Die Hard Ep. 05 - Cliffhanger / Crackerjack

We return to Crystal Lake (sorry... Forest Green) for our next bonus episode exploring the Friday the 13th series. This week, Erin Dawn of the Manic Movie Monday Podcast joins us for a deep dive into the ever-popular FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES. Check out the Manic Movie Monday podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/manicmoviemonday/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manicmoviemondaypod/  

Special Guest Ryan from the New World Pictures Podcast join us to take a deep dive into the sleaziest entry in the Friday the 13th series: 1985's FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING. From horny teens to hillbilly neighbors to explosive enchiladas, we'll explore every aspect of this controversial but entertaining entry in the classic '80s slasher series. To check out the New World Pictures Podcast: https://www.newworldpicturespodcast.com Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewWorldPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newworldpicturespodcast/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/newworldpicpod.bsky.social  

We take to the skies once more to wrap up our GET ME ANOTHER... DIE HARD series with two movies from 1997 in which terrorists take over airplanes. But not just any airplanes... the airplanes of the President (and Vice President) of the United States. First up, President Harrison Ford battles Gary Oldman for control of his plane in AIR FORCE ONE. Then Michael Dudikoff must save the Vice President's plane which has been loaded with a chemical weapon called Bromex 365 in the direct-to-video STRATEGIC COMMAND. 

Terror goes into overtime this week on GET ME ANOTHER... DIE HARD! We thrilled to welcome Super Marcey of the Super Network to help us explore Peter Hyam's 1995 action classic SUDDEN DEATH starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Powers Boothe. The Super Network: https://supermarcey.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.super.network/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/supermarcey.bsky.social Twitter: https://x.com/SM_SuperNetwork Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/super_marcey/ A Bloody Good Time: https://playabloodygoodtime.com  

This week on GET ME ANOTHER... DIE HARD we find ourselves once again trapped in a tall building in L.A. that has been taken over by terrorists. But this time it's not Bruce Willis who must stop them... it's Anna Nicole Smith.  We're excited to welcome Jason Kleeberg of the Force Five Podcast back to the show to discuss one of the most unusual films we'll tackle in this series... 1996's SKYSCRAPER.   Force Five Podcast: https://www.forcefivepodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/forcefivepodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/forcefivepodcast.com    

This week we discuss one of the most critically and commercially successful movies to follow in the wake of Die Hard... 1994's SPEED starring Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper and Sandra Bullock. Joining us to keep things over 50 mph is David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast, who'll help us explore the origins of the film and the ways in which it adheres to (and departs from) the Die Hard formula. https://www.piecingpod.com https://x.com/PiecingPod https://bsky.app/profile/piecingpod.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/piecingpod/    

It's "Die Hard on a Mountain" week as we explore two films with similar alpine settings, but from opposite ends of the budgetary spectrum. First, Sylvester Stallone races to prevent a group of criminals led by John Lithgow from finding three suitcases full of money in CLIFFHANGER (1993). Then CRACKERJACK (1994) sees Thomas Ian Griffith face off against Christopher Plummer at a Rocky Mountain resort taken over by terrorists looking for a mafia don's diamonds.

Special Guest Dirk Marshall of the VH US Podcast joins us this week to explore two lower budget Die Hard-inspired movies, both of which have women in the leading roles. IRRESISTIBLE FORCE (1993) features Cynthia Rothrock as a rookie cop partnered with Stacey Keach, who becomes trapped inside a mall taken over by terrorists.  Then Shannon Tweed, Robert Davi and Andrew Dice Clay star in NO CONTEST (1995) in which terrorists seize control of the “Miss Galaxy” beauty pageant.       VH US Podcast: https://www.vh-us.com   VH US Twitter: https://x.com/VHUS_Podcast   VH US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vhus_podcast/    VH US Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vhuspodcast.bsky.social    Marshall's Haute Sauce: https://marshallshautesauce.com   Meaningful Marketplace Podcast: https://meaningful-marketplace-podcast.simplecast.com   Joy of Cooking Podcast: https://the-joy-of-cooking-podcast.simplecast.com      

We discuss UNDER SIEGE (1992) starring Steven Seagal as a ship’s cook (and former Navy Seal) who cooks bouillabaisse and kicks ass after a group of terrorists seize a US battleship to steal its nuclear warheads.

It’s “Die Hard on a Plane” week as we take to the skies for two movies with a similar premise that could not be more different. DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER (1990) asks how the same shit can happen to the same guy twice.  PASSENGER 57 (1992) stars Wesley Snipes as an airline security specialist facing off against a notorious hijacker.