CSO 013a Die Hard Part 1

Cinema Story Origins

Paul J. Hale

History, Story, Disney, Cinema, Movies, Tv & Film, Origins, Film, Society & Culture, Adaptation, Films

4.7 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Comparing and contrasting Silver Pictures’/20th Century Fox’s “Die Hard” with the novel “Nothing Lasts Forever” by Roderick Thorp This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […]

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0:00.0	This episode is produced by Bruce Strong, Cameron Jezrich, Caroline Mathlin, Courtney Hickling,
0:06.6	Eric Manseia, Gabriel Stalker, Henniek, Jessica Venture, Jim, Joe Stillwell, Jessica Venture, Jim.
0:13.4	Joe Stillwell, Kathleen Hale, Krista Dups,
0:17.3	Lawrence Mat TV, Melanie Bennett,
0:20.0	Melanie Johnson Saville, Michael Young, Misty Shelton, Nicholas Tara, Peter Gordon,
0:26.5	Saudal Hassan, T.M. and Vaughn M. Dennis.
0:31.4	spoiler alert. This podcast assumes that those listening have already watched the movie or read the book and are curious about the differences between them.
0:39.0	If you haven't seen the movie or read the book and don't want it spoiled this is your fair warning to stop the
0:43.9	podcast go do one or the other or both and come on back. This episode is rated R and I mean
0:50.7	red band R. This episode contains adult language. Lots of it. I beep it all, but you know what they're saying, right? So be aware. It's peppered throughout the book and the movie. The movie just carpet bombs the F word all over the place.
1:08.0	There's also violence. The book is a little more graphic about it than the movie, but there it is. So yeah, violence and other
1:14.6	materials some might not find suitable. Discretion is advised. The Hello and welcome to Cinema Story Origins, episode 13A, Die Hard, Part 1. The And then Oh, Roderick Thorpe, an influential American novelist born in 1936, made a significant impact on the landscape of crime and thriller
2:35.7	fiction.
2:36.7	His most notable breakthrough came with the 1966 novel, The Detective, which introduced
2:42.0	readers to Joe Leeland, a retired NYPD detective.
2:46.4	This novel achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim, and it was later adapted
2:50.8	into a popular film starring Frank Sinatra.
2:53.8	Known for its intricate plot and profound character analysis,
2:57.6	the detective set a high benchmark in the genre
3:00.3	and established Thorpe as a significant figure in literary circles.
3:04.4	But Thorpe's enduring influence on popular culture, particularly in the action cinema genre,
3:09.7	is mostly attributed to his 1979 sequel to the detective titled
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