Die Hard (film series)

*Die Hard*
Die Hard
	Official film series logo
Created by	Roderick Thorp
Original work	Nothing Lasts Forever (1979)
Owner	20th Century Fox
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
Film(s)	Die Hard (1988); Die Hard 2 (1990); Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995); Live Free or Die Hard (2007); A Good Day to Die Hard (2013);
Miscellaneous
Articles	A Farewell to Arms

Die Hard is an American action film series that originated with Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever. All five films revolve around the main character of John McClane, 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 first target.^[3]

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.

^ Parkin, John (July 23, 2008). "Die Hard comic chronicles goddamn John McClane's first year". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
^ Squires, John (November 29, 2018). "Gruesome New Graphic Novel A Million Ways to Die Hard Pits John McClane Against a Serial Killer Obsessed With Movies". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
^ Sternbergh, Adam (February 21, 2013). "On the Enduring Appeal of 'Die Hard'". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

[CBR-1] Parkin, John (July 23, 2008). "Die Hard comic chronicles goddamn John McClane's first year". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2009.

[2] Squires, John (November 29, 2018). "Gruesome New Graphic Novel A Million Ways to Die Hard Pits John McClane Against a Serial Killer Obsessed With Movies". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[nytmag-3] Sternbergh, Adam (February 21, 2013). "On the Enduring Appeal of 'Die Hard'". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2013.

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