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Equal-Temporary-1326 t1_j2bgf0p wrote
Reply to comment by Automatic_Randomizer in Was Bruce Willis in Die Hard the ushering in of the modern everyman action star? by SquatOnAPitbull
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon as well.
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Reply to comment by MOOzikmktr in Was Bruce Willis in Die Hard the ushering in of the modern everyman action star? by SquatOnAPitbull
That was the key aspect of the film. The studio wanted Arnold or Stallone to star, but McTerinan wanted to do something different and cast an everyman to make it more realistic.
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Reply to comment by WWJesusDeadlift in Was Bruce Willis in Die Hard the ushering in of the modern everyman action star? by SquatOnAPitbull
Exactly.