IMDb RATING
5.7/10
7.7K
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Liberty, the wife of a gun manufacturer, is held hostage at a hot dog stand by a sniper seeking revenge.Liberty, the wife of a gun manufacturer, is held hostage at a hot dog stand by a sniper seeking revenge.Liberty, the wife of a gun manufacturer, is held hostage at a hot dog stand by a sniper seeking revenge.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
7.7K
YOUR RATING
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Roger Cross
- Officer Milleras Officer Miller
- (as Roger R. Cross)
David James Lewis
- Businessmanas Businessman
- (as David Lewis)
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Storyline
A gunman ties up an actor and locks him in his dressing room just before a performance. He also puts a bomb with a 90-minute timer next to the actor. Then, he goes to a room above an LA plaza and draws a bead on the actor's lover, international arms dealer, Liberty Wallace. Calling himself "Joe," he calls her cell phone, demonstrates that a rifle is pointed at her, and tells her to cuff herself to a hot-dog cart nearby (the cuffs are there). Over the next 90 minutes, the story unfolds: as a result of his daughter's death, he wants a public debate on the Second Amendment. As Liberty begins to bond with Joe on the phone, he gets some truths from her - and his revenge. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- In the game of life and death... you only lose once.
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence and language
- Parents guide
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- TriviaOften compared to Phone Booth (2002). Although released in the same year this was actually previewed to the public a full 8 months before Phone Booth was.
- GoofsJoe's computer occasionally displays images of Liberty taken by a camera he has set up somewhere, presumably in his sniper's nest. But almost every shot from this camera is panning or tracking, and most are also obviously from a much lower angle than Joe's position. Some are actually looking up at Liberty from below.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Blade Trinity (2012)
- SoundtracksCreatures
Performed by Carmen Rizzo
Written by Carmen Rizzo, Christina Calero, Ashley Slater and Joel Shearer
Published by Povi-Lu Music
Top review
If Snipes sniped at a sniper, could the sniper snipe a Snipes?
Not in "Liberty Stands Still"; a taught drama in which Liberty (Fiorentino) is a powerful, well connected corporate type who is held hostage in public by a sniper (Snipes) secreted in a building and armed with a sniper rifle, a remote controlled bomb, a cell phone, and oodles of hi-tech gadgetry. The film is a stylish and highly improbable chess match drama in which Snipes spends much time talking with Fiorentino via cell phone as he asserts his agenda and Los Angeles gets busy trying to deal with the threat. Character development is spread over the run time and the conclusion is somewhat less than satisfying. However, the kinetics, visuals, drama, and spy stuff are sufficient to make "Liberty...." a worthwhile and interesting escapist guy-flick. (B-)
Note - Though filmed in Vancouver according to this website, the film shows frequent aerial shots of L.A.
Note - Though filmed in Vancouver according to this website, the film shows frequent aerial shots of L.A.
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- Aug 11, 2002
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- Під прицілом
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- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $595,214
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