Die Hard (1988) | Ep. 32 - Part 1

Welcome to the party, pal. John, Westy, and Luke begin the story of how a film starring the guy from Moonlighting accidentally rewrote the rulebook for the action movie.In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director John McTiernan, the cast, and the second act — including Bruce Willis as the reluctant everyman hero, Alan Rickman's screen debut as Hans Gruber, and Nakatomi Plaza becoming a character in its own right.Yippee-ki-yay, there's more to come. Part 2 is out now, with the crew, the rooftop finale, the reception, the legacy, and the Christmas question settled once and for all.Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron:⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform:Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're across all major social channels too:Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com⁠