Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Director:

Len Wiseman

Writers (WGA):

Mark Bomback (screenplay)
Mark Bomback (story) ...

Release Date:

27 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | 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:

Father Daughter Relationship | Driving Backwards | Burglary | Thrown Through Window | Car Chase

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Die Hard 4.0 (Australia) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4 (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4: Die Hardest (USA) (working title)
Die Hard: Reset (USA) (working title)
Die Hard: Tears of the Sun (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Italian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cheyenne Enterprises

Trivia:

The screen to the far left of all of Warlock's hacking screens has the auction website eBay open with a Boba Fett action figure being watched.

Goofs:

When McClane and Farrell leave Baltimore for Woodlawn, the sky is changing to dawn. When they arrive at Woodlawn, the sky is pitch dark again.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Over the Hedge (2006)

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.