5 movies, besides this weekend’s ‘Skyscraper,’ that owe a debt to John Mcclane

O NJuly 15, 1988, Bruce Willis burst onto movie screens as John Mcclane, the lone hero trying mightily to save his wife from inside a tall building, in “Die Hard.”

Nearly 30 years to the day later, Dwayne Johnson hits theaters this weekend as Will Sawyer, the lone hero trying mightily to save his wife and kids from inside a tall building, in “Skyscraper.”

As Mcclane himself might say, “Yippee ki-hey, wait a minute!”

“Skyscraper” isn’t the first movie to imitate the “Die Hard” formula: professional hero, outgunned and outmanned, who’s unexpectedly caught up in a hostage situation that only he can stop.

It isn’t even the first one to be called “Skyscraper.”

Here’s a look back at some of the other notable attempts:

“Passenger 57” (1992)

It’s “Die Hard” on … a plane, just like “Executive Decision” and DIE HARD

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