Live Free or Die Hard

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane of the NYPD.
• Justin Long as Matthew “Matt” Farrell
• Timothy Olyphant as Thomas Gabriel
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lucy Gennero-McClane
• Maggie Q as Mai Linh, Gabriel’s second-in-command and lover
• Kevin Smith as Frederick “Warlock” Kaludis
• Cliff Curtis as Miguel Bowman
• Edoardo Costa as Emerson, Gabriel’s henchman
• Cyril Raffaelli as Rand, Gabriel’s acrobatic henchman
• Yorgo Constantine as Russo, Gabriel’s henchman
• Željko Ivanek as Agent Molina
• Christina Chang as Taylor
• Len Wiseman as F-35B pilot (cameo)

Storyline:

When someone hacks into the computers at the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division; the Director decides to round up all the hackers who could have done this. When he’s told that because it’s the 4th of July most of their agents are not around so they might have trouble getting people to get the hackers. So he instructs them to get local PD’S to take care of it. And one of the cops they ask is John McClane who is tasked with bringing a hacker named Farrell to the FBI. But as soon as he gets there someone starts shooting at them. McClane manages to get them out but they’re still being pursued. And it’s just when McClane arrives in Washington that the whole system breaks down and chaos ensues.

About Live Free or Die Hard Movie:

Live Free or Die Hard (released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America) is an American action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman. It serves as the fourth installment in the Die Hard film series and is based on the 1997 article “A Farewell to Arms” by John Carlin, which discusses the vulnerabilities of the United States’ infrastructure to cyber attacks. The film’s title references New Hampshire’s state motto, “Live Free or Die.”

In this installment, NYPD Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is called into action to stop a cyber-terrorist named Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant). Gabriel hacks into government and commercial computer systems across the United States, intending to initiate a “fire sale” cyber attack that would disable key elements of the nation’s infrastructure. McClane teams up with a young hacker, Matthew Farrell (Justin Long), to thwart Gabriel’s plans and save the country from chaos.

Live Free or Die Hard was released in the United States on June 27, 2007. The film was well-received by critics and audiences alike, grossing approximately $388 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing installment in the Die Hard series. Notably, it is the only film in the series to be theatrically released with a PG-13 rating from the MPAA, although an unrated edition was later released on home media.

The film features high-octane action sequences and a blend of humor and suspense that fans have come to expect from the franchise. It also introduces new characters while maintaining the essence of McClane’s character as an everyman hero facing overwhelming odds.

Following Live Free or Die Hard, the franchise continued with A Good Day to Die Hard, released in 2013. The film has since gained a reputation for its thrilling plot and has solidified its place within the action genre.

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