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Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1979 action thriller novel by American author Roderick Thorp, a sequel to his 1966 novel The Detective. The novel is mostly known through its 1988 film adaptation Die Hard , starring Bruce Willis .
- Roderick Thorp
- 1979
Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1979 thriller novel by American author Roderick Thorp, who wrote it as a sequel to his popular novel The Detective, which was made into a movie starring Frank Sinatra. After Sinatra declined the role, the script was made into a standalone story which was made into the film Die Hard.
This trend in the franchise began with the first film, from a 1979 novel written by Roderick Thorp entitled Nothing Lasts Forever. In the book, Bruce Willis' surrogate Joe Leland is the aging, world-weary cop making the trip from New York to Los Angeles before terrorists lay siege to the building on Christmas Eve.
Jun 5, 2015 · Unlike what the title suggests, Nothing Lasts Forever has lasted quite a while. Published in 1979 by thriller author Roderick Thorp, the action-packed novel has stayed in publication over the years with a little help from the film adaptation…a little film called “Die Hard.”
Mar 13, 2013 · But before John McClane there was Joe Leland, the name of the protagonist in Roderick Thorp's very James Bond-sounding 1979 novel, Nothing Lasts Forever, which was adapted into the original Die Hard movie. It's….
Jul 15, 2023 · After several years, the novel would be adapted as Die Hard. Some changes had to be made to turn Thorp's novel into the Bruce Willis vehicle we know and love, but just how different are the two?
Jul 12, 2018 · Based on Roderick Thorp's novel, Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard was originally meant to tell the story of Joseph Leland, a much older cop who was already an established literary...
