The original 1988 film Die Hard did not have a subtitle, but it used the famous tagline: . The title itself is a command to "be as difficult as possible to be killed," and it was chosen by producer Joel Silver to replace the original title, Nothing Lasts Forever . Popular Taglines and Sequels
: In many Spanish-speaking countries, the movie is known as Duro de Matar ("Hard to Kill"). In Greece, it was translated as Very Hard to Die . The "Christmas Movie" Debate
(1990): The first sequel introduced the "Die Harder" subtitle, which became a cultural shorthand for "even more intense".
