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
Live Free or Die Hard telecommunications, financial, and utilities infrastructure systems. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the project was stalled, only to be resurrected several years later and rewritten into "Live Free or Die Hard" by Doug Richardson and eventually by Mark Bomback. Willis said in 2005 that the film would be called "Die Hard 4.0", as it revolves around computers and cyber-terrorism. IGN later reported the film was to be called "Die Hard: Reset" instead. 20th Century Fox later announced the title as "Live Free or Die Hard" and set a release date of June 29, 2007 with filming to begin in September