With the fifth "Die Hard" movie A Good Day To Die Hard opening today, we thought we'd take a look back at the book — that's right, the book — that started it all.
Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp was first published in 1979 by W. W. Norton and is the inspiration for the first "Die Hard" film. It is actually a sequel to The Detective, which was published over a decade earlier. The storyline involves an NYPD detective — Joe Leland — who is in Los Angeles to visit his daughter, waiting to meet up with her after her company's annual Christmas Party, when terrorists take over the building. The original film, Die Hard, makes some character changes but the overall plot remains the same.
Read more about the original book, below, and check out all four previous "Die Hard" films available on DVD and Blu-ray disc.
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Nothing Lasts Forever
Roderick Thorp
High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists.
A dozen heavily armed terrorists have taken hostages, issued demands, and promised bloodshed all according to plan. But they haven't counted on a death-defying, one-man cavalry with no shoes, no backup, and no intention of going down easily.
As hot-headed cops swarm outside, and cold-blooded killers wield machine guns and rocket launchers inside, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between anti-hero and uber-villains. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight to the death. Ho ho ho!
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