When Does the Film "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" (1990) Take Place?

"Die Hard 2" (later released as "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" and released to French-speaking audiences as "58 Minutes Pour Vivre: Die Hard 2"/"58 Minutes to Live: Die Hard 2") is a crime comedy film written by Steven E. de Souza with Doug Richardson [adapting "58 Minutes" (1987) by Walter Wager] that released July 3rd, 1990. So when is "Die Hard 2" set? 


It takes place in the year: 

1990 AD

We know this because John McClane drives? a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale and refers to it as a ..."brand new car"... . 

It was adapted as a video game titled "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" in 1992. 

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