DIE HARD (John McTiernan, 1988)

Co-hosts Elysabeth Gwendolyn Belle and Robert Meyer Burnett, talk about the action blockbuster, DIE HARD – just in time for the holidays!A “holiday movie” with all those explosions? Really? Of course. Consider this plot synopsis:NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands.After all, it’s not officially the holiday season until Hans Gruber is dropped from the Nakatomi Tower (yeah, that was a spoiler).“Welcome to the party, pal.”