‘Die Hard’ writer says the film is more of a Christmas film than ‘White Christmas’
Die Hard writer Steven E de Souza has made a definitive argument explaining why the film is in fact a Christmas movie.Comparing the action thriller to Bing Crosby’s White Christmas, the screenwriter went through a checklist of “Christmas Movie or Not” characteristics on the Script Apart podcast.“I think we can all agree, even the sceptics on why Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, that White Christmas, the 1950s movie with Bing Crosbie and Danny Kay, is a Christmas movie,” de Souza began. “So let’s check the boxes.“Does the movie take place during the Christmas holiday? Die Hard takes place entirely during Christmas.