Liberty Stands Still (2002)

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writer (WGA):

Kari Skogland (written by)

Release Date:

3 May 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

In the game of life and death... you only lose once.

Plot:

The wife of a gun manufacturer is held hostage by a man seeking revenge for the death of his daughter in a high school shooting incident.

Plot Keywords:

Bomb | Cellular Phone | Gunman | Sniper | Corruption

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Joe
Hart Bochner	...	Hank Wilford
Linda Fiorentino	...	Liberty Wallace
Oliver Platt	...	Victor Wallace
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Bill Tollman
Ian Tracey	...	Mac Munro
Roger R. Cross	...	Officer Miller
Martin Cummins	...	Russell Williams
Jeff Seymour	...	Officer Pritchard
Tanya Allen	...	May
Marrett Green	...	Gary P. Evans - Reporter #2
Ed Anders	...	SWAT Officer #1
Darcy Laurie	...	Drunk Guy
Brett Armstrong	...	SWAT Officer #2
David Lewis	...	Businessman

Also Known As:

Liberty stands still - Im Visier des Mörders (Germany) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:R (No. 38558) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Peru:14 | Canada:AA

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Liberty says, that the sniper rifle of Joe is a .223 (refers to the caliber of the weapon). But in reality it is an AR-10(t) sniper version of the AR-10 which has a caliber of .308 (7.62mm).

Quotes:

Liberty Wallace: My great-great grandfather, he designed the gun that changed the outcome of the Civil War.

Soundtrack:

Creatures

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.