Red recently hit the screens. The action comedy tells the story of Santa’s rescue mission, who is kidnapped by a villain. Apart from the exciting plot, there was one aspect of the film that got viewers excited. It was an easter egg related to the iconic 1988 action thriller Die Hard. So, how did Red One pay tribute to the Bruce Willis starrer?

Here’s everything you need to know about the tribute to the ’80s classic.

How is Bruce Willis connected to Dwayne Johnson’s Red One?

The ending of Red One shows an interesting scene of Santa Claus, played by JK Simmons. The scene serves as a tribute to Bruce Willis’ 1988 film Die Hard. Die Hard features an iconic shot of the main character of detective John McClane, played by Willis.

It shows him crawling through the vents and trying to escape Karl Vreseki at Nakotami Plaza. The scene heats up as McClane tries to look through the vents with a lighter and delivers the popular dialogue, “Come to the shore and have a few laughs.”

A similar scene is used in Dwayne Johnson’s Red One with Santa Claus as he sneaks into houses to hand out presents. Santa also crawls through vents to enter homes and meet the children.

This callback definitely brought a big smile to the audience’s faces, especially fans of the 1988 action film. The Johnson and Red One director also loves the film. As a result, their love for the classic must have inspired them to include the Easter egg.

Johnson also has tremendous respect for Bruce Willis when the two worked together in the 2013 film GI Joe: Retaliation. During a promotional event for the film, Johnson even praised Wills. He declared at a British press conference: “Bruce Willis is the ultimate man…Bruce and I have been friends for a long time” (via ComicBookMovie). In addition to Johnson, Wills worked with JK Simmons in the 1997 film The Jackal.