Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Director:

Len Wiseman

Writers (WGA):

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

Gas Pipeline | Vengeance | Ambush | Bond | Explosion

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 9	2:30 PM	MAX
Wed. July 9	10:00 PM	MAX

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
Jake McDorman	...	Jim
Rosemary Knower	...	Mrs. Kaludis
Gerald Downey	...	Hoover Agent
Allen Maldonado	...	Goatee
Jim Cantafio	...	Deli Owner
Chris Ellis	...	Scalvino (as Chris Ellis Jr.)
Regina McKee Redwing	...	Nearby Agent
Tony Colitti	...	Chief Hazmat Agent
Tim De Zarn	...	Police Sergeant (as Tim deZarn)
Kurt David Anderson	...	Miller
Matt O'Leary	...	Clay
Nadine Ellis	...	Teller
Ethan Flower	...	Trader
Nick Jaine	...	Phone Guy
Tim Russ	...	Chuck Summer
Joe Gerety	...	Jack Parry
Edward James Gage	...	On Duty PP Operator
David Walrod	...	Deli Customer
Edoardo Costa	...	Emerson
John Reha	...	Slacker Kid
Yancey Arias	...	Agent Johnson
Rick Cramer	...	MP Rodriguez
Vito Pietanza	...	D.C. Cop
Dennis Depew	...	D.C. Cop
Howard Tyrone Ferguson	...	D.C. Cop
John Lacy	...	EMT
Diana Gettinger	...	FBI Dispatcher
Melissa Knowles	...	Freeway Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Allen Dawson	...	Angry Civilian (uncredited)
Chris O'Brocki	...	Angry Civilian (uncredited)
Patrick Michael Strange	...	Protestor (uncredited)
Tom Townsend	...	Angry Civillian (uncredited)

Directed by
Len Wiseman

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Bomback		(screenplay)
Mark Bomback		(story) and
David Marconi		(story)
John Carlin		(article "A Farewell to Arms")
Roderick Thorp		(certain original characters)

Produced by
Stephen J. Eads	....	co-producer (as Stephen James Eads)
Michael Fottrell	....	producer
Arnold Rifkin	....	executive producer
William Wisher Jr.	....	executive producer (as William Wisher)

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Simon Duggan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nicolas De Toth

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
Patrick Tatopoulos

Art Direction by
Beat Frutiger
James Hegedus
Troy Sizemore		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Scott Cameron	....	key hair stylist
Zoltan Elek	....	makeup artist
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup department head: second unit (as Ed Henriques)
Janice Kinigopoulos	....	key hair stylist: Baltimore
Sandra Linn Koepper	....	key makeup artist: Baltimore
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair department head: second unit (as Lori McCoy Bell)
Gerald Quist	....	makeup department head
Toni-Ann Walker	....	hair department head (as Toni Walker)

Production Management
Vincent Agostino	....	unit production manager: second unit
Steve Barnett	....	post-production supervisor
Mitchell E. Dauterive	....	production supervisor (as Mitchell Dauterive)
Michael Fottrell	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brad Arnold	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Timothy Blockburger	....	second second assistant director: Baltimore (as Tim Blockburger)
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch	....	second assistant director (as Dieter Busch)
Mark Cotone	....	first assistant director
Mathew Dunne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Larry D. Katz	....	second second assistant director: second unit (as Larry Katz)
Brandon Lambdin	....	second assistant director: second unit
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	key second assistant director: second unit (as Greg Pawlik)
Brian Smrz	....	second unit director
Yumiko Takeya	....	second second assistant director
Ken Twohy	....	assistant director
Allan Monteiro Fortes	....	dga trainee (uncredited)
Joe Incaprera	....	first assistant director: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Paula Janos	....	second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)
David Mendoza	....	dayplayer second second assistant director (uncredited)
Eric A. Pot	....	first assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)
Xan Valan	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C. (uncredited)

Art Department
Palma Bellardoni	....	art department coordinator
Giovanni Bianchini	....	set dresser
Erik Boring	....	set dresser: Baltimore unit
Mark Boucher	....	painter
Aaron Kaleo Carter	....	set dresser (as Aaron Carter)
Jeremy Conner	....	carpenter
Brendon Crigler	....	set dresser
Dana Curt	....	construction medic
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator
Sam Dean	....	welding gangboss
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master: second unit
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist
Megan L. Diaz	....	set decorating coordinator (as Megan Diaz)
Bruce Di Valerio	....	construction coordinator
James Doh	....	storyboard artist
David Dunn	....	set dresser
Timothy M. Earls	....	senior lead set designer (as Timothy Earls)
Patricio M. Farrell	....	assistant art director (as Patricio Farrell)
Rachel Flores	....	assistant property master
Glenn Forbes	....	assistant property master
Penelope Franco	....	set decorator production assistant
Halina Gebarowicz	....	art director: Baltimore
Scott Getzinger	....	property master: second unit
Cheryl Gould	....	leadman
Chris Grantz	....	on-set dresser
Jeff Hay	....	set dresser
George Hess	....	set dresser
Gregory S. Hooper	....	set designer (as Greg Hooper)
Geoff Hubbard	....	set designer
Mark Kelly	....	assistant property master: second unit
Charles Kern	....	camera scenic: second unit
Jane Kilkenny	....	prop shop
Allison Klein	....	assistant to production designer
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser
William J. Law III	....	senior lead set designer (as Bill Law)
Scott Maginnis	....	property master
Todd McKibben	....	propmaker foreman
Robert McKinnon	....	illustrator
James P. Meehan	....	assistant property master: second unit
Tory Mell	....	art department production assistant
John Millard	....	set decorator: second unit
Desma Murphy	....	assistant art director
Ed Natividad	....	conceptual artist (as Edwin Natividad)
Dawson Nolley	....	art department coordinator: Baltimore unit
Jeff Ozimek	....	senior lead set designer
Edward V. Pannozzo	....	construction estimator
Ron D. Peake	....	welder gangboss
Lisa Penaranda	....	set decoration buyer (as Lisa Montesanto)
William H. Phen Jr.	....	welder
Anshuman Prasad	....	set designer
Sonia Randazzo	....	set decorating coordinator
Eric Rood	....	on-set dresser
Michael Sabo	....	property master
Steve Salazar	....	welder
Chris Samp	....	stand-by painter
Jason Sweers	....	assistant art director
Brooks Vallerand	....	painter
Alexandra Ward	....	art department assistant
Erick Garibay	....	assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Petra Bach	....	supervising adr editor
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
James Bolt	....	additional sound mixer
David V. Butler	....	supervising dialogue editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Blake R. Cornett	....	sound recordist (as Blake Cornett)
Jessica A. Dickson	....	dialogue editor (as Jessica Dickson)
Tammy Fearing	....	adr editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Cameron Frankley	....	sound designer
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Lee Gilmore	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas Giordano	....	boom operator: Los Angeles, re-shoots
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound designer
Ryan Juggler	....	supervising foley editor (as Ryan B. Juggler)
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor (as Randall Kelley)
Jonathan Klein	....	foley editor
Tom Lalley	....	re-recording engineer
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound designer
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Jon Michaels	....	first assistant sound editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
Cameron Steenhagen	....	dialogue editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Roger V. Stevenson	....	boom operator
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects second unit foreman
Ryan Arndt	....	special effects technician
Hank Atterbury	....	pyrotechnician
James Bomalick	....	special effects technician
Chris Brenczewski	....	pyrotechnician
William Curtis	....	special effects on-set foreman
Matt Downey	....	special effects technician
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects technician
Dale Ettema	....	special effects technician
John W. Fisher	....	special effects technician
Ronald D. Goldstein	....	special effects technician
Don Gray	....	special effects hydraulics technician
Robert S. Henderson	....	special effects technician
Nicholas Hiegel	....	model maker
Patrick Huggins	....	special effects technician
Clark James	....	special effects technician
Chris Jones	....	special effects crew
Bruce Y. Kuroyama	....	pyrotechnician
Eric A. Martin	....	special effects technician
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects director
David Mesloh	....	special effects technician
Donald Myers	....	special effects shop foreman
José Páramo	....	special effects technician
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects gangboss
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects gang boss
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	snow effects technician
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects general foreman
Richard Zarro	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Victor Abbene	....	visual effects gaffer
Julie Adrianson-Neary	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Eric Almeras	....	digital compositor
Enrico Altmann	....	model maker
David Andrews	....	animation supervisor: The Orphanage
Michael Angelo	....	Inferno artist: R!OT
Will Anielewicz	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Darryl Anka	....	model maker
Joel Ashman	....	Inferno compositor: R!ot
Jennifer Avery	....	visual effects production assistant: R!OT
Graeme Baitz	....	roto lead: Rainmaker
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension
Melissa Best	....	2D compositor: The Orphanage
Jason Bond	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Scott Bonnenfant	....	texture artist: The Orphanage
E.M. Bowen	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios Inc
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Erik Bruhwiler	....	digital compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Nathan Brunskill	....	Inferno assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Chad Buehler	....	digital compositor
Shannan Burkley	....	matte painter
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects executive producer: R!OT
Jeremy Burns	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Daniela Calafatello	....	rigger: The Orphanage
Owen Calouro	....	matchmover: The Orphanage
Josh Cardenas	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Todd Carson	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Can Chang	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Steve Cho	....	compositing supervisor: The Orphanage
Webster Colcord	....	animator: The Orphanage
Josh Cole	....	compositing supervisor: The Orphanage
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Joseph B. Conmy IV	....	visual effects producer
Stéphane Cros	....	rigger: The Orphanage
Bruce Dahl	....	animator: The Orphanage
Joe C. D'Amato	....	support and resource admin: The Orphanage
Andy Davis	....	digital compositor: R!OT
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Stephen DeLuca	....	compositing supervisor: The Orphanage
Brian DeMetz	....	digital effects artist
Sean Devereaux	....	Inferno artist: Hydraulx
Ross DeYoung	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Raffael Dickreuter	....	previs artist: Pixel Liberation Front
Victor DiMichina	....	digital imaging supervisor
Tim Dobbert	....	matchmove supervisor: The Orphanage
Matthew Doll	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Roy L. Downey	....	special effects: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Tim Drnec	....	Spydercam coordinator
Giovanni Dulay	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Greg Dunn	....	systems engineer: The Orphanage
Yannick 'Botex' Dusseault	....	matte painter: The Orphanage
Rony Edde	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Mark Edwards	....	digital trailer effects producer
Thomas Elder-Groebe	....	visual effects coordinator
Arlend Engar	....	computer graphics lighting supervisor: The Orphanage
David Espinoza	....	digital artist
Trina Espinoza	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Nathan Fariss	....	computer graphics modeling supervisor: The Orphanage
Siggy Ferstl	....	digital intermediate colorist
Arin Finger	....	digital effects producer: The Orphanage
Brian Fisher	....	digital compositor
Dustin Foster	....	visual effects coordinator
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects producer: LOOK Effects
Ron Frankel	....	previsualization supervisor: Proof Inc.
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc
Mitch Gates	....	visual effects technical director: Digital Dimension
Kevin Gillen	....	lead effects artist: The Orphanage
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Joanna Goldfarb	....	post production supervisor: The Orphanage
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Rich Grande	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Richard Grandy	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Jonathan Green	....	matte painter: The Orphanage
Jon Green	....	matte painter: The Orphanage
Dave Groseclose	....	visual effects intern
Jamie Hallett	....	visual effects supervisor: R!OT
Michael Hall	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Jonathan Harman	....	sequence supervisor: The Orphanage
David Heinz	....	visual effects editor
Matthew Hendershot	....	visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Kevin Hong	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Chris Hopkins	....	digital artist
Karen Huang	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Ian Hunter	....	visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios Inc
Bob Hurrie	....	miniature effects producer: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Michael Janov	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Colleen Jenkinson	....	visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Amiee Johnson	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Christopher Johnson	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Justin Jones	....	junior compositor
John Joyce	....	model shop coordinator: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	miniature effects supervisor: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Vanessa Joyce	....	visual effects assistant coordinator
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Evan Kantor	....	visual effects coordinator: R!OT
Michelle Kater	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Jason Kaufman	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Karen Kelly	....	visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Michael Kennen	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Chris J. Kenny	....	rotoscope artist
Val Kharitonashvili	....	technical director
Khi Kim	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Anthony Kramer	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Heath Kraynak	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Michal Kriukow	....	modeler: The Orphanage
Daniel Kruse	....	tracker
Wing Kwok	....	digital compositor
Ivan Landau	....	visual effects editor: The Orphanage
Linus Lau	....	assistant modeler: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Kurt Lawson	....	digital compositor
Demetrius Leal	....	sequence supervisor: The Orphanage
Danny Lee	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Diana K. Lee	....	visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Sam Lee	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Michael Lester	....	compositor: The Orphanage
P. Alex Lim	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Michael Liv	....	digital compositor: Baked Goods
Bob Lloyd	....	digital compositor
Laurence Lok	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Daniel J. Lombardo	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Juliana Loomer	....	matte painter: The Orphanage
Sean Looper	....	pipeline architect: Digital Dimension
Ryan Lorie	....	match mover
Ryan Lorie	....	visual effects supervisor
George Loucas	....	compositing supervisor: Baked Goods
Michael MacGillivray	....	visual effects coordinator
Douglas R. MacMillan	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Kevin Mains	....	modeler: The Orphanage
Joe Margetson	....	visual effects coordinator
Brian Maris	....	video assistant
Pat McClung	....	visual effects supervisor (as Patrick McClung)
John R. McConnell	....	2D Compositor: Pixel Magic
Kyle McCulloch	....	compositing supervisor
Michael McGrale	....	visual effects
Tom McHattie	....	compositor
Dennis McHugh	....	director of photography: effects unit
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Erika A. McKee	....	visual effects producer
Landon Medeiros	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Landon Medeiros	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Yvette Memory	....	digital effects producer: The Orphanage
Joel Román Mendías	....	visual effects producer: The Orphanage
David B. Menkes	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
David B. Menkes	....	technical director: The Orphanage
Michael Meyers	....	previsualization designer: Proof Inc.
Neil Michka	....	animator: The Orphanage
Sarah Mihalec	....	production coordinator: Digital Dimension
Stephen Misek	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
Michael Morreale	....	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels
Betsy Mueller	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Patrick Neary	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Steve Newburn	....	model crew: staff lead
Vinh Nguyen	....	digital compositor
Jeff Olm	....	visual effects: R!ot
Michael Oregon	....	technical support: The Orphanage
Molly Pabian	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Phillip Palousek	....	visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc.
Stephen Parsey	....	visual effects production assistant
Reid Paul	....	senior digital effects supervisor
Reid Paul	....	visual effects producer
Russell Pearsall	....	character technical director
Benoit Pelchat	....	matte painter: The Orphanage
Christine Peterson	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
David Quirus	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Chris Radcliffe	....	digital artist
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects executive producer: Look Effects
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
Aaron Rhodes	....	rotoscope supervisor: The Orphanage
Chad Ridgeway	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Rick Rische	....	matte painter: The Orphanage
Andy Roberts	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension
Shane Roberts	....	matte painting supervisor: The Orphanage
Kyle Robinson	....	post-viz artist
Karl Rogovin	....	visual effects coordinator: Hydraulx
Corey Rosen	....	creature supervisor: The Orphanage
Tracey Roulhac	....	production accountant
Craig Rowe	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Charles Roxburgh	....	roto artist
Daniel Rubin	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker
Salvador Ruiz	....	animator: The Orphanage
Jesse Russell	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Matt Russell	....	visual effects coordinator
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Evan Ryan	....	resource technical assistant: The Orphanage
Marc Sadeghi	....	visual effects executive producer: The Orphanage
David Sanger	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios
Marcelo M. Santos	....	model maker
Scott Schneider	....	miniature construction supervisor
Kent Schoberle	....	visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage
Charles Schwartz	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Parker Sellers	....	previsualization artist: Proof
Todd Semmes	....	Spydercam coordinator/rigging
Dong Yeop Shin	....	computer graphics supervisor: The Orphanage
Richard King Slifka	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Brian Smallwood	....	compositor
Brad Smith	....	render I/O administrator
R. Matt Smith	....	digital compositor
Ryan T. Smolarek	....	lead compositor
Robert Snyder	....	visual effects plate coordinator
Rony Soussan	....	compositor
Michael Spaw	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Robert Spurlock	....	visual effects
John K. Stirber	....	special effects: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Dan Sukiennik	....	modeler: The Orphanage
Richard Sur	....	computer graphics supervisor: The Orphanage
Tammy Sutton	....	2D supervisor: Digital Dimension
Ken Swenson	....	model supervisor: Cinema Production Services
Hirofumi Takeda	....	digital compositor
Robert Tatum	....	digital compositor
Cecile Tecson	....	digital compositor
Eric Texier	....	effects artist: The Orphanage
Patrick Thompson	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Clint Thorne	....	modeler: The Orphanage
Brian Tolle	....	matchmover: The Orphanage
Shigeharu Tomotoshi	....	CG artist
Phi Tran	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Tommy Tran	....	digital compositor
Tong Tran	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Greg Tse	....	matchmover: The Orphanage
Jerry Tung	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Jeff Varga	....	digital artist
Norie Varga	....	digital effects artist
Brent Veal	....	digital compositor: The Orphanage
Brent Veal	....	roto/paint artist
Noah Vice	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Dan Walker	....	roto and rig removal
Adam Walls	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Alex Wang	....	computer graphics lighting supervisor: The Orphanage
Chris Wells	....	CG supervisor
Michael D. Werckle	....	previsualization designer: Proof Inc.
Colie Wertz	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Jason Williams	....	lighting artist: The Orphanage
Jason Williams