Die Hard Double Feature: Behind the Scenes with Elizabeth Lane—Hollywood Developer, Die Hard

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Die Hard is a cultural phenomenon. The one liners. The action. The relatable hero. And the debate that comes around every single year: is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Brian sits down with former Hollywood movie developer, Elizabeth Lane, to get a rare peek behind the curtain on the beloved film. Part of the team that helped move Die Hard from flailing script to action classic, Elizabeth reflects on its place in culture, the power of choosing Bruce Willis, and if the film was intended to be a Christmas classic. Yippee ki-yay, Merry Christmas!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life just in time for Christmas.
0:19.9	Here's a little extra gift for me to you.
0:22.4	From Wa to Waugh, whatever.
0:25.6	We got a double feature lined up for the podcast.
0:29.5	That's right.
0:30.9	One day, two different episodes, all about our favorite topic around Christmas.
0:40.0	Die hard. Yes. First, you're going to find an interview with Elizabeth Lane. She's a former Hollywood director of development who actually helped bring
0:45.3	one of my favorite Christmas movies to life, die hard. And she actually, I want to spoil this for her,
0:51.0	she's actually not in alignment that it actually is a Christmas movie.
0:55.6	I don't like having guests who don't get with the freaking program, but nonetheless,
0:59.7	she was a great guest, appreciate her.
1:02.1	But in case you want to know why Diehard actually is a Christmas movie and you want a little
1:07.5	bit of a spiritual joltier season, I'm also including a message I gave on this
1:12.7	topic. And man, it's one of the most favorite things I ever done when I've preached. I love doing
1:19.2	things that tend not to be done. Preaching on diehard generally isn't done. Also, wearing makeup,
1:25.5	makes it look like you were beaten up.
1:28.3	Generally isn't done.
1:32.0	Also, wearing a wife beater, having to put a jacket on afterwards.
1:32.6	Generally isn't done.
1:37.8	And, and for the grand finale, or actually the grand intro, actually smoking a cigarette on stage a la John McLean style.
1:40.9	God bless America.
1:42.5	Welcome to party, pal.
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