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

-How humor was inserted perfectly during tense scenes

-How critics gave their reviews

-Hans terrorist team

-Great scenes that flowed perfectly

-Camera angles and how

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/

irected byJohn McTiernanScreenplay by* Jeb Stuart * Steven E. de Souza

Based onNothing Lasts Foreverby Roderick ThorpProduced by* Lawrence Gordon * Joel Silver