 The movie that Darian is watching on TV is  _Lethal Weapon (1987)_ (qv), which was also written by  Shane Black (qv). More specifically, Darian is watching the scene  in which Mel Gibson (I) (qv) is being tortured by Al Leong (qv).  Leong was also one of the terrorists in _Die Hard (1988)_ (qv),  starring Bruce Willis (I) (qv).