Sure enough, the underrated Die Hard with a Vengeance features a particularly well-crafted heist, one that ultimately attracted the attention of the FBI. It’s not every day that a heist found in a movie makes the FBI change their security protocols, but that happened with this bank heist in this Bruce Willis sequel.
Q. What is the first Die Hard?
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| Film | U.S. release date | Story by |
|---|---|---|
| Die Hard | July 15, 1988 | Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza |
| Die Hard 2 | July 4, 1990 | Steven E. de Souza and Doug Richardson |
| Die Hard with a Vengeance | May 19, 1995 | Jonathan Hensleigh |
| Live Free or Die Hard | June 27, 2007 | Mark Bomback and David Marconi |
Q. Is Die Hard based on a true story?
Die Hard may not exactly seem like the literary kind of film, but it is actually based on a book — the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, by Roderick Thorpe. The story follows a NYPD detective named Joe Leland who takes down a group of terrorists while attending his daughter’s company’s Christmas party.
Q. Did Frank Sinatra turn down Die Hard?
Sinatra turned down the role of John McClane of course, and in reality he was never going to star in Die Hard, but the producers were contractually obliged to offer Ol’ Blue Eyes the role after he had starred in Die Hard’s ‘prequel’, The Detective.
Q. Did Frank Sinatra get offered Die Hard?
It has been revealed that Frank Sinatra was once offered the role of John McClane in the Die Hard film franchise. Sinatra was offered the role due to a contract clause. Sinatra starred in the film, ‘The Detective’. The film was based off the novel with the same name by author Roderick Thorpe.
Q. Who turned down Die Hard before Bruce Willis?
Frank Sinatra almost played Bruce Willis’ character John McClane in Die Hard. The beloved singer, who was 70 years old at the time, was offered the part because the film’s producers were contractually obliged to as Sinatra had starred in The Detective.
