Talk:Live Free or Die Hard

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Contents 1 Comment 2 European distributor 3 Cast? 4 Suggestions for improvement 5 Title 6 Release date

[edit] Comment

The notion that John McClane is fighting bad guys on holiday comes from an earlier spec script about wreck-diving by British writer David Trebilcook. The current story - by Doug Richardson - will revolve around computers and will probably take place in a city environment like the previous two. Scott197827 13/02/2006

• snrrrrk* What the hell are Internet terrorists? -Toptomcat 18:12, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] European distributor

Just curious: anybody have an idea who will distribute this film in Europe? The last one (Die Hard: With a Vengeance) was distributed by Buena Vista in here, but now I see that this article mentions Warner Bros. Will they be the distributors this time? --Mégara (Мегъра) - D. Mavrov 18:21, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cast?

Does anybody know where the cast list came from? I mean, besides Bruce Willis, the only other name announced for a cast was Justin Long.

I'm pretty sure the director mentioned that NO characters from previous movies would be appearing, which makes an appearance by Bonnie Bedelia highly unlikely.

I've seen nothing about Adrian brody being in this movie. I think a reference is needed for that fact.

Paris Hilton? No mention of it on IMDb, and I can't find any mention of it anywhere else. Removing it, for the time being. (USMA2010 22:46, 8 October 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Suggestions for improvement

• Insert clean Infobox Film template
• Rewrite lead paragraph to basic information -- movie title, year, director, star, release date; place the rest in the body
• Create Production section with Development, Screenplay, Casting, and Filming subsections
• Use Cite news template for references
  • Ex: <ref>{{cite news | author=Stax | url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/710/710666p1.html | title=New ''Die Hard'' Helmer | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[2006-05-31]] | accessdate=2006-10-25 }}</ref>
• Create cast list and put citation next to actor's name (so it looks like "Maggie Q^[9]")
• Merge title information into Production section, maybe Title subsection if it's that relevant

I'd get my hands dirty doing this, but I have other priorities at the moment. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 23:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Does anyone else think the title doesn't make any sense? Die Hard made sense because the antagonists of the film were trying to kill the protagonist, who didn't die easily. Die Harder made sense because the protagonist was even harder to kill. Die Hard with a Vengeance made sense because the antagonist didn't die easily and had a grudge against the protagonist, so he died hard with a vengeance. But what the hell does Live Free or Die Hard mean? You can either live free, or you can...not die easily? Is the second option that you're some sort of person who not only hates freedom but will not be defeated easily fighting against it? I agree that Live Free or Die Hard sounds kind of cool and is a pretty clever play on "live free or die", but it doesn't make a shred of sense. DT29 03:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

If I had a nickel for everytime Hollywood did something that didn't make sense... They don't care if it makes sense as long as it puts butts in the seats. Dismas|^(talk) 09:49, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Doesn't make a shred of sense? Come on, it's fairly simple. "Live Free" (without the threat of terrorism, or someone else controlling our every move) or "Die Hard" (fight those who would control our thoughts and actions, and we will not be taken down easily). Not exactly encyclopedic, but the title isn't the mystery you make it out to be. Veracious Rey t • c • r 16:53, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

hey, just watching channel 4 (in the uk) and they showed a trailer that called it "die hard 4.0",is this an international title that assumes international audiences won't get the whole state motto reference thing? i didn't know it was a state motto or anything (as an english person myself) 87.112.192.91 15:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Release date

It has been suggested that the trailer states the release date is July 4th, while the actual website lists a different date. I removed info stating this in the main article. I'm fairly certain what the trailer shows is that the actual time of the film's story takes place on July 4th, and is not a reference to it's release. Veracious Rey t • c • r 02:29, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

It has been stated in the Avon Lake Press that after they film here the release date will be delayed due to problems getting EPA rights for explosions in the lake. I don't know but I'm gonna look it up and cite it. Lashman2000 01:38, 29 March 2007 (UTC)