John McTiernan DIE HARD Original screenplay for the 1988 film 1987 #159952

  

Die Hard (Original screenplay for the 1988 film). Author: John McTiernan (director); Roderick Thorp (novel); Jeb Stuart, Steven E. De Souza (screenwriters); Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov (starring) Title: Die Hard (Original screenplay for the 1988 film) Publication: N.

Gordon Company / Silver Pictures, 1987. Description: Second Revised Draft script for the 1988 film, with Rainbow Revisions. Based on the 1979 novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp.

A crackerjack thriller and one of the best action films of the 1980s, transforming Bruce Willis, then primarily a television actor, into an A-list box office star, and the debut of Alan Rickman in one of his most iconic roles. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles, California.

Title page integral with wrappers, dated October 2, 1987, noted as SECOND REVISED DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Jeb Stuart, revisions by Steven E. DeSouza, and author Roderick Thorp. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 112.

Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue, pink, green, goldenrod, and salmon revision pages throughout, dated variously between 11/2/87 and 1/4/88. Pages Very Good plus, with title page chipped at the bottom left and splashing on the first three pages, bound with two gold brads. Subject: 1980s Cinema, Academy Awards, Action Film, Film Noir, Film Scripts, Film Series, Films with Literary Sources, Mystery and Crime. Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1996, we have specialized in rare books and paper relating to twentieth century literature, genre fiction, the arts, and popular culture, with a particular emphasis on cinema.

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