Die Hard (1988)
Directed by John McTiernan
A New York cop flies to Los Angeles to spend Christmas Eve with his estranged wife and ends up the lone free man inside her company's Century City tower after armed robbers seize it.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)≈ 00:01:00Inferred
McClane lands in Los Angeles and is met by limo driver Argyle.
- 230th-floor Christmas party≈ 00:08:00Nakatomi Plaza (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
McClane reaches the Christmas party just as Gruber's team takes the tower; he slips away barefoot.
- 3Tower siege≈ 00:20:00Nakatomi Plaza (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
McClane fights floor by floor while Powell, outside, becomes his only ally on the radio.
- 4Rooftop≈ 01:50:00Nakatomi Plaza (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 5Final standoff≈ 01:58:00Nakatomi Plaza (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 13 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 13 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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