Die Hard (film series) reunite with separated wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles at her company's Christmas party. Holly left to pursue her career with their two children, and uses her maiden name. At the fictional Nakatomi Plaza, East German terrorists break in and take the celebrants hostage. McClane escapes detection and hides throughout the building. He kills off the gang and learns their real plan, to steal $640 million in bearer bonds from the building's vault. In the finale, McClane shoots the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), out the window to fall thirty stories. It was released on July 15, 1988
Die Hard (film series) "Dallas Morning News" saying "Willis' presence at least provides undercurrents of easy jocularity." CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the series entries grades of "A+", "A", "A−", "A−", "B+" respectively on an A+ to F scale. For an extended list, see List of Die Hard characters. A number of video games based on the successful movie franchise "Die Hard" have been released over the years, ranging from beat 'em ups to first-person shooters. While some of the games are based directly on the movies, a few further detail the adventures of John McClane between or after