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Published since September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress. Some contend that it is in fact the greatest Christmas film of all (take that, “It’s A Wonderful Life”). Yet when the first of the bad guys is killed, John plops a Santa hat on the corpse’s head, and scrawls a seasonal greeting on its grey sweatshirt: “Now I have a machine-gun. Due to his blatant disregard for human life, along with the unbelievable things he'd done for the sake of a robbery, John had no problem doing away with Hans.

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Our love for Christmas fuels our mission to deliver top-notch, unique, and amusing ugly Christmas sweaters, sweatshirts, t-shirts, and pajamas, all uniquely tailored for you. 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. Machine wash cold with similar colors, do not bleach, tumble dry low, do not iron, do not dry clean. The building used to represent it is played by the Fox Plaza building, the main headquarters of 20th Century Fox.

Then, there’s our protagonist, John McClane, a loveable but still rough-around the edges father flying across the country to meet his wife (they’re separated) and two kids for the holidays.

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All of this explains the popularity of the internet meme and slogan (spoiler alert): “It’s not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Tower. In which, yes it’s been a few years since I have seen the movie, but what – uh, Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Due to the popularity of Gruber, actor Alan Rickman ended up being cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991, and was subsequently said to be typecast as villainous characters (despite playing other kinds of characters more frequently) until he portrayed the anti-hero Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series. On the other hand, is Christmas really integral to the screenplay, which was adapted by Jeb Stuart and Steven E.Receiving four Academy Award nominations, it elevated Willis to leading-man status and made Rickman a celebrity. I'm just playing somebody who wants certain things in life; has made certain choices, and goes after them. 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.

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There are two kinds of people in this world, there are those that consider Die Hard a Christmas movie, and there are those that are wrong.

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. Al Powell, the beat cop who comforts him over the radio and shoots one of the villains at the end, saving McClane. Funny Ugly Christmas Sweater, established in 2018 by our founder Steven, is dedicated to infusing your holiday season with humor and joy. Due to his highly acclaimed and recognizable performance, Alan Rickman was often typecast as villains following this film, such as playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.