What's the Difference between Nothing Lasts Forever the Book and Die Hard the Movie?
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In the Movie |
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Leland is washing his feet at the time the terrorists come into the party. Someone told him it would keep him from being tired at the end of the day. |
McClaine hated flying and someone sitting next to him suggested he remove his socks and make fists with his toes in the carpet to feel better when he landed. |
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Sgt. Al Powell is a young man of 22. |
He is middle aged.
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Leland is picked up and brought to the Klaxxon building by an older nameless limo driver. He isn't heard from again. |
McClaine is picked up by a young driver named Argyle. He is seen throughout the movie because he is waiting in the basement for McClaine to come down. |
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Leland strikes up a flirtation with a Stewardess as he arrives in LA. He gets her phone number and talks to her via CB radio while he is in the building. |
A stewardess stares McClaine up and down when he is getting off the plane. Nothing else happens.
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The head of the Klaxxon oil company is Mr. Rivers. He is shot in the chest by Gruber. |
The head of Nakatomi Company. He is shot in the head by Gruber. |