One of my favorite sub-genres of movies would have to be '80s action movies set at Christmas, especially because they often have very little to do with the holiday itself. Both the original Lethal Weapon and the first two Die Hard movies were set at Christmas time. Usually, in between explosions and car chases, they remind you that the movie is set at Christmas by playing some classic Christmas music. Like in Lethal Weapon, I know "Jingle Bell Rock" is in there near the beginning of the movie but I can never remember if it's around the time the hooker jumps from her high rise apartment or when Mel Gibon's trying to buy cocaine in a Christmas tree lot.Rating: Don't forget the Muppet version%
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Those movies also don't feel very Christmassy because they're set in LA, where there's no snow as well. Except Die Hard 2.
For like 10 years I thought Danny Glover was actually that old.
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