The Rewatchables 'Die Hard' 30th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, and Sean Fennessey
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Aug 1, 2018 
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Willis's Big Break
- Bruce Willis's $5 million salary for "Die Hard" was considered a big deal.
- No one went from TV to movies as a summer blockbuster star at that time.
Paradigm Shift
- Bruce Willis as John McClane shifted action movie star paradigms.
- He wasn't a muscle-bound super soldier, but an everyman.
Rickman's Debut
- Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is arguably more important than Willis to the film's success.
- It was Rickman's feature film debut, discovered after his stage performance in "Dangerous Liaisons".