![]() Other controversial inclusions in the Christmas film genre also dominated the StreamingObserver map. Zach Galligan with "Gizmo" in the 1984 "Gremlins." Warner Bros via Everett Collection "Seeing all the Christmas decorations, it hit me how he was probably right," de Souza said. "While we were shooting the movie, producer Joel Silver predicted it would play perennially on television during Christmas," recalled de Souza, who co-wrote the script with Jeb Stuart, based on a novel by Roderick Thorp. ![]() Paying a visit to the set, de Souza noticed the tinsel “Merry Christmas” banners, the Santa hats, the holiday cards on employees' desks, and the giant Christmas tree in the lobby - which would be rigged to collapse when an explosion blows through the windows. A study by StreamingObserver found that "Die Hard" was the most watched movie in four states: Washington, Missouri, Wisconsin and Virginia. "Die Hard" remains a popular holiday staple on cable television and in home entertainment at this time of year. Those arguments clearly aren't convincing everyone: Only one-quarter of Americans consider the 1988 thriller a Christmas movie, according to a Morning Consult/Hollywood Reporter survey released earlier this month, while 62 percent have a more Grinch-like view of its inclusion on any holiday lists. That means far more of the movie takes place during the holiday than the supposed gold-standard of the genre, 1954's "White Christmas." ![]() He also pointed out that the entirety of the bad guys' siege of Nakatomi Plaza unfurls between Christmas Eve and the dawn of Christmas Day. "Is it because 'Die Hard' came out in July? Well, 'Miracle on 34th Street' came out in the summer, too." "I do get offended, because what is your benchmark?" de Souza said of the debate.
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