Live Wire (1992)

Director:

Christian Duguay

Writer (WGA):

Bart Baker (written by)

Release Date:

3 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Your body is 93% water... no one is safe.

Plot:

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible"...

Plot Keywords:

Senator | Terrorist | Explosion | Explosive | FBI

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Danny O'Neill
Ron Silver	...	Frank Traveres
Ben Cross	...	Mikhail Rashid
Lisa Eilbacher	...	Terry O'Neill
Tony Plana	...	Al-red
Al Waxman	...	James Garvey
Brent Jennings	...	Shane Rogers
Philip Baker Hall	...	Senator Thyme
Michael St. Gerard	...	Ben
Clement von Franckenstein	...	Dr. Bernard
Ivan E. Roth	...	Process Server
Selma Archerd	...	Judge Blair
Rick Cicetti	...	Bailiff
Norman Burton	...	Senator Victor
Scott Burkholder	...	Thyme's Aide
Mark Phelan	...	Thyme's Aide
Tracy Tweed	...	Rolls Royce Girl
Danielle Zuckerman	...	Mandy O'Neill
Lenka Peterson	...	Gwen
Eric Briant Wells	...	Senate Policeman
Michael Andrew Kelly	...	Senate Policeman
Amanda Foreman	...	Molly
Vic Navarro	...	Bomb Squad
Thom Curley	...	Fred
Bob Parmakian	...	Federal Agent
John Nielsen	...	Richard
Phil Boardman	...	Paramedic
Mimi Cozzens	...	Woman in Restaurant
Nels Van Patten	...	Raquetball Player
Michael J. Shea	...	Lemonade Clown
Vernon Scott	...	Traveres' Aide
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luca Bercovici	...	Salvatore (uncredited)
Lauren Holly	...	Suzie Bryant - Channel 7 newsreporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Christian Duguay

Writing credits (WGA)
Bart Baker		(written by)

Produced by
Bart Baker	....	executive producer
Marjorie Lewis	....	executive producer
Cindy Lovelady	....	executive producer (as Cindy Hornickel)
Eric McLeod	....	associate producer
Suzanne Todd	....	producer
David Willis	....	producer

Original Music by
Craig Safan

Cinematography by
Jeff Jur		(director of photography) (as Jeffrey Jur)

Film Editing by
Christopher Greenbury

Casting by
Ferne Cassel

Production Design by
Marek Dobrowolski

Art Direction by
Colin D. Irwin

Set Decoration by
Anna Rita Raineri

Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort

Makeup Department
Patti Brand	....	key hair stylist
Patti Brand	....	key makeup artist
Ashlee Petersen	....	assistant makeup artist
Zandra Platzek	....	wig creator (as Zandra Patzek-Wang)
Arturo Rojas	....	hair stylist
Marlene Stoller	....	contact lens technician
Nina L. Sussman	....	hair stylist
Vince Tremonti	....	hair stylist (as Vincent Tremonti)
Vince Tremonti	....	makeup artist (as Vincent Tremonti)

Production Management
Ric Keeley	....	post-production supervisor
Eric McLeod	....	unit production manager
Deborah Moore	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Cohen	....	second second assistant director
Jake Crawford	....	second unit director
Stuart B. Hagen	....	key second assistant director
Michael A. Williams	....	first assistant director (as Michael Williams)

Art Department
Oscar Alvarado	....	carpenter (as Oscar E. Alvarado)
Scott Ambrose	....	property master (as Scott W. Ambrose)
Bobby Bednar	....	carpenter
Phillip Billey	....	carpenter (as Phil Billey)
John S. Broadus	....	set dresser
John S. Broadus	....	swing gang
Scot Broadus	....	set dresser
George Canaday	....	swing gang
Ron Churchman	....	stand-by propmaker
Frank Clark	....	carpenter
Tamara Clinard	....	set dressing buyer
Deborah Cottrill	....	assistant property master
Ted Crittenden	....	lead carpenter
Anna Czerwatiuk	....	assistant set decorator
Cecelia Davidson	....	scenic painter
Michael Davis	....	storyboard artist
David Deignan	....	set dresser
Beth Elliott	....	lead scenic artist
Kevin Floyd	....	carpenter
Kris Gentry	....	set dresser
Kris Gentry	....	swing gang
Martha Goode	....	art department coordinator (as Martha J. Goode)
Joe Heniff	....	assistant props (as Joseph Heniff)
Sebastian Jones	....	set dresser
James LaBarge	....	lead man
Ramón López	....	carpenter (as Ramon Lopez)
Brian Marn	....	carpenter
Dave McDonald	....	carpenter
Shelley McKnight	....	scenic painter (as Shelly McKnight)
Scott Meehan	....	carpenter
Scott Meehan	....	construction coordinator
Tom O'Brian	....	carpenter
Randy Pepprock	....	scenic painter
Robin Remington	....	scenic painter
Brana Rosenfeld	....	set dressing buyer
Marco Rubeo	....	set designer
Jose Sandoval	....	scenic painter
David Schindler	....	carpenter
C. Noah Vail	....	set dresser
Julie Witherington	....	on-set dresser (as Julie Sexsmith)
Aurel Ziegler	....	carpenter (as Areal Ziegler)
Danny Ronay	....	set painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Tony Berkeley	....	adr editor
Brad Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Ricardo Broadus	....	sound effects editor
Harry Cohen	....	sound effects editor
Richard Corwin	....	dialogue editor
Mike Curry	....	technical sound
William Freesh	....	adr mixer (as Bill Freesh)
Tim Gedemer	....	sound editor (as Timothy Gedemer)
Brian Geer	....	foley mixer
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Paul Key	....	technical sound
Sherry Klein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Mark Petersen	....	dialogue editor
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Rodriguez	....	sound director
Ann Scibelli	....	sound editor
Tony Sereno	....	sound re-recording assistant
Robert Sherman	....	cable puller
Cathie Speakman	....	dialogue editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Carl David Burks	....	robot operation
John C. Carlucci	....	special effects (as John Carlucci)
Lou Carlucci	....	special effects coordinator
Andre G. Ellingson	....	special effects (as André Ellingson)
Morgan Guynes	....	special effects
David B. Miller	....	special effects makeup (as David Miller)
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects co-supervisor: pyro/mechanical
Peggy O'Brien	....	special effects makeup
James Ochoa	....	special effects
Gary Pawlowski	....	sculptor
Marc Pollack	....	special effects supervisor
Paul Porter	....	robot operation
Douglas Retzler	....	special effects (as Doug Retzler)
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects technician (as Anthony W. Simonaitis)
Randy Tarum	....	special effects (as Randy Lee Tarum)

Visual Effects by
Mark Moore	....	visual effects production head

Stunts
Mary Albee	....	stunts
LaFaye Baker	....	stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
Lou Carlucci	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Jake Crawford	....	stunt coordinator
J.D. David	....	stunts
Jimmy Lynn Davis	....	stunts
Sonja Davis	....	stunts
Yannick Derrien	....	stunt coordinator
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts
Joe Dunne	....	stunts
Richard L. Duran	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Greg Gault	....	stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunts
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Deja Howell	....	stunts
Kanin Howell	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Steven Lambert	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts
Eric Mansker	....	stunts
Rusty McClennon	....	stunts
John Moio	....	stunts
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunts
Patrick Joseph Moore	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunts
Daniel O'Haco	....	stunts
Pasha	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Jon Conrad Pochron	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts
Jerry Spicer	....	stunts
Neil Summers	....	stunts
Jack Verbois	....	stunts
Karen Wahl	....	stunts
Dick Warlock	....	stunts
Raliegh Wilson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Bally	....	grip
Scott Browner	....	first assistant camera
Alan Brownstein	....	gaffer
Jon Caradies	....	dolly grip
James L. Carter	....	director of photography: second unit
Glen Deitell	....	first assistant camera
John Ditomaso	....	electrician (as John DiTomasso)
David Elmore	....	second assistant camera
Steve Hurson	....	second assistant camera (as Stephen D. Hurson)
Stephen D. Jones	....	grip
Philip Lee	....	director of photography: second unit (as Phil Lee)
Michael A. Mendez	....	grip (as Michael Mendes)
Max Neal	....	camera intern (as Max E. Neal)
Mark Rappaport	....	electrician (as Mark Rappoport)
Steve Reinhardt	....	best boy electric
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	electrician
Michael Stocks	....	best boy grip
Larissa Supplitt	....	film loader (as Larissa L. Supplitt)
Stephen Thorp	....	electrician
Kevin Wadowski	....	key grip
Joel David Warren	....	still photographer (as Joel D. Warren)

Casting Department
Michelle Brienze	....	casting assistant (as Michele S. Brienze)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shawn Holly Cookson	....	costumer
Carolyn Greco	....	key costumer
Jane Lanzner	....	costumer
Wendy Van Dyke	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Elizabeth Castro	....	first assistant editor
Joe Fineman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Jeff Gottlieb	....	first assistant editor (as Jeffrey A. Gottlieb)
Thalia Harithas	....	post-production coordinator
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Pamela Hilse	....	post-production administrator
Warren Paeff	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Earl Ghaffari	....	music editor
Gregg Karukas	....	music programmer
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrator
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Carl Algee	....	driver
Darwin Benjamin	....	driver
Woody Birdwood	....	driver
Jimmy Davis	....	driver
Gary A. Dionne	....	driver
Tony Geltermair	....	driver
Tom Goodman	....	driver
Stephen Gray	....	transportation co-captain
John Hunt	....	driver
'Wild' Bill Mock	....	driver (as Wild Bill Mock)
Mary Kay Molly	....	driver
Brian Joseph Moore	....	transportation coordinator (as Brian Moore)
Lori June Moore	....	driver (as Lori Moore)
Patrick Joseph Moore	....	transportation captain
Rob Morton	....	driver
Dan Porteous	....	driver
Jon Soul	....	driver
Julia Stuart	....	driver
Eric Tolman Scott	....	driver (as Eric T. Scott)
Robin Twogood	....	driver
Dan Walton	....	driver
Chris Wentzel	....	driver
Terry York	....	driver
Robert J. Young	....	driver (as Robert Young)
Richard Burch	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Arturo Arvalcuba	....	chef
Elizabeth S. Barton	....	script supervisor (as Elizabeth Barton)
Jenny Beltran	....	craft service (as Jennine Beltran)
Gary Bieger	....	production assistant
Ronald C. Briggs Jr.	....	inventory control manager
Michael Carroll	....	assistant to director (as Michael S. Carroll)
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Joseph Chapman	....	voice
Mark Cheatham	....	unit publicist
Rick Cicetti	....	voice
David Coburn	....	voice
Tom Cottrell	....	stand-in
Wendy Cox	....	production liaison
Rory Kevin Daudson	....	stand-in (as Rory Kevin Dauson)
Beth DePatie	....	production coordinator
Judi M. Durand	....	voice (as Judi Durand)
Deborah Fallender	....	voice
Greg Finley	....	voice
Mary Goss	....	product placement
Barbara Harris	....	voice (as Barbara Iley)
John Himelstein	....	production assistant
June Karz	....	production accountant
Jenny Kerns	....	animal trainer
Tammy L. Landry	....	craft service
Joanna Lipari	....	voice
Pearl A. Lucero	....	production administrator (as Pearl Lucero)
Laura Maffeo	....	assistant production coordinator
David Man	....	dialogue coach
David McCharen	....	voice
George McDowell Agnew	....	production associate (as George M. Agnew)
Sally Morton	....	legal assistant
Sandra Ohlfest	....	first aid
Dana Ostrow	....	production assistant
Jose Luis Padilla	....	assistant caterer
Anthony Palacios	....	stand-in
Martha Pilcher	....	location manager
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Cindy Pruitt	....	contract supervisor (as Cindy Litman)
David Randolph	....	voice (as David J. Randolph)
Gail Rodono	....	assistant production accountant
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production attorney
Michele Shuman	....	assistant to producers
Jackson Sousa	....	personal trainer: Pierce Brosnan
Brad Vielock	....	production assistant
David A. Weiner	....	production assistant
Andre Zitcer	....	production assistant (as André Zitcer)

Thanks
Julia Child	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sidéral Films (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• DPI (1994) (France) (all media)
• Entertainment in Video (UK)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• New Line Home Video (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• Showtime (1990s) (Finland) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Germany)

Special Effects

• David Miller Creations (as David Miller Studio)
• Special Effects Unlimited

Other Companies

• Boyington Film Productions  titles
• Clairmont Camera  camera and lenses
• EFX Systems  sound re-recording
• Filmtrucks  lighting
• Immediate Inc.  payroll
• Kim's Exotic Creatures  animals (as Kim's Exotic Critters)
• L.A. Casting Express  extras casting
• Michelson Food Services  catering
• Rescues Unlimited  first aid
• The Looping Group  voice casting
• f-Stop  opticals

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and sensuality and for language

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18A | Germany:18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R | Norway:18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: When Danny and Frank are coming back into the attic from the balcony, Frank is on Danny's right. In the next shot, he is on his left. It would be impossible for him to move that fast since he is handcuffed.

Quotes:

[when Danny asks Shane to get Madonna the robot away from him]
Danny:Shane, would you get this horny can o' tuna away from me please.
Shane:What can I say Dan? Madonna wants you. I'm not doing, Dan, I swear. I don't know why she reacts to you that way.
Danny:Well, you must not be treating her right. Why don't you pick up a can of WD-40 and go to town.

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One of my favorite movies!

I don't want to give anything away of the content of the movie, so all I can say: I just love Pierce performance in it, the melody of the main theme, also the story of Pierce' character. Additionally, the movie is very suspenseful most of the time. I can understand why people find it's not such a good movie. Personally, 'though I know it's not the best movie ever made, I love it.

If you ask me: Give it a try! I don't think you will regret having watched it, and maybe you'll even like as much as I and some other people do.

Luckily, a DVD has been released some time ago. The DVD quality is quite good, and luckily both full and widescreen versions are included. For 4:3 TVs, I'd recommend to watch the fullscreen version as you can see more at the top and bottom.