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John McClane. John McClane Sr. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Die Hard film series, based on Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp 's action novel Nothing Lasts Forever. McClane was portrayed in all five films by actor Bruce Willis, and he is known for his sardonic one-liners, including the famous catchphrase in every Die Hard ...
Die Hard is an American action film series that originated with Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever.All five films revolve around the main character of John McClane (Joe Leland in the original novel), a police detective who continually finds himself in the middle of a crisis where he is both the only hope against disaster and the culprit's first target.
Essential to the success of Die Hard is Bruce Willis as John McClane, an unlikely casting choice that made the Moonlighting heartthrob one of the highest-paid movie stars in the world—and, let's ...
Thomas Gabriel. Yuri Komarov. Allies. Toggle Allies subsection. Miguel Bowman. List of Die Hard characters. Appearance. hide. The characters in the Die Hard film series, including John McClane (played by Bruce Willis), are based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp.
In many respects “Die Hard” follows classic themes. John McClane and Holly may not have been separated for 20 years, as were Odysseus and Penelope in Homer’s classic “The Odyssey.”
"Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And you can't convince me otherwise." Let us tell you why. The story literally begins on Christmas Eve. The opening scene shows John McClane (Bruce Willis ...
A Good Day to Die Hard is a 2013 American action thriller film and the fifth and final installment in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John Moore and written by Skip Woods, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane in his final film in the franchise. The main plot finds McClane traveling to Russia to get his estranged son, Jack ...
John McTiernan's Die Hard blew up in theaters on July 15, 1988, establishing a new template for Hollywood action movies — one that still exists to this day — and gifting moviegoers with a bevy ...