Imhotep, however, wanted to directly confront Alex""s parents: "I hope your parents enjoyed their journey.] Die Hard (1988)d.John McTiernan, 131 minutesFilm Plot SummaryNew York detective/cop Lt.John McClane (Bruce Willis) ook a flight to Los Angeles, arriving on Christmas Eve, 1988, with plans to join his estranged wife (of six months) Holly Gennero/McClane (Bonnie Bedelia) at a holiday party in her place of business, the 40 story high-rise Nakatomi Plaza Towers in Century City.The film received eight Academy Award nominations and was awarded with three wins: Best Actor (James Cagney), Best Sound Recording (Nathan Levinson), and Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld).[Note: Hiller had passed up the opportunity to work onThe Godfather (1972)to make this film.] The melodramatic and ragic soap-opera, tremendously popular and a financial success (the top-earning film of the year at $106 million) but panned by critics for its sappy content, was based upon Erich Segal""s # 1 best-selling short novel of the same name, released appropriately on Valentine""s Day in 1970.The Kents (a Kansas farm couple) were portrayed by Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, andDaily Planetboss Perry White was played by Laurence Fishburne.