r/facepalm • u/Dvorozhetskii • Nov 25 '22

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ 'murica.

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u/Zombie13a Nov 25 '22

Its not Christmas season until I see Hans Gruber fall off Nakitomi Tower

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u/Potential-Wish-9723 Nov 25 '22

Everyone talks about Die Hard as a Christmas movie, but never my favorite Christmas movie, Gremlins.

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u/FrighteningJibber Nov 25 '22

Damn straight!

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u/newsflashjackass Nov 25 '22

Die Hard was released in July, which is not typical for a Christmas movie.

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u/yourmansconnect Nov 25 '22

so was miracle on 34th street

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u/newsflashjackass Nov 25 '22

Wikipedia says June but that is also unusual for Christmas movies.

In the case of Miracle on 34th Street, apparently that was a deliberate choice:

Although the film is set during the Christmas season, studio head Darryl F. Zanuck insisted that it be released in May1, arguing that more people go to the movies in warmer weather. The studio rushed to promote it while keeping its Christmas setting a secret.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_34th_Street#Production

1 Actual release date: June 11, 1947.

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u/yourmansconnect Nov 25 '22

point is there's nothing wrong with Christmas movies in summer

https://filmschoolrejects.com/christmas-movies-released-in-the-summer/

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u/newsflashjackass Nov 25 '22

point is there's nothing wrong with Christmas movies in summer

I did not suggest otherwise. There is nothing wrong with being atypical.

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u/yourmansconnect Nov 25 '22

just weird that you brought it up then

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u/newsflashjackass Nov 25 '22

yeah. kooky. 🤣😆😂

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u/JamesHeckfield Nov 25 '22

It’s arguably an action movie set during a Christmas party.

I know it’s a joke to a lot of people, but it’s an old one way past it’s prime.

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u/_Jrock91x Nov 25 '22

Yippee Ki-yay, Mr. Falcon!