"James Bernardinelli, with a ""cliched [and] uninspired script"". Peter Rainer of the ""Christian Science Monitor"" wrote, ""John's appeal was always his ordinariness, but director John Moore has him surviving more explosions than Wile E. Coyote, and with hardly a scratch."" A. O. Scott of ""The New York Times"" also commented that the series has taken a downfall with the movie, saying ""Everything that made the first ""Die Hard"" memorable—the nuances of character, the political subtext, the cowboy wit—has been dumbed down or scrubbed away entirely."" Willis has however, been cited as the film's redeeming quality, with Chris Vognar of the"
"""Die Hard"" film began before the release of the fourth installment, ""Live Free or Die Hard"", with Willis affirming that the latter would not be the last in the series, but pre-production did not start until September 2011, when John Moore was officially announced as the director. Filming began in April 2012, primarily in Budapest, Hungary. ""A Good Day to Die Hard"" premiered in London on January 31, 2013, coinciding with the unveiling of a ""Die Hard"" mural at the Fox Lot, and was released the United States on February 13, 2013. It is the first ""Die Hard"" film to"
"Los Angeles from ""up North"" and agrees to consult on a serial killer case. Not wanting to be more involved changes however, when the killer targets Dietz’s latest love interest, thereby, forcing him to become actively involved in the investigation. The killer is someone he's arrested before. Relentless 3 Relentless 3 is a 1993 crime thriller film written and directed by James Lemmo. The tagline for the film was: """"When the fear stops...you're dead!"""" ""Relentless 3"" was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is the third installment in the Relentless series. The film was referenced twice on ""Saturday Night"
"Relentless 3 Relentless 3 is a 1993 crime thriller film written and directed by James Lemmo. The tagline for the film was: """"When the fear stops...you're dead!"""" ""Relentless 3"" was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is the third installment in the Relentless series. The film was referenced twice on ""Saturday Night Live"". The first time in 1993 on the Jeff Goldblum, Aerosmith #19.3 episode as a poster on the counter in ""Karl’s Video Store"" and again on ""The Best of David Spade"" in 1995, again a poster on the counter in the same store. Sam Dietz returns to"
"and falls to his death after stumbling backwards through a shattered window. In aftermath events of the first ""Die Hard"", Lt. McClane transfers to the Los Angeles Police Department. He dislikes his rise to national fame. Dialogue in the second film reveals that he was featured in ""People Magazine"", did a spot on ""Nightline"", and was referred to (by Colonel Stuart) as ""the policeman hero who saved the Nakatomi hostages"" along with a local news crew. In ""Die Hard 2"", on Christmas Eve, mercenaries seize control of Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, 25 miles west of Washington, D.C."
"Gruber pretending to be a hostage; it was only written in when it was discovered that Rickman could perform a convincing American accent. The premiere of ""Die Hard"" took place on July 12, 1988, at the AVCO theater in Los Angeles, California. Die Hard had its inaugural British screening at the London Film Festival on 27 November 1988. ""Die Hard"" opened in limited release in 21 theaters on July 15, 1988, earning $601,851—an average of $28,659 per theater. The film began a wide release in North America on July 20, 1988, earning approximately $7.1 million from 1,276 theaters—an average of"
"city's police force away from his target: New York's Federal Reserve. While the police frantically search local schools to locate the alleged bomb, Simon raids the gold bullion held in the underground vault of the Reserve and flees towards the Canada–US border. With the help of Carver, McClane tracks Simon near the border. McClane kills Simon by shooting a power line which collapses into the blades of Simon's helicopter. The fourth film, ""Live Free or Die Hard"" (titled ""Die Hard 4.0"" in releases outside North America), which takes place on Independence Day, takes place 13 years later. McClane is assigned"
"on the third by an electric fence, the city has become a sanctuary. The rich and powerful live in a luxury high-rise called ""Fiddler's Green"", while the rest of the population subsists in squalor. Paul Kaufman (Dennis Hopper), the city's ruthless ruler, has sponsored ""Dead Reckoning"", an armored personnel vehicle that can travel through the zombie-infested areas with ease. Riley Denbo (Simon Baker) is the designer and commander of ""Dead Reckoning"". Unlike Kaufman, Riley is respected for his work in protecting the citizens, as well as providing them with food and medical supplies that the citizens can no longer safely"
"3, 1982, which occurred during post-production, and the film is dedicated to him. He made one movie and one TV episode before and after filming during 1981-1982 that were released after ""Blue Thunder."" The LAPD Hooper Heliport served as home base for the fictional police unit while construction of the heliport was still being completed. The drive-in theater scene where Frank's girlfriend Kate recovers the tape was filmed at the Pickwick Theatre in Burbank, California; the theater has since then been demolished and replaced by a Pavilions supermarket. Malcolm McDowell, who portrayed antagonist F. E. Cochrane, was intensely afraid of"
"the U.S. population could not read Roman numerals. In his introduction to the Audible audio-book of ""The Saint Intervenes"", Brad Mengel states that the plot of Death Wish 3 is entirely based on ""The Saint in New York"", both by Leslie Charteris. Even though ""Death Wish 3"" takes place in New York City, some parts of the film were shot in London to make the production less expensive. As a result, some of the extras (both police and gang members) were British. When filming was complete, Michael Winner solicited the help of U.S. Air Force military personnel stationed at High"
"released on DVD on June 19, 2007, followed by a Blu-ray release on November 20, 2007 and a re-release on January 29, 2013. Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the ""Die Hard"" film series. The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and"
"that ""Die Hard"" is a Christmas film. However, at his Comedy Central Roast, Willis declared """"Die Hard"" is not a Christmas movie! It is a goddamn Bruce Willis movie!"" Acknowledging the debate over this, 20th Century Fox released a special ""Die Hard - Christmas Edition"" home media release in December 2018 (during the film's 30th anniversary), including a re-cut trailer to present the film as a heartwarming Christmas story. Die Hard Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film. It was directed by John McTiernan, and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It was produced by"
"on the real-life Kray brothers, who were captured in Detroit and transported to London by Jeffrey (Axel's friend from Beverly Hills Cop and Beverly Hills Cop II, played by Paul Reiser), and Axel would have gone overseas after the gangsters' henchmen broke them out of custody and murdered Jeffrey. This was scrapped because producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer decided it was too close to the story of Michael Douglas' 1989 film ""Black Rain"". When writer Steven E. de Souza was brought in, he originally wrote the story as more """"Die Hard"" in a theme park"". He was told that"
"of the film. The third edition starts with crime scenes in urban American cities such as New York City, ranging from murders to traffic accidents. These pieces look as if taken from the '60s and '70s. This volume also shows what its like to survive an attack, as of a 1991 press conference of Frank Tempest (born 1937), an English man disfigured in the face when he was attacked by two pit bulls. Also included is graphic content of gang violence in Russia, various motocross and amateur race car accidents. Another piece of notable footage in the fourth volume is"
"Die Hard 2 Die Hard 2 is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the ""Die Hard"" film series. The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and Reginald VelJohnson. The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's novel ""58 Minutes"". The novel has the same plot but differs slightly: a cop"
"control with Danni before the bomb goes off, supposedly killing the both. As he about to mourn, Knox discovers that the live broadcast was pre-recorded, 85 minutes of the game, realizing the both are alive. Knox catches them both and after Danni distracts him, he finally kills Arkady. Danni reunites with her worried mother and Steed thanks Knox for his bravery. The film was first announced in February 2016, represented as """"Die Hard"" in a football stadium,"" written by The Lynch Brothers, to be produced by Signature Films and The Fyzz Facility, with Highland Films Group executive producing with a"
"which eventually became ""Die Hard"" (1988). Shane Black and Tony Scott both said in later years how the original script was far better than the final film. The film was nominated for two MTV Movie Awards. The film under-performed expectations given the star power and hype surrounding the then record price paid for the screenplay by Shane Black ($1.75 million). Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, saying it was ""a superb example of what it is: a glossy, skillful, cynical, smart, utterly corrupt and vilely misogynistic action thriller"". It has a 46% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on"
"Death Wish 3 Death Wish 3 is a 1985 American action thriller film directed and edited by Michael Winner. It is the third film and the last to be directed by Winner in the ""Death Wish"" film series. It stars Charles Bronson as vigilante killer Paul Kersey, and sees Kersey do battle with New York street punk gangs while receiving tacit support from a local NYPD lieutenant (Ed Lauter). Despite being set in New York City, some of the filming was shot in London to reduce production costs. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) returns to New York City after being banned"
"the series. In May 2009, BOOM! Studios announced that they would be releasing an ongoing ""Die Hard"" comic series that would serve as a prequel to the first movie. Its story is set in 1976 and follows John McClane as a rookie cop in the NYPD, and is scripted by Howard Chaykin. The first issue of """" was released on September 30, 2009. Eight issues have been released, with the eighth released on April 12, 2010. The official description read: The official description read: Die Hard (film series) The ""Die Hard"" series is an American action film series that originated"
"3rd pair of bodies is found in Cleveland, Ohio, which are thought to be connected to the San Francisco cases. As Lindsay and company go through the case they acquire a fourth friend, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt. Together, the four friends attempt to pin down a suspect, leading to the shocking conclusion. A subplot features Lindsay's attraction to Chris Raleigh, her new partner, but will the attraction last until she soon realizes that there is nothing to lose? In 2003, the novel was adapted into a television film, ""First to Die"", starring Tracy Pollan, Carly Pope, Megan Gallagher, Pam Grier,"
"systems of Washington, D.C., Detroit, and Los Angeles, in order to wipe out their black populations. The three heroes re-unite as Lait is leaving the hospital, and decide to stop the poisoning of the water supplies. ""Three the hard way, three cities, the three of us."" Lait returns to Chicago. Mister Keys stops the poisoning in Washington, D.C., as Jagger does in Detroit. They reunite again to stop Feather and arm themselves to the teeth. They raid Feather's compound and rescue Wendy after a huge shootout, leaving Dr. Fortrero burned alive, and Feather and many white supremacists dead. The plot"
"by the new ventures had reached $110 million. The base was used in the filming of the 1990 movie ""Die Hard 2"", starring Bruce Willis. Other scenes were shot at the Alpena Airport. The location was chosen in part because there was a need for snow, and the producers expected Alpena to produce. However, due to a lack of snowfall, artificial snow had to be used. Kincheloe Air Force Base Kincheloe Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force base during the Cold War. Built in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1943 during World War II, the base was"
"third Horner score released posthumously. Principal photography on the film lasted 64 days, from May 18 to August 18, 2015, in the north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Other locations include St. Francisville; Zachary, Louisiana; Ridgway, Colorado; and New Mexico. Filming in St. Francisville was completed between May 18 and May 29, 2015. The climactic battle between the Seven and a small army led by Bogue took three weeks to film; the weather was inclement. Sometimes the cast and crew would wait in the on-set saloon for storms to pass, and, at times when the storm would worsen, the trailer rocked"
"like a Disney film. We're going to shoot the third film entirely in America, and it's going to be my favorite... It's going to upset a lot of people."" Around late 2012, actor Dieter Laser and Six ended their legal battle about creative differences, which had been ongoing since March 2012. Laser and Harvey returned for the third film, which is set in the United States, and played new characters. Six had said that the film would star a ""big American celebrity,"" have ""a storyline that nobody would expect,"" and feature a centipede consisting of 500+ people. Filming commenced in"
"title after seeing a photograph of a tenement in an exhibit in San Francisco. 'Fat City' was scrawled in chalk on a wall. The title is ironic: Fat City is a crazy goal no one is ever going to reach."" Fat City is also an old nickname for Stockton, California, where the novel and film are set. The nickname preceded Gardner's novel. The film premiered in the United States on July 26, 1972. The film was screened at various film festivals, including: the Cannes Film Festival, France; the Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA; and others. After a string of"
"times and the third movement is set in 1941, when German troops capture Kiev. Lisa and her young son are ordered, along with the city's Jews, to Babi Yar. An other-worldly (""in Palestine or Purgatory"", according to the author) epilogue ends the narrative. A number of efforts have been made to make the novel into a film, which some have described as unfilmable or unadaptable. These have included attempts by Bernardo Bertolucci with Barbra Streisand, by David Lynch with Isabella Rossellini, by Simon Monjack with Brittany Murphy, and by Emir Kusturica with Nicole Kidman. In 1992, London artist Maty Grunberg"
"of murder in a fire engine driven by Stacey Sutton (Tanya Roberts) and cut himself off from pursuing patrol cars by jumping over the rising Lefty O'Doul Drawbridge. Third Street (San Francisco) Third Street, formerly Kentucky Street in the Dogpatch and Railroad Avenue in the Bayview, is a north-south street running through the Downtown, Mission Bay, Potrero Point, Dogpatch, and the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco, California. The road turns into Kearny Street north of Market Street and connects into Bayshore Boulevard, south of Meade Avenue Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants play at AT&T Park on the intersection"
"Live Hard (film) Live Hard is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Yuen Cheung-yan and starring Simon Yam, Elaine Lui and Lau Ching-wan. There are two versions of the film, which are the original Hong Kong version released in Asia and an international version released outside of Asia which include western actors such as Mark Houghton and Steve Tartalia. In Hong Kong, terrorists from Libya blow up a bus which kills the son of the American consul. The Hong Kong Police Force sends Lui Yung and his team of special agents to investigate the case and destroy the"
"in Berlin, Germany on February 4 and the second in London, England on February 7. ""A Good Day to Die Hard"" was commercially released first in Indonesia on February 6, 2013, and then opened in certain East and Southeast Asian territories on February 7. In the United States and Canada, the film was distributed to 2,328 theaters for night showings on February 13. Select theaters also held a one-time special marathon of all ""Die Hard"" films to lead up to ""A Good Day to Die Hard""'s nationwide release, with Bruce Willis making a personal appearance at one of these marathons"
"The third season premiered on October 23, 2015. The series is set in the town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. The town is a mixture of extreme wealth and poverty, as the closing of the town's steel mill many years earlier caused many to lose their jobs. The town's main sources of employment are now the Godfrey Institute for Biomedical Technologies and Hemlock Acres Hospital. Heading the Institute—which is rumored to conduct sinister experiments on a daily basis—is the imposing Olivia Godfrey (Famke Janssen), while Hemlock Acres' lead psychiatrist is Olivia's dead husband's brother, Dr. Norman Godfrey (Dougray Scott). As season"
"The Decline of Western Civilization III The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film, directed by Penelope Spheeris, that chronicles the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers. It is the third film of a trilogy by Spheeris depicting life in Los Angeles at various points in time. The first film, ""The Decline of Western Civilization"" (1981), dealt with the punk rock scene during 1980-1981. The second film, """" (1988), covers the Los Angeles heavy metal movement of 1986-1988. Spheeris would later credit the 1998 film with having a profound effect on her. She began a relationship with"
"in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and saw 19 men arrive over three days. Among the men caught were rabbi David Kaye and elementary-school teacher Steven Bennof, both of whom lost their jobs after taping. Another man came to the house appearing naked in the kitchen. That man 24 hours later was caught at a McDonald's trying to meet a 13 year old boy. He was later arrested. The third installment of the series was a two-hour special aired in February 2006. The operation was located at a house on Riverboat Drive in Riverside County, California,"
"Die Hard (video game) John McClane decides to visit his wife Holly in Nakatomi Plaza, only to discover that she is taken hostage on the 30th floor, along with a number of other hostages. The terrorist leader, Hans Gruber, is after the money locked away in a safe on the 30th floor. His hacker, Theo, is slowly breaking the locks into the vault. McClane decides to fight the terrorists on his own, ascending the building as he does so. There are 40 terrorists scattered throughout the building, and John McClane's task is to clear each floor of terrorists, and he"