"Bruce Willis stars a a lone cop locked in a desperate battle against terrorists in this blockbuster action thriller set in a Los Angeles high-rise. It's Christmas Eve when New York City detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to patch up his marriage. Last year, his wife, Holly, moved West with their two children to begin a new job. Now she's a top executive with the multinational Nakatomi Corporation. McClane arrives in the midst of a party to celebrate the company's best year ever. But all thoughts of holiday cheer vanish when the entire building is seized and sealed off by a band of terrorists. Working with impeccable precision, they're led by the ingenious Hans Gruber, whose plan is utterly brilliant and virtually foolproof. Yet Hans had made no provisions for the presence of a street-wise cop. Managing to escape, McClane is hopelessly outnumbered and, armed only with his off-duty service revolver, faces state-of-the-art weaponry. Nevertheless, he begins a one-man war to stop the terrorists and save his wife. Unfortunately, he's up against more than just enemies he can see. Working against him are a pompous local police official, two dangerously predictable, short-sighted FBI agents, one of Holly's self-serving colleagues, and a ruthlessly ambitious television reporter who cares only about his ratings. In fact, McClane's only hope is a fellow street cop with whom he manages to establish communication"--Videodisc sleeve.

Police thriller; feature. "Based on the novel by Roderick Thorp"--Videodisc sleeve. Credits supplied from videodisc sleeve. Originally distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. Originally released in Panavision (2.35:1 aspect ratio). Copyright notice on videodisc sleeve: c1988, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.