Die Hard
"This new BFI Film Classic on Die Hard (1988) provides a close textual analysis of the action classic, focusing on the impact and importance of the film's producer, Joel Silver and his "whammy theory" of narrative. John Lewis considers the film's ending in all its complicated and conflicting detail, situating it within the contexts of Reaganism and its distrust of government bureaucracy, post-Vietnam male panic and the 'Iron John' men's movement, and the search for new villains in the aftermath of the Cold War"--
104 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 2025 by The British Film Institute · ISBN 9781839026522
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Editions
3 editions
English
- Die Hard · The British Film Institute · 2025 · ISBN 9781839026522 This page
- Die Hard · Bloomsbury UK · 2025 · ISBN 9781839026539
- Die Hard · British Film Institute · 2025 · ISBN 9781839026546
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