John McClane is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Die Hard series of films. He is portrayed by actor Bruce Willis. Empire ranked him as number 12 of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time list. In addition to appearing in the four Die Hard films, McClane also has an uncredited cameo appearance in Loaded Weapon 1. A famous catchphrase of the character is "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker!", which he consistently says before and af...
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John McClane is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Die Hard series of films. He is portrayed by actor Bruce Willis. Empire ranked him as number 12 of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time list. In addition to appearing in the four Die Hard films, McClane also has an uncredited cameo appearance in Loaded Weapon 1. A famous catchphrase of the character is "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker!", which he consistently says before and after killing the head terrorist of the film.
John McClane was originally based on the fictional character Detective Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's novel, Nothing Lasts Forever, along with another character, Frank Malone from Walter Wager's novel 58 Minutes (later adapted as Die Hard 2) and is somewhat based on and inspired by Dirty Harry. Die Hard villain Hans Gruber describes him as an "American Cowboy" and as a John Wayne.
McClane's marriage is in a constant state of crisis, his vigilantism and disregard for authority have put him in danger...
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