Die Hard is a Christmas film

Yippee-ki-yay Christmas lovers! It's our festive special, so we're talking about Die Hard (which is a Christmas film). Join Anna, Hen and Pete as we examine what makes John McTiernan's tower block action romp a classic, covering everything from Run-DMC to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Bolshoi Ballet to American imperialism. Plus! How Bruce Willis's feet changed the action genre for good.

This is the last BFI podcast of this series, but we'll be back in February for series two. Get in touch with us to tell us what you'd like to hear from us in future (details below). In the meantime, happy holidays and thanks for listening.

The BFI podcast is...

BFI Southbank Programmer Anna Bogutskaya

BFI Digital editor Henry Barnes

Producer Peter Sale

Ho ho ho, now we have further reading:

• 11 film-makers explain how Die Hard influenced them (via SlashFilm): https://www.slashfilm.com/die-hard-influence/

• Family is a curse in Hereditary (via AV Club): https://film.avclub.com/family-is-a-curse-in-the-harrowing-deeply-frightening-1826616606

• Hollow Knight review (via Eurogamer): https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-28-hollow-knight-a-slick-stylish-and-super-tough-metroidvania

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