Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan, written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart.Based on Roderick Thorp’s 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, it was produced by the Gordon Company and Silver Pictures, and distributed by 20th Century Fox.The film follows off-duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) who is caught in a Los …