The genesis of the glorious 1988 action classic that is Die Hard traces back to The Detective, a novel written by author Roderick Thorp and first published in 1966. For this latest installment, I’m adding in a dash of flavor as we take a look at novels or other source material that served as inspiration for the popular Die Hard film series, and we can’t do that unless we go all the way back to the very beginning with a book that really has nothing at all to do with any of the Bruce Willis films….
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This time, I’m deviating from the established formula a bit and veering away from novels and such which tend to be novelizations of films or television episodes or instead original stories featuring a film or TV series’ established characters. So far, previous installments of this wannabe regular column-like thing have included looks back at novels based on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, Planet of the Apes, V, and Space: 1999.
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because… her husband fathered an illegitimate child 15 years ago and it would have messed up his political career! The nun was the only one who could have known where the illegitimate child’s mother could have been!.with… an injected overdose of Metholityl! (as far as I can find, that’s not a real medicine, so I’m not sure whether the writers just made that up or I kept mishearing the name).
Spoilers are in white font, so highlight the text below to reveal the answers. The main building was demolished December 11, 1987, 18 months short of it’s 100 year anniversary.” Just the facts ma’am: The school’s main building, where most interior and exterior filming was done, was irreparably damaged during the Whittier Narrows Earthquake on October 1, 1987, 10 days before this was aired. Thanks to an anonymous contributor I found out that: “The convent scenes were filmed at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, CA, an all girls Catholic Jr. From a number of clues throughout the episode, it seems like the convent is located somewhere in northwestern Louisiana - there’s mention of places like Blanchard, Shreveport, and Grand Bayou - however, at one point mother superior mentions that they have “the scrawniest tomatoes east of the Mississippi”, which would put it in a small wedge at the southeast of Louisiana. The convent is in the jurisdiction of a town called Bergen Falls, however there is no town of such a name in Louisiana. Jessica is visiting a former Kappa Delta sorority sister, Claire, now Reverend Mother at the Immaculate Heart Convent in Louisiana. Click here to read the full Affiliate Disclosure. At no additional cost to you, I may receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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