The devastating debunking of stage and theatrical characters was based on the short story and radio playThe Wisdom of Eveby Mary Orr.When he answered "Simon""s" phone call without McClane present, the terrorist reprimanded: "The rules applied to both of you.Later in their darkened upper room in the tentative love scene, they share a few memories of their childhood and he offers her a loving hought before she departs:Judah: If you were not a bride, I should kiss you goodbye.This was the lowest-grossing film of the first four films in the series.With no Academy Awards Oscar nominations.With the third new director (for the third film in he series).A film with an exciting plot twist similar to James Cameron""sTrue Lies (1994), in which agent Hunt hid his identity from his wife, who was inadvertently dragged into the action by kidnapping, and needed to be saved.Ultimately, Stuffy is caught making a final reach into the Sheriff""s pocket, and he makes the most of it by taking the Sheriff""s sock off his leg.