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• "Die Hard" was based on Roderick Thorp's "Nothing Lasts Forever" John J.
• Rambo started out as author David Morrell's attempt to explore the lingering effects of the Vietnam War on veterans.
• Sylvester Stallone ensured Rambo refrained from intentionally killing anyone in "First Blood" as part of an attempt to make the character more likable.
• The box office flop that was David Lynch's "Dune" was always widely known to be an adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi tome.