Die Hard Ep. 04 - Irresistible Force / No Contest (with Dirk Marshall of the VH US Podcast)
Special Guest Dirk Marshall of the VH US Podcast joins us this week to explore two lower budget Die Hard-inspired movies, both of which have women in the leading roles.
IRRESISTIBLE FORCE (1993) features Cynthia Rothrock as a rookie cop partnered with Stacey Keach, who becomes trapped inside a mall taken over by terrorists.
Then Shannon Tweed, Robert Davi and Andrew Dice Clay star in NO CONTEST (1995) in which terrorists seize control of the “Miss Galaxy” beauty pageant.
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Die Hard Ep. 03 - Under Siege
We discuss UNDER SIEGE (1992) starring Steven Seagal as a ship’s cook (and former Navy Seal) who cooks bouillabaisse and kicks ass after a group of terrorists seize a US battleship to steal its nuclear warheads.
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Die Hard Ep. 02 - Die Hard 2 / Passenger 57
It’s “Die Hard on a Plane” week as we take to the skies for two movies with a similar premise that could not be more different.
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER (1990) asks how the same shit can happen to the same guy twice.
PASSENGER 57 (1992) stars Wesley Snipes as an airline security specialist facing off against a notorious hijacker.
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Die Hard Ep. 01 - Die Hard / The Taking of Beverly Hills
Welcome to the party, pal! Grab some champagne and a machine gun because it’s time to…
DIE HARD (1988) starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, and Alan Rickman. John McTiernan’s Christmas classic about a cop versus a building full of armed thieves created its own subgenre of “Die Hard in a Blank” movies.
THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS (1991) has a star football quarterback take on a gang of ex-cops who plan to rob the entire city of Beverly Hills. Will things be gratuitously thrown like a football during fire fights? You know they will! Starring Ken Wahl, Robert Davi, and Matt Frewer. Directed by Sidney J. Furie.
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Bonus Episode: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (with Carmelita Valdez McKoy)
Get ready for one of the most audacious and controversial horror films ever made:
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982)
Special Guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy returns to discuss the movie that attempted to leave Michael Myers behind and make John Carpenter’s Halloween an anthology franchise.
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