1988

1988 is the year in which the first Die Hard film was created. All the events that occurred in the first film took place in 1988.

Key Events[]

Oswald Cochrane fakes his death in a helicopter crash.
John McClane's arrival in the Nakatomi Plaza.
Hans Gruber and his men take over the Nakatomi Building.
McClane kills Tony Vreski, setting Tony’s brother Karl Vreski on a personal vendetta against him.
McClane warns the police about the takeover of the Nakatomi Building.
McClane tosses some C4 down to the elevator shaft in order to save the lives of the wounded officers trying to enter the Nakatomi Plaza.
Harry Ellis sells McClane's identity to Hans, but ends up getting killed.
The FBI having the building shutdown removes the last lock of the building's vault and causes it to open, as Hans foresees.
McClane discovers that Hans intends to kill everyone in the building with the C4 explosives rigged on the roof of the building.
Reporter Richard Thornburg reveals Holly's identity on air, which led to Hans' discovery that Holly is McClane's wife.
McClane saves the hostages from being blown up on the roof of the Nakatomi Building.
McClane saves Holly from Hans and Eddie, which Hans fell 30 stories below.
Karl made one last attempt to kill McClane, but Al Powell kills him.