Die Hard (franchise)
| Die Hard | |
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Official film series logo | |
| Created by | Roderick Thorp |
| Original work | Nothing Lasts Forever (1979) |
| Owner | 20th Century Studios |
| Years | 1988–present |
| Print publications | |
| Novel(s) | The Detective (1966) Nothing Lasts Forever (1979) 58 Minutes (1987) |
| Comics | Die Hard: Year One A Die Hard Christmas A Million Ways to Die Hard |
| Films and television | |
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| Short film(s) | DieHard is Back (2020 commercial) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Articles | A Farewell to Arms |
Die Hard is an American action film series and media franchise 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 target.
Per the franchise's name, McClane confounds repeated attempts to kill him, driving his enemies to distraction, by adding up and exploiting dumb luck. The films have grossed a combined $1.4 billion worldwide, with Bruce Willis as the only actor to appear in all five films.