Macaulay Culkin was booed at an event when he claimed that Die Hard is not a Christmas movie. At a Home Alone 35th anniversary event, the star shared some of the classic films that he loves to watch during the holiday. However, he didn’t forget to exclude this Bruce Willis starrer from the list that fans did not like.
Macaulay Culkin comments on Die Hard
Culkin is currently touring various locations to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his film, Home Alone. The event is called A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin. At a recent event at Long Beach, the actor listed out the movies that he likes watching at Christmas. He said, “A big one in our household growing up was A Christmas Story, certainly was always on. A lost classic or one that people kind of forget: Scrooged…. Scrooged is awesome, though. Yeah, we watch it all the time. Those were ones that really stick out.” (via A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin)
However, Macaulay Culkin then talked about Die Hard, which led to him being booed by the audience. He expressed, “There’s some ones that come later. Elf is a really good one, but I wasn’t raised on Elf, so it doesn’t have that nostalgia factor. And also, okay guys for real: Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie.”
The audience was not on board with the Home Alone opinion. This is a longer debate about whether Die Hard should be considered a Christmas movie or not. The premise is set around Bruce Willis‘ character, John McClane, who fights off the bad guys on Christmas Eve. He then returns to his family in hopes of spending a good holiday with them.
Culkin, continuing further, explained why he doesn’t put the movie in the Christmas basket. He said, “I know. Some of you guys want to fight me. I’ll meet you at the loading dock, but it’s just a movie that’s set at Christmas. If you set it on St. Patrick’s Day, the exact same movie. But you set Home Alone at St. Patrick’s Day…”
