Watching DIE HARD (1988) for the first time. IS this a Christmas movie??

[@blakewalker84120]

25:30 "Roy. Why'd you pick that name. You couldn't have picked another name?" He told you. Hans said "Are you just another American who watched too many movies as a child? Do you think you're John Wayne?" And Jonn said "I was always partial to Roy Rogers." John Wayne and Roy Rogers were two actors that starred in many old black-and-white cowboy movies (and a few with color, too). Roy Rogers famously sang a song in his movies that featured "Yippie ki yay" in the lyrics (something a cowboy shouts at cows to get them moving). So he picked the name because, as a kid, he liked that actor. Maybe kids today might pick Bruce, or Keanu, or Arnold or Sylvester, etc.

[@Venjax420]

Speaking as a 50yr old.... I would pick Bruce. Bruce Willis Bruce Campbell

[@jhilal2385]

@@Venjax420 Bruce McGill Bruce Boxleitner Bruce Wayne Bruce Banner

[@adamhigh9884]

She don't know who Roy Rogers is, we learned that on "Pine Barrens".

[@diarrheagondola]

Bruce McCulloch could take them all. But don't forget Bruce Baum or Bruce Vilanch (also known as The Coon on South Park).

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

Also, Al moves on to become a cop in Chicago. He changes his name to Carl Winslow, gets married, has a couple kids, and ends up having to deal with the high jinx of the boy next door named Urkle..

[@ChrisReise]

26:41 Holly corrected Hans by telling him that her name was MISS Gennero so he wouldn't be able to connect her with John McClane.

[@mattp6089]

Yep early in the piece she was Holly Gennero because the company would frown on a married woman not being with her family or some such reason. But what you say is very true, by the time Gruber interrogates her about it, she is trying to avoid a link between her and John being uncovered to protect them both from being used against each other. Quick thinking, I like it.

[@stefanstock953]

The fact that she corrects Hans with 'Miss' doesn't make any sense. Why should Hans connect her with the troublemaker John Mclane? At that point, Hans didn't even know who he was dealing with. I think that could have made Hans even more suspicious instead. And more than that, she acted really unsmart later when she pointed out to this snow-nosed dude Alice that it was her cop husband John who was out there playing the cowboy. Or do i see that wrong.?

[@inspectre27]

​@@stefanstock953On the first point, she was thinking ahead. She was 2nd in charge to the ceo for a reason. 😉 On your second point, yeah that was kinda dumb and a little out of character. But it had plot necessity, so...😅

[@leeneufeld4140]

@@stefanstock953 Ellis

[@passionsquietrage]

​@@stefanstock953You're not wrong, telling that Booger Sugar snorter who the trouble maker is was really stupid of her but it was even stupider of him to go in the office thinking Hans wouldn't kill him.

[@OklasoonaHomer]

In our house, it ain't Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Tower.

[@987654321wormy]

Same in my house. It would be heresy otherwise.

[@fightingidiocy7724]

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[@OklasoonaHomer]

😂

[@jayharvey7043]

Using her maiden name to Hans was necessary at that point, in the event John's name came out, they couldn't put two and two together and use her against John.

[@nazimelmardi]

What we have to notice here: he was one of the first “usual hero” in that time. At that age the hero was a muscular warrior like Arnold or Sly. He was a regular guy, a simple police detective fighting everyone in the building and win. Kind of a new character type with his mood and such.

[@JamesA1102]

When asked if Die Hard was a Christmas movie, the film’s screenwriter answered, “Why do you think her name is Holly”.

[@fightingidiocy7724]

LIAR. In order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed...also...the Christmas music that was added late in production. In real life, the building was not finished, so they even added lines to Takagi: "If we ever get it finished". That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him.

[@JamesA1102]

@ Die Hard was based on the novel ‘Nothing Last Forever’ which also takes place over Christmas. The production of the film is detailed on Wikipedia. Everyone can read and see who the real liar is. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard#Development_and_writing

[@CristyReacts]

Hey @fightingidiocy7724 I can see you feel very strongly about this but chill it with calling people liars or starting fights. We're all just chatting about movies here.

[@belperite]

@@fightingidiocy7724 Don't be ridiculous. Of course it's a Christmas movie :D

[@rickardroach9075]

@@CristyReacts Some people like to bring Christ into Christmas and ruin everyone’s fun. 🤷‍♂️

[@KenMathis1]

People always say it isn't a Christmas movie... until next Christmas when they realize they want to watch it again.

[@Tconl]

People are wrong. ;p This IS a christmas movie. If you take the christmas out of the movie and make it take place in the summer the plot wouldn't work anymore. Christmas party, lack of people present etc.

[@camannwordsmith]

Who says that? It's absolutely a Christmas movie, and everyone I know agrees.

[@paulfrank8738]

@@Tconl What? Make it a 4th of July party, and it's the exact same movie.

[@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms]

@@paulfrank8738 4th of July party? With what, a BBQ on the 30th floor? No, it wouldn't work at all. Only Christmas has the appropriate hopeful family reconciliation message that underpins this movie and justifies John flying out to California for it. This is a Christmas movie, pure and simple.

[@paulfrank8738]

There's no standard definition of what makes a Christmas movie. And I understand that your definition and mine are different. I also accept many of the reasons that you and many, many others categorize this as a Christmas movie. But, I just don't accept the argument that an action movie filled with improbable (and maybe impossible) things would be a fundamentally different move if there were any other excuse to get John to fly out to try to reconcile with Holy at an office party.

[@Stevarooni]

40:15 "I love that they gave them the same name...just because." It's funny, but it's also a play on the idea of Feds being cookie-cutter robots, nearly alike and interchangeable.

[@LaCheeserie]

A-team movie did this as well

[@ChrisReise]

8:38 Holly's boss knows she's married and respects that, but unfortunately some of the companies her boss deals with don't respect the idea of a married woman working. "They should be at home barefoot and pregnant" therefore Holly has changed her name back to her maiden name...for business purposes only.

[@ChrisReise]

25:40 McClane chose the name "Roy" because he was just talking to Hans about how he always liked the cowboy movies starring Roy Rogers .

[@MrSupertallblackman]

Wow you straight up did not pay attention to anything that was being said between John and Argyle.

[@CristyReacts]

I guess I didn't!

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Maybe you should watch "Violent Night" - it's about Santa Claus on Christmas day as he's doing his deliveries on his sleigh.

[@danooc1]

Now I have a Machine gun Ho Ho Ho... what's more Christmas than that?

[@fightingidiocy7724]

Maybe Jesus?

[@fightingidiocy7724]

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[@nextdimensionmedia3196]

I watch a lot of first time reacts and Christy, yours is one of the best! You edit in just enough of the scenes to make it very easy and fun to follow along and you often capture those key moments that I remember the audience reacting to way back in the day when I saw it in a theater. Keep up the great work and wishing you and your team all the best for the New Year and much success for your channel!

[@zmarko]

26:49 "She's rude, I don't super love her." She's a fucking hostage and being held against her will. 🤣 🤣 🤣 WTF

[@garryiglesias4074]

She's despicable, and the best proof is that John FINALLY ended up to separate from this toxic waste.

[@duanelavely5481]

The running theme/gag of the movie was western star & singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Movie star, star of his own television series, lead singer of Roy Rogers & the Sons of the Pioneers, rodeo star attraction with his wife Dale Evans, his horse Trigger, her horse Buttercup, & their German Shepard dog Bullitt, & leading seller of merch in the 50's, i.e., every kid had a Roy Rogers or dale Evans lunch box to take to school. A common phrase in Roy Rogers movies & T.V. shows was "Yippy-ki-yea, yippy-ki-yo". Die Hard just added the "M.F."! In the final scene with "Gruber", McLain corrects him that Roy Rogers was not in "High Noon" the movie starred Gary Cooper.

[@maggedo-x1s]

Yippy-ki-"Yays"!! I say to your comment about both of my real cowboy & cowgirl parent's favorite TV hero & heroine Roy Rogers & Dale Evans!

[@ChrisReise]

21:40 The exchange of gunfire on the roof appeared as flashing lights. A LOT of tall buildings have flashing lights in the case of low flying aircraft or maybe the roof has a helicopter landing pad...that would also have flashing lights.

[@brassyjazzful]

Alan Rickman was a national treasure

[@joeblankenship377]

I like how everybody that watches this recognizes him and is excited to see him. I guess most people know him from Harry Potter.

[@badplay156]

Hans is considered one of the best bad guys. And it was his first movie

[@passionsquietrage]

I knew him from Dogma and Galaxy Quest before seeing him kill it as Snape.

[@roFloFlo]

Can't wait for the rest of the series!

[@badplay156]

Personally not overly fond of Die Hard 2 (Die Harder), Die Hard 3 was better. I am also a big fan of Die Hard 4 ( Live Free or Die Hard) , Die Hard 5 sucked

[@StephenLuke]

This is one of the best action movies I ever watched! And yes Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🎅🏻

[@gunnar4915]

There are actually more Christmas references in this film than Home Alone, so if you think this isn’t a Christmas film, then neither is Home Alone🤷‍♂️😂

[@chrissmalley83]

Christmas is more integral to the plot of Die Hard than it is to It's A Wonderful Life.

[@gunnar4915]

@chrissmalley83 Absolutely, the entire theme of progress and forgiveness for the sake of love and family is also pretty similar to The Grinch.

[@chadbennett7873]

I'm good with that, but number of references aren't a deciding factor., Home Alone leans more toward being a Christmas movie than Die Hard does, not that either of them actually is.

[@paulfrank8738]

I've never considered either one a Christmas movie. They are both set at Christmas, so I get that people associate them with the season. But, they don't meet my personal criteria of what makes a Christmas movie.

[@donaldjz]

EXACTLY

[@SoTOreo]

finally a christmas movie!

[@CristyReacts]

Doing another one next week! Any guesses?

[@SFOlson]

@@CristyReacts Violent Night?

[@javiert9766]

@@CristyReacts Bad Santa?

[@Carneyar_the_Druid]

@@CristyReacts Die Hard 2?

[@GodlessScummer]

​@@CristyReactsDie Hard 2?

[@DannyWalker1963]

Not everyone wants kids.. I am one of those people... Having kids is a lifetime commitment.. Anyways

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

Movies in the 80's and 90's had such an atmospheric quality to them. The actors, writing and production were top notch. Also the nostalgia factor is through the roof because my father and I saw this in the theater. It was one of his favorites.

[@bradleybradley4363]

Before DIE HARD, Bruce Willis was pretty much only known for playing a goofy/funny character on the TV series MOONLIGHTING. The studio saw it as something of a risk to give him the starring role in an action movie. Their gamble paid off. His portrayal of John McClane thru the whole DIE HARD franchise is outright iconic.

[@SoTOreo]

i mean was partly gamble maybe bigger part desperation since all the big names turned down the role. they want Arnold or Stallone but none of the big action stars wanted to play someone who seemed so weak on paper cause John gets his butt kicked so much in this. Crazy to think Willis made this movie what it was... and It made him who he became. Crazy to think they had posters and ads with him in it and it was getting such bad reception before release that they edited him out of the ads and posters just because people were pre judging the movie based off his casting.

[@leebrandt8597]

You're comment about it not being a Christmas movie is just plain wrong. It is a Christmas movie. It has more Christmas elements in it than the ones you described. Sorry, you're wrong

[@CristyReacts]

Well, let's agree to disagree! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@badplay156]

Yes but you're still wrong 🎉😂​@CristyReacts

[@allengray5748]

​​​@@CristyReacts With the older crowd as I am, we will annually watch this at Christmas 🎁⛄🎄 but today's one and done Generation it will Use to be a Christmas Movie along with; LETHAL WEAPON,,,, TRADING PLACES,,,,Hmm maybe that's it? ☮️

[@joshbarbee55]

Gotta agree with @leebrandt8597. Argyle plays “Christmas” music at the beginning and John asks him if he has any Christmas music. Argyle says “This IS Christmas music.” That’s a metaphor for how this movie is still a Christmas movie even if it’s unconventional.

[@iKvetch558]

The Director and writer of the film say that it is a Christmas movie...so that settles the debate, as far as I am concerned...it is a Christmas movie.

[@jamesw.weissii3795]

Christmas tape saved the day. It's a Christmas movie.

[@ethanvilla4418]

She's not "rude" she just knows it's her husband trying to stop the terrorists and if they figure out his name, they might figure out who she is and then be a target to get him to surrender.

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

Happens on Christmas eve, so it still counts in my book.

[@OUsniper1]

You don't think this is a Christmas movie.. well, you can't be right all the time ;)... But honestly this is not A Christmas movie, this is THE Christmas movie!

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Did you notice that of all of the crooks, only 2 survived? Theo the computer guy and the one that John punched toward the end of the movie, spilling all of the bearer bonds on the floor weren't killed because they didn't have weapons. Everyone who did, died! So glad that you loved this one.

[@randallwilliamson3838]

We finally found the person who gave Argyle a 1 star review on yelp.

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

Her story about her driver asking if she had kids is funny because that’s probably in the top 10 most common questions I get asked as a driver.

[@ameyer1970]

“I was always partial to Roy Rogers myself”.

[@billdemotte7152]

When the deputy idiot cop says " For christ sake he could be a bartender." Bruce Willis was a bartender before he got into acting. Hope you have a very merry Christmas Cristy

[@duanetelesha]

🎄Merry Christmas Cristy ❤,and yes it is a Christmas movie.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

There are two types of people in this world. 1. Those who think Die Hard is a Christmas movie. 2. Those who are wrong.

[@henrymerino3369]

Best Christmas movie ever made!!!! 🎅🏽🎅🏽🎅🏽

[@JimEllis-i5k]

When she tells him she's Miss Gennaro she's not being rude... she doesn't want Hans to know that she's married to the guy that's causing him the trouble!! As soon as he does find out she becomes leverage against John.

[@lino9222]

Great reaction Merry Christmas

[@johnmguzman7491]

"Come join the party" ❤ this. This mirrors John McClain's words, "Welcome to the party pal..." Also the name Roy was popularized by Roy Rogers -the popularized ' tv cowboy' for kids in the past

[@allanoas523]

“Roy” was for Roy Rogers, a cowboy

[@WastedPo]

If "Die Hard" isn't a Christmas movie, then neither is "Home Alone." And neither is the majority of movies that people unquestionably call Christmas movies. a) There is relentless Christmas "theming" throughout. Characters are constantly referencing Christmas, bells are incorporated into the music score, etc. It has more Christmas theming than "It's a Wonderful Life." b) The plot is contingent on it being Christmas. The building is largely shut down because of the holidays, save for that one Christmas party. c) The story/themes: This is the most important thing. It's not just about terrorists. The throughline is McClane reconciling with his wife and learning to be a better husband. And also making a human connection with Al Powell. And Al being able to move on from his traumatic incident. It's basically a Hallmark movie, but with lots of blood squibs, swearing and action. Honestly, the only reason not to consider it a Christmas movie is if you have a hard and fast rule that Christmas movies can't have action in them.

[@ramseybolton1258]

One of the best Christmas movies ever made. Ho-Ho-Ho 🎅

[@gordongoblin]

Movie: is set.on Christmas Eve, at a work Christmas Party, is about getting back with family over the holidays, is full of Christmas songs and imagery People: this is not a Christmas movie

[@claycassin8437]

In our family, this IS a Christmas movie. We watch it every year, along with Christmas Vacation and Home Alone, so it is a PRIMARY Christmas movie to all of us.

[@DanielRamosMilitaryWiz]

Hi Cristy! I hope you had a blast watching Die Hard. This isn’t just a Christmas classic, it’s widely regarded as one of the greatest action films ever made. It’s had such a huge cultural influence even to this day. It’s amazing to think that this was actually Alan Rickman’s first major studio role. Before this he was a veteran London stage actor who was unknown to American audiences, and he gives an absolutely iconic performance as Hans Gruber, who is still considered one of the greatest villains in cinema. While it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing that role, Sam Neill who is best remembered for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films was initially considered for the role of Hans Gruber. Die Hard not only redefined the action hero with Bruce Willis as John McClane, it revitalized the genre. The 1980s was defined by muscle-bound action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Willis on the other hand portrayed a blue-collar everyday man who was vulnerable and fallible at times. Before this, he was best remembered for comedies and dramas such as Blind Date and ABC’s Moonlighting. Willis truly made John McClane an iconic anti-hero. Other actors who were initially considered for the role were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds, and Richard Gere. (9:11) First off, these are cold-blooded criminals who have no qualms about killing. The two security guards are disposable and have no value to them. The terrorists also don’t have to waste time securing the guards somewhere or worry about them escaping or alerting anyone if they’re dead. (11:00) John couldn’t just grab his wife and leave because Holly was captured with the rest of the group. (13:40) Because it would take time and effort to break the code, and they were hoping Takagi (Not Tagami) would make it easier for them to just give up the code. Takagi was killed because he refused to cooperate and was no further use to Gruber. (14:24) Because John would be dead too and he couldn’t have known Gruber would have just killed Takagi like that. (18:10) I’m sure he did, but at that point it was John’s best chance of alerting the authorities. (25:28) If you didn’t pick up on it, McClane referenced Roy Rogers when was talking to Gruber on the radio earlier. Rogers was an actor and singer best remembered for Western films and music from the 1930s to 1970s. He became known as “The King of Cowboys.” This explains why John picked Roy as his fake name and all the cowboy references in Die Hard. For Hans Gruber’s climatic death scene, Alan Rickman was rigged to be dropped backwards onto a blue crash mat on the count of three. The stunt coordinator instead devised a plan to have Rickman dropped on the one count in order to provoke the genuine reaction of shock you see his face in the film. While directing Die Hard, John McTiernan used extra loud blanks that gave the guns a more realistic sound and feel when fired, but there was no protection for the actors' ears. During the filming of the “No more table” scene, Bruce Willis was firing the gun so close to his head he ended up suffering permanent hearing loss in his left ear. Thank you for your hilarious and lovable reactions Cristy. If you haven’t seen them I would definitely recommend Predator, Robocop, First Blood, Commando, Escape from New York, Bloodsport, The Warriors, The Abyss (special edition), Total Recall, Demolition Man, The Fugitive, Crimson Tide, Air Force One, Starship Troopers, Blade, and Dredd. Take care love! 🫶🏻

[@harveybojangle475]

42:51: The fact that Cristy has been telling John to murder every bad guy immediately, then calls him “heartless” when he simply taunts one is hilarious.

[@alexspindler1]

Sorry Cristy, you had been misled. The debate is whether this is the best Christmas movie or one-of-the-best Christmas movies! 45:28 "This guy has done so much. He has done all of the things" : )

[@nmt2k2]

I saw it in the theaters of its original release. When Powell is screaming into the radio, "Backup assistance! I need backup assistance now!" my date leaned over to me and said "That's right, you can't back up for s***!"

[@TiDeviSpaventareeeeh]

hi Cristy! that's a movie that remember me when i was a teenager. good times :) greetings from Rimini, Italy

[@pauldavis1963]

@ 4:28. .....best and fastest way to discuss John's background story

[@jerrywalters8885]

This was Lan Rickman's film debut only done theater before. And his reaction when dropped at end was real as director had stunts drop him on 2 instead of 3.

[@ChrisReise]

47:19 In order for Alan Rickman to have the perfect look on his face when he fell from the window, the director told him they were going to drop him (20 or so feet onto an air bag) on the count of three, but they released him on "two". So the look of shock on his face was genuine.

[@chocolate-teapot]

Oh snap, I just said that, one of my favourite Alan scenes

[@craigmarshall8377]

Many of these older films have Christmas themes because in those days it was an important marketing strategy to have the biggest holiday boxoffice blockbuster and Die Hard was certainly that.

[@blue92blue92]

Agree to disagree. It will always be a xmas movie to me. If it weren't for xmas he wouldn't have even been there. He would still be in NY, Hanz wouldn't be trying to rob the place. Xmas plays a key role in the movie. Just because people aren't wearing dumb sweaters, singing xmas songs, opening presents, and sitting down for xmas dinner does not mean it is NOT a xmas movie. I would think the hostages that John saved would consider it a xmas miracle that they survived. There is plenty of xmas in it. It just doesn't slap you in the face with it.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Die Hard changed modern action films. Before, action movies involved muscle-bound guys shooting infinite ammo at an endless stream of henchmen. But Die Hard doesn't do that. John McClane is an average-looking guy who needs to keep track of how many bad guys there are and scavenge for weapons, ammo, and supplies from each one he murks. He doesn't run in guns a-blazin'. He has to think, strategize, and try to mentally outmaneuver Hans and his men. He's not a superhero, he's an everyman stuck in an extreme situation, making him much more relatable. This defiance of formula was so successful that it actually became its own formula, and subsequent action movies were written and pitched to Hollywood studios to be more like Die Hard. For example, the Keanu Reeves movie Speed was pitched as "Die Hard on a bus."

[@spydude38]

"He could be a F'ing bartender for all we know!" Bruce Willis was a bartender earlier in his life. By the time "Die Hard" was released, Bruce Willis was already well-known for his role on the hit television comedy-drama series, "Moonlighting" which ran from 1985 to 1989. It was off to the races from there.

[@rockaustin5130]

(Roy) Rogers was a big star back in the old days of Hollywood. He even had a restaurant named after him.

[@vudujl83]

Yippee-ki-yay Cristy reactor! 😉

[@sergioaccioly5219]

Roy Rogers was a famous movies cowboy from the 30s to the 50s. John picked his name as an alias, from all that cowboy talk with Gruber.

[@ChrisReise]

Hey Cristy. I love your hair like this.

[@RealDrunkenMaster]

This is the best Christmas movie. John McLane is great because he gets hurt like a normal person. Great reaction. Subscribed.

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Cristy, like always, i love this classic Xmas movie no matter what people say, i have reasons. The basic narrative situation of this movie is a man returning to his family for Christmas. His wife is called Holly. It takes place on Christmas Eve. Not Thanksgiving or the Fourth of July. It could have been set any week of the year, but wasn’t. The chief villain Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) explicitly invokes the Christmas spirit: “It’s Christmas, Theo, it’s a time for miracles.” Gruber is a classic bad capitalist villain: he’s there to steal money. Just as Old Man Potter does in It’s a Wonderful Life. There are some fun-facts about it. The scene when Alan Rickman gets dropped out of the window, they had him up above an air bag, and they said "we'll count to three and drop you," but they dropped him on "2" so that look of surprise on his face is genuine. Bruce Willis went partially deaf during filming. In an interview with in 1988, Willis told that he did a lot of his own stunts in the action film One of the stunts caused him permanent hearing loss. He said “Due to an accident on the first Die Hard, I suffer two-thirds partial hearing loss in my left ear and have a tendency to say, 'Whaaa?'" He also "nearly died". While filming the movie, Willis was married to Demi Moore. One day when she went to visit him on set, "I went to see him on set which turned out to be terrifying," she wrote in the book. "He nearly died jumping off a five-story garage, just making it onto the airbag below when he was blown off course by a scripted explosion. He laughed about it. I didn’t." During the film, a lot of glass gets destroyed by shooting it, jumping through it, pulling it out of feet. So, it only makes sense they spent a lot of money on the material during filming. How much, you might ask? A casual $130,000. The building that serves as Nakatomi Plaza in the film is actually Fox Plaza, the corporate headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The building was under construction during film, so the unoccupied 33rd and 34th floors served as a set. The role was originally meant for Frank Sinatra. Based on the Roderick Thorp novel Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard is in fact a sequel to Thorp's earlier novel, The Detective, which was turned into a film starring Frank Sinatra as private detective Joe Leland in 1968. 20th Century Fox was contractually obligated to offer the role of what would become John McClane to Sinatra, however, as he was in his early 70s, he declined. And while Willis eventually got the part, he was the fifth choice. Alan Rickman didn't think of Hans Gruber as a villain. Despite still being considered one of the best villains in an action film, Rickman didn't think of Hans Gruber as one. He said "I'm not playing the villain, I'm just playing somebody who wants certain things in life, has made certain choices, and goes after them." Rickman didn't like the guns. This it was Alan Rickman's first feature film. And during filming, he hated the gunfire. Director John McTiernan had to cut away from his face every time his character fires a gun, and if you look closely, you can see him wincing when Hans shoots Takagi. The terrorists aren't speaking German.This one might come as a shock if you've seen the movie plenty of times and always assumed the terrorists were speaking German. While it might've sounded like that, none of the actors spoke the language; so, in the theatrical release they spoke German-sounding gibberish, and in the home video release it was replaced with real German. But if you look carefully, their lips are off. Keep up the good work. And “Yippee Ki Yay” lol

[@motodork]

In august I took my first ever trip to California. I went to LA. I went to Nakatomi Plaza and stood next to the elevator right where Bruce Willis stood. It was a religious experience.

[@claycassin8437]

You mean 2121 Avenue of The Stars, formerly called Fox Plaza(as it was named when filming Die Hard).

[@motodork]

@claycassin8437 that’s it. Oddly enough, and I never knew this before, but that location is a mere 2.5 mile drive to Flynn’s Arcade from TRON

[@darrenshoults4620]

He found a brick of C4 along with the detonatorers, that was what he threw down the elevator.

[@ThomasKnip]

It ain't no Christmas holiday until Hans Gruber fell off Nakatomi Tower! 😎

[@fightingidiocy7724]

IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS WITHOUT CHRIST.

[@ThomasKnip]

Ah, the old Aramaic son of a carpenter? Nice guy.

[@Otokichi786]

"Die Hard": Officer John McClane finds this song on the plane, flying from NYC to California: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYqrnZh8e82ffM0 Bruce Willis' "John McClane" isn't like any other 1980's Action movie hero. He isn't a muscle-bound Rambo clone, he sits in the FRONT seat of Argyle's limousine, has moments of Fear/Uncertainty/Introspection, takes damage, and is "dead man walking" by the last quarter of the movie. These character traits garner admiration from men and women. Memes: "Christmas doesn't begin until Hans Gruber falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building." For "Firefly" fans: Every time a viewer falls in love with "Firefly," a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaze building. Cultural: Gene Belcher: Why is no one singing? Why is no one dancing? Die Hard: The Musical!

[@SparksDrinker]

This reactor probably leads the league in most questions asked

[@michaelenosmusic]

Holly told Hans her name was Gennaro that time to protect her husband.

[@Xethuron]

There are 2 kinds of people: Those how think Die Hard is a X-mas movie and those who are wrong

[@rickippolito6697]

$640,000,000 in 1988 is equivalent to about $1.7 billion today.

[@2o4tom]

It was the 80s. We had no filters. It was awesome.

[@namelesswalaby]

interesting fact: Bruce Willis is deaf in his left ear because of the stunt at 22:35

[@SFOlson]

I thought he was only partially deaf from that stunt? I could be wrong though.

[@timrau8832]

Liked “in nein minutes”… 🤣🤣🤣 loved the reaction! It is a Christmas movie though 🤔🙂

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Actually some taller Buildings do have more than one car in an elevator shaft. Such cases tend to divide the shafts in sections and you have to transfer to go farther. Also such buildings tend to have express elevators that have only a few stops to get you to such sections. With a taller building such dividing can make it more efficient than stopping at each floor and reduce the length of cables and ware for such systems.

[@PJAvenger]

Hola Cristy! I hope you continue with Die Hard 2 - also Xmas

[@SFOlson]

Cristy, you were talking about the amount of money being a lot in the 1980’s, with inflation until this year, that money would now be worth $1,706,809,129. As someone who weighs 255lbs, Bruce Willis doesn’t weigh anywhere near 230lbs. I’d say he weighs somewhere between 185-195lbs.

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

the gas station sign showed 74.9 per gallon ...AND WE WERE COMPLAINING THEN! 🤣 THANK YOU, really enjoyed sharing the excitement and laughs with you! 👍☺

[@gallendugall8913]

Die Hard is a movie about family and forgiveness. Those are the things driving the entire story. Also a heist.

[@thoso1973]

True. The film is actually about a man trying to get even on the guy who killed his brother and stole his wallet. 😅

[@DocMicrowave]

@@thoso1973 I thought it was about McCain getting revenge for not being allowed to kiss a Dalmatian he was expecting.

[@troyrizzi2713]

Completely wrong take. It is for sure a Christmas movie. It's not the traditional Christmas movie you expect but it has Christmas music throughout, not just a couple songs. It actually has more that some well known Christmas movies. It takes place on Christmas Eve at a Christmas party, much Christmas dialogue is used. References to Santa Claus. John's wife is "Holly", a name associated with Christmas. The movie is a story of a broken family and redemption at the end which is very Christmas-like. The worst Christmas is said 18 times in the script. One of the most defining things about it being a Christmas movie is when Christmas comes and you feel nostalgic and want to watch it again and again. It's basically home alone. A guy by himself against the terrorists. Also during the holidays die hard is the 12th most watched Christmas movie in the United states.

[@milesisediting]

Christmas is only the setting. That doesnt make it a christmas movie. If christmas is an important part of the story, THATS a christmas movie. Die Hard would work just as well in summer when Nakatomi is celebrating any other party

[@troyrizzi2713]

@themiIes well its not in the summer and you are missing a lot of info by just minimalizing that and ignoring other things. It's like saying Home Alone isn't a Christmas movie because they could have been robbed on a summer vacation.

[@Logan_Baron]

And Miracle on 34th street could be changed to st patricks day and make it a question of whether Leprechauns are real. So it's not a christmas movie either. Also simply switching to another party also doesn't work. The whole point is that he flew home to see his family for the holidays. Not something someone does for the annual company arbor day party. The family theme is an important part of the story, an important Christmas element (same with Home Alone). Christmas in integral to the plot with the flying home to the family for Christmas, The Christmas party with the office otherwise being closed (what other holidays do offices close for a company party? What do you replace with the santa hat and "Ho ho ho" the gun taped on with holiday stickers, what would the falling paper representing snow be replaced with to work "just as well"?

[@troyrizzi2713]

The *word Christmas. My bad on the type-o

[@troyrizzi2713]

@@Logan_Baron yup. Good take my friend.

[@martinwhite3559]

Roy Rogers was the original Hollywood cowboy.

[@glennwisniewski9536]

Happy Trails to You was his TV theme song ("Happy Trails, Hans"). And, as stated by John McClane, Gary Cooper, not John Wayne, rode off with Grace Kelly in the feature film High Noon.

[@MartinBeerbom]

The candy-stealing guy is played by Al Leong. Stunt man and professional henchman. No one could hench like him. He henched in every movie and TV series of the time.

[@chocolate-teapot]

The Hanz falling wasn't planned acting, they surprised Alan Rickman in order to get a real response.

[@mconnaghan]

Like every Xmas movie, it ends with a man coping with the trauma of shooting a child by shooting an adult. 🎄

[@jason1911]

John and Holly realize how much more important family is than everything else. Also, Holly has to get rid of the Rolex in order to get Hans off of her (the moral being Christmas is not about materialism). Die Hard has a Christmas message = Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

[@TuntematonMies-q2w]

I just came here for the "audience" noise you make 🤣

[@doyle8711]

This film was the switch to the everyman hero film. until this point you'd had the Steroid fueled era of Stallone and Schwarzenegger and as much as I loved those films the average guy couldn't relate to them as people. This film had Bruce Willis as the average guy, he wasn't jacked, he wasn't perfect, he wasn't a one man army, he got his arse kicked multiple times and got hurt but through perseverance managed to win the day.

[@joek468]

The building is Fox Studio Plaza on Fox Studios lot. As a former courier for the studios I made deliveries there 2 to 3 x's a week. It wasn't till almost a year after leaving that job I was watching the movie and realized it was the same building.

[@claycassin8437]

It's called 2121 Avenue of the Stars now.

[@joek468]

@claycassin8437 hmmm interesting. It has been awhile since I was at that job.

[@davidbergfors6820]

your stance on the status as a Christmas movie was surprising considering your love for the action genre. I don't disagree with you, I was just surprised I didn't have to. thanks for the reaction!

[@lazyperfectionist2]

41:16 “You let me in right now, or I’ll call the INS.” “😧“ “This is the last time these kids are gonna have to speak to their parents.” “What? That is so illegal.” Getting your way by threatening to have someone deported? I legitimately don’t know. I readily agree that it _should_ be, but there are a lot of things that _should_ be illegal in the US that _aren’t._ There are also a lot of things that should be legally _mandated_ that aren’t. Personally, I am of a mind that we need federal laws in place requiring that everyone who goes to _elementary_ school, in the US be taught how to _swim_ and everyone who goes to _high_ school in the US be brought to full _Spanish_ fluency by the time they _graduate,_ because it doesn’t make sense that we should continue to remain unable to talk to the people with whom we share a _border._

[@mikiex]

It's Christmas and you're watching it, it's a Christmas Movie

[@weirdscix]

I love Alan Rickman, such a wonderful actor, RIP.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Karl/Alexander Godunov😇 also played in "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks and "Witness" with non-Indiana/Solo Harrison Ford. He had a very interesting story. 2. Robinson/Paul Gleason😇 seems to always play buttheads. I.e. "Trading Places" and "The Breakfast Club". 3. Another fun Willis movie that have similar events is "The Last Boy Scout". They drop more F-bombs that you can shake a stick at. Including a little girl. 4. He better have a place to crash.😍😍 5. The dead body that fell was full of bullets Dumbass😏🤬 6. YES, a Christmas movie. It takes place at a Christmas party. For those who say it could have taken place anywhere. It didn't. 7. Missing you Bruce.😰

[@seansteyer8851]

Greatest Christmas Movie Ever!! Thanks for the reaction!

[@fightingidiocy7724]

it's not a Christmas movie. in order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed...also...the Christmas music that was added late in production. In real life, the building was not finished, so they even added lines to Takagi: "If we ever get it finished". That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him.

[@pcdesign00]

In the book that this movie was based on Hans pulled Holly out with him when he fell. Was a much darker ending

[@dicksonortiz2910]

Thanks for your nice reaction and happy holidays 🎄🎄🎁🎁

[@randyhochstein8455]

I’ve heard it said that if Alan Rickman says the line “HoHoHo” then it’s a Christmas movie 🍿.

[@nathanjacobus3577]

My favorite inside joke is the look of disappointment on Ellis' face when they set a can of Coca-Cola in front of him. Clearly off screen they asked if they could get him anything. And I don't think they understood him when he asked for Coke..

[@phillyphan1225]

The gas at $0.74 a gallon and being reminded the 80’s were 40 years ago 😢

[@craigmccuistian]

Die Hard is THE Christmas movie! I unsubscribing!!! Just kidding, I’m not unsubscribing but, you lost points 😜😜

[@fightingidiocy7724]

it's not a Christmas movie. in order to save money, the Studio filmed it at their home offices of Fox Plaza, in later November. By this time, Christmas decorations had already been put up in the building. They had no money or time to remove them, so they stayed...also...the Christmas music that was added late in production. In real life, the building was not finished, so they even added lines to Takagi: "If we ever get it finished". That's the only reason why people call this a Christmas movie. It's not:" Even the Bruce Willis, the Director, the original novelist, and Producers said "it's not a Christmas movie" But the most important reason: There's not a single mention of Christ, no cross, no crucifix , nothing, which a requirement for a Christ-mass movie. Because the it's a HOLY-day named after him.

[@craigmccuistian]

@ you’re entitled to your opinion, Scrooge.