It's "Die Hard on a Mountain" week as we explore two films with similar alpine settings, but from opposite ends of the budgetary spectrum.

First, Sylvester Stallone races to prevent a group of criminals led by John Lithgow from finding three suitcases full of money in CLIFFHANGER (1993).

Then CRACKERJACK (1994) sees Thomas Ian Griffith face off against Christopher Plummer at a Rocky Mountain resort taken over by terrorists looking for a mafia don's diamonds.

Special Guest Dirk Marshall of the VH US Podcast joins us this week to explore two lower budget Die Hard-inspired movies, both of which have women in the leading roles.

IRRESISTIBLE FORCE (1993) features Cynthia Rothrock as a rookie cop partnered with Stacey Keach, who becomes trapped inside a mall taken over by terrorists.

We discuss UNDER SIEGE (1992) starring Steven Seagal as a ship’s cook (and former Navy Seal) who cooks bouillabaisse and kicks ass after a group of terrorists seize a US battleship to steal its nuclear warheads.

It’s “Die Hard on a Plane” week as we take to the skies for two movies with a similar premise that could not be more different.

DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER (1990) asks how the same shit can happen to the same guy twice.

PASSENGER 57 (1992) stars Wesley Snipes as an airline security specialist facing off agasint a notorious hijacker.

Welcome to the party, pal! Grab some champagne and a machine gun because it’s time to…

DIE HARD (1988) starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, and Alan Rickman. John McTiernan’s Christmas classic about a cop versus a building full of armed thieves created its own subgenre of “Die Hard in a Blank” movies.

THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS (1991) has a star football quarterback take on a gang of ex-cops who plan to rob the entire city of Beverly Hills. Will things be gratuitously thrown like a football during fire fights? You know they will! Starring Ken Wahl, Robert Davi, and Matt Frewer. Directed by Sidney J. Furie.

Get ready for one of the most audacious and controversial horror films ever made:

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982)

Special Guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy returns to discuss the movie that attempted to leave Michael Myers behind and make John Carpenter’s Halloween an anthology franchise.

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HALLOWEEN II (1981) begins immediately after the first film’s ending, producing a film that is both similar to, and quite different from, Carpenter’s classic.

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We are joined by special guest Anthony C. Ferrante, director of all six SHARKNADO movies, to discuss his films that go beyond the classic shark movie and take the action to a whole other level.