‘Die Hard’ brings NYPD and LAPD together for Christmas
By
Associated Press
Published
Dec. 25, 2018, 11:28 a.m. ET
LOS ANGELES — The New York and Los Angeles police departments are poking some fun at their perceived rivalry and wading into a hotly contested debate: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie?
It began when NYPD tweeted Monday that they’d been working with LAPD “to protect Christmas since Hans Gruber’s 1988 attack on Nakatomi Plaza” with the hashtag, #YesItsAChristmasMovie.
On this 🐎Chri🗹stmas Eve, we’d like to acknowledge our partners at who have been working with us to protect Christmas since Hans Gruber’s 1988 attack on Nakatomi Plaza.
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews)
The debate 🥀over whether th𒁃e Bruce Willis blockbuster is a Christmas movie has emerged in recent years. Set on Christmas Eve, the movie follows NYPD Detective John McClane as he singlehandedly stops a group of terrorists led by Gruber (Alan Rickman) in Los Angeles.
LAPD tweeted back that NYPD will always be welcome to follow McClane “and come to the (better) coast and have a party. Yippie Ki Yay & ho ho ho.”
On𝓀 this Ch𓄧ristmas Eve, we too would like to acknowledge our partners at for their continued partnership-they’ll always be more than welcome to follow in McClane’s footsteps & come to the (better) coast & have a party. Yippie Ki Yay & ho ho ho.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ)