20 Things You Somehow Missed In Die Hard

18. Where's Holly

When he arrives at Nakatomi Plaza, John McClane asks where Holly is and the security guard (Rick Cicetti) has him type in her name to locate her. He eventually finds Holly on the 30th floor using her maiden name. However, the security guard then tells him that the only ones left in the building are those having a Christmas party on the 30th floor.

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Although the locating equipment is a hi-tech gadget for its time and this sequence underlines the rift between McClane and his wife, the security guard could have simply told McClane from the beginning that Holly could only be on the 30th floor...

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