The pro-Christmasites’ answer: well, there was nothing jolly about the Massacre of the Innocents, either. Nakatomi Plaza is an office tower located in Century City, California, where the California branch of the Japanese company Nakatomi Corporation is located. Published since September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress. One episode in particular includes the cast going to Fox Plaza (which acted as the stand-in for Nakatomi Plaza in the film and where the majority of the film was shot) and re-enacting iconic scenes from the film, including Gruber's death. On the other hand, is Christmas really integral to the screenplay, which was adapted by Jeb Stuart and Steven E.

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After McClane kills Tony, Karl screams in anger and tosses the office desk down, causing Hans to push him into the wall and tells him not to alter their plan. The debate has grown so heated that the “Die Hard” Wikipedia page now has a section entitled “Status as a Christmas film”.Theo ransacks the now-open vault, loading the bearer bonds into an ambulance to be used as their getaway vehicle.

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Al Powell, the beat cop who comforts him over the radio and shoots one of the villains at the end, saving McClane.For example, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter franchise, who at first glance seems villanous, but is later revealed that while unlikable in many ways, is an antihero, or complex heroic figure. Hans also seems to enjoy reading magazines, making references to things that he has read in Forbes and Time. Due to this, Hans is often seen as John McClane's one true nemesis and the quintessential Die Hard villain, only seconded by his brother, Simon, in Die Hard with a Vengeance.

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Gruber would also go on to influence subsequent movie villains such as Howard Payne in Speed, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom in Con Air, Eric Qualen in Cliffhanger and Egor Korshunov in Air Force One. They’re thieves who planned a massive heist of hundreds of millions of dollars in bearer bonds during a holiday season meant to celebrate charitable giving. John did as he was told, and put his hands behind his back, but used the feint to grab his pistol and shoot Eddie in the forehead and Gruber in the shoulder. Although it's not stated, it's possible that him and his brother, Simon, being both bad guys, may have had bad childhoods. True, the main bearded character is not Santa Claus, but Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), a suave German criminal mastermind who takes the party-goers hostage while his gang breaks into the company vault.Our authors include leading historians and analysts who lend integrity and credibility to this fresh presentation of historical and contemporary events. Luckily, before Hans can shoot John and take Holly with him, John unclasps the butter hook, and a shocked Hans plummets to his death on the pavement of the plaza, 30 stories down. A highly intelligent man, Hans liked to flaunt his knowledge and boast of his high education, as shown during his conversation with Takagi. Rickman was cast after producer Joel Silver saw him during a Broadway run of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

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Rewatched in the light of this debate, “Die Hard” does appear to be the cinematic equivalent of a jug of eggnog. In which, yes it’s been a few years since I have seen the movie, but what – uh, Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Your correspondent refuses to take sides, and would rather make a case for George Lazenby’s Bond movie, “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, being a Christmas film, what with the Alpine setting, Blofeld’s prezzie-dependent world-domination scheme and 007’s seasonal one-liners (“Maybe you should have been gift-wrapped! Machine wash cold with similar colors, do not bleach, tumble dry low, do not iron, do not dry clean. McClane saw this after having dispatched Heinrich and Marco, and threw the latter's body onto Powell's car.I've received many compliments and even caused strangers to laugh and approach me to chat at NFL games, bars, etc. At the end of the film, McClane tricks Gruber and one of his cronies by taping a pistol to his back with Christmas gift wrapping tape. Hans was still mentioned relatively often or at least referenced to in some way, in both Die Hard 2 and Die Hard with a Vengeance.