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THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute Podcast Guest: Composer Tom Gire The lyrics of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy continue, as the credits roll. Wem der große Wurf gelungen Eines Freundes Freund zu sein; Wer ein holdes Weib errungen Mische seinen Jubel ein! Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele Sein […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute Podcast Vaughn Monroe sings “Let It Snow!” as the credits continue. Let it snow, let it snow, and snow… Next, the lyrics of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy ring out. Freude, Freude, Freude, schoener Goetterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute Podcast John and Holly face each other in the back of the limo. They kiss. Argyle closes the limo door and drives away, under an LAFD ladder truck. The rubble of the attack on Nakatomi plaza is smoking all around the roadway […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute Podcast Guest: Billy Campbell Behind the gun is Sgt. Al Powell, surprised that he’s overcome his fear of armed conflict. John looks at Karl’s body, then at Al. Holly and John get up off the ground. “All right, the two of you, […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute Podcast Guest: Billy Campbell John McClane is introducing his wife to Sgt. Al Powell outside Nakatomi Tower. “Holly,” he laughs, “Holly Gennaro.” “Holly McClane,” Holly corrects, shaking hands with Al. “Hello, Holly,” says Al, “You’ve got yourself a good man. You take good […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle and Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute Podcast Now in firemen’s coats, John and Holly descend from the wrecked stairway of the lobby, aided by first responders. Papers continue to fall from the sky. John looks out at the crowd of emergency personnel. He sees an LAPD sergeant […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle and Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute Podcast John pulls Holly back into the 30th floor. They embrace, and kiss each other. Smoke, fire, and explosions continue on the rooftop of Nakatomi Tower, as a blizzard of office papers float down from the broken windows of the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle and Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute Podcast McClane turns and shoots Eddie in the head. “Happy trails, Hans,” says John, as Hans falls against the broken window of the 30th floor. As the window breaks, Hans grabs Holly’s arm, dragging her toward the window ledge. Holly screams […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle and Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute Podcast McClane lowers his gun. Holly sighs, in shock that John is giving up. McClane drops his gun on the ground. Eddie grabs a machine gun off the freight dolly, but Hans stops him. “Nein, this is mine!” yells Hans. “You […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle and Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute Podcast John appears at the top of the ramp, his machine gun leveled at waist height. Hans has a gun trained on Holly. Sparks fall from an overhead electric cable. Holly looks at John’s blood-covered appearance. “Jesus,” she says. John staggers toward […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Neil Brown and George Hendricks of The Mogwai Minute Podcast McClane takes inventory of his ammunition. “Hang on, baby! Hang on, Honey!” he whispers. He has two bullets left. “Oh God,” he says to himself. John tries to think of what to do next, then notices rolls of packing tape on a […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Neil Brown and George Hendricks of The Mogwai Minute Podcast McClane yells in pain. The fire sprinklers turn on. The elevator door dings, then an explosion blows the doors off the elevator. “I hate – – this f—ing place!” shouts McClane, continuing to wade through the indoor pond with his pistol drawn. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Neil Brown and George Hendricks of The Mogwai Minute Podcast The reel falls off the roof of the building. McClane. landing on a bamboo tantani, realizes he’s still tied to the falling fire hose reel. The tatani slides toward the gaping hole in the window as McClane struggles to free himself […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Neil Brown and George Hendricks of The Mogwai Minute Podcast “Blow the roof,” says Hans. “But Karl’s up there!” says Eddie. “Blow the roof!” says Hans, grabbing the detonator. The helicopter continues to circle. McClane climbs onto the ledge of the building. “I promise — I will never even think of going […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Neil Brown and George Hendricks of The Mogwai Minute Podcast The pilot yaws left. Below them they see a man shooting a machine gun, but don’t know it’s John McClane. “Nail that sucker!” yells Big Johnson. As McClane continues firing to scare the hostages back down the stairs, a stream […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley & Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Podcast The two helicopters continue down the Avenue of the Stars at very low altitude, then ascend rapidly towards the heliport atop Nakatomi Tower. Uli finishes getting all the hostages up to the heliport, then hurries down the stairway. As he opens […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley & Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Podcast Hans just corrected Holly, saying he is an exceptional thief. “And since I’m moving up to kidnapping,” he continues, “you should be more polite!” Holly doesn’t react. Meanwhile, Karl is kicking John McClane in the face, up the metal stairway. Karl tries to […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley & Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Podcast Hans is ecstatic that he has Mrs. McClane as a hostage. He picks up his walkie-talkie. “McClane, I have some news for you,” he says. “McClane!” he repeats. Meanwhile, Karl and John are fighting for the dropped pistol. Karl grabs the weapon […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley & Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Podcast McClane is knocked into a stack of loose pipes. He rolls off the pipes and gets the upper hand with Karl. McClane begins punching Karl in the back of the head. “You should have heard your brother squeal,” says John, “when I […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley & Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Podcast Hans pauses, listening to the news program on the portable TV. He notices Holly’s stricken face. “They’re very important people,” says Thornburg to Lucy McClane, “so is there anything you’d like to say to them, if they’re watching?” “Come. Home.” says Lucy […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute Podcast Guest: Crystal Beth from The Fifth Eleminute McLane is interrupted by a gun barrel pressing against his cheek. It’s Karl at the other end of the gun. “John?” asks Al over the walkie talkie. “John? John, come in!” Al puts the mic […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute Podcast Guest: Guy Hutchinson from Drunk on Disney podcast and Author of Letters to the Hall of Presidents “Look,” says Thornburg to Paulina, “This is the last time these kids are going to have to speak to their parents. Alright? Alright.” Paulina nods. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute Podcast Guest: Travis Bow from Watchmen Minute & Reel Comic Heroes John wants Al to tell his wife something. “John said that he was sorry,” said McClane. “Okay? You got that, man?” “Yeah, I got it, John,” replies Al. “But you can tell […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute Podcast Guest: Bob Koester, creator of Immunities Podcast on Dueling Genre John wants Al to tell his wife something. “Tell her it took me a while to figure out,” he says, “uh, what a jerk I’ve been, but um, that, uh, when things […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute Podcast Guest: John J. Galbo from the ACPN podcast network Big Johnson answers Hans’s call. “This is Special Agent Johnson of the FBI,” he says, “The State Department has arranged for the return of your comrades. Helicopters are on route, as you requested.” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick & Julia Ingham of The Mad Max Minute Podcast While a variation on the Ode to Joy plays, Theo gleefully swings open the vault boxes containing millions in bearer bonds. Kristof admires antique Japanese armor. “Shogun!” he says, then taps a bronze figurine with his finger and laughs. Next, he looks […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick & Julia Ingham of The Mad Max Minute Podcast “I got a big problem down here,” says Walt. “Shut it down. Shut it down, now!” The lights go off at Nakatomi Tower. “Emergency Lighting Activated,” says an automated voice. McClane’s restroom is now lit by battery-operated lamps. He picks up the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick & Julia Ingham of The Mad Max Minute Podcast Hans has a Christmas gift for Theo. “I give you: The F. B. I.,” says Hans. Special Agent Big Johnson is yelling at Walt a utility worker. “I said, I want the friggin’ building shut down!” “I got a problem here – […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick & Julia Ingham of The Mad Max Minute Podcast Al just told John about mistakenly shooting a kid. “Sorry, man,” says McClane. “Hey, man,” replies Al, “how could you know?” “I feel like s— anyway,” replies John. “Well, then this won’t matter,” says Al. “The LAPD is not calling the shots […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick & Julia Ingham of The Mad Max Minute Podcast McClane’s just asked Al if he has flat feet. Al picks up his police radio mic. “What the hell you talking about, man?” asks Al. “Something had to get you off the street,” replies McClane, digging a large piece of glass out […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby and Victoria Cope of The Harry Potter Minute McClane, flat on his back, pulls himself into a rest room, trailing a stream of blood from his shards of glass imbedded in his bare feet. In the vault control room, Theo is having problems. A monitor displays “ELECTROMAGNETIC SEAL ENGAGED – […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby and Victoria Cope of The Harry Potter Minute Gail Wallens is still interviewing Dr. Hasseldorf on KFLW. “War is the last resort of diplomacy, then couldn’t we just as well say that terrorism has an equal claim on being that, too?” says Dr. Hasseldorf on the TV monitors in […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby and Victoria Cope of The Harry Potter Minute Hans and Karl are spraying the computer room walls with bullets. The glass shatters into thousands of sharp pieces, that rain down on McClane. In the middle of the firefight, McClane runs out of bullets. He tosses his gun and heads for […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby and Victoria Cope of The Harry Potter Minute Karl and Franco continue to fire at McClane, and McClane fires back in the bullet-riddled computer room. John takes aim at Franco’s knees, blowing them apart with his machine gun. Franco falls through the glass wall of the computer room, dead. Karl […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby and Victoria Laguna of The Harry Potter Minute McClane realizes the man in front of him isn’t “Bill Clay.” “Hans,” says John. “Put it down, now,” says Hans, speaking of McClane’s gun. “That’s pretty tricky with that accent,” says McClane, walking toward Hans. “You oughta be on f—ing TV with […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of The Indiana Jones Minute “Ever use a handgun, Bill?” asks McClane. “I spent a weekend at a combat ranch,” says Hans, “You know that game with the guns that shoot red paint? Probably seems kinda stupid to you.” McClane checks the barrel and […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of The Indiana Jones Minute Hans looks at the cigarette McClane’s given him. “You don’t work for Nakatomi,” says Hans, as McClane lights the cigarette for him. “and if you’re not one of them…” McClane takes a drag off his own cigarette. “I’m a cop […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of The Indiana Jones Minute Gruber looks back at McClane. Meanwhile, Dwayne T. Robinson is explaining the situation to FBI Agents Little Johnson and Big Johnson as they walk to get a better look at Nakatomi Tower. “Well, as best we can figure it […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of The Indiana Jones Minute Hans Gruber is on his knees, facing John McClane and his machine gun. “Hi there!” says McClane. “How are you doing?” “Ohh!” says Gruber, “Please, God! No, you’re one of them, aren’t you? You’re one of them! Don’t – […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of The Indiana Jones Minute “Dwayne Robinson, LAPD – I’m in charge here,” explains Robinson. Big Johnson takes a drag on his cigarette and looks up at the building. “Not anymore,” corrects Big Johnson. On the 35th Floor, Hans inspects the detonator wires attached to […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris LaSalle and David Stoker of The Star Trek Minute Dr. Haseldorf is explaining the hostage situation to anchorwoman Gail. “The hostages should be going through the early stages of the Helsinki Syndrome,” says Dr. Haseldorf. “As in, Helsinki Sweden,” interjects Anchorman Harvey Johnson. “Finland,” corrects Dr. Haseldorf. “Basically, it’s when the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris LaSalle and David Stoker of The Star Trek Minute Hans wants to be notified when Theo gets to the last lock in the safe. “Karl,” says Hans, “Hunt that little s—t down and get those detonators.” “Fritz is checking the explosives,” says Karl. “I’ll check the explosives – you just get […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris LaSalle and David Stoker of The Star Trek Minute Hans is listing terrorists he wants freed by the police. “– nine members of the Asian Dawn,” he continues. McClane listens in on his walkie talkie. “What the f—?” he says. In Holly’s office Karl looks askance at Hans. “Asian Dawn?” he […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris LaSalle and David Stoker of The Star Trek Minute “Why don’t you wake up and smell what you’re shoveling?” Al asks Dwayne T. Robinson. “You listen to me, Sargeant,” says Robinson, “Any time you want to go home, you consider yourself dismissed.” “No, sir!” replies Al, “You couldn’t drag me away!” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris LaSalle and David Stoker of The Star Trek Minute Hans opens Holly’s office door and holds up his walkie talkie so that McClane can hear the screaming over the radio. McClane listens to the screams. “Do you hear that?” says Hans into the walkie talkie. “Talk to me! Where are my […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan & Jonfen Parker of The Batman ’89 Minute Ellis is yelling at McClane about returning the detonators. “I’m putting my life on the line for you, pal!” says Ellis. He wiggles his eyebrows at Hans and smiles. “Ellis,” says McClane, “listen to me very carefully…” “John–” interrupts Harry. “Shut up, […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan & Jonfen Parker of The Batman ’89 Minute Ellis continues to bloviate, oblivious to the stakes he’s raised between McClane and Gruber. “No one gets out of here until these guys can talk to the L.A. police,” says Harry, “and that just ain’t gonna happen until you stop messing up […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan & Jonfen Parker of The Batman ’89 Minute John and Al’s conversation is interrupted by Hans. “Touching, Cowboy,” says Hans, “Touching. Or should I call you — Mister McClane? Mister Officer John McClane of the New York Police Department?” Listening in from the news van, Thornburg turns to his […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan & Jonfen Parker of The Batman ’89 Minute Harry Ellis is talking to Hans about “Mister Mystery Guest.” Ellis sits in a chair, smiles, and says, “I can give him to you.” “Ow – God!” says McClane on the radio. Al picks up a microphone. “Roy?” says Al, “Roy, are […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan & Jonfen Parker of The Batman ’89 Minute Ellis wanders in to “negotiate” with Hans. “It’s obvious you’re not some dumb shmuck, up here to snatch a few purses, am I right?” asks Harry, beginning his sales banter. “You’re very perceptive,” says Hans, puzzled. “I watch 60 Minutes,” says Harry. “I […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Sean German & Dave Pallas John tells Al over the radio that he’s feeling unappreciated. “Hey, look,” says Al, “I love ya. So do a lot of the other guys.” McClane laughs. “So, you hang in there, man – – you hear me?” asks Al. “You hang in there.” “Yeah, thanks Pardner,” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Sean German and Dave Pallas Al Powell is talking to John McClane on the radio. “Our spotters say you got two with that blast,” says Al. “Is that him?” says Robinson. Robinson walks up to Sgt. Al. “Is that him?” “Yes, sir,” replies Al. “Give me that,” says Robinson, grabbing the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Sean German and Dave Pallas Billowing smoke fills Olympic Boulevard. The police at the command post poke their heads above the patrol cars to assess the scene. “Holy s—,” says Robinson The armored car is a smoking wreck on the Nakatomi stairway. “My God!” says Thornburg, “Tell me you got that!” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Sean German and Dave Pallas McClane unwraps a brick of C-4. The detonators are scattered on the computer chair. He sticks a single detonator in the brick. “F— it!” says McClane, and jams all the other detonators into the brick. “Mach schnell! Mach los!” shouts Fritz to James. James runs to get […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Sean German and Dave Pallas The armored car erupts in flame. “Oh my God!” says Theo, “The quarterback is toast!” “Alright, alright, alright, Rivers, Rivers!” says Mitchell into his microphone,”Hang on, Rivers – – that’s an order!” Hans picks up his walkie-talkie. “Hit it again,” he says. “Hans, you mother f—-r!” says […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Mike Carlucci & Tierney Steele Callaghan of the Return to Oz Minute The armored car reaches the entrance to Nakatomi Plaza. Franco, on the 30th floor with the hostages, waves his machine gun at them and yells, ” All of you, get back! Get the f— back!” Meanwhile on the 35th […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Mike Carlucci & Tierney Steele Callaghan of the Return to Oz Minute Far down Olympic Blvd, the lights of a large vehicle shine brightly. The SWAT team continues using a cutting torch on the lobby doors. Ulie, behind the candy counter, takes aim with his machine gun. He hits several SWAT team […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Mike Carlucci & Tierney Steele Callaghan of the Return to Oz Minute Captain Mitchell, Dwayne T. Robinson, and Sgt. Al Powell watch on from their staging area. “We’re ready,” says Mitchell to Robinson. “Kick ass,” says Robinson. “Go!” says Mitchell into his microphone. “Right,” replies SWAT leader Rivers. “Let’s do it,” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Mike Carlucci & Tierney Steele Callaghan of the Return to Oz Minute The SWAT team assembles next to the arc lights facing Nakatomi Tower. Theo, humming “Singin’ in the Rain,” is typing on a computer. Argyle, having checked all blocked exits, parks his car on a lower parking level, next to the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Mike Carlucci & Tierney Steele Callaghan of the Return to Oz Minute Argyle is driving the limo through the parking garage to find an exit. All the exit gates are closed. Meanwhile, the SWAT team ascends the hill to the entrance of Nakatomi Tower. One of the SWAT members is stabbed by […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute Al is talking to McClane about the situation. Powell tells him he’ll talk, “later, Roy! If you are who I think you are, then you’ll know when to listen, when to shut up, and,” as another arc light turns on, “… […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute Sgt. Powell is talking to Dwayne T. Robinson. “Going in?” says Al. “Man, that’s crazy! There could be over thirty hostages in there, for all we know!” “We don’t know s—, Powell,” says Robinson. “If there’s hostages, how come nobody’s come […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute Hans glances at the TV. “We interrupt this program for a special news bulletin,” says the TV announcer. “This is Richard Thornburg, live, from Century City,” says Thornburg. A panning shot goes down the side of Nakatomi Tower on the TV. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute Hans glares at Holly. “Go on,” he says. “We have a pregnant woman out there,” says Holly. Hans gives a startled look. “Relax, she’s not due for a couple of weeks. But sitting on that rock isn’t doing her back any […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute Dwayne Robinson is talking about the John McClane situation with Sgt. Al Powell. “He could be one of the terrorists, pulling your chain,” says Robinson, “or some nutcase in there.” “I don’t think so, sir,” replies Al. “In fact, I think […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: MIKE CARLUCCI & TIERNEY STEELE OF THE RETURN TO OZ MINUTE John picks a code name. “Roy,” he tells Al on the walkie-talkie. “Well, listen up, Roy,” says Al, “If you think of anything else we need to know, don’t be shy, okay?” Another officer mops the blood off Al’s forehead. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: MIKE CARLUCCI & TIERNEY STEELE OF THE RETURN TO OZ MINUTE Hans thinks for a moment, then dials numbers on his walkie-talkie. “Find the bag, Fritz!” says Hans. “They’ve got a freakin’ arsenal up here,” says McClane on the walkie-talkie. Hans puts down his radio. He looks at Karl. “Go help […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: MIKE CARLUCCI & TIERNEY STEELE OF THE RETURN TO OZ MINUTE Theo is drilling into the Nakatomi vault. Hans calls him on the walkie-talkie. “Theo! Theo!” says Hans. Theo lifts up his safety mask. “Yo!” replies Theo. “We may have some problems,” says Hans. “How’s your schedule?” Theo looks at his […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: MIKE CARLUCCI & TIERNEY STEELE OF THE RETURN TO OZ MINUTE Reporter Thornburg is pleading with his producer, Sam, for a remote unit to cover the shooting at Nakatomi Plaza. There’s another truck in the area, and Sam tells Thornburg to call the truck and “tell them to swing by or […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: MIKE CARLUCCI & TIERNEY STEELE OF THE RETURN TO OZ MINUTE John McClane is talking to a very puzzled Hans Gruber on the walkie-talkie. McClane scoops up ammunition into a backpack as he smokes a cigarette. “Mister Mystery Guest,” says Gruber into his walkie-talkie, “are you still there?” McClane slings the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: NEIL BROWN AND GEORGE HENDRICKS OF THE MOGWAI MINUTE John McClane is talking to a very surprised Hans Gruber on the walkie-talkie. “I didn’t get that message,” says McClane. “Maybe you should have put it on the bulletin board. I figure, since I’ve waxed Tony and Marco, and his friend here, […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: NEIL BROWN AND GEORGE HENDRICKS OF THE MOGWAI MINUTE Television reporter Richard Thornburg is trying to arrange a dinner date on the phone at his TV studio. “Wolfgang and I are very close,” says Thornburg. “I interviewed him, for God’s sake!” Meanwhile, over the police scanner in the TV engineering booth, the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: NEIL BROWN AND GEORGE HENDRICKS OF THE MOGWAI MINUTE Marco is shooting randomly through the table, and taunting McClane. Al is talking to the police dispatcher on the radio after leaving Nakatomi Plaza. He climbs into his patrol car, singing “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…” Suddenly the bloody […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: NEIL BROWN AND GEORGE HENDRICKS OF THE MOGWAI MINUTE Marco is shooting randomly through the table, and taunting McClane. “Ha!” says Marco, “You are dog! No more table! Where are you going, ‘pal?’ Next time you have a chance to kill someone, don’t hesitate!” Marco reloads his gun. At that moment, McClane […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: NEIL BROWN AND GEORGE HENDRICKS OF THE MOGWAI MINUTE John picks up a chair and smashes a window. It’s overheard by James on the roof, who reports the noise on his radio to Heinrich and Marco. Heinrich tells Marco to go to the 34th Floor. Meanwhile in the lobby, Al is glancing […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley and Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Hand on his club, Al approaches the entrance to Nakatomi Tower. Eddie hurries to the locked entrance with a card key. “Evenin’ Officer,” says Eddie, “what can I do for you?” He smiles at Al. On the 33rd Floor, Karl, Fritz, and Franco […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley and Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute McClane, holding his pistol out ready to fire, advances toward the Nakatomi art gallery. He enters the conference room where Takagi was killed, the chair still overturned on the floor. McClane glances out the window and sees the police car arrive. “Well, it’s […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley and Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute Karl moves closer to the vent, pointing his gun where McClane is hiding. Karl begins testing the ventilation segments by pushing on the bottom of the sheet metal. McClane quietly cocks his pistol and tries to aim at Karl through the vent. Karl’s […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley and Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute John McClane is squeezed into a very long HVAC vent, looking around with his Zippo lighter. “Come out to the coast,” he says sarcastically, “We’ll get together, have a few laughs!” He snaps his lighter shut. The noise travels up to Karl, looking […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rob Lumley and Joe Duellman of The Tombstone Minute McClane is literally at the end of his tether, hanging inside the seemingly bottomless ventilation shaft. The rifle strap is starting to undo itself from the rifle, as McClane clings to the other end of the strap. He tries to reach across the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute Karl and Fritz enter the electrical room. “Where is he now?” asks Hans, on the radio. “He’s in the elevator shaft,” says Karl. Fritz responds to Hans in German. “Perfect,” replies Hans. “The elevators are locked off. He can’t escape. Just shut […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute John McClane opens the door, and recognizes the same centerfold posted on the electrical panel he had spotted earlier. He’s back on the lowest level of the machine room. Passing by the panel, he pats the pictures with his hand. “Girls,” he says […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute John McClane bursts through the door under the helipad, onto a mesh metal catwalk. As he runs to the end of the walkway, he finds his escape route blocked by a large rotating ventilation fan. Above him, Karl tries to drop to the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute “8-Lincoln-thirty to dispatch, I’m on my way,” says Al. He walks out of the convenience store, throws his bag of Twinkies in the passenger seat of the patrol car, and then pauses to look up at Nakatomi Tower. The top of the tower […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Hal Bryan and Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute McClane’s radio call is interrupted by a burst of machine gun fire. The two 9-1-1 dispatchers pull their earpieces off, reacting to the load noise. “Ow!” says the dispatcher. Meanwhile, Karl is firing from the helicopter pad at McClane, who is leaping across […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle & Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute John McClane calling for help on the roof of Nakatomi Plaza, via his CB walkie-talkie. “Century City,” says John. Meanwhile in Holly’s office, Hans tries to figure out where McClane is radioing from. “Where’s the best place to transmit?” Hans says to […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle & Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute “Something’s wrong,” says Holly to Ellis. They’re both watching an argument between Hans and Karl, through a window in Holly’s office. “Cops?” asks Ellis. “John,” says Holly, smiling slightly. “John?” asks Ellis. “Aw, Christ, he could f— this whole up! What does […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle & Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute John McClane is riding on the roof of an elevator car that’s racing to the top of the Nakatomi Tower. He flattens himself to the rooftop as the elevator reaches the 35th floor. Shaking his head about not being crushed against the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle & Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute “This is something else,” says Hans, looking at the words scrawled on Tony’s chest. Hans switches to speaking in German as McClane, crouched on the roof of the elevator, listens in. John peers through a hole in the ceiling of the elevator […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jonathan Carlisle & Steve Lastoe of The Princess Bride Minute Hans is eating an appetizer from the Christmas buffet, as he explains to the Nakatomi employees that Mister Takagi “won’t be joining us — for the rest of his life.” He continues, “See, we can go any way you want it. You […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute John McClane’s feet are too large to fit Tony’s shoes. McClane kicks off the shoe, and the shoe rolls into a pile of Christmas decorations. John notices a Santa hat, sitting atop a plastic Santa. McClane gets an idea, and smiles. After a […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute While McClane makes sure Tony is dead on the 31st Floor stairway landing, Theo is attempting to break into the computer with possible passwords. He reads over the military record of one of the board members: MILITARY RECORD: ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT CARRIER AKAGI JULY […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute McClane has a pistol aimed at Tony’s neck. McClane just asked Tony why he thinks McClane won’t hurt him. “Because there are rules for policemen,” explains Tony. “Yeah,” smiles McClane, “that’s what my captain keeps telling me.” John elbows Tony in the head, […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute McClane hides behind a stack of drywall, his weapon drawn. Tony looks at a stack of drywall in the middle of the room. “The fire–” he begins, “has been called off, my friend.” He pauses, and studies the stack of drywall sheets. “No […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Jeff Ferry & Chris Derkotch of The ‘Burbs Minute Far below the 35th floor, four fire trucks make their way up Olympic Blvd, near the Ralph’s supermarket. John McClane, gun in hand, runs to the other window to watch the progress of the trucks. “Oh, baby,” says McClane, “Come to Papa – […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby & Victoria Laguna of The Harry Potter Minute Theo is talking to a somewhat distracted Hans Gruber in front of the Nakatomi safe. “The seventh lock,” repeats Theo. “The electromagnetic seal. You do understand the circuits cannot be cut locally?” “Trust me,” says Hans. Meanwhile, in the unfinished offices on […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby & Victoria Laguna of The Harry Potter Minute In the machine room, Heinrich unspools a yellow cable between the HVAC assembly, while holding a knife between his teeth. He cuts a length of cable, and tosses it to Marco, on the other side of the condensers. Marco, in turn, tosses […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby & Victoria Laguna of The Harry Potter Minute On the 31st Floor, Hans, Tony, Theo, and Karl are trying to locate the noise of an intruder. Karl opens the frosted glass door to the office section sees just an empty office. Hans looks at him. “Nothing,” says Karl. “See to […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby & Victoria Laguna of The Harry Potter Minute On the 31st Floor, Hans is threatening Joe Takagi with a gun, while complimenting Takagi on his suit. “It would be a shame to ruin it,” says Hans. Takagi says nothing. Hans looks up at the ceiling in frustration. “I’m going to […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Gary Roby & Victoria Laguna of The Harry Potter Minute On the 31st Floor, Takagi is talking to Hans. Waving his pistol, McClane sneaks into the gallery, filled with exhibits of Nakatomi projects. He hunkers down behind the Indonesian bridge model. From his vantage point behind the model, John can see the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick and Julia Ingham of the Mad Max Minute On the 31st Floor, Takagi is talking to Theo and Hans. Theo is seated in front of a Nakatomi workstation. “I don’t have that code!” says Takagi, “You broke in here to access our computer? Any information you could get, when they wake […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick and Julia Ingham of the Mad Max Minute On the 31st Floor, Hans stands with Karl, Tony, and Takagi in the art gallery. Gruber spots a model of a bridge and walks toward it. “Oh,” he says, “That’s beautiful. I always enjoyed to make models when I was a boy. The […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick and Julia Ingham of the Mad Max Minute In the elevator, Tony stands behind Takagi with a machine gun while Karl stands behind Hans. Hans is humming Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. He glances at Takagi. “Nice suit,” says Gruber. “John Phillips, London.” Takagi looks at him. Hans smiles, “I have two […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick and Julia Ingham of the Mad Max Minute Back in the Nakatomi Waterfall Room, Hans reading off a biography of Joseph Takagi, the head of Nakatomi Corporation. “University of California, 1955,” continues Gruber. Hans glares at Ellis, who shakes his head and backs away. “Law degree, Stanford, 1962. MBA, Harvard, 1970. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Rick and Julia Ingham of the Mad Max Minute Back in the Nakatomi Waterfall Room, Hans is holding a day planner in both hands, and seems ready to make a speech. He holds up one hand to silence the hostages, and holds up his day planner in his other hand to get […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan and Jonfen Parker of the Batman ’89 Minute McClane, still barefoot, leaps up the stairs to the 31st floor. Cracking the door open, he sees Theo and Kristoff rolling carts through the hallway. McClane closes the door and heads up another level. Back at the Nakatomi party, Karl is conferring […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan and Jonfen Parker of the Batman ’89 Minute Hans steps out of the elevator on the 30th floor with his men. McClane still can’t get the phone in the Executive bathroom to work. He stops on hearing a burst of gunfire in the hallway. A woman screams. Quickly, John grabs […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan and Jonfen Parker of the Batman ’89 Minute Karl puts on a clear face shield and walks down the ramp to the sub-basement, where Tony is connecting alligator clips to wires in the phone cabinet. “Hey, bruder,” says Karl to Tony, as he flips down the face shield. “Momen-” says […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan and Jonfen Parker of the Batman ’89 Minute Tony sorts through piles of telephone wire bundles in the sub-basement. Meanwhile, John McClane is expermenting with the “make fists with your toes” technique in the Executive bathroom. “Son of a b-tch,” he laughs. “Make fists with your toes.” He stands up […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Niall McGowan and Jonfen Parker of the Batman ’89 Minute In the lobby, Eddie passes a satchel to Karl, while Karl hands off a key card to Hans. Eddie steps behind the lobby desk, and puts on the jacket of the dead guard Karl shot. Hans walks to the front door, and […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of the Indiana Jones Minute Theo is typing commands into the facilities management computer. On a nearby computer screen, the six low-rise elevator banks are listed as “LOCKED OUT.” On another screen, the high-rise express elevators between floors 29 and 34 are also “LOCKED OUT,” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of the Indiana Jones Minute Theo confirms “We’re in,” on his walkie-talkie, while Heinrich, the driver of the Pacific Courier truck, acknowledges the message. Heinrich backs the truck into the loading dock. Meanwhile, Theo leaves the lobby desk for the facilities automation room nearby. He […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of the Indiana Jones Minute The Pacific Courier box truck has made its way to the entrance to the Nakatomi parking garage. It’s passed by a Mercedes sedan, which heads for the building’s main entrance in the circular drive at the front of the building. […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of the Indiana Jones Minute Holly and John are having an argument in one of the executive offices of Nakatomi Corporation. “We did this in July” says Holly, shaking her head. “We never finished this conversation in July,” replies John. “You know, I had an […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Tom Taylor, Pete Mummert, and Gerry Porter of the Indiana Jones Minute Holly and John are discussing where John is staying during his California trip. “Why don’t we make it easy?” asks Holly. “I have a –spare bedroom. I mean, it’s not huge or anything, but the kids would love to have […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris La Salle & David Stoker of the Star Trek Minute Ellis, Takagi, and McClane are in Holly’s office. John’s just asked Holly if there’s a place he could wash up. Holly smiles. “Sure,” she says, gesturing toward the hallway. Meanwhile, a Pacific Courier box truck rumbles up Olympic Blvd toward the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris La Salle & David Stoker of the Star Trek Minute Ellis, Takagi, and McClane are in Holly’s office, waiting for her to return from faxing a document in the vault room. McClane picks up a family portrait from Holly’s desk. “You throw quite a party, ” says John. “I didn’t realize […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris La Salle & David Stoker of the Star Trek Minute Up a short flight of stairs, John spots Mr. Takagi. McClane walks toward Takagi. “Hi,” says McClane, “I’m looking for-” “-Holly Gennaro,” replies Mr. Takagi. “Yeah,” says McClane, nodding. “Then you must be John McClane,” says Takagi, “Joe Takagi.” “Hi,” replies […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris La Salle & David Stoker of the Star Trek Minute John McClane steps out of the elevator and onto the 30th floor. He looks around through the crowd of office partiers. The chamber quartet is playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto Number 3 in G. “Champagne, sir?” asks a waiter. John accepts the […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Chris La Salle & David Stoker of the Star Trek Minute John McClane is looking at the building directory touchscreen, and talking to the desk attendant about getting to the 30th Floor, where his wife Holly Gennaro McClane is located. “The party,” replies the desk attendant, “They’re the only ones left in […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Nathan Schuckman and Jacob Kaufman of the Stanley Kubrick Minute John McClane enters the lavish lobby of the Nakatomi Tower. He looks at a large Christmas tree against one wall. There’s an attendant at the lobby desk. McClane walks toward the desk. “Hi,” says McClane. “Good evening,” replies the desk attendant. “I’m […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Nathan Schuckman and Jacob Kaufman of the Stanley Kubrick Minute Argyle is playing Run D.M.C.’s “Christmas in Hollis” on the limo’s cassette player as the Lincoln enters the Nakatomi Plaza. The song continues: I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear Looked at his dog, oh my god, an ill […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Nathan Schuckman and Jacob Kaufman of the Stanley Kubrick Minute Argyle is grilling McClane about his marital status while driving the limo to Nakatomi Tower. “She had a good job,” says McClane. “Turned into a great career.” McClane takes a drag on his cigarette. “And that meant she had to move here,” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Nathan Schuckman and Jacob Kaufman of the Stanley Kubrick Minute John McClane is talking to the limo driver, Argyle, at the exit to LAX. “What do we do now?” asks McClane. “I was, uh, hoping you could tell me,” replies Argyle, removing his sunglasses. “This is my first time driving a limo.” […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Nathan Schuckman and Jacob Kaufman of the Stanley Kubrick Minute Holly Gennaro McClane is talking to her housekeeper Paulina about making up a guest bed for her husband. “I do that already!” says Paulina. “What would I do without you, Paulina?” says Holly as she hangs up her phone. She looks at […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute The scene shifts to Holly’s home. A young boy and girl are playing on a kitchen floor. Their phone rings. The girl runs to answer the phone. “McClane residence!” she says, “Lucy McClane speaking!” TITLE: MUSIC BY MICHAEL KAMEN “Hello, […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute “On behalf of the chief executive officer, Mister Ozu, and the board of directors, we thank you one and all and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” continues the speaker. “Happy New Year!” shouts the crowd […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute Passengers are collecting their luggage at a baggage claim carousel. The man with the teddy bear arrives at the carousel and lights a cigarette. Meanwhile, a well-dressed Asian man in a suit steps out of an executive office. He buttons […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute After landing at LAX, the man in the window seat smiles at the nervous man in the aisle seat. “You want to know the secret to surviving air travel?” asks the guy in the window seat. “After you get to […]
THIS WEEK’S HOSTS: Curtis Bloes & Jason Hummel of the Better Off Dead Minute The 20th Century Fox logo appears with the Alfred Newman Fox Fanfare playing. Title card: “A GORDON COMPANY / SILVER PICTURES RELEASE” Sunset in LAX. A 747 lands, wheels striking the runway with a screech. TITLE: “A John McTiernan Film” […]