Could It Get Made Today? Not without a lot of rewriting.
Could It Get Made Today? is an occasional column where we look at a classic film and consider how changes in technology and tastes would impact it if it was shot in 2020.
Movie: Die HardDirector: John McTiernanStars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie BedeliaRelease Date: July 15, 1988Synopsis: New York City cop John McClane.
(The rest of the building is empty, we’re told, because all the other tenants have gone home early for the holiday.)