'Die Hard' Screenwriter Verifies That It Is Actually a Christmas Movie

Can we put this "Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas movie" debate to bed now?

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Is it time to finally put the "Is Die Hard a Christmas movie" debate to bed? When asked by CNN's Jake Tapper to provide his two cents on the matter, the film's screenwriter Steven E. de Souza declared that Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas movie, jokingly adding that the studio initially rejected he and Jeb Stuart's Purim draft idea. 

Yes, because the studio rejected the Purim draft #DieHardIsAChristmasMovie

— Steven E. de Souza (@StevenEdeSouza) December 24, 2017

de Souza supported his argument by pointing out that "a woman about to give birth features prominently." 

Plus a woman about to give birth features prominently

— Steven E. de Souza (@StevenEdeSouza) December 24, 2017

de Souza also posted a photo of himself reading Die Hard by the fireplace, wearing a sweater emblazoned with the phrase, "Now I have a machine gun, Ho, Ho Ho," a reference to a scene in the film. 

“…and then, Sparky, he made fists with his toes…” #ChristmasEve #Traditions #KissYourDalmatian #DieHardIsAChristmasMovie pic.twitter.com/oyAfCj73B8

— Steven E. de Souza (@StevenEdeSouza) December 24, 2017

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The line where de Souza says that "he made fists with his toes" is another reference to the 1988 film. 

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So, are we done debating whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie? Yeah...probably not. 

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