Most of us are very familiar with Die Hard. Those of a certain age have it practically memorized.
Here's a link to the shooting script. Those who know the movie well will find it quite familiar - yet there are some fascinating surprises.
The rewriting process goes on all through production in many cases, and of course there is improvisation on set. In my opinion, the vast majority, if not all, changes made from this script into the final form of the movie were changes for the better.
Discuss!
(Of note: a surprise for me was that the spelling of Holly's last name - "Gennaro" - is script-correct on the computer display, but script-incorrect on her office door. I had always assumed it was an error in the graphics department, instead of the art department. But it wasn't!)
Here's a link to the shooting script. Those who know the movie well will find it quite familiar - yet there are some fascinating surprises.
The rewriting process goes on all through production in many cases, and of course there is improvisation on set. In my opinion, the vast majority, if not all, changes made from this script into the final form of the movie were changes for the better.
Discuss!
(Of note: a surprise for me was that the spelling of Holly's last name - "Gennaro" - is script-correct on the computer display, but script-incorrect on her office door. I had always assumed it was an error in the graphics department, instead of the art department. But it wasn't!)