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John McClane Sr. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Die Hard franchise, based on Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's action novel Nothing Lasts Forever. McClane was portrayed in all five films by actor Bruce Willis , and he is known for his sardonic one-liners , including the famous catchphrase in every Die Hard film: "Yippee-ki ...
Willis's portrayal of John McClane redefined the action genre, presenting a normal person with an average physique completely counter to that archetype. He is failing, both personally and professionally, and serves as a vulnerable, identifiable hero who openly sobs, admits his fear of death, and sustains lasting damage.
A Good Day to Die Hard is a 2013 American action thriller film and the fifth installment in the Die Hard film series.The film was directed by John Moore and written by Skip Woods, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane in his final film in the franchise.
John McClane is the kind of guy who would rather stand in the back of the crowd than shove his way to the front. He has a lot of quiet dignity." — Willis speaking to a TV journalist in 1988
The writers and filmmakers created and focused on John McClane (Bruce Willis), an NYPD Detective arriving in L.A. in an attempt to reconcile with wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) as an office Christmas ...
Opening scenes show a marriage where Holly and John talk over one another and seemingly seek to advance their own agenda over any common marriage plan. ... John McClane and Holly may not have been ...
Die Hard 2 (also known by its tagline Die Harder or Die Hard 2: Die Harder) [Note 1] is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. de Souza and Doug Richardson, co-produced by Joel Silver, and starring Bruce Willis [5] as John McClane alongside Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John ...
The film stars Bruce Willis as NYPD Lieutenant John McClane and Samuel L. Jackson as McClane's reluctant partner Zeus Carver. McClane and Carver team up to stop an East German terrorist group headed by "Simon" (Jeremy Irons), who have planted bombs across New York City and plot to steal the gold bullion of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.