A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD with Steven E. de Souza!

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD with Steven E. de Souza!

From Die Hard On A Blank by Philip Gawthorne and Liam Billingham

April 29, 2026 · 2h 9m

About this episode

The final episode covers the fifth Die Hard film with special guest Steven E. de Souza.

It’s Die Hard in Mother Russia!  Well pals, it’s finally here…the final episode! We started with the original DIE HARD, we’ve covered 80 subsequent films that were influenced by it in some way, and so it only seems fitting to booked this project with the fifth and final DIE HARD film that we’ll be covering in this episode. But…we’re also going a step further than that. Because to honor the culmination of the show we have a very special guest…a multi-talented director, producer and screenwriter, whose extensive credits include such films as 48 HRS, COMMANDO, THE RUNNING MAN, RICOCHET, DIE HARD 2 and of course the original DIE HARD…Mr. Steven E De Souza! Aging New York cop John McClane travels to Russia in search of his estranged son Jack (Jai Courtenay) only to discover that Jack is entangled with a complex espionage plot, wherein corrupt politician Viktor Chagarin (Sergei Koslesnikov) plains to railroad imprisoned billionaire and whistleblower Yuri Komarov (Sebastian Koch) in a rigged trial, unless Komarov turns over a mysterious file. When Komarov refuses to give up said file, the courthouse is attacked and blown up by well-armed mercenaries. Jack escapes with Komarov in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Philip Gawthorne, Liam Billingham

Guest: Steven E. de Souza

Topics covered

  • Die Hard franchise
  • film analysis
  • action movies
  • interviews
  • cinema history

Keywords

  • Die Hard
  • Steven E. de Souza
  • action film
  • John McClane
  • film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: DIE HARD, DIE HARD 2, 48 HRS, COMMANDO, THE RUNNING MAN, RICOCHET

Places: Russia, New York

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