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DIE HARD (1988) I HAVE A MACHINE GUN HO! HO! HO!
Episode 21

DIE HARD (1988) I HAVE A MACHINE GUN HO! HO! HO!

HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette

January 10, 20232h 5m

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Show Notes

In the first of 2 episodes, Hodgepod with Rob Fredette looks back at the movie Die Hard. Rob and Shawn Donovan talk about John McClane played by Bruce Willis and Hans Gruber played by Alan Rickman.

Rob and Shawn discuss:

-Bruce Willis cast perfectly as John McClane

-Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in his first feature film.

-How Hans Gruber made the movie what it is

-Movies in 1988 that Die Hard competed against

-How this movie was different than most action films and how Die Hard changed the action film genre

-How humor was inserted perfectly during tense scenes

-How critics gave their reviews good and bad

-Hans terrorist team

-Great scenes that flowed perfectly

https://bestlifeonline.com/die-hard-facts/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard

https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/die-hard

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/die-hard-1988

https://leonardmaltin.com/die-hard-1988/

Directed by
John McTiernan
Screenplay by
• Jeb Stuart
• Steven E. de Souza

Based on
Nothing Lasts Forever
by Roderick Thorp
Produced by
• Lawrence Gordon
• Joel Silver