Die Hard

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Advance Auto Parts Commercial for CarQuest Auto Parts and DieHard - DieHard is Back - Film

Date: October 18, 2020
Type: Television Commercial

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DIEHARD IS BACK | 2:00 Film A new chapter in the DieHard story begins. Watch as John McClane faces off against old foes and crosses paths with old friends. From fighting his way to Advance Auto Parts to racing against the clock to install his new DieHard Battery – McClane will stop at nothing, to start his car again. DieHard is Back – now available at Advance Auto Parts and Carquest. http://bit.ly/diehardisback #DieHardisBack John McClane: Well you wanted the quiet life, John. Dead batteries Empty Streets. Theo?! Employee: Welcome to Advance Auto Parts. McClane: I need one of those! Is there another way out? Employee: Um... McClane: C’mon! You kidding me? Employee: Did you know we have free installation? McClane: Yeah, I got it. Argyle: Mac? McClane: Argyle. You still driving this thing? Argyle: You’re getting blood on the seats, Mac! McClane: Good god. Argyle: Oh man, I just paid this off! McClane: Argyle, you alright? We’re getting outta here buddy. Just gotta change my battery. Nighty night, pal. C’mon. Argyle, get up. McClane: Yeah, baby. Happy trails. Get outta here. Keep this car moving. Theo: I’m coming for you! Oh shit. Argyle: Yippee Ki Yay! (motherfucker) McClane: Hey, that’s my line Announcer: DieHard Batteries. Owned and Sold by Advance and CarQuest Auto Parts DieHard is back

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Parks and Recreation:
Season: 2 / Episode: 3
Beauty Pageant

Date: October 1, 2009
Type: Television Episode

This Television Episode refers to Die Hard
Tom calls Officer Dave, "John McClane", explaining that McClane is the character from the film series 'Die Hard'.

Leslie is looking forward to choosing the new Miss Pawnee, but has conflicts with the other judges, who have different ideas about the "ideal" girl. Meanwhile, Ann continues to date Mark and learns that Andy has been living in the pit behind her house.

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Entourage:
Season: 6 / Episode: 10
Berried Alive

Date: September 20, 2009
Type: Television Episode

This Television Episode refers to Die Hard
When Drama agrees to sign with Lloyd as his agent, Lloyd exclaims, "Yippee Ki-yay, motherfucker!" a line made famous in the 'Die Hard' film series.

Ari goes to war with Lloyd when Drama wants out of his contract on Five Towns to get a part on the new Melrose 2009 series, but regardless of the outcome, Drama will have to decide who will be his real agent. Ashley asks Eric to read his emails so they can have an open and honest relationship, but after talking with Brittany, his new assistant, it becomes clear to Eric that Ashley has major trust issues. Turtle is caught in a pseudo love triangle with Jamie-Lynn and a UCLA co-ed.

- Episode: Berried Alive part of Entourage Season 6
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Die Hard
part of Die Hard

Date: July 15, 1988
Type: Movie

Die Hard begins on Christmas Eve with New York detective John McClane traveling to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife Holly, who is now living in LA with their two children and going by her maiden name. The party was being held at the fictional Nakatomi Plaza. During the evening, German terrorists break into the building and take the partygoers hostage. McClane escapes detection after having an argument with his wife and leaving to an upstairs bathroom. He manages to hide throughout the building, killing off the terrorists one by one. After a reporter reveals that McClane's wife is one of the hostages by interviewing their children, the terrorists take Holly in order to persuade McClane into giving up. He finally meets the leader Hans Gruber and throws him out of the window.

Die Hard 2
part of Die Hard

Date: July 4, 1990
Type: Movie

Die Hard 2 takes place a year after the events of the first film, once again on Christmas Eve. This time, John McClane is in Washington D.C. at Dulles Airport awaiting the arrival of his wife. While waiting, a group of terrorists planning on rescuing a drug lord have taken over the control tower of the airport. This strands several planes in the air, including the one McClane's wife is on.

Die Hard: WIth a Vengeance
part of Die Hard

Date: May 19, 1995
Type: Movie

In Die Hard with a Vengeance, set several years later, McClane is back in New York. He is now separated from his wife, suspended from the police force, and two steps away from being a full-blown alcoholic. A terrorist who goes only by the moniker "Simon" threatens to blow up various locations in the city unless McClane will play his twisted version of Simon says. McClane must solve a number of riddles and challenges in order to keep the bombs from going off. He receives the reluctant help of Zeus Carver, a shopkeeper from Harlem who had saved McClane after the first challenge "Simon" had put him through. The FBI finally reveal that "Simon" is in fact Simon Peter Gruber, the brother of Hans Gruber.

Live Free or Die Hard
part of Die Hard

Date: June 27, 2007
Type: Movie

In Live Free or Die Hard,McClane and Holly are now divorced. His daughter Lucy, now in college, is going by her mother's maiden name and telling people that her father is dead. A group of cyber-terrorists begin hacking into FBI computers. The FBI then sends McClane to bring in a known hacker, Matt Farrell. In the process, a group of assassins hired by Gabriel attempts to kill the pair. Farrell tells McClane that the terrorists are actually in the middle of performing a fire sale. Lucy is captured by the mastermind behind the terrorists, Thomas Gabriel.

A Good Day to Die Hard
part of Die Hard

Date: February 14, 2013
Type: Movie

John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.