Breaking Down DIE HARD's Writing Secrets

2018 marked the thirtieth anniversary of DIE HARD—arguably one of, if not the, best action films ever made. To celebrate this momentous occasion and the film itself, I thought it’d be cool to dig into why Die Hard works as well as it does, and how so much of that comes right down to the film’s writing. ---------------------------------------- Read the screenplay here: http://screencraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/die_hard_screenplay.pdf Read the Creative Screenwriting interview with Steven E. DeSouza here: https://creativescreenwriting.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-action-movie-steven-e-de-souza-on-screenwriting/ Listen to Ryan Seacrest’s interview with Bruce Willis here: https://soundcloud.com/ryanseacrest/bruce-willis-reveals-where Read the L.A. Taco article, including the interview with Jackson De Govia, about Fox Plaza here: http://www.lataco.com/this-is-the-century-city-skyscraper-that-became-a-leading-man-with-bruce-willis-in-die-hard-30-years-later/ Read io9’s article about visiting Fox Plaza here: https://io9.gizmodo.com/i-went-to-die-hards-nakatomi-plaza-and-not-a-single-hos-1828012587 Watch Bruce Willis at his Comedy Central roast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pspgy1hFFpk ---------------------------------------- Brought to you in part through the patronage of Geoff Baum, Stephanie Brelsford, Michael Brown, Ariya Norinth, Karen and Andrew Pawlowski, and Kimberly Pawlowski Become a patron now at patreon.com/drunkonwriting! ---------------------------------------- Get more shows more often along with exclusive content at drunkonwriting.com! Follow along on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/drunkonwritin Follow along on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/drunkonwritin