Джону Маклейну, за плечима якого довгі роки служби в поліції, доведеться нелегко. Хтось, хто поставив на вуха весь Нью-Йорк, за допомогою своїх вимог і вказівок, намагається зробити так, щоб Макклейн не дожив до наступного дня. Джон повинен не тільки розгадати головоломки супротивника і врятувати місто від цих терористів, але і перешкодити їх реальним планам...

An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an old gold-rush town struggling to stay on the map. They end up staying longer than expected because of an accident that spilled an unknown cola ingredient all over the highway. They spend the next few days with the various residents of the town which include a teenage girl who loves to blow things up and a boy trying to keep alive his fathers dream of building a beachside resort in the middle of the desert.

An analysis of the flow of water from mountain to aqueduct, city to sea. Shot at and around the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles River and Pacific Ocean.

Aqueducts transport water. Images transmit the memory. Images of aqueducts are useless.