Brown
- stunts
- Kurt Bryant
- stunts
- Brian Christensen
- stunts
- Gilbert B. Combs
- stunts
- Kerrie Cullen
- stunts
- Kenny Endoso
- stunts
- Andy Epper
- stunts
- Randy Hall
- stunts
- Norman Howell
- stunts
- Keii Johnston
- stunts / stunt double: Mr. Willis
- Henry Kingi
- stunts / stunt double: Hans Buhringer
- Julius LeFlore
- stunts
- Fred Lerner
- stunts
- Mike Marasco
- stunts
- Don Charles McGovern
- stunts / stunt double: Alexander Godunov
- John Meier
- stunts
- Alan Oliney
- stunts
- Victor Paul
- stunts
- Chuck Picerni Jr.
- stunts
- Paul V. Picerni Jr.
- stunts
- Charlie Picerni
- stunt coordinator
- Steve Picerni
- stunts
- Bernie Pock
- stunts
- Chad Randall
- stunts
- R.A. Rondell
- stunts
- Benjamin Rosenberg
- stunts
- John Sherrod
- stunts
- Russell Solberg
- stunts
- Steve Vandeman
- stunts
- George P. Wilbur
- stunts
- Glenn R. Wilder
- stunts
- Dick Ziker
- stunts
- Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj
- stunt performer
- Steve Ray
- stunt driver
Editorial
- Derek Brechin
- assistant editor
- Gary Burritt
- negative cutter
- Bryan H. Carroll
- assistant editor
- Gregory M. Gerlich
- assistant editor
- Dale E. Grahn
- color timer
- Jeff Gullo
- second assistant editor
- Bob Hagans
- color timer
- Paul Jenson
- negative developer: Boss
- Edward Malone
- second assistant editor
- Kelly Irvine
- assistant editor
- Marc Wielage
- telecine colorist
Other
- Myra Hill
- transportation coordinator
- Dean E. Mason
- transportation captain
- James Nordberg
- transportation captain
- Stanley R. Webber
- picture car coordinator
- Tim Sisson
- picture car mechanic
Music Department
- Bruce Babcock
- additional orchestrator / composer: additional music
- Chris Boardman
- additional orchestrator
- Walt Borchers
- score engineer
- Christopher Brooks
- supervising music editor
- Terry Brown
- score engineer
- Chuck Garsha
- score engineer
- Philip Giffin
- additional orchestrator
- Michael Kamen
- conductor / composer: additional music / orchestrator
- Stephen McLaughlin
- music producer
- Armin Steiner
- score mixer
- Fiachra Trench
- additional orchestrator
- Robert Adcock
- musician: cello
- James Atkinson
- musician: french horn
- Israel Baker
- musician: violin
- Marilyn Baker
- musician: viola
- Mark Baranov
- musician: violin
- Timothy Barr
- musician: bass
- Arnold Belnick
- musician: violin
- Bill Booth
- musician: trombone
- Tom Boyd
- musician: oboe soloist / oboe soloist
- Jacqueline Brand
- musician: violin
- Denyse Buffum
- musician: viola
- Larry Bunker
- musician: percussion
- Ken Burwood-Hoy
- musician: viola
- Stuart Canin
- musician: violin
- Russell Cantor
- musician: violin
- Herman Clebanoff
- musician: violin
- Ronald Cooper
- musician: cello
- Rose Corrigan
- musician: bassoon
- Harry Cykman
- musician: violin
- Franklyn d'Antonio
- musician: violin
- Isabelle Daskoff
- musician: violin
- Douglas Davis
- musician: cello
- Vince De Rosa
- musician: french horn
- Bob DiVall
- musician: trumpet
- Kevin Dorsey
- vocalist
- Bonnie Jean Douglas
- musician: violin
- David Duke
- musician: french horn
- Bruce Dukov
- musician: violin
- Arni Egilsson
- musician: bass
- Joan Elardo
- musician: oboe
- Dominick Fera
- musician: clarinet
- Julie Feves
- musician: bassoon
- Richard Feves
- musician: bass
- Elizabeth Finch
- music copyist
- Ron Folsom
- musician: violin
- Rick Gerding
- musician: viola
- James Getzoff
- musician: violin
- Harris Goldman
- musician: violin
- Pamela Goldsmith
- musician: viola
- Gwenn Heller
- musician: violin
- Donald Hermanns
- musician: bass
- Paula Hochhalter
- musician: cello
- Carrie Holzman-Little
- musician: viola
- Barbara Hunter
- musician: cello
- Tommy Johnson
- musician: tuba
- Anatol Kaminsky
- musician: violin
- Jo Ann Kane
- music copyist
- Jim Kanter
- musician: clarinet
- Alan Kaplan
- musician: trombone
- Armand Kaproff
- musician: cello
- Dennis Karmazyn
- musician: cello
- Roland Kato
- musician: viola
- Peter Kent
- musician: violin
- Myra Kestenbaum
- musician: viola
- Janet Lakatos
- musician: viola
- Charlie Loper
- musician: trombone
- Earl Madison
- musician: cello
- Virginia Majewski
- musician: viola
- Rene Mandel
- musician: violin
- Michael Markman
- musician: violin
- Jack Marsh
- musician: bassoon
- Malcolm McNab
- musician: trumpet
- Bruce Morgenthaler
- musician: bass
- Yvonne S. Moriarty
- music copyist
- Ralph Morrison
- musician: violin
- Kenneth Munday
- musician: bassoon
- Richard Nash
- musician: trombone
- Buell Neidlinger
- musician: bass
- Irma Neumann
- musician: violin
- Mike Nowak
- musician: viola
- Richard Perissi
- musician: french horn
- Joe Porcaro
- musician: percussion
- Emil Richards
- musician: percussion
- David Riddles
- musician: bassoon
- Meyer Rubin
- orchestra manager
- David Schwartz
- musician: viola
- Jim Self
- musician: tuba
- Frederick Seykora
- musician: cello
- Sid Sharp
- musician: violin
- Harry Shirinian
- musician: viola
- David Shostac
- musician: flute
- Haim Shtrum
- musician: violin
- Ross Shub
- musician: viola
- Paul Shure
- concertmaster
- Henry Sigismonti
- musician: french horn
- Christina Soule
- musician: cello
- John Steinmetz
- musician: bassoon
- Ann Stockton
- musician: harp
- Sheridon Stokes
- musician: flute
Casting Department
- Ferne Cassel
- casting associate
- Carl Joy
- extras casting
Costume Department
- Barry Francis Delaney
- costume supervisor
- Charles Mercuri
- costumer: Bruce Willis
- Barbara Siebert
- set costumer: women
- Victoria Snow
- additional costumer
- Michael Voght
- set costumer: men
- Jacqueline G. Arthur
- assistant to costume designer
Camera Department
- Brian W. Armstrong
- assistant camera
- Ed Ayer
- gaffer
- Brink Brydon
- electrician
- Brad Chelesvig
- musco light operator
- Blaise Dahlquist
- best boy
- Glen Davis
- dolly grip
- Bill Decker
- key grip
- Mike DeMeyer
- musco light operator
- John Donnelly
- best boy grip
- John J. Ellingwood
- assistant camera
- Michael Ferris
- camera operator
- Michael Franz
- best boy
- M. Todd Henry
- camera operator
- Steven C. Hodge
- electrician
- Brian Holechek
- grip
- Robert Isenberg
- still photographer
- Ron Kunecke
- musco light operator
- Michael R. Marquette
- assistant camera
- Virgil Mirano
- still photographer: Boss
- Matthew Nelson
- grip
- Jim Rankin
- grip
- Howard Rose
- assistant camera
- Bernie Schwartz
- best boy grip
- Michael Scott
- camera operator
- Peter Sorel
- still photographer
- Roger Spurgeon
- musco light operator
- Patrick Van Auken
- key grip: Boss
- Stefanie Wiseman
- first assistant camera: Boss
- Douglas Yonker
- electrician
- Les Zell
- assistant camera
- Scott Dale
- high speed camera technician
- Moose Enright
- electrician
- Ken Fisher
- assistant camera
- Tim Forrest
- grip
- Patricia Gregory
- grip
- Peter McEvoy
- assistant camera
- Nicholas S. McLean
- assistant camera
- Steve Tate
- additional assistant camera
Location Management
- Dan Carroll
- location liaison
- Joel Marx
- location manager
- Ken H. Rosen
- location manager
- Antoinette Simmrin
- assistant location manager
Script Department
- Marion Tumen
- script supervisor
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