Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard was the link movie connecting Pulp Fiction and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Linked through Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman.
Both Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman appeared in Die Hard.
About Die Hard
"40 stories of sheer adventure!"
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Directed by John McTiernan
Written by Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart
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Die Hard received four nominations at the 61st Academy Awards and was later deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the U.S. Library of Congress, earning selection for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2017.
Soundtrack
Score by Michael Kamen
Movie trivia
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Jeb Stuart was in dire financial straits when hired to adapt Nothing Lasts Forever; after running over an empty box during a tense drive he conceived the reconciliation theme, wrote 35 pages that night, and completed his first draft in just under six weeks.
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The studio was contractually obliged to offer Frank Sinatra the role of John McClane; Sinatra declined and the part was subsequently offered to many major stars including Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who turned it down to star in Twins (1988).
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Known mainly for his television work on Moonlighting, Bruce Willis was paid $5 million to star, a deal that attracted controversy and was widely regarded by industry professionals as a poor investment prior to the film's release.
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Principal photography took place from November 1987 to March 1988 on a $25–35 million budget and was shot almost entirely on location in and around the then-under-construction Fox Plaza in Los Angeles.
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Expectations for Die Hard were low and some marketing materials omitted Willis's image because the publicity team determined that the setting—the Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper—was as important as the McClane character.
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Die Hard produced numerous imitators and the term 'Die Hard' became shorthand for plots featuring overwhelming odds in a confined environment; it launched a franchise with four sequels and spawned video games, comics, and other merchandise.
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