Die Hard Scenario
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Die Hard Scenario is an action film
sub-genre. The film's settings take place usually in three types of locations - a single building, plane, or vessel - which is seized or under threat by enemy agents, criminals, or terrorists, but are opposed by a single hero who fights an extended battle within the location using stealth and cunning to attempt to defeat them. This sub-genre began with the film Die Hard but has become popular in Hollywood movie making both because of its crowd appeal and the relative simplicity of building sets for such a constrained piece.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
sub-genre. The film's settings take place usually in three types of locations - a single building, plane, or vessel - which is seized or under threat by enemy agents, criminals, or terrorists, but are opposed by a single hero who fights an extended battle within the location using stealth and cunning to attempt to defeat them. This sub-genre began with the film Die Hard but has become popular in Hollywood movie making both because of its crowd appeal and the relative simplicity of building sets for such a constrained piece.
List of Die Hard Scenario films
- Die HardDie HardDie Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
(1988) (NYPD cop John McClaine takes on terrorists inside an L.A. building) - Die Hard 2Die Hard 2Die Hard 2 is a 1990 action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane...
(1990) (John McClaine battles terrorists at a Washington D.C. airport) - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) (John McClaine and a shoesalesman hunt a bomber in New York City)
- Live Free or Die HardLive Free or Die HardLive Free or Die Hard , is a 2007 American action film, and the fourth installment in the Die Hard series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The name was adapted from the state motto of New Hampshire, "Live Free or Die"...
(2007) (John McClaine and a computer hacker take on Cyberterrorist in New York) - Passenger 57Passenger 57Passenger 57 is a 1992 American action film starring Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne. The film's success made Snipes a popular action hero icon.-Plot:...
(1992) (Airline security expert John Cutter battles terrorists in a airplane) - Sudden DeathSudden DeathSudden death may refer to:* Sudden cardiac death* Sudden death Sudden Death may refer to:* 1958 NFL Championship Game, nicknamed "Sudden Death" for its dramatic ending* Sudden Death , starring Robert Conrad...
(1995) ( Fire Marshal Darren McCord Takes on Terrorists inside an Hockey Stadium) - Under SiegeUnder SiegeUnder Siege is a 1992 American action film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, on a U.S. Navy battleship...
(1992) (Casey Ryback a Former Navy Seal battles Mecenaries in a U.S Battleship) - Under Siege 2 (1995) (Casey Ryback takes on Mercenaries in a Train)
- Con AirCon AirCon Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
(1997) ( Ex-U.S. Army Ranger Cameron Poe Takes on Cons in a Prison Transport Plane) - Air Force OneAir Force OneAir Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft whose primary mission is to transport the president; however, any U.S. Air Force aircraft...
(1997) (President James Marshall battles terrorists in Air Force One) - Executive DecisionExecutive DecisionExecutive Decision is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry and Steven Seagal. The original music was composed by Jerry Goldsmith...
(1996) (Army Consultant David Grant Along with a Special Forces Team, Take on Terrorists in a passenger plane.) - The RockThe Rock (film)The Rock is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island and in the San Francisco Bay area. It was directed by Michael Bay and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and released through Hollywood Pictures. The film...
(1996) (Chemical Weapons expert Stanley Goodsped And Former S.A.S Captain John Mason Battle Mercenaries in Alcatraz Prison) - Agent RedAgent RedAgent Red is a 2000 American action film directed by Damian Lee and starring Dolph Lundgren. Its plot concerns two soldiers stuck on a submarine with a group of terrorists who plan to use a chemical weapon on America....
(2000) (U.S. Navy Officer Matt Hendricks Battles Terrorists in a Russian Submarine) - Bloodfist VI: Ground ZeroBloodfist VI: Ground ZeroBloodfist VI: Ground Zero is a 1995 action film starring Don Wilson, Marcus Aurelius, Michael Blanks and Anthony Boyer. It was directed by Rick Jacobson and written by Brendan Broderick and Rob Kerchner.-Plot:...
(1995) (Air Force Courier Nick Corrigan takes on Terrorists at a Nuclear Missile Base) - Against the DarkAgainst the DarkAgainst the Dark is a 2009 American action and horror film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Richard Crudo.In a post-apocalyptic world, destroyed by a disease, which may or may not turn people into some kind of vampires or zombies, Seagal plays Tao, the leader of a squad of ex-military...
(2009)(Vigilante Group Battles Mutant Vampires in a Hospital) - Mean GunsMean GunsMean Guns is a 1997 action film starring Ice T, Christopher Lambert, Michael Halsey, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, and Hunter Doughty; directed by Albert Pyun.-Plot summary:...
(Highly Skilled Killer Lou takes on Gangsters in a Maximum Security Prison) - DerailedDerailedDerailed is a 2005 British-American thriller film based on the novel of the same name by James Siegel. The film is directed by Mikael Håfström and stars Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, Addison Timlin, Giancarlo Esposito, RZA and Xzibit. This film was the first to be...
(2002) (NATO Operative Jacques Kristoff takes on Terrorists on a Passenger Train) - Snakes On a PlaneSnakes on a PlaneSnakes on a Plane is a 2006 American horror-action-thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006 in North America...
(2006) (FBI Agent Neville Flynn takes on Snakes on a Passenger Airplane) - Half Past DeadHalf Past DeadHalf Past Dead is a 2002 action movie in which a criminal infiltrates a prison to interrogate a prisoner about the location of a fortune in gold while an undercover FBI agent has to stop him. The film stars Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Kurupt, and Claudia Christian...
(2002) (FBI Agent and Convicts take on Mercenaries in the re-opened Alcatraz Prison) - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) (Mild-Mannered, Fat Security Guard takes on Terrorists in a mall)