Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Directed by Len Wiseman
Screenplay by Mark Bomback
Story by Mark Bomback and David Marconi
Article "A Farewell to Arms" by John Carlin
Certain original characters by Roderick Thorp
Cast (in credits order)
Bruce Willis ... John McClane
Timothy Olyphant ... Thomas Gabriel
Justin Long ... Matt Farrell
Maggie Q ... Mai Lihn
Cliff Curtis ... Bowman
Jonathan Sadowski ... Trey
Andrew Friedman ... Casper
Kevin Smith ... Warlock
Yorgo Constantine ... Russo
Cyril Raffaelli ... Rand
Chris Palermo ... Del
Mary Elizabeth Winstead ... Lucy McClane
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
Regina McKee Redwing ... Nearby Agent
Tony Colitti ... Chief Hazmat Agent
Tim De Zarn ... Police Sergeant
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 ... DC Cop #1
Dennis Depew ... D.C. Cop #2
Howard Tyrone Ferguson ... DC Cop #3
John Lacy ... EMT
Diana Gettinger ... FBI Dispatcher
Melissa Knowles ... Freeway Reporter
Produced by
Stephen J. Eads .... co-producer
Michael Fottrell .... producer
John McTiernan .... producer
Arnold Rifkin .... producer
Bruce Willis .... producer
William Wisher Jr. .... executive producer
Original Music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography by Simon Duggan (director of photography)
Film Editing by Nicolas De Toth
Casting by Deborah Aquila and Mary Tricia Wood
Production Design by Patrick Tatopoulos
Art Direction by Beat Frutiger and Troy Sizemore
Set Decoration by Robert Gould
Costume Design by Denise Wingate
Makeup Department
Scott Cameron .... key hair stylist
Sandra Linn Koepper .... key makeup artist: Baltimore, MD
Lori McCoy-Bell .... department head hair stylist: second unit
Gerald Quist .... makeup department head
Production Management
Vincent Agostino .... unit production manager: second unit
Steve Barnett .... post-production supervisor
Mitchell E. Dauterive .... production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brad Arnold .... second second assistant director: second unit
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch .... second assistant director
Mark Cotone .... first assistant director
Mathew Dunne .... first assistant director: second unit
Joe Incaprera .... first assistant director: Washington DC unit
Paula Janos .... second assistant director: additional photography
Larry D. Katz .... second second assistant director: second unit
Brandon Lambdin .... second assistant director: second unit
David Mendoza .... dayplayer second second assistant director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr. .... key second assistant director: second unit
Eric A. Pot .... first assistant director: additional photography
Brian Smrz .... second unit director
Yumiko Takeya .... second second assistant director
Xan Valan .... second assistant director: Washington DC
Art Department
Palma Bellardoni .... art department coordinator
Giovanni Bianchini .... set dresser
Erik Boring .... set dresser: Baltimore unit
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
Bruce Di Valerio .... construction coordinator
James Doh .... storyboard artist
David Dunn .... set dresser
Timothy M. Earls .... senior lead set designer
Patricio M. Farrell .... assistant art director
Glenn Forbes .... assistant property master
Erick Garibay .... property assistant
Halina Gebarowicz .... art director: Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Scott Getzinger .... property master: second unit
Penelope Gilbert .... set decorator pa
Cheryl Gould .... lead man
Chris Grantz .... on-set dresser
Jeff Hay .... set dresser
George Hess .... set dresser
Gregory S. Hooper .... set designer
Geoff Hubbard .... set designer
Mark Kelly .... assistant property master: second unit
Charles Kern .... camera scenic: second unit
Allison Klein .... assistant to production designer
Steven Ladish .... set dresser
William J. Law III .... set designer
Pamela Liccardi .... sign writer
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
Dawson Nolley .... art department coordinator: Baltimore unit
Jeff Ozimek .... set designer
Edward V. Pannozzo .... construction estimator
Ron D. Peake .... welder gangboss
Lisa Penaranda .... set decorator buyer (as Lisa Montesanto)
William H. Phen Jr. .... welder/propmaker
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
Alexandra Ward .... art department assistant
Sound Department
Petra Bach .... adr supervisor
Anna Behlmer .... sound re-recording mixer
David V. Butler .... supervising dialogue editor
Derek Casari .... adr engineer
Blake R. Cornett .... sound recordist
Jessica A. Dickson .... dialogue editor (as Jessica Dickson)
Cameron Frankley .... sound designer
Cameron Frankley .... supervising sound editor
Alex Gibson .... music editor
Lee Gilmore .... assistant sound editor
Thomas Giordano .... boom operator: Los Angeles, re-shoots
Kevin Globerman .... digital score recordist
Craig Heath .... sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Jason W. Jennings .... sound effects editor
Ryan Juggler .... supervising foley editor
Randy Kelley .... sound editor
John Kurlander .... music recording engineer
John Kurlander .... score mixer
Ai-Ling Lee .... sound designer
Ai-Ling Lee .... sound effects editor
Jon Michaels .... first assistant sound editor
Steve Nelson .... sound mixer
Jason Ruder .... assistant music editor
Jim Schultz .... music editor
Roger V. Stevenson .... boom operator
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
Patrick Huggins .... 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
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
Eric Almeras .... digital compositor
Enrico Altmann .... model maker
Darryl Anka .... model maker
Graeme Baitz .... roto lead: Rainmaker
Joseph Bell .... visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension
Bob Bennett .... digital effects artist
Jason Bond .... junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Erik Bruhwiler .... digital compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Chad Buehler .... digital compositor
Lindsay Burnett .... visual effects executive producer: R!OT
Todd Carson .... junior compositor: Digital Dimension
David Chen .... rotoscope/paint artist
Joseph B. Conmy IV .... visual effects producer
Sean Coonce .... digital compositor: The Orphanage
Chris Del Conte .... visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Stephen DeLuca .... lead digital compositor
Brian DeMetz .... digital effects artist
Sean Devereaux .... Inferno artist: Hydraulx
Raffael Dickreuter .... previs artist: Pixel Liberation Front
Roy L. Downey .... special effects: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Tim Drnec .... Spydercam coordinator
Giovanni Dulay .... model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Mark Edwards .... visual effects producer
Thomas Elder-Groebe .... visual effects coordinator
Siggy Ferstl .... digital intermediate colorist
Brian Fisher .... digital compositor
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
Jon Green .... matte painter: The Orphanage
David Heinz .... visual effects editor
Richard Hirst .... digital compositor
Amy Hollywood Wixson .... senior visual effects producer: The Orphanage
Chris Hopkins .... digital artist
Ian Hunter .... visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios Inc
Bob Hurrie .... miniature effects producer: Cinema Production Services,
Inc.
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.
Bonnie Kanner .... visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Jason Kaufman .... model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Val Kharitonashvili .... technical director
Anthony Kramer .... junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Daniel Kruse .... tracker
Linus Lau .... assistant modeler: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Kurt Lawson .... digital compositor
Demetrius Leal .... sequence supervisor
Diana K. Lee .... roto/matchmove coordinator: The Orphanage
Michael Liv .... digital compositor: Baked Goods
Bob Lloyd .... digital compositor
Sean Looper .... pipeline architect: Digital Dimension
George Loucas .... compositing supervisor: Baked Goods
Michael MacGillivray .... visual effects coordinator
John R. McConnell .... 2D Compositor: Pixel Magic
Michael McGrale .... visual effects
Tom McHattie .... compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr. .... visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Landon Medeiros .... roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Landon Medeiros .... visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
David B. Menkes .... technical director: The Orphanage
Michael Meyers .... previsualization designer: Proof Inc.
Sarah Mihalec .... production coordinator: Digital Dimension
Roger Mocenigo .... digital compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
Steve Newburn .... model crew: staff lead
Vinh Nguyen .... digital compositor
Jeff Olm .... visual effects: R!ot
Stephen Parsey .... visual effects production assistant
Reid Paul .... senior digital effects supervisor
Reid Paul .... visual effects producer
Vasho Pekar .... rotoscope/paint artist: The Orphanage
Benoit Pelchat .... digital matte artist
David Quirus .... digital effects artist
Chad Ridgeway .... roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Rick Rische .... matte artist: The Orphanage
Andy Roberts .... computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension
Karl Rogovin .... visual effects coordinator: Hydraulx
Alan Rosenfeld .... digital artist
Tracey Roulhac .... production accountant
Daniel Rubin .... digital compositor: Rainmaker
Migs Rustia .... visual effects editor
Marc Sadeghi .... executive visual effects producer: The Orphanage
David Sanger .... visual effects producer: New Deal Studios
Scott Schneider .... miniature construction supervisor
Parker Sellers .... previsualization artist: Proof
Todd Semmes .... Spydercam coordinator/rigging
Dong Yeop Shin .... CG supervisor
Richard King Slifka .... model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Brian Smallwood .... compositor
Ryan T. Smolarek .... lead compositor
Robert Snyder .... visual effects plate coordinator
John K. Stirber .... special effects: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
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
Phi Tran .... digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Jeff Varga .... digital artist
Norie Varga .... digital effects artist
Adam Walls .... model maker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Michael D. Werckle .... previsualization designer: Proof Inc.
Jason Williams .... lighting technical director
Travis Yohnke .... digital effects artist
Robert Young .... compositor
Stunts
Michael Ahl .... precision driver
Robert Alonzo .... stunts
Matthew R. Anderson .... stunts
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci .... stunt performer
Daniel Arrias .... stunt double
Dean Bailey .... stunts
Gregory J. Barnett .... stunts
Johnny Becker .... stunt driver
Gianni Biasetti .... stunt safety
John Branagan .... stunt coordinator: second unit
Nick Brandon .... stunt rigger
Joe Bucaro III .... stunt driver
Richard Burden .... stunt driver
Damon Caro .... stunt double
Damon Caro .... stunts
Richard Cetrone .... stunts
Mark Chadwick .... stunt performer
James M. Churchman .... stunt rigger
Tim Connolly .... stunt double
Shawn Crowder .... stunt rigger
Danny Downey .... stunt double: Andrew Freidman
Andy Dylan .... stunt actor
Jared S. Eddo .... stunt rigger
Peter Epstein .... stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald .... stunts
Cory Fleming .... stunt double
Colin Follenweider .... stunt double
Bryan Friday .... stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi .... stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson .... utility stunts
Sean Graham .... stunt driver
Charles Grisham .... stunts
Michael Groneman .... stunt driver
Gary Guercio .... stunt double
Mike Gunther .... stunt performer
Adam Hart .... stunt double
Jim Hart .... stunts
Terry Jackson .... stunts
Keii Johnston .... stunt pilot
Rick Kain .... utility stunts
Shawn Kautz .... stunts
Gregg Kovan .... stunts
Ming Liu .... stunt double
Brian Machleit .... stunts
Dovile Mark .... precision driver
Brad Martin .... stunt coordinator
Johnny Martin .... stunt double
Mike Massa .... utility stunts
Tom McComas .... stunts
Mike Mukatis .... stunts
Chris Nielsen .... stunt driver
Allan Padelford .... stunts
Chris Palermo .... stunt driver
Carl Paoli .... stunt driver
Rex Reddick .... stunts
Mark Riccardi .... stunts
Tim Rigby .... assistant stunt coordinator
Larry Rippenkroeger .... stunt double: Bruce Willis
Scott Rogers .... stunts
Marc Schaffer .... stunt double
Todd Schneider .... stunts
Myke Schwartz .... utility stunts
Brandon Sebek .... stunt driver
Gunter Simon .... additional stunt double: Bruce Willis
Brian Simpson .... utility stunts
Gregg Smrz .... utility stunts
Brian Smyj .... stunt actor
Chad Stahelski .... stunts
Patrick Michael Strange .... precision driver
Jon Valera .... stunts
Schuster Vance .... precision driver
Mark Vanselow .... stunt driver
Sabine Varnes .... stunt performer
Bryon Weiss .... stunts
T.J. White .... stunt driver
Stuart F. Wilson .... stunt double
Boni Yanagisawa .... stunt double: Maggie Q
Chad Knorr .... precision driver (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department
Dominic Aluisi .... additional first assistant camera
Michael Anderson .... key grip
Kristiona Arnds .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
David August .... playback graphics assistant coordinator
Ian Axilrod .... additional second assistant camera
Ted Ayd .... best electric: Baltimore
Rocky Babcock .... libra head operator
Greg Baldi .... camera operator: second unit
Thomas Bango .... first assistant camera: second unit
Craig Bauer .... camera loader: insert unit
Hans Bjerno .... aerial director of photography
Sarah Brandes .... film loader: Baltimore/Washington DC unit
Arlene 'PinkGrip' Brown .... grip
Thomas Burns .... rigging electrician
Gary Capo .... director of photography: second unit
Andrew Chojnacki .... grip: second unit
Joseph V. Cicio .... camera operator
Cheli Clayton .... first assistant camera: insert unit
Loren Corl .... key grip: second unit
Chris Cotterman .... grip
Louie DeMarco .... first assistant camera: second unit
David E. Diano .... camera operator: second unit
Mitch Dubin .... camera operator: "a" camera
Ted Erne .... crane operator: SuperTechno 30
Michael FitzMaurice .... camera operator: second unit
Steven L. Franklin Sr. .... grip
Omer Ganai .... director of photography: additional photography
Nick Gardner .... camera operator: "c" camera, Washington
DC/Baltimore
Scotty Goudreau .... generator operator: second unit
Russell Griffith .... gaffer: splinter unit
Gene Hara .... key dimmer board operator
Tim Hennessy .... second assistant camera: Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Chris Hill .... video playback operator
John Holmes .... first assistant camera
John Holmes .... first assistant camera: steadicam
Colin Hudson .... steadicam operator
David Insley .... director of photography: second unit
Simon Jayes .... camera operator: "c" camera
Rob Koch .... assistant camera: Washington DC
Dennis A. Livesey .... camera operator
Damon Marcellino .... set lighting technician: second unit
Frank Masi .... still photographer
Jesse Mather .... best boy electric
David J. McGraw .... computer and video playback operator
David McGrory .... additional electrician
Jeff Murrell .... chief lighting technician
Haydn Pazanti .... film loader
Michael Pinkey .... additional cinematographer
Brennan L. Price .... lighting technician
Raman Rao .... gaffer: second unit
James H Razo .... G3 gyro head technician
Steve Reinhardt .... assistant chief lighting technician
Dan Riffel .... gaffer: second unit
Michael Sapienza .... grip
David Schmalz .... additional video assist operator: second unit
Don Selsor .... key rigging grip
Jason Selsor .... best boy rigging grip
Mike Shaheen .... video playback coordinator
Peter Stone .... still photographer: second unit
N. Owen Taylor Jr. .... additional video assist operator
Tommy Tieche .... second assistant camera: insert unit
Dempsey Tillman .... digital video assist operator
Wade Tyree .... electrician
Mike Visencio .... rigging lighting electrician
Chuck Whelan .... first assistant camera
Aaron G. York .... libra head operator
Casting Department
Jennifer Bender .... extras casting
Donna DeSeta .... casting: New York
Samantha Finkler .... casting associate
Mariann H.W. Lee .... casting director: extras
Mandy Sprinkel .... casting director: Baltimore/Washingon
Erin Toner .... casting associate
Chad Tyler .... casting assistant
Karen Wood .... extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Casey .... costume supervisor
Linda S. Cormany .... costumer
Phillip Howard .... key set costumer
Shoshana Rubin .... key costumer
Lori Stilson .... costumer: Bruce Willis
Derek Sullivan .... key costumer: Baltimore
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Des Carey .... digital intermediate producer
Christine Carr .... digital intermediate producer
Adam M. Duthie .... assistant editor
Eric Putz .... telecine colorist: dailies
Ken Terry .... first assistant editor
Transportation Department
John Armstrong .... picture vehicle coordinator
Billy Bonifield .... transportation office coordinator: Baltimore
Daniel Davis .... transportation co-captain: second unit
Michael Luckeroth .... transportation captain: Baltimore
Dennis McCarthy .... driver: high speed insert car
Gerald Titus .... driver