If you're going to talk Die Hard, you cannot avoid the meme/debate over whether or not it's a Christmas movie. We discuss why it is (and okay, a few reasons why not), but more importantly, why we care about the question in the first place. What does Christmas mean to us, and how do pop culture traditions factor in? Let us know what you think! Drop us a line at diehardwithapodcast@gmail.com, or visit our site at www.diehardwithapodcast.com

Die Hard With a Podcast

Episode 06 - It's a Christmas movie. So why do we care?

Almost a decade before there was Die Hard, there was Nothing Lasts Forever. While it sounds like a lost James Bond film, it's actually the book that Die Hard was based on. That's right – Die Hard was based on a book. Roderick Thorp was a crime novelist who met success with 1966's The Detective, which first spawned a movie adaptation, and then a sequel: Nothing Lasts Forever. Simone and special in-studio guest Daniel Walker (who is special because he actually read the damn book) discuss the life of Roderick Thorp, the origins of Nothing Lasts Forever, and how the movie aligns with – and deviates from – the book that inspired it. Let us know what you think! Drop us a line at diehardwithapodcast@gmail.com, or visit our site at www.diehardwithapodcast.com   Links ScreenRant: Brake Director Talks Making "Die Hard in the Trunk of a Car" Star Trek: The Next Generation's own take on Die Hard with the episode "Starship Mine" Trailer for the movie version of The Detective The Dollop's episode on the Symbionese Liberation Army   Source Links AV Club, The novel that inspired Die Hard has its structure, but none of its holiday spirit Kirkus Reviews, Nothing Lasts Forever review Los Angeles Times, Obituary: Roderick Thorp; Writer of 'Die Hard,' 'The Detective' New York Times, Obituary: Roderick Thorp, 62, a Detective Turned Popular Crime Novelist NY Daily News, Before Bruce Willis' ‘Die Hard’ there was the book ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’  SlashFilm, Nothing Lasts Forever: Comparing ‘Die Hard’ to the 1979 Novel That Inspired It The Daily Beast, Seriously, ‘Die Hard’ Was a Novel Before It Was a Movie and a Good One The Hollywood Reporter, Novel That Inspired 'Die Hard' Returns to Print After 20 Years Writer's Bone, Tough Guy Lit: Roderick Thorp's Nothing Lasts Forever   Guests Daniel Walker   Get In Touch Email Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon 

Episode 05 - Roderick Thorp's Nothing Lasts Forever

Episode 04 - Holly Gennaro (and Holly McClane)

Episode 03 - John McClane: Analyzing a Barefoot Hero

Episode 02 - Breaking the 80s action movie mold

Episode 01 - The Making of Die Hard

Die Hard With a Podcast is a 9-part series examining the best American action film of all time: Die Hard. This podcast may center around Die Hard, but it also explores more than just what happened inside Nakatomi Tower that fateful Christmas Eve. This is a podcast for anyone out there with interest in the film – or even just action films, films from the 1980s, the evolution of the American movie hero, film production… Die Hard is at once a product of its time, and the start of a new kind of moviegoing experience.

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