It is more than just an action movie, more than just a Christmas movie. It’s DIE HARD! In 1988 the year of our lord, audiences were blessed with a gem of a film. It was a small character piece about a man trying to get home to his family for Christmas… and it has terrorists too. Sky rocketing Bruce Willis into superstardom, this film created a brand new breed of action hero in this actor and shook up the action genre as we knew it. So sit back, quickly put your Christmas decorations back up and grab the nearest machine gun because it is time for another episode of JoBlo’s POP-UP MOVIE FACTS! Which film should we POP next?
Last Updated on July 30, 2021
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