Live Free or Die Hard

Continuity mistake: During the plane and semi scene the front of the semi gets shot to pieces. If you look at the windscreen when the semi comes back onto its wheels it's more like a protection cage, then in the next shot it's gone.

Continuity mistake: The wounds on John's right eyebrow and cheekbone change size, disappear, and switch from fresh to dry then back again throughout the film.

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Continuity mistake: When John drives over the fire hydrant and the water jet hits the helicopter, the gunman falls out and ends up on the ground between the car and water jet. When John drives off in the long shot his body has disappeared.

Continuity mistake: When Detective Maclean is trying to convince Matt to go with him, Matt tries to open a window, so he can escape, but the window won't open. Later, after all the gunfire, both men escape through the now-working window.

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Audio problem: Just as McClane and Farrell are about to leave the Eastern Power Hub, Farrell goes on a long rant and his mouth does not match the words he is saying. [In the unrated version of the film, the rant concurs with Will's mouth movements, but the mistake is valid for the regular version.]

Joel Amos Gordon

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Thomas Gabriel: [Probing a gunshot wound in McClane's shoulder with his gun.] On your tombstone, it should say "Always at the wrong place at the wrong time."
John McClane: How about... [grunts.] Yippee-ki-yay... Motherfucker! [Grabs the gun and fires it through himself and into Gabriel.].

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Trivia: The film's title is a reference to New Hampshire's state motto "Live Free or Die." The film was shipped to theaters under the title "New Hampshire."

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Question: Is the "Fire Sale" procedure used in this movie a real-world idea or just a movie creation? Could it ever happen?

Answer: It is strictly hypothetical and most likely couldn't happen without having many, many insiders and the best hackers in the world, but even then, who knows if that could be probable in a "Post 9/11" climate.

Jason Riley

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