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Bonus – Die Hard Deep Dive

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December 25, 2019 News, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig celebrate the holidays and our premium subscribers with a special episode on the 1988 Christmas classic: DIE HARD.

Die Hard created a new template for action movies, heroes, and villains, establishing tropes still seen in theatres. We discuss both structure and story to examine what screenwriters can take away from this film and why many have failed to replicate its success.

Happy Holidays and thanks for subscribing!

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  • Read the DIE HARD script on Weekend Read.
  • Feminist Analysis of Die Hard
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  • Outro by Andy Roninson (send us yours!)
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UPDATE 1-1-2020 The transcript for this episode can now be found here.

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