Since the holiday season is upon us it's time to talk about an action

classic that many consider to be a Christmas classic. That's right we're talking about Die Hard. The movie turned

35 this year, so what better time to talk about this influential film starring

Bruce Willis. We will never get tired of Hans Gruber versus John

McLean the real clash of the Titans. So that's why we're bringing you this

encore episode recorded back in 2018. I'm Linda Holmes. And I'm

Stephen Thompson today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour

we are revisiting our conversation about Die Hard. Hey, this is Stephen Thompson.

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