

In that film, McClane overcame daunting odds to dispatch the bad guys and save the day in a Los Angeles high-rise office building, where McClane was attempting to reconcile with his estranged wife. In 1988, Die Hard rejuvenated the action-film genre and popularized everyman hero John McClane (Bruce Willis), a modern-day cowboy whose quick thinking and even quicker one-liners belied a troubled personal life. Unit still photography by Frank Masi, SMPSP and Peter “Hopper” Stone John McClane is back for more action in Live Free or Die Hard, shot by Simon Duggan, ACS.
