# Is "Die Hard" a Christmas Movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 2, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283 "2013-12-02T14:48:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/422 "2020-12-26T05:23:02Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Now the new question: is die hard 2 a Christmas movie?? Yes, it is. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/423 "2020-12-26T05:56:39Z")
How about 3? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/424 "2020-12-26T05:58:56Z")
Now you’re being silly. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/425 "2020-12-26T06:38:05Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > He wasn’t nobody. He was very well known… as box office poison. Wait, what? Willis was not known as an action star, but why would he have been known as “Box office poison”? To that point he hadn’t really BEEN in many movies, not as a lead, anyway. “Sunset” did very poorly, but “Blind Date” did well for a cheap little comedy… and those were all the movies he had ever starred in. His charisma and popularity in Moonlighting was, in 1988, what he was overwhelmingly known for. > [@TriPolar](#): > > That’s why he wasn’t mentioned in the ads for the movie. Sure he was. In this original trailer they literally use his name on screen before they show you the title. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QIOX44m8ktc/hqdefault.jpg ""Die Hard (1988)" Theatrical Trailer #1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIOX44m8ktc) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/426 "2020-12-26T14:32:58Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > In this original trailer they literally use his name on screen before they show you the title. That’s a great trailer. Whoever cut it really had an ear for quotable lines. Mentions Christmas three or four times, too. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/427 "2020-12-26T15:08:05Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Whoever cut it really had an ear for quotable lines. Including one I think wasn’t in the final cut - the one about New Jersey. I’m pretty sure - I just watched it. Still not a Christmas movie! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/428 "2020-12-26T16:07:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’m pretty sure - I just watched it. Still not a Christmas movie! You’re right. It’s not a Christmas movie. It’s THE Christmas movie. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/429 "2020-12-26T21:43:36Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > You’re right. It’s not a Christmas movie. > > It’s THE Christmas movie. You got that right. If told I can choose only one Christmas movie to watch, it’s that one. With _Lethal Weapon_ a close second. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/430 "2020-12-26T22:19:24Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’m pretty sure - I just watched it. Still not a Christmas movie! 😉 But is it a Christmas trailer? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/431 "2020-12-26T22:55:39Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > But is it a Christmas trailer? No, but this is. [![](https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2013/08/10/130876/9ae2223c42cbcf467bd3d4d446cf323e-1400.jpg) ](https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2013/08/10/130876/9ae2223c42cbcf467bd3d4d446cf323e-1400.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/432 "2020-12-27T01:35:03Z")
Christmas convoy in Montana: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eC85KbUY5MA/maxresdefault.jpg "2020 Christmas Convoy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC85KbUY5MA) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/433 "2020-12-27T03:46:29Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > You got that right. If told I can choose only one Christmas movie to watch, it’s that one. With _Lethal Weapon_ a close second. That’s not really true. No. 1 with me is actually _It’s a Wonderful Life_, followed closely by those two. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/434 "2020-12-28T03:38:52Z")
Excellent good-guys-versus-bad-guys action movie. I love it. If it were a Christmas movie I wouldn’t watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/435 "2021-01-04T06:52:37Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And neither is Holiday Inn. I watched White Christmas over the break, for the first time, and it’s even less of a Christmas movie than Holiday inn (or Die Hard). Other than the benefit performance taking place on Christmas Eve, there’s absolutely no connection ti Christmas. I’m beginning to lose faith in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/436 "2021-11-25T02:10:11Z")
As has been a yearly tradition I am bumping this thread for the holidays…Happy Holidays! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/437 "2021-11-25T15:00:22Z")
After several hours of hallmark movies, die hard is a great holiday palate cleanser. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/438 "2021-11-25T17:48:15Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > As has been a yearly tradition I am bumping this thread for the holidays…Happy Holidays! It simply would not be Christmas without the first two _Die Hard_ movies. Or _Lethal Weapon_. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/439 "2021-11-25T17:57:53Z")
Not a Christmas movie this year anymore than last year. Try telling my wife that. On the plus side, at least that means we get to watch it at least once a year now. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/440 "2021-11-25T20:40:58Z")
Just like everything else, Christmas is being foisted upon us before its time. It is my opinion that this thread should not be bumped anytime before Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/441 "2021-11-25T21:46:17Z")
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