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 | Crime | Drama | 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:

Hacker | FBI | Police | Hero | New York City

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 1	7:00 PM	FX
Wed. Dec. 2	4:30 PM	FX

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) (South Africa: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4 (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4: Die Hardest (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (South Africa: English title) (TV 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:

128 min | 129 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Italian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The name "Tovarek", which Mai Lihn uses as an FBI agent, is a Polish word and one of its meanings is "hot chick" (the correct Polish word is "towarek", but it's pronounced like this).

Goofs:

Factual errors: John McClane takes over a large truck equipped with Uniden Bearcat brand. Mk III Trunktracker, a popular vehicle-mount radio scanner. Radio scanners are solely for reception purposes only, and it is impossible to transmit a radio signal using such a device.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix (1999)

Soundtrack:

40 Days

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.