Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Director:

Len Wiseman

Writers (WGA):

Mark Bomback (screenplay)
Mark Bomback (story) and
David Marconi (story) ...

Release Date:

27 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Yippee Ki Yay Mo - John 6:27

Plot:

John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Hacker | FBI | Police | Agent | Hero

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis	...	John McClane
Timothy Olyphant	...	Thomas Gabriel
Justin Long	...	Matthew 'Matt' Farrell
Maggie Q	...	Mai Linh
Cliff Curtis	...	FBI Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Trey
Andrew Friedman	...	Casper
Kevin Smith	...	Frederick 'Warlock' Kaludis
Yorgo Constantine	...	Russo
Cyril Raffaelli	...	Rand
Chris Palermo	...	Del (as Christopher Palermo)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Lucy Gennaro McClane
Sung Kang	...	Raj
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Agent Molina
Christina Chang	...	Taylor

Also Known As:

"Die Hard 4.0" - Australia, South Africa (English title), UK, USA (working title)
"Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard" - South Africa (English title) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation.

Runtime:

128 min | 129 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Italian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Denmark:11 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43515) | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:18SG | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Malta:16 | Chile:14 | France:U | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Peru:14 | India:UA | South Africa:13V | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Jessica Simpson auditioned unsuccessfully for the role of Bruce Willis' daughter. She can be seen on the way to the audition and coming out of the audition in "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica" (2003) episode "Mismatched Threesome".

Goofs:

Continuity: The two cuts on the back of John's head are inconsistent. Sometimes they are longer, shorter, horizontal or slightly vertical. Sometimes they are also more to the back of his head and end up switching slightly to the side.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mai Lihn:Well?
Clay:I'm sending you the code.
Mai Lihn:Yes, I see that. Thank you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Hollywood's Hot List (#8.14)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Rock & Roll Queen

Rock solid!

Just went to the world premiere of Die Hard 4.0, and I was positively surprised. It delivers action in abundance, and the movie has a great visceral feel to it thanks to great stunt work, and the fact that Willis really steps up in the fight scenes. The movie keeps up its pace throughout, and the script works quite well, though the tech-talk gets a little heavy at times. I was particularly worried about Wiseman directing, since both underworld movies were a complete mess in my opinion, but he really keeps it tight and disciplined this time around. Is Die Hard 4.0 the second or third best of the series? I don't know, but it is certainly a worthy successor, and all the other blockbusters should look this way to see how its done efficiently, crisp and above all entertaining.