The director of the 1988 thriller Die Hard has given a definitive answer on whether the film qualifies as a “Christmas movie”.
“We hadn’t intended it to be a Christmas movie, but the joy that came from it is what turned it into a Christmas movie,” says McTiernan.
In the video, the filmmaker then compares Die Hard to contemporary politics.
McTiernan mentions that he drew inspiration for the film from the moment in Frank Capra’s Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life when Bedford Falls becomes Pottersville.