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48 "Die Hard"
Nobody dies harder than John McClane.
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28 I Know Where Pomona Is
Welcome to the party, pal. Die Hard (1988).
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2 Die Hardy Boys
What better way to kick off the holiday season than with Bruce Willis’s star-making turn as an everycop? Dan introduces Lex to the best Christmas movie ever, 1988′s Die Hard.
Hot topics include Alan Rickman’s death scene, expletives in movies, and the many lives of Alexander Godunov.
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71 The Holiday Movie Vault
Grab some eggnog and hitch up your reindeer! It’s time to put six holiday films in the Incomparable Film Vault! We discuss some beloved classics and offer a few surprise choices that redefine what “holiday” and “film” actually mean. What is a realistic depiction of Santa? Is Bill Murray’s best Scrooge not actually in “Scrooged”? Has Clarence the angel left a trail of dead bodies behind him? Is Kris Kringle the original Apple Genius? Happy holidays, everyone!
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17 We're Going to Need Some More Christmas Movies, I Guess
Is “Die Hard” the greatest Christmas movie ever made? Dan Moren thinks so. Others are less sure, but there’s no denying how great this seminal ’80s action flick is. We discuss John McClane’s adventure at Nakatomi Plaza, as well as other Christmas movies and TV shows we have loved.