Die Hard Die Hard Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film. It was directed by John McTiernan, and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It was produced by the Gordon Company and Silver Pictures, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film follows off-duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) who is caught in a Los Angeles skyscraper during a heist led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman). It is based on Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel "Nothing Lasts Forever". Made for $28 million, "Die Hard" grossed over $140 million theatrically worldwide, with the film
Die Hard (film series) 2007, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked "Die Hard" the greatest action film of all time. The first sequel, "Die Hard 2", received positive reviews, although not as many as the original. Despite only giving the original film two stars, critic Roger Ebert gave this film three and a half stars and called it "terrific entertainment." James Berardinelli called the film "somewhat-muddled but still entertaining." Peter Travers wrote that "however impressively made, "Die Hard 2" begins to wear thin." The third film, "Die Hard with a Vengeance", received mixed reviews. Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" stated that while "McTiernan stages individual sequences with