虎胆龙威

警探约翰•麦卡伦（布鲁斯•威利斯 饰）从纽约来到洛杉矶，见他分别已有半年之久的妻子霍莉（邦尼•彼地丽娅 饰）。他被邀请参加在一栋大厦的30层举行的圣诞晚会。然而一群匪徒却打起了大厦金库中存有的六亿多元公债券的主意。他们封锁了大楼，将参加晚会的人扣作人质。麦卡伦侥幸逃脱，只身与匪徒们展开了激烈的斗争NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of bank robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands.