The Die Hard series is a series of action movies beginning with Die Hard in 1988, based on the 1979 bestselling novel, Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. All five films feature John McClane (played by Bruce Willis), a New York City and Los Angeles police detective. The series so far has run for 25 years. The first film begins on Christmas Eve when McClane comes to reunite with separated wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles at her company's holiday 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 aim, to steal millions in bearer bonds from the building vault. In the finale, McClane throws the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), out the window to fall thirty stories. The second film takes place a year after the first, again on...