Politimanden John McClane's kone er ikke henrykt, da hendes mand gatecrasher firmaets julefrokost. Men snart får Holly og hendes kolleger brug for den handlekraftige strømers hjælp. Der er nemlig andre ubudne gæster i bygningen. En gruppe terrorister tager alle de festende som gidsler - og nu er det kun McClane, der kan bremse de sværtbevæbnede banditter.
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Studio: Gordon Company, Silver Pictures, 20th Century Fox
- Nøgleord: husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, s.w.a.t., fbi, christmas party, vault, heist, murder, shootout, los angeles, california, terrorism, one man army, explosion, police officer, hostage negotiator, one night, lapd, aggressive, christmas, 1980s, action hero, german, hostages, heist thriller, patrol officer, furious, high octane, euphoric, excited
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Александр Годунов, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason
