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As their plane lands, Businessman (Die Hard)|Businessman notices John McClane tightly gripping the seat armrest. The Businessman gives John a hint on how to relax after the flight and tells him to remove his shoes and socks and to walk around making fists with his toes. He passes by a Stewardess (Die Hard)|Stewardess, who smiles at him. At Nakatomi Plaza, Takagi makes an announcement at the Christmas party congratulating his workers on a successful year. Ellis (Die Hard)|Ellis walks up to Holly Gennero McClane and asks her out to dinner, but she tells him no and also tells Ginny (Die Hard)|Ginny to stop working and enjoy the party. She calls home and Lucy McClane answers the phone. Holly tells Lucy to put Paulina on the phone and then asks Paulina if John called. Holly gets off the phone and puts the family photo with John in it, face down on the desk. As John is walking through the airport when he sees a Couple at Airport run and hug each other. He sees Argyl holding a sign with J. McClane and Argyl tells him, he is his limo driver. As they drive to Nakatomi Plaza, Argyl asks questions about John and his background and John admits he thought Holly would fail and have to come back to New York City. Argyl drops off John and tells him he is going to park in the parking garage until John finds out where he is staying. John goes up to one of the Guards and tells him he is there to see Holly, and when the Guard shows him the computer directory to use, John notices Holly is using her maiden name. John is then directed to the 30th floor. John gets out of the elevator and as he is walking through the party, he is kissed by Kissing Man. He walks up to Takagi and Takagi guesses he is looking for Holly. Takagi walks John to Holly's office and they find Ellis snorting cocaine on her desk. Holly walks in and hugs John. Holly asks him if he has a place to stay and invites him to stay at her house and he asks how Lucy and John Jr. are doing. A Man & Woman burst into | |||
Revision as of 14:00, 21 December 2020
A New York cop visiting Los Angeles, comes in conflict with a group of international thieves posing as terrorists.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Holly Gennero McClane - Bonnie Bedelia
Sgt. Al Powell - Reginald VelJohnson
Dwayne T. Robinson - Paul Gleason
Terrorists
Little Johnson - Grand L. Bush
Man & Woman - Cheryl Baker and Richard Parker
Gail Wallens - Mary Ellen Trainer
Hostages - Selma Archerd, Scot Bennett, Rebecca Broussard, Kate Finlayson, Shanna Higgins and Kym Malin
Convenience Store Clerk - Kip Waldo
Station Manager - Mark Goldstein
Thornburg's Assistant - Tracy Reiner
Guards - Rick Cicetti and Fred Lerner
Cameramen - Bob Jennings and Bruce P. Schultz
Girl at Airport - Terri Lynn Doss
Boy at Airport - Jon E. Greene
Kissing Man - P. Randall Bowers
Girl in Window - Michele Laybourn
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
As their plane lands, Businessman (Die Hard)|Businessman notices John McClane tightly gripping the seat armrest. The Businessman gives John a hint on how to relax after the flight and tells him to remove his shoes and socks and to walk around making fists with his toes. He passes by a Stewardess (Die Hard)|Stewardess, who smiles at him. At Nakatomi Plaza, Takagi makes an announcement at the Christmas party congratulating his workers on a successful year. Ellis (Die Hard)|Ellis walks up to Holly Gennero McClane and asks her out to dinner, but she tells him no and also tells Ginny (Die Hard)|Ginny to stop working and enjoy the party. She calls home and Lucy McClane answers the phone. Holly tells Lucy to put Paulina on the phone and then asks Paulina if John called. Holly gets off the phone and puts the family photo with John in it, face down on the desk. As John is walking through the airport when he sees a Couple at Airport run and hug each other. He sees Argyl holding a sign with J. McClane and Argyl tells him, he is his limo driver. As they drive to Nakatomi Plaza, Argyl asks questions about John and his background and John admits he thought Holly would fail and have to come back to New York City. Argyl drops off John and tells him he is going to park in the parking garage until John finds out where he is staying. John goes up to one of the Guards and tells him he is there to see Holly, and when the Guard shows him the computer directory to use, John notices Holly is using her maiden name. John is then directed to the 30th floor. John gets out of the elevator and as he is walking through the party, he is kissed by Kissing Man. He walks up to Takagi and Takagi guesses he is looking for Holly. Takagi walks John to Holly's office and they find Ellis snorting cocaine on her desk. Holly walks in and hugs John. Holly asks him if he has a place to stay and invites him to stay at her house and he asks how Lucy and John Jr. are doing. A Man & Woman burst into