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) "is the best in the series, an invigorating return to the style of blockbuster that dominated summers back in the early 1990s." "USA Today" film critic Claudia Puig said that the film "delivers when it comes to kick-butt, action-packed mayhem," but "as a convincing techno-thriller, it doesn't really work." The fifth film, "A Good Day to Die Hard", received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 14% based on 223 reviews, making it the worst-reviewed film of the series. Critics lambasted the installment for "[entering] generic action movie territory", as written by reviewer