John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 16 nominations total
Chris Palermo
- Del
- (as Christopher Palermo)
Storyline
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- TriviaIt took four months to assemble and combine archive footage of past American presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush to create the televised warning from Gabriel. The goal was to create a video representation of a ransom note.
- GoofsIn their first phone conversation, Gabriel tells McClane he knows him pretty well, as he's got all the info concerning him displayed, including all career records. Among the decorations received, we see he has been awarded a commendation in 1987 for the Nakatomi Tower incident in LA (referring to the events in "Die Hard"), and a citation for the swift resolution of the Chicago Airport Incident in 1990 (referring to those in "Die Hard 2"). This last record is wrong, as "Die Hard 2" was set in the Washington Dulles International Airport, and not in the Chicago Airport.
- Quotes
Matt Farrell: You just killed a helicopter with a car!
John McClane: I was out of bullets.
- Crazy creditsAfter the 20th Century Fox opening logo has been on for a while, it suddenly "short circuits", causing flickering as the the searchlights fade, climaxing in a total power outage.
- Alternate versionsThe unrated DVD (also known as the Ultimate Action Edition in some territories) contains frequent use of strong profanity and stronger violence (bullet hits are more graphically seen with blood spraying out). Also, McClane's signature line is now heard in full, as the gunshot does not obscure the latter part of it.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Sum of All Fears (2002)
- SoundtracksRock & Roll Queen
Written by Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper and Josh Morgan (as Joshua Morgan)
Performed by The Subways
Courtesy of Sire Records/Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Featured review
The fourth installment of the infamous Die Hard franchise caused quite a split between the fans in terms of opinion. Many liked it, others loathed it. Here's why Live Free or Die Hard is actually a good action flick -
1. It's shot and edited very well. The man behind the camera did a great job and the film is entertaining as hell to watch because it's relentless. 2. The action. Now, many complained heavily that this movie turns John McLane into a superhero. Even though the degree of realism gets close to crossing the line sometimes, it's nothing short of pure entertainment. Every Die Hard movie broke certain conventionalities for the purpose of making a fun scene. All Die Hard movies twisted reality a little bit to spice up the action a bit. This one does have more of it, but at least for me it was awesome. Also, the stunts are amazing! Very impressive stuff! 3. Plot. Everyone runs out of ideas. Eventually, even the die hard audience of Die Hard would get tired of John McLane trying to stop baddies from breaking into a vault and stealing money. I like the idea of an old McLane being surrounded by all the technology that he doesn't understand. It also creates another difference between him and the bad guy, which adds more meaning to their rivalry. 4. The character of John McLane. Just as always, Bruce Willis is great as John McLane, it's obviously a signature role. He is just as great in this one as he was in the previous three. His witty remarks about the current situation always make you chuckle and his sarcastic attitude is always relevant.
The only thing that makes this an 8, not a 10, is the continuity errors that were painfully noticeable and lack of the bad guy on screen. Otherwise, this is the definition of an action movie done right. To me, it's not as good as 1 or 3 but better than 2.
1. It's shot and edited very well. The man behind the camera did a great job and the film is entertaining as hell to watch because it's relentless. 2. The action. Now, many complained heavily that this movie turns John McLane into a superhero. Even though the degree of realism gets close to crossing the line sometimes, it's nothing short of pure entertainment. Every Die Hard movie broke certain conventionalities for the purpose of making a fun scene. All Die Hard movies twisted reality a little bit to spice up the action a bit. This one does have more of it, but at least for me it was awesome. Also, the stunts are amazing! Very impressive stuff! 3. Plot. Everyone runs out of ideas. Eventually, even the die hard audience of Die Hard would get tired of John McLane trying to stop baddies from breaking into a vault and stealing money. I like the idea of an old McLane being surrounded by all the technology that he doesn't understand. It also creates another difference between him and the bad guy, which adds more meaning to their rivalry. 4. The character of John McLane. Just as always, Bruce Willis is great as John McLane, it's obviously a signature role. He is just as great in this one as he was in the previous three. His witty remarks about the current situation always make you chuckle and his sarcastic attitude is always relevant.
The only thing that makes this an 8, not a 10, is the continuity errors that were painfully noticeable and lack of the bad guy on screen. Otherwise, this is the definition of an action movie done right. To me, it's not as good as 1 or 3 but better than 2.
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- Duro de matar 4.0
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- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $134,529,403
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $33,369,559
- Jul 1, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $388,156,011
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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