Roderick Thorp Novel (3 results)
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Die Hard 2 (Original program for the 1990 film)
Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton (starring); Renny Harlin (director); Roderick Thorp (characters); Walter Wager (novel); Steven E. de Souza, Doug Richardson (screenwriters)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1990
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage film program for the 1991 film. Bi-fold with a full color front panel and full credits in the interior spread. Sequel to the 1988 action thriller, based on the 1987 novel "58 Minutes" by Walter Wager. Two years after the Nakatomi Tower incident, hard-nosed cop John McClane returns to save Dulles International Airport fro…m grenade-wielding ex-military mercenaries. Set in Washington, DC, and shot on location in Colorado, California, and Michigan. 9 x 11.5 inch, Bi-fold. Very Good plus.
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Die Hard (Original screenplay for the 1988 film)
John McTiernan (director); Roderick Thorp (novel); Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza (screenwriters); Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov (starring)
Published by Gordon Company / Silver Pictures, N.p., 1987
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- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond Revised Draft script for the 1988 film, with Rainbow Revisions. Based on the 1979 novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorp. A crackerjack thriller and one of the best action films of the 1980s, transforming Bruce Willis, then primarily a television actor, into an A-list box office star, and the debut of Alan Rickma…n in one of his most iconic roles. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles, California. Title page integral with wrappers, dated October 2, 1987, noted as SECOND REVISED DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Jeb Stuart, revisions by Steven E. DeSouza, and author Roderick Thorp. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue, pink, green, goldenrod, and salmon revision pages throughout, dated variously between 11/2/87 and 1/4/88. Pages Very Good plus, with title page chipped at the bottom left and splashing on the first three pages, bound with two gold brads. Lee, The Heist Film. Spicer Neo-Noir US.
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The Detective (Original photograph from the 1968 film)
Gordon Douglas (director); Roderick Thorp (novel); Abby Mann (screenwriter); Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset (starring)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1968
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1968 film, showing actors Frank Sinatra and Lee Remick. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1966 novel. A brooding New York detective investigates the murder of a gay man-a crime that none of his fellow officers will take seriously due to the victim's sexuality. Sinatra's fourth co…llaboration with director Gordon Douglas, a box office success and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to explicitly depict and discuss the lives of gay men. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light creases to the edges and a light splash to the right edge. Grant US. Twilight Time.
