Die Hard John McClane Die Hard Quadrilogy

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The following information is taken from 'Die Hard Wikia' at http://diehard.wikia.com/wiki/John_McClane

John McClane is an Irish-American detective lieutenant with the New York City Police Department. He has been an officer for 31 years. He is separated from his wife, Holly Gennero McClane, who is using her maiden name. Holly moved to Los Angeles several months earlier to pursue a career that John ultimately thought would fail, leading to their separation. They have two children, Lucy and John, Jr.

Die Hard
On Christmas Eve 1988, John travels to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his children. He first visits his wife Holly at the Nakatomi Plaza where she works, although she is initially pleased to see him they soon have a argument about Holly not using her marital name. Simultaneously, a gang of twelve terrorists led by Hans Gruber break into the Nakatomi Plaza and take all the employees, including Holly hostage. The gang's intentions are to steal the $640 million dollars in negotiable bearer bonds that are locked in the building's vault.

Die Hard 2
Now reconciled with Holly (who has adopted a hyphenated last name), John is living in Los Angeles and is serving with that city's police force. John and the kids are in Washington, D.C., visiting Holly's parents. As he awaits the arrival of Holly's plane, though, mercenaries seize control of Dulles Airport. The terrorist group takes control of the airport's communications and threatens to cause deadly plane crashes, including the plane that is carrying his wife, unless their demands are not met.

Die Hard with a Vengeance
John McClane is once again with the NYPD. He had separated from his wife, and by his own admission, is on the verge (If not already, he was described as being "two steps" away, to which John claimed it was actually only one) of alcoholism. Having been suspended, John had spent the entire previous evening drinking excessively, when he was recalled into duty as a bomber (Who turns out to be Simon Gruber) demanded John's presence to endure several "games" throughout the day, or he'll use another bomb, and blow up a school. Typical of John, he endured a personal suffering (Hang over, with a headache that will not go away), as he attempts to gain control of the situation, and preventing the "bomber" from following through with his threat. Despite several "rules" that had been put in place John had for the most part, always been able to reach the goal in the allotted time. McClane, along with Zeus go through the entire city as "ordered" in the twisted game of Simon Says as they hunt down the various bombs that had been placed throughout the city.

Live Free or Die Hard
Twelve years have passed since he defeated Simon Gruber, seventeen years have passed since he defeated Col. Stuart, and ninteen years have passed since he defeated Hans Gruber. John and Holly are now divorced and he still is with the NYPD. After some hackers send computer code to Mai Linh who is a chinese terrorist and lover of the chief villain Thomas Gabriel, these hackers are killed and the FBI sends John to pick up a compuer hacker named Matt Farrell. McClane takes Farrell to the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., where Farrell is questioned. FBI director Miguel Bowman is uninterested in his speculation. McClane and Farrell drive away in an FBI Police cruiser to a secure building, but Gabriel and Mai locate Farrell and divert them to gunmen waiting in a helicopter.

Music:
1. Bad Guys -- Harold Faltermeyer -- http://amzn.to/nd5aox

The score in (1987) 'Beverly Hills Cop 2' by Harold Faltermeyer is great music and perfect for the movie, but also show's that Harold Faltermeyer may have been a fan of John Carpenter -who composes the music for his films. The tracks 'The Duke arrives' and 'The Barricades' from (1981) 'Escape from New York' seem to be reflected in compositions done by Faltermeyer for the movie.

The '80s Movie Rewind
http://www.fast-rewind.com/music_bhcopii.htm

2. Shakedown -- Bob Seger -- http://amzn.to/nWU3Nf

Poster:
Download Free (1988-2007) 'Die Hard' Quadrilogy Infographic Poster is available at BehindVFX -- http://www.behindvfx.com

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[GiveMeAsmokeMan]

lol. You got the song in beverly hills cop 2 playing with die hard clips.