We take abuse seriously in our discussion boards. We take abuse seriously in our book lists. In Die Hard, he is portrayed by , and is first seen killing the guards in the lobby. The novel also features women among the terrorists. We will not remove any content for bad language alone, or for being critical of a book. Near the beginning of the novel, Leland kills his younger brother, Hans, and throughout the remainder of the novel, Karl wants nothing but Leland's blood. The terrorists plan to steal documents that will publicly expose the Klaxon corporation's dealings with.
Gruber grabs Stephanie, however, and both fall to their deaths. He is the last surviving terrorist and the only one Leland didn't manage to kill. How to Vote To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes. . He tries to convince himself that Leland could be one of the terrorists or a lunatic but is soon on Leland's side when he finds out what Leland's been doing.
He automatically dislikes Leland for what he is doing and feels that he is only making things worse for the hostages. The film follows the source material closely. They go straight to places where tears are shed, chairs are thrown, discussions of parting are present, but the music is created regardless. I owe so much from this writer and I hope to get into his other works as well. I've taken off several already: and so on and so forth. As a general rule we do not censor any content on the site. On the plane, Leland begins a relationship with a stewardess named Kathy, who he talks to throughout the novel over the phone.
Flora Cash are a Scandi duo that have taken upon themselves to sonically explore the diversity of human relationships. Aided outside only by Los Angeles Police sergeant Al Powell and armed with only his police-issue pistol, Leland fights off the terrorists one by one in an attempt to save the 74 hostages, including his daughter and grandchildren. In Die Hard, his name is Hans Gruber and he is portrayed by. In Die Hard, instead of the daughter being held hostage, it is McClane's wife named Holly Gennero and portrayed by. Spam or Self-Promotional The list is spam or self-promotional. Flagging a list will send it to the Goodreads Customer Care team for review. Find sources: — · · · · September 2014 In 1975, author saw the film , which is about a skyscraper that catches on fire.
Leland is still somewhat depressed that his wife had left him and then died eight years later, and the relationship between him and his daughter is strained. In Die Hard, he is significantly younger, renamed , and portrayed by. Of course, Sidney Sheldon's novel was much better than movie. Joe had known about Gruber through a counter-terrorism conference he had attended years prior. Inappropriate The list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow Goodreads member or author. In the middle of the novel, Ellis tries to help the terrorists and help himself by trying to talk Leland into giving himself up. If you haven't read the novel and will watch this movie first, I think, if you like romances, you will like this movie, especially women.
The story was altered to be a stand-alone film with no connections to Thorp's novel The Detective. Other changes included the older hero of the novel becoming younger, his name changed from Joe Leland to John McClane, his daughter becoming his wife, and the American Klaxon Oil Corporation becoming the Japanese Nakatomi Corporation. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. If you've read the novel you can notice many differences. Only flag comments that clearly need our attention.
In Die Hard, Ellis is portrayed by and has no relationship with Holly, despite making clumsy efforts to flirt with her. When Leland refuses Ellis's proposal, Gruber kills Ellis, which makes Leland feel responsible for his death. Rivers - the president of the Klaxon Oil Building, he hosted the Christmas party and arranged the ride in for Leland. Incorrect Book The list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. I think my love for reading really started when I first saw his books in our family shelf.
Some of its memorable scenes, characters, and dialogue are taken directly from the novel. Unfortunately, Rivers refuses to give the code and Gruber shoots him in the lapel, killing him. He woke up and later took that idea and turned it into sequel, Nothing Lasts Forever. While he is waiting for his daughter's Christmas party to end, a group of —era terrorists take over the skyscraper. In Die Hard, Rivers' name is Joseph Takagi and is portrayed by. The ending of the novel is also different from the film in that it suggests that Joe could possibly succumb to his wounds and die.
Gerald Di Pego made too much changes in the plot. But when Sinatra declined the role, it was offered to , and a number of other actors until Bruce Willis signed on for the role. Rivers is soon disliked by Leland and is taken hostage by Gruber to get the safe code in order to get the millions of dollars in the safe. In the end, Leland shoots Gruber multiple times, until he falls out a window. The only content we will consider removing is spam, slanderous attacks on other members, or extremely offensive content eg.