Die Hard (1988) Part I

This episode is on Die Hard (1988). John McTiernan completed his one-two punch on eighties action films here, with Bruce Willis starring as John McClane in his breakout big screen role. His flawed cop, only looking for a holiday reconciliation with his estranged lady, instead gets drawn into action when Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber and his crew take over Nakatomi Plaza, holding McClane’s wife and her colleagues hostage.

This first part of the episode will include segments on the making of the film, from: the story; the producers; assembling the crew and the cast. All that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles

Sources

Die Hard, An Oral History. By Brian Abrams.

https://www.brianlabrams.com/die-hard

The True Story Behind the Making of Die Hard, Collider. By Kelcie Mattson.

https://collider.com/die-hard-bruce-willis-true-story-explained/

Bruce Willis: “If I Hadn’t Done Die Hard, I’d Rip it Off.” Entertainment Weekly. By Chris Nashawaty.

https://ew.com/article/2007/06/14/bruce-willis-if-i-hadnt-done-die-hard-id-rip-it/

Die Hard 30th Anniversary: The Cast and Crew Reflect on the Making of an Action Classic, SlashFilm. By Ben Pearson.

https://www.slashfilm.com/559508/die-hard-interviews/

Sophisticated Visuals on Grand Scale for Die Hard, American Society of Cinematographers. AC Dec. 1988. By George E. Turner.