A screen location
Fox Plaza is documented as a location associated with Die Hard (1988). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Die Hard
1988 · Directed by John McTiernan
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General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working office tower. See it from Avenue of the Stars and the plaza in front; the lobby and floors are for tenants.
General reference · Restricted access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working studio behind a wall, with no public tours. See the gate from Pico Boulevard.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Still a cinema, with six small screens. Book on the cinema’s own site.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. You will probably land here. The terminals are public; the drive to Century City is about half an hour without traffic.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. On the pavement outside the Chinese Theatre, among the busiest stretch of the Walk. Go early.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: building · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working repertory cinema off Leicester Square. Book online; there is a 75p booking fee.
The places behind the film.
Fox Plaza ↗
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Working office building. Exterior viewing from public space; no access to offices or film locations inside is implied.
Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza)
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City
A working office tower. See it from Avenue of the Stars and the plaza in front; the lobby and floors are for tenants.
The Christmas party
Hans Gruber’s team seizes the tower during the Nakatomi Corporation’s Christmas Eve party.
Production: 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City · Depicted: Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza) (stand-in)
The lift shaft
C-4 down a lift shaft blows out every window on one real floor.
Production: 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City · Depicted: Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza) (stand-in)
Twinkies and the radio
Sgt Al Powell, who had stopped to buy Twinkies for his expectant wife, is sent to the tower and talks McClane through the night by radio.
Production: 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City · Depicted: Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza) (stand-in)
Reagan’s office
Ronald Reagan keeps his office on the 34th floor.
Production: 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City · Depicted: Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza) (not-applicable)
Thirty years on
Fox opens the tower to journalists and screens the film for its 30th anniversary.
Production: 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City · Depicted: Fox Plaza (Nakatomi Plaza) (not-applicable)
The Fox studio lot, Stage 15
10201 West Pico Boulevard, Century City
A working studio behind a wall, with no public tours. See the gate from Pico Boulevard.
The missing floor
The hostages’ floor is built as a three-storey set on Stage 15.
Production: 10201 West Pico Boulevard, Century City · Depicted: The Fox studio lot, Stage 15 (stand-in)
The Avco cinema (now The Cinemas Westwood)
10840 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood
Still a cinema, with six small screens. Book on the cinema’s own site.
The premiere
The world premiere of Die Hard, in Westwood.
Production: 10840 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood · Depicted: The Avco cinema (now The Cinemas Westwood) (not-applicable)
Los Angeles International Airport
1 World Way, Westchester
You will probably land here. The terminals are public; the drive to Century City is about half an hour without traffic.
The ride in
McClane lands in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve and Argyle drives him to Nakatomi Plaza.
Production: 1 World Way, Westchester · Depicted: Los Angeles International Airport (not-applicable)
Bruce Willis’s star, Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the Chinese Theatre
On the pavement outside the Chinese Theatre, among the busiest stretch of the Walk. Go early.
A star on the pavement
Bruce Willis gets his star on the Walk of Fame.
Production: Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the Chinese Theatre · Depicted: Bruce Willis’s star, Hollywood Walk of Fame (not-applicable)
The Prince Charles Cinema
7 Leicester Place, London
A working repertory cinema off Leicester Square. Book online; there is a 75p booking fee.
The Christmas question
Willis says it is not a Christmas film; its screenwriter, Steven de Souza, says it is; in a 2020 YouGov poll more Americans sided with Willis.
Production: 7 Leicester Place, London · Depicted: The Prince Charles Cinema (not-applicable)
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