Review: Die Hard : Pop Culture Happy Hour There's no wrong time to talk about an influential Hollywood classic. So that's why we are talking about Die Hard. We will never get tired of Hans Gruber versus John McClane — Alan Rickman versus Bruce Willis — the real clash of the titans. So that's why we are bringing you this encore episode.

'Die Hard': Welcome to the podcast, Pal

'Die Hard': Welcome to the podcast, Pal

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Bruce Willis in the 1988 film Die Hard.

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There's no wrong time to talk about an influential Hollywood classic. So that's why we are talking about Die Hard. We will never get tired of Hans Gruber versus John McClane — Alan Rickman versus Bruce Willis — the real clash of the titans. So that's why we are bringing you this encore episode.

The audio was produced and edited by Vincent Acovino and Jessica Reedy.