Die Hard (1988)

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film.

*This is the second of four Christmas bonus episodes for Christmas 2021 - series two coming in 2022!*

In this episode we’re going to be the fly in the ointment, the monkey in the wrench, the pain in the ass of 1988’s Die Hard. Directed by John McTiernan, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven De Souza and based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp, Die Hard was an unexpected box office success, making film stars out of both Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman and was nominated for four Oscars. Today it is celebrated as arguably the greatest action movie ever made, as well as a cherished Christmas classic. Tonight we’ll be holding our lighter up to the relationships that our hero John McClane has with Hans Gruber and Al Powell. What do these connections tell us about the ingredients for rivalry, friendship and Twinkies? Welcome to the party, pal.

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Recorded in December 2021.

Edited by Rich Nelson

Additional material written by Catrin Lowe 

Theme music by Paul Abbott (on Twitter @Pablovich)

Design by NOAKE (on Instagram @n_o_a_k_e)

Rich can be found on Twitter @Fantana275

Cat can be found on Twitter @KittyCostanza