Crow, Emily and others in “Doctor Mordrid”

I can't believe Doctor Mordrid was a Christmas movie the whole time!

Well, okay, but it wasn't though.

Servo

But there was a Christmas tree in it.

Well a Christmas tree doesn't make it a Christmas movie. 101 Dalmatians has a Christmas tree in it.

Well, what if it takes place on Christmas, and has a Christmas tree in it?

Servo

Like Die Hard.

Okay, it doesn't matter. Look at the release date. Die Hard came out July 15th, 1988. It's a summer blockbuster, not a Christmas movie.

Servo

How do you know when Die Hard came out?

I have this discussion a lot.

So if it came out at any point other than the Christmas season, it's not a Christmas movie?

That's right.

Servo

What about Nightmare Before Christmas?

Well, released October 13th, obviously a Halloween movie.

Elf?

Well, released November 7th, an early Thanksgiving parable about found families and sugar consumption.

Servo

It's a Wonderful Life?

While, actually released on January 7th, it's a New Year's morality play about the evils of forgetfulness.

Servo

So according to Newton's third law of motion, any movie that comes out in the Christmas season is a Christmas movie?

Me and Newton are on the same page there.

Then Titanic is a Christmas movie!

Yep. And I'll die on this hill, and if the hill comes out in late December, I'll call it a Christmas hill.