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Die Hard (1988)

Directed by John McTiernan•2h 12m•Published Dec 24, 2021•Episode length 2h 03m
Episode 102 - Die Hard (and BFE Xmas Party)
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Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
John McClane
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov
Alexander Godunov
Karl
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia
Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson
Al Powell
Paul Gleason
Paul Gleason
Dwayne Robinson
De'voreaux White
De'voreaux White
Argyle
William Atherton
William Atherton
Richard Thornburg
Hart Bochner
Hart Bochner
Harry Ellis
James Shigeta
James Shigeta
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

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John McTiernan
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Overview

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office's Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

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Yipee-Kai-Yay and Merry Christmas. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan is watching 60 Minutes) as we review the most contentious Christmas movie ever in Die Hard. We're Moonlighting with a 2nd full review in 4 days as we look at the film that made Bruce Willis a movie star.…

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Yipee-Kai-Yay and Merry Christmas. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan is watching 60 Minutes) as we review the most contentious Christmas movie ever in Die Hard.  We're Moonlighting with a 2nd full review in 4 days as we look at the film that made Bruce Willis a movie star.  We're walking on broken glass in our 102nd episode as we discuss:

  • The laundry list of names that turned down the role of John McLane and what surprising name had contractual first right of refusal
  • Some of the television dubs for the trademark Yippee-Kai-Yay line to avoid profanity
  • Why did the security guard even bother making John look up who he was there to visit
  • Are there one too many idiot supervisors as obstacles on the police force
  • We discuss some Christmas traditions
  • We hear from several friends of the podcast wishing the BFE and its listenership the best of holiday seasons
  • Whether or not Die Hard is the Best Film Ever

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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    8:00 - Deep Dive
    1:30:00 - Endgame