 GEOG: In one of the first scenes where McClane goes to "rescue" his  daughter, the shot is actually near the center quad in front of the  EV charging stations at the University of Southern California.  Doheny library is visible behind his daughter and Tommy Trojan would  be visible behind John had they panned a few more feet right. At the  end of the scene, the writers make it a point to mention the  "Rutgers" campus police, as if to give authenticity.