Overview
- Asked point‑blank if Die Hard counts, Culkin replied, “No, it’s not… It’s based around Christmas,” adding it would still work if set on St. Patrick’s Day.
- He contrasted it with Home Alone, saying that film depends on Christmas in a way Die Hard’s story does not.
- The comments came in a Mythical Kitchen Last Meals interview that was clipped for TikTok and quickly circulated online.
- Viewer reactions were split, with some arguing Home Alone is also merely set at Christmas and others saying Die Hard lacks core holiday themes.
- Industry and talent have long sent mixed signals: director John McTiernan and Bruce Willis have downplayed the label, 20th Century Studios leaned into it with a 2018 trailer, and Zooey Deschanel recently called Die Hard her favorite Christmas movie.