I was listening to Strange Love last week and the topic of Christmas movies came up–specifically, not-so-Christmassy Christmas movies. There was talk of films like Gremlins and Die Hard–both of which took place on Christmas and had strong Christmas themes, but were not in-and-of-themselves Christmas movies. I might add Brazil to the list. I’m having trouble thinking of any other examples, though.
Do you have a favorite not-Christmas Christmas movie?
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This just popped into my head. I’d blame eggnog, but I haven’t started drinking yet this Christmas Eve.
The Ref starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey.
Auntie Mame has nothing to do with Christmas, but it is the source of that lovely song We Need a Little Christmas.
BRAZIL!! Why didn’t I think of that?! Also, as Ariock mentioned, The Ref… we realized we missed that one too.
There was a little blurb on NPR about bad/scary christmas movies
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98517732
highlights are…
Black Christmas (1974) – directed by the same guy as A Christmas Story
Tales From the crypt (vignette) – All Through The House (1972)- staring Joan Collins
Thought of another. The harry potter movies — especially the fFirst one — have a Christmassy fFeel. It is mainly because the story covers the whole school year, which includes Christmas, and the fFirst one was released with a Christmas schedule, so it was originally marketed with a Christmas sentiment in the promos.
Also, Tipping the Velvet seems Christmassy to me, fFor absolutely no logical reason.