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.
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Links:
* Read the DIE HARD script on [Weekend Read](https://quoteunquoteapps.com/weekendread/).
* [Feminist Analysis of Die Hard](https://anotherangrywoman.com/2016/12/18/making-fists-with-your-toes-towards-a-feminist-analysis-of-die-hard/)
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**UPDATE 1-1-2020** The transcript for this episode can now be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2020/scriptnotes-bonus-episode-die-hard-deep-dive-transcript).