Live Free Or Die Hard
Crime, Thriller
20th Century Fox  (6/27/2007) 130 mins PG-13

7.6 (102,392 votes)
In a world where everything is run electronically, America's virtual infrastructure is wide open to computer hackers and terrorists. When the FBI headquarters itself experiences a cyber-attack, known hackers are sought for questionning. NYPD detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is ordered to bring in suspect Matthew Farrell (Justin Long). As McClane visits Farrell's residence, gunmen attack and attempt to kill both, but are thwarted by the detective's presence. While escorting Farrell to Washington D. C., the two encounter a major malfunction of the traffic system, apparently initiated by malicious forces. The two continue on foot, but the nation has even greater problems. As anthrax alarms sound unexpectedly throughout government offices and a frightening television broadcast is send over the hijacked airwaves, it's clear that America is under attack. After another attempt on Farrell's...

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Cast and Crew
Bruce Willis  ......  John McClane
Timothy Olyphant  ......  Thomas Gabriel
Justin Long  ......  Matthew Farrell
Maggie Q  ......  Mai Lihn
Cliff Curtis  ......  Bowman
Jonathan Sadowski  ......  Trey
Director  .....  Len Wiseman
Producer  .....  John McTiernan; William Wisher Jr.; Michael Fottrell; Stephen J. Eads
Writer  .....  David Marconi; Roderick Thorp; Mark Bomback; John Carlin
Cinematography  .....  Simon Duggan
Musician  .....  Marco Beltrami
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The BMW 5 series that is stolen has a security system (you can tell by the red light sticking out of the rear-view mirror) which means the car would have detected the smashed window and the motion of the people inside. As a result, the alarm would have sounded and the authorities been notified (due to the apparent existence of BMW assist feature in the car) (more)

Trivia:
On the traffic monitoring screens showing the created traffic jam ups, some reused footage (armored car turning) from the The Italian Job (2003) can be seen. (more)

Filming Locations:
105 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

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

Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations (more)