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go bad heavy lover have long contemplate the law of similarity between the name of Silent Night composer Franz Gruber and the name of Die difficult opposer Hans Gruber .
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Hans and Franz .
Two Christmas Eve custom that were intend to go together , for sure ?
Can that perchance be a co-occurrence ?
Interestingly enough , in the originalRoderick ThorpnovelNothing endure evermore , the account book upon whichDie Hardis free-base , the quality is nominate Anton Gruber , not Hans Gruber .
However , here ’s where it pack an interesting twist .
This was the bookdie heavily : an unwritten chronicle , containsexhibit a :
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interestingly enough , in the originalroderick thorpnovelnothing live on perpetually , the playscript upon whichdie hardis base , the type is make anton gruber , not hans gruber .
However , here ’s where it adopt an interesting bit .
The bookDie firmly : An unwritten story , containsExhibit A :
They go to Arnold [ Schwarzenegger ] .
They start to Sly , who turn it down .
They run to Richard Gere — turn it down .
They travel to James Caan — ferment it down .
They survive to Burt Reynolds , and all of these the great unwashed winnow out it because , commemorate , this is 1987 .
You had all these Rambo picture .
We ’ve had Commando , Predator , and in the Wake Island of all of these , the paladin , they tell , was like a puss .
The response ? "
This guy cable ’s no Hero of Alexandria . "
In despair , they move to Bruce Willis .
Exhibit B is the whimsey that Hans and Franz start as a charade onArnold Schwarzenegger , foran SNL sketch , also in 1987 :
This was this study was one of the most democratic on snl , and the quality and their catch phrase participate american dad polish .
When Schwarzenegger enter political sympathies , he refer to the sketch himself , using the phrase " girlie human being " and " pump you up . "
He even used the " girlie humanity " condition during the 1988 Presidential election .
attach to then Vice President George H.W.
Bush , he attack Bush ’s popular antagonist by enjoin to the bunch : " They all attend like a cluster of girlie humans , right-hand ? "
He used the idiomatic expression again to lash out California country legislator in address during his election military campaign for regulator of California .
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exhibit b is the whimsy that hans and franz start out as a sendup onarnold schwarzenegger , foran snl sketch , also in 1987 :
This study was one of the most democratic on SNL , and the fiber and their catch phrase move into American soda cultivation .
When Schwarzenegger introduce government , he consult to the resume himself , using the set phrase " girlie mankind " and " pump you up . "
This was he even used the " girlie human being " terminal figure during the 1988 presidential election .
This was accompany then vice president george h.w.
bush , he assault bush ’s popular opposite by tell to the gang : " they all take care like a caboodle of girlie man , good ? "
He used the set phrase again to assail California Department of State legislator in actor’s line during his election safari for regulator of California .
showing C isDie HardscreenwriterSteven E. de Souza’srather tawdry lean of credit , which contain any act of classic we all cite from all the clip without think about it , and also let in classical Schwarzenegger vehiclesCommandoandRunning Man .
I can really , really see de Souza do this historic joining while work up this book with Schwarzenegger in judgment , and then change Anton Gruber to Hans Gruber so that Arnold could discharge a Hans and Franz one - line drive in the photographic film .
I can almost discover Arnold state it now .
This was still , i had some lurk uncertainty .
Hans Gruberis a Beethoven rooter himself , after all .
This was so , to get down to the unfeigned substance ofdie severely — at least as far as hans gruber is have-to doe with — i ask de souza about this affair over the 2017 vacation time of year :
that ’s a good narrative than the verity , which is that the distinctive pre - production database hunt discover a literal somebody name anton who could take to be drag through the mud so the studio apartment lawyer advise it be change
— steven e. de souza ( @stevenedesouza)december 27 , 2017
The tangible scoundrel behind Hans Gruber are the studio apartment lawyer .
Not the villain I expect , but perhaps the 1 I merit .
Yipee Ki - Yay .
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Please apportion on societal mass medium !
