The film's plot is based on an earlier script entitled WW3.com by David Marconi, screenwriter of the 1998 film Enemy of the State. Using John Carlin's Wired magazine article entitled "A Farewell to Arms", Marconi crafted a screenplay about a cyber-terrorist attack on the United States. The attack procedure is known as a "fire sale", depicting a three-stage coordinated attack on a country's transportation, telecommunications, financial, and utilities infrastructure systems. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the project was stalled, only to be resurrected several years later and rewritten into Live Free or Die Hard by Doug Richardson and eventually by Mark Bomback.
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Live Free or Die Hard
(2007)4
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| Country | |
| Spoken Language | english, italian, french |
| Runtime | 2 hr 9 min |
| Budget | $110 000 000 |
| Premiere: World | $388 156 011 June 12, 2007 |
| USA | $134 529 403 |
| Other countries | $253 626 608 |
| Box Office – Budget | $278 156 011 |
| Premiere: USA | $134 529 403 June 22, 2007 |
| first day | $9 111 638 |
| first weekend | $33 369 559 |
| Digital: World | July 1, 2009 |
| Parental Advisory | Frightening & Intense Scenes, Profanity, Violence & Gore, ... |
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| Also Known As | Die Hard 4 United States Die Hard 4.0 United Kingdom |
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John McClane is forced to team up with a young computer hacker, Matt Farrell, to stop a master cyber-terrorist called Thomas Gabriel, who wants to shut down the entire nations computer infrastructure in a mass cyber attack.Сast and Crew
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About the Book
The film "Live Free or Die Hard" is loosely based on the article "A Farewell to Arms" by John Carlin. The article was published in the May 1997 issue of Wired magazine. It explores the vulnerabilities of the United States' digital infrastructure and the potential for cyber-terrorism.Author
John Carlin is a journalist and author known for his work on technology and its impact on society. His article provided a speculative look at how a cyber-attack could disrupt national security and daily life.Film Adaptation
While the film "Live Free or Die Hard" takes inspiration from Carlin's article, it significantly expands on the concept to create a high-stakes action narrative. The movie incorporates elements of cyber-terrorism but adds a fictional storyline and characters to enhance the action and drama. The adaptation focuses more on the action sequences and the character of John McClane, played by Bruce Willis, rather than strictly adhering to the article's content.Production
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I still like this movie. Time after time I want to remember how in their time they knew how to stage action without being overloaded with computer graphics, how well the actors played. A healthy dose of nostalgia is definitely guaranteed. I advise connoisseurs of the genre and good cinema to read it.
After rewatching the entire tetralogy (the fifth part-sorry, it’s too much), I rewatched the rating. It’s a great action movie, but a 9 was a bit too high on my part.
John McClane is still going strong and woe to those terrorists who, by the will of fate, cross his path. Of course, there is not enough logic, the main villain came out gray and lacking charisma, but it turned out to be quite fun, and the duel between a truck and a fighter jet is definitely worth watching.
Bruce Willis. Now McLane has a young hacker as his partner. After all, villains are also hackers who create chaos using computer networks.
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