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Red One’s Bruce Willis & Die Hard Tribute Explained

ComingSoon.net
Story by Ritika Singh
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Dwayne Johnson's Red One pays loving tribute to Bruce Willis' Die Hard through an Easter egg scene featuring Santa Claus sneaking through air vents
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  • Director Hiram Garcia and star Dwayne Johnson are huge fans of Die Hard, and their affection for the 1988 action classic inspired them to include a homage in Red One
  • In the film, Santa Claus, played by J.K. Simmons, is shown crawling through air vents - just like Bruce Willis' iconic detective John McClane in the original Die Hard
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Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, J.K. Simmons, Red One, Die Hard, Red One
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