Live Free or Die (2006)

Lackluster criminals look to pull a job in the Granite State.

Directors:

Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin

Writers:

Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin

Stars:

Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Judah Friedlander

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Stanford	...	John 'Rugged' Rudgate
Peter Anthony Tambakis	...	Marcus (as Peter Tambakis)
Frank Pando	...	Trucker
Paul Schneider	...	Jeff Lagrand
Jeffrey Maroun	...	Cashier (as Jeffrey J. Maroun)
Judah Friedlander	...	Hesh
Clark Middleton	...	Larry
Carlo Alban	...	Todd Thomas
Kevin Dunn	...	Chief Monson
Michael Rapaport	...	Lt. Putney
Zooey Deschanel	...	Cheryl
Tracy M. Smith	...	Sharon (as Tracy Smith)
R.E. Rodgers	...	Oldfield
Adam LaFramboise	...	Ted
Kim Director	...	Donna

Storyline

It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think is murder. One bad decision begets another.

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Plot Keywords:

cover up | water | revenge | plumber | new hampshire | 

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Taglines:

It's not the crime, it's the cover-up.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language including sex references

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Live Free Or Die" is New Hampshire's (the granite state) motto.

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Goofs

When "Rugged" arrives at the ServiStar Lambert Supply Co. Inc., a person gets into the drivers seat as "Rugged" exits the van. The van is supposed to be unoccupied and rolling backward due to faulty brakes.

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Quotes

Lagrand: Ooo... Ice.

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Connections

References UFC 1: The Beginning (1993)

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Soundtracks

Summer's Gonna Be My Girl
Written by Bobby Harlow, John Krautner, Christopher Fachini
Performed by The Go
Courtesy of Peacock Angel Publishing, Rhythm King Music, North Star Media

User Reviews

Very funny movie that may not appeal to everyone

I rented this movie on accident and turned out to be a very good movie. i agree with what "scoochie9" commented about the movie. Different people have different tastes and this movie happens to fit just what i like. the comedy is pretty dry and also subtle, but at the same time there are so many minor details in the movie that are just straight up hilarious (when rugged first talks to the character of Ebon moss and he says "yeah right"). I do agree that the film had a lot of potential that it didn't capitalize on. I thought the characters could have been developed a bit more. i really liked the way they ended the movie. i recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of dry, clever comedy.

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Live Free or Die

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,875, 1 April 2007

Gross USA:

$13,836

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,836

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Content Productions, Sound Pictures, Two Lane Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 92 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1