MBN: The Monte Bubbles Network: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD

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In a movie season filled with CGI fantasy, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD gets real – with real action, real humor, and the reprise of a beloved and iconic character: John McClane. On the Fourth of July weekend, an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. The mysterious figure behind the scheme has figured out every modern angle…but he never figured on McClane – the old-school "analog" fly in the "digital" ointment.

It’s the beginning of the holiday, but New York City Detective McClane isn’t celebrating. He’s had yet another argument with his college-age daughter Lucy, and received a crushingly routine assignment to bring in a young hacker, Matt Farrell, for questioning by the FBI. But for McClane, the ordinary has a habit of exploding into the extraordinary – abruptly hurtling him into the wrong place at the wrong time.

With Farrell’s help, McClane slowly begins to understand the increasing chaos surrounding him. An attack is underway on the vulnerable United States infrastructure, shutting down the entire nation. The mysterious figure behind the scheme, Thomas Gabriel, stays several moves ahead of McClane as he implements his incredible plans, known to uber-geeks like Farrell as a “fire sale” (as in, everything must go!).

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD eschews computer generated fantasy for practical action set pieces. John McClane’s sardonic sense of humor always feels genuine and

relatable. And, most importantly, the film is character-driven, anchored by one of pop

culture’s toughest yet most endearing everyman heroes.

Keeping it real was never far from Bruce Willis’ mind as he contemplated

returning to the character that helped redefine cinema action heroes. “One of the most

exciting things about playing McClane is that he’s definitely not a superhero,” says

Willis. “He has no special powers or abilities. He’s a regular guy to whom anybody can

relate. While we’re always pushing the envelope to create great action sequences, I think

it is McClane’s relatability and sense of humor that really draws in people.

“Over the years, there’d been talk about a new Die Hard picture but nothing

really gelled for me until we came up with the angle of the two things most important to

McClane being threatened,” Willis continues. “McClane loves his family and his

country, above all, and he despises anyone who preys on people who cannot defend

themselves. This was a fresh take on the character, but it always stayed true to his nature.

The stakes are higher now for McClane but he’s still the regular guy unexpectedly

confronted with some very irregular circumstances.”

Willis notes that the stakes were higher for him. “I’m a gambling man by nature,

and I wanted to see if we could meet the challenge of creating a great story,” he points

out. “I really wanted to live up to the first Die Hard. I gave a lot of thought to that.”

Mark Bomback’s screenplay, based on a story by Bomback and David Marconi,

had drawn Willis’ interest, but he didn’t fully commit to the project until director Len

Wiseman joined the project. Willis had watched Wiseman’s thriller, Underworld:

Evolution, which impressed Willis with its singular vision. “I was completely sucked into

Len’s film,” Willis remembers. “You could tell somebody was definitely steering the

ship because the world of the film never deviated. I thought Len could bring a lot to a

new Die Hard film – and he did.”

Wiseman taking the reins of LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD seemed like a prophecy

fulfilled: As a high school student, he made a Die Hard-inspired “movie” with some

friends. “I love Die Hard,” Wiseman recalls. “I was especially drawn to McClane’s

vulnerability. He’s a guy who has been thrust into an unexpected situation, and he’s none

too happy about it. Anyone can relate to that.”

Wiseman’s take on the character and story was critical in shaping LIVE FREE OR

DIE HARD. Simply put, he wanted to be true to McClane. Wiseman recalls one instance

in an early script draft of an unlikely McClane moment that needed a course correction.

“There was a scene where McClane walks into a police station and asks, ‘What can I do

to help?’ And I said, ‘McClane doesn’t offer to help – ever.’ Bruce sparked to that.”

Wiseman, while intent on LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD staying true to John

McClane, worked with Willis and Bomback to create additional nuances for the

character. “I wanted to explore another level of McClane as he faces new challenges,”

says the director. “How would he react if his daughter is threatened? What kind of effect

does being a hero – even a reluctant one – have on your family and relationships?

“In this film, McClane is out of his element more than ever,” Wiseman continues.

“This is the ultimate McClane-esque scenario because he’s an old-school cop who finds

himself up against a new kind of tech-savvy villain.”

Willis also wanted to make sure the script didn’t ignore the passage of time. “We

don’t pretend that McClane is the same guy he was in the original Die Hard,” he says.

“Obviously, he’s older – his daughter Lucy, whom we met as a child in the first film, is

now a college student. He’s more weary and cynical. But it’s important to note that

McClane has never seen himself as an action hero.”

With input from Willis and Wiseman, Bomback’s screenplay became grittier, the

action more in-your-face, and the time frame more compressed. “It really became

visceral, stunt-driven and real,” says Bomback. “Anything that could go wrong for

McClane did go wrong. We were always thinking of new ways to complicate McClane’s

life by putting him in seemingly impossible situations. Of course, then we had to figure

out how to get him out of it.”

Willis and Wiseman worked tirelessly to make the film a huge thrill ride while

staying true to the character. “This film was the most draining of the Die Hard films,

both physically and mentally,” says Willis. “I will have been working on this film for an

entire year by the time it opens. But it’s most definitely the most rewarding from an

artistic standpoint.”

“Having played the character previously and being so closely identified with

McClane, Bruce brought a critical level of experience to the project,” says Mark

Bomback. “In a way, McClane is another version of Bruce. There’s no one else who

could play that part. During our script meetings Bruce would say something like, ‘I don’t

think McClane would say that; he might say this.’ And then we’d suddenly realize that

Bruce’s idea was more appropriate to the character and to a Die Hard film.”

The Die Hard films are renowned for their non-stop action, and LIVE FREE OR

DIE HARD offers some of the biggest, most realistic set pieces seen in films today. “I

thought about the kind of situations we could put McClane in, that I would want to see as

a fan,” Wiseman explains. “And we came up with some wild stuff – McClane-esque

action that was real, gritty and bare-bones.”

“We always envisioned LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD as a straight-ahead action

ride, that was true to the tone and character of the original but updated for today,” adds

Willis. “I can tell you we’ve more than met that goal. This isn’t one of those films that is

completely reliant on CG effects…I’ve done those films and there’s nothing wrong with

them, but in the spirit of Die Hard, the action had to be smashmouth, and I think we’ve

more than accomplished our goal. You get real action and stunts. It’s gritty and big,

everything you’d expect and want in a Die Hard movie.”

A few of the film’s action highlights:

-- a sedan hurtles through the air toward McClane and Farrell, seconds from

crushing them, before the sedan lands on the passing cars and bounces over the

two men;

--McClane’s patrol car sails skyward like a fiery missile into a helicopter;

--McClane and Gabriel’s girlfriend and chief operative, Mai (Maggie Q) engage

in a vicious, close-quarters fight, trading punches and kicks inside a car dangling

vertically in an elevator shaft;

--another Gabriel operative, Rand (played by famed French action star Cyril

Raffaelli) jumps across a building, lands on an air conditioning unit, jumps over

to a fire escape, rappels down another fire escape, and swings down onto a third

fire escape – all in one take, which has never before been done on film; and

--in an explosive freeway chase sequence, a Harrier jet pursues, fires upon, and

virtually destroys a big rig driven by McClane.

During production, Wiseman worked closely with stunt coordinator Brad Martin

and special effects supervisor Mike Meinardus to create the action. “Len’s mandate was

that if a stunt could be done practically, without computer generated imagery, that’s how

he wanted it done,” says Martin. (Visual Effects Supervisor Patrick McClung

supplemented the mostly-practical scenes with what he calls “invisible” CGI.)

Much of the action was designed around McClane’s old-school, dirt-under-his

fingernails ways, as he uses anything available – his fists, guns, fire extinguishers, even

helicopters – to battle Gabriel and his operatives. And Willis was more than up for the

physical rigors of the shoot. “This is a Die Hard film, which means that McClane is put

through the wringer,” Willis points out. “I wanted McClane to look like he could still

take whatever’s thrown at him, so I underwent a rigorous training regimen for several

months prior to the start of production. McClane’s older and so am I – and that was part

of the fun of returning to the character. But I also realized there is a benefit to getting

older. You pay attention, and you acquire some wisdom.”

“Bruce would say, ‘You know, we really have to beat the crap out of me in this

scene,’” adds Wiseman. “And he is in great physical shape. Equally important, Bruce has

a certain look in his eyes that tells you he can withstand a lot.”

Always mindful of keeping the action real no matter how elaborate and explosive,

Wiseman, Martin and Willis explore the physical consequences on McClane. “We’d ask

ourselves questions like, ‘What would happen if McClane fell off a one-story building

and then clipped something on his way down?’” Martin recalls. “Our stunts had to have

a purpose, because McClane does nothing without a reason and usually only because he

lacks another choice.”

Many of the film’s explosive reality-based action scenes take place on enormous,

stylized sets created by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos (Independence Day).

Tatopoulos’ practical sets not only looked huge, they created the foundation necessary for

the filmmakers to get extreme with the action sequences. “Production design is more

than creating a space,” explains Tatopoulos. “It’s thinking about how to make the action

work in that space. It’s more like delivering a tool – a playground for people to work

with. I’m a big fan of practical sets. I like to build things.”

Humor plays an equally important role in LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD.

McClane’s sardonic wisecracks have provided many of the highlights of the Die Hard

films, and LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD more than lives up to that tradition. “I’m very

protective of McClane and aware that there’s a fine line between poking fun at the

character and laughing at him,” says Willis. “We always want audiences to relate to him,

and one way to do that is through laughter.”

Moreover, the film’s humor further blurs the line between Willis and his on-

screen alter ego. “Bruce is a regular guy from New Jersey who tells and laughs at silly

jokes, and likes nothing more than being with his family,” says Mark Bomback. “Those

qualities are what make Bruce – and McClane – so likable.”

Bomback says that coming up with the numerous “McClane-isms” was the most

enjoyable part of writing the script. “I love the character of John McClane. Whenever I

would feel intimidated by a scene or wonder how I was going to pull it off, the McClane

‘voice’ allowed me to write it. It was such a pleasure to think of what McClane would say

in a given situation.”

Much of the humor stems from the counterpoint of McClane’s old-school ways

and Gabriel’s modern methods. “The digital world has kind of left him by,” says Willis.

“We didn’t want to suddenly make McClane computer-savvy and be able to stop Gabriel

and hack into satellites. McClane wouldn’t know how to do that. So we have some fun

putting him in situations he doesn’t understand, and pitting him against a bad guy using

tools and methods McClane’s completely unfamiliar with.”

But Gabriel underestimates McClane, the ultimate “die-hard” who begins to turn

the tables on his adversary – all the while unleashing a torrent of wisecracks, including

McClane’s signature quip, “Yipee-Ki-Yay.” “That expression has become part of the Die

Hard mythology over time,” says Willis. “At the time I first said it, in Die Hard, it was

just a cool thing to say to Alan Rickman [as the villainous Hans Gruber], when he was

calling me ‘Mr. Cowboy.’ I am amazed that such a simple line would become part of the

language of pop culture. But McClane says it now under many circumstances, mainly

when he is trying to be extra indecipherable.”

Tech-savvy Matt Farrell, another subject of McClane’s barbs, is the digital yin to

McClane’s analog yang. “Matt’s a fun foil for McClane,” notes Justin Long, the young

star of such films as Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Galaxy Quest, and who can

be seen in a series of popular Apple Computer commercials. “He’s very different from

McClane’s ‘partners’ in the previous Die Hard films; he’s not a cop or a streetwise guy.

Matt’s a man of technology, while McClane’s a man of action. A lot of fun comes from

their interaction.

“Matt’s definitely not physical,” adds Long. “How could he be? He’s obsessed

with his computer and never leaves home.”

A character with a more athletic bent is Mai, the chief operative of – and

girlfriend to – Thomas Gabriel. Maggie Q, who had a starring role in Mission:

Impossible III, is a skilled martial artist, and her no-holds-barred on-screen bouts with

Willis had a powerful “East versus West” flair. “Mai is more physical than anything

else,” says Maggie. “She’s quick, savvy and lethal. McClane has his old-school fighting

techniques, and Mai has her new combat methods. It makes for an interesting dynamic.”

Mai’s boss (and paramour), Gabriel, works more with his brain than with brawn.

The architect of a plan to bring down the nation’s digital infrastructure, Gabriel is an

adversary the likes of which McClane has not previously encountered. “Gabriel is

capable of certain methods that McClane is unable to foresee because they’re out of his

realm of experience,” explains Timothy Olyphant.

If villains in the Die Hard films are defined by their cleverness and how many

moves they’re ahead of McClane and the audience, then Gabriel ranks among the series’

most intriguing. Certainly, Gabriel’s plans raise the stakes much higher than in previous

Die Hard films. He is not trying to rob a corporation, or a city’s financial district; he’s

bringing down an entire country. And Gabriel is doing it, he believes, for a good reason.

“Gabriel has an agenda with the government, and he’s now in a position to give the

American public a strong reality check,” adds Olyphant.

Like most memorable cinema villains, Gabriel is charismatic, charming, brilliant

and intense – a combination of qualities that made the character challenging to cast.

“Gabriel is brilliant and sophisticated, but at the same time he often seems like he’s on

the verge of snapping because he takes things way too far. And Tim has that quality

about him,” Wiseman laughs.

When McClane threatens to upset Gabriel’s plans, Gabriel kidnaps McClane’s

daughter Lucy to keep him at bay. That, as Gabriel learns, is a big mistake. “We haven’t

seen Lucy since Die Hard, and then only briefly as a child,” says Willis. “Now, she’s a

college student and not on the best of terms with McClane. But even though McClane is

divorced and on his own, he’s still very much a family man. And he’ll stop at nothing to

save his daughter.”

“The kidnapping of Lucy ups the emotional stakes for McClane,” Willis adds. “It

provides an important emotional drive, along with the huge events unfolding around

him.”

Lucy, as played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, is definitely her father’s daughter.

“She’s feisty with a lot of the McClane spirit and toughness,” says Winstead. “When the

story begins, Lucy’s relationship with her father is strained because he was absent from

most of her young life. Of course, everything changes when Lucy is threatened by

Gabriel.”

To stop Gabriel, McClane must rely on the digital savvy of reluctant cohort Matt

Farrell, as well as master hacker known as Warlock. Ensconced in his “nerve center”

(actually his mom’s basement), Warlock provides McClane and Farrell with critical

information and a lot of attitude. Actor-filmmaker-website proprietor Kevin Smith

admits to being typecast as Freddy. “I spend a lot of time online. There are days I wake

up, spend all day online, then go to bed.”

Smith, like Len Wiseman, found his involvement in a new Die Hard picture to

have a special resonance. “I didn’t shoot a Die Hard movie in high school, like Len did,”

says Smith, “but I did host a viewing party of the film when it came out on VHS. I was

fascinated by how real McClane was – that he was one of the first action heroes to

actually appear damaged by the adventure he’d just undertaken.”

Indeed, the films’ legacy, its believable everyman hero and its huge yet largely

practical action set pieces, defined much of the filmmakers’ excitement about making

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD. “On a given day, there’d be a Harrier Jet under

construction, freeway sections we were building, a forty-foot trailer suspended in the sky

– and four cranes poised to capture the day’s action,” remembers Len Wiseman. “I’d

walk out on the set, look around, and think, ‘This is a pretty cool job.’ And a far cry from

my backyard in Fremont!”

“It was combat every day while preparing and making this movie, but I’m ecstatic

with the job everybody has done,” concludes Bruce Willis. “A lot of people love these

films and think the first one reinvented the action genre. So we had a lot to live up to

with LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD. “I’ve already gone on record as saying it is as good if

not better than the Die Hard. It gives audiences everything they love about Die Hard and

McClane, while upping the stakes and reinventing the playing field.”

ABOUT THE CAST

BRUCE WILLIS (John McClane) has demonstrated incredible versatility in a

career that has included such diverse characterization as the prizefighter in Quentin

Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, the philandering contractor in Robert Benton’s Nobody’s Fool,

the heroic time traveler in Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys, the traumatized Vietnam

veteran in Norman Jewison’s In Country, the compassionate child psychologist in M.

Night Shyamalan’s Oscar®-nominated The Sixth Sense (for which he won the People’s

Choice Award) and his signature role, Detective John McClane, in the Die Hard trilogy.

Willis, whose recent films include Hostage, Sin City, 16 Blocks, Lucky Number Slevin

and Over the Hedge, just starred in the feature films Alpha Dog, directed by Nick

Cassavetes, and Perfect Strangers co-starring Halle Berry.

Following studies in Montclair State College’s prestigious theater program, the

New Jersey native honed his craft in several stage plays and countless television

commercials, before landing the leading role in Sam Shepard’s 1984 stage drama “Fool

for Love,” a run which lasted for 100 performances off-Broadway.

Willis achieved international stardom and garnered several acting awards

(including an Emmy® and a Golden Globe®) for his starring role as private eye David

Addison in the hit TV series “Moonlighting,” a role that he won over 3,000 other

contenders. He made his motion picture debut opposite Kim Basinger in Blake Edwards’

romantic comedy Blind Date. In 1988, he originated the role of John McClane in the

blockbuster Die Hard. He reprised the character in two sequels, Die Hard 2 and Die

Hard with A Vengeance, 1995’s global box office champ.

His wide array of film roles includes collaborations with such respected

filmmakers as Michael Bay (Armageddon), M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense and

Unbreakable), Alan Rudolph (Mortal Thoughts, Breakfast of Champions), Walter Hill

(Last Man Standing), Robert Benton (Billy Bathgate, Nobody’s Fool,), Rob Reiner (The

Story of Us), Ed Zwick (The Siege), Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), Barry Levinson

(Bandits), Robert Zemeckis (Death Becomes Her) and Antoine Fuqua (Tears of the Sun).

Other motion picture credits include The Jackal, Mercury Rising, The Whole Nine

Yards (and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards) and Disney’s The Kid. He also voiced the

characters of the wise-cracking infant, Mikey, in Look Who’s Talking and Look Who’s

Talking Too and Spike in the animated Rugrats Go Wild!

Willis also maintains a hand in the theater. In 1997, he co-founded A Company

of Fools, a non-profit theater troupe committed to developing and sustaining stage work

in the Wood River Valley of Idaho, and throughout the U.S. He starred in and directed a

staging of Sam Shepard’s dark comedy “True West” at the Liberty Theater in Hailey,

Idaho. The play, which depicts the troubled relationship between two brothers, was aired

on Showtime and dedicated to Willis’ late brother Robert.

An accomplished musician, Willis recorded the 1986 Motown album “The Return

of Bruno,” which went platinum and contained the #5 Billboard hit “Respect Yourself.”

Three years later, he recorded a second album “If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You

Stronger.” Last year, he launched a U.S. club tour with his musical group Bruce Willis

Blues Band, which continues to play concerts across the U.S. In addition, Willis

recently formed Willis Brothers Films with his brother David Willis.

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT(Gabriel) has an expansive list of diverse film and

television credits, and is known for his poignant portrayals in both drama and comedy.

Olyphant garnered critical notice for his powerful portrayal of the tough, honorable,

natural born-leader Seth Bullock in HBO’s groundbreaking series “Deadwood.”

Olyphant recently starred opposite Jennifer Garner in the Sony Pictures romantic

comedy Catch and Release.

Olyphant wrapped production on a drama, Stop Loss, directed by Kimberly

Peirce, produced by Scott Rudin, in which Olyphant plays a Marine Corps general in

Iraq. He also completed production on the independent film, Bill, alongside Aaron

Eckhart and Jessica Alba. The story revolves around a man (Eckhart) going through a

mid-life crisis whose wife has an affair with a local newscaster (Olyphant) that is caught

on tape and broadcast over the internet. The film is being produced and financed by

Gotham-based GreeneStreet Films.

Olyphant is now before the cameras in the title role of Hitman, based on the

popular videogame, to be released this October. Agent 47 (Olyphant) has been educated

to become a professional assassin for hire. His most powerful weapons are his nerve and

a resolute pride in his work. 47 is both the last two digits of the barcode tattooed on the

nape of his neck, and his only name. The hunter becomes the hunted when 47 gets caught

up in a political takeover. Both Interpol and the Russian military chase the Hitman across

Eastern Europe as he tries to find out who set him up and why they’re trying to take him

out of the game. But the greatest threat to 47’s survival may be the stirrings of his

conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a beautiful, damaged girl.

In 2004, Olyphant co-starred with Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in 20th

Century Fox/Regency Enterprises picture The Girl Next Door. Olyphant brilliantly

portrayed Kelly, the porn producer, ex-boyfriend of Danielle (Cuthbert), who follows her

to suburbia to try and convince her to come back to the business. Prior to this, Olyphant

starred alongside Donnie Wahlberg, Tom Sizemore, Jason Lee and Morgan Freeman in

Castle Rock Entertainment’s adaptation of Stephen King’s best-selling novel

Dreamcatcher, directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

Other notable film credits include Rock Star written by John Stockwell and

directed by Stephen Herek, Disney’s Gone in 60 Seconds and New Line Cinema’s A Man

Apart. In addition, Olyphant starred as Mickey in Scream 2, in the indie film 1999, as

well as A Life Less Ordinary alongside Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor and The First

Wives Club.

Olyphant attended the 2002 Sundance Film Festival for his movie Coastlines,

which screened in competition. Olyphant portrayed Sonny Mann, an ex-con who returns

to his Florida hometown and becomes involved with his best friend’s wife. The film was

directed and written by Victor Nunez, and also starred Josh Brolin and Sarah Wynter.

In 2002, Olyphant starred in the Sony Classics film Broken Hearts Club—A

Romantic Comedy, which told the story of a close-knit group of young gay men who

struggled to cope with their identity and found comfort in playing together on a softball

team. The film also starred, at the time newcomer Zach Braff, John Mahoney and Dean

Cain.

In 1999, Olyphant received great notice as the drug dealer Todd Gaines in Doug

Liman’s critically applauded film Go. Written by John August, Go tells a story about

events that happen after a drug deal, told from three different points of view.

On television, Olyphant appeared in the HBO film, “When Trumpets Fade” by

director John Irvin and ABC’s critically acclaimed drama, “High Incident” as rookie cop

Brett Faraday. Olyphant made his television debut with the series “77 Sunset Strip” for

Warner Bros. and appeared in the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame special “Ellen Foster”

starring Julie Harris. Olyphant has also enjoyed guest appearances on popular shows

such as: “My Name is Earl” and “Sex in the City.”

Born in Hawaii and raised in California, Olyphant attended USC where he

developed an interest for the fine arts and performance arts. Olyphant studied drawing,

painting, sculpting, theater and stand-up comedy. Upon graduation, Olyphant moved to

New York to enroll in William Esper’s acting program to perfect his craft. There he

received the World Theater Award for Outstanding Debut Performance for his role as

Tim Hapgood in the Playwright Horizon’s The Monogamist written by Christopher Kyle.

He went on to star in David Sedaris’ one-man production, Santaland Diaries at the

Atlantic Theater. This play was directed by Joe Mantello. He recently returned to the

Playwright Horizon starring in Plunge, also written by Christopher Kyle.

JUSTIN LONG (Matt Farrell) is a potent combination of charm and charisma,

who is rapidly rising as one of Hollywood's top young actors.

Last year, Long starred in the Steve Pink film Accepted. He played Bartleby

Gaines, a high school senior who creatively schemes against his parents in an attempt to

avoid college. Also in 2006 came Idiocracy, starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph and

Dax Shepard, written and directed by Mike Judge, the director of Office Space.

Long co-starred in the romantic comedy The Breakup, playing Jennifer Aniston’s

flamboyant hairstylist. At the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival, Long starred in The

Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, a comedy produced by Kevin Spacey and Jared Hess, who

wrote and directed Napoleon Dynamite. The film won the Audience Award for Best

Narrative Feature. Also set to be released this year is the independent feature Dreamland,

with Long in the starring role of this basketball-themed drama, opposite Agnes Bruckner.

Long continues to maintain a long list of upcoming projects slated to be released

in 2007. He recently completed filming the comedy Strange Wilderness and has also

wrapped One Part Sugar, opposite Danny DeVito. He voices the character of the brave

and honorable mouse Desperaux for Universal Pictures’ computer-animated feature The

Tale of Despereaux.

Previously, Long appeared opposite Ryan Reynolds and Anna Farris in the

Lionsgate feature Waiting. Produced by Chris Moore, Waiting is a slice of life comedy

that follows a group of young waiters at a family style restaurant. In the past he has

starred as the love interest of Lindsay Lohan in Herbie: Fully Loaded, Disney's latest

incarnation of their successful love bug series.

Long is best known for his performance alongside Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn

in the Twentieth Century Fox comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. As a high

school student who dreams of making the cheerleading squad, Justin painfully and

comically helps in winning the big dodgeball tournament. Prior to Dodgeball, he also

provided the voice for Dwayne in Bill Plympton's animated feature Hair High. Hair

High is a gothic high-school comedy with a Carrie-like story that also features the voices

of David Carradine, Dermot Mulroney, and Martha Plimpton.

Long sent shivers down the spine of audiences with his starring role in the 2001

box office hit Jeepers Creepers. He also shared the screen with Britney Spears in her

feature-film debut Crossroads. His other film credits include the Daniel Waters satirical

comedy Happy Campers, Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, and the

independent feature Raising Genius with Wendie Malick and Stephen Root.

On the small screen, Long was a favorite of viewers on NBC's critically

acclaimed "Ed" for his portrayal of the lovable and quirky Stuckeyville High School

student Warren Cheswick.

On stage, he has appeared in several New York Theater productions, including

The Hot L Baltimore, starring Sam Rockwell and The Shadowbox. Born in Fairfield,

Connecticut, Long attended Vassar College where he was a two-year member of the

acclaimed sketch comedy group Laughingstock.

CLIFF CURTIS (Bowman) is one of New Zealand's most successful acting

talents, having worked with such acclaimed directors as Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann,

David O. Russell, Danny Boyle, Frank Darabont, Jane Campion, Antoine Fuqua, Darren

Aronofsky, and Niki Caro.

Curtis is most recognizable from his role opposite Academy Award®-nominated

Keisha Castle Hughes in the Whale Rider. He appeared in the Oscar-winning films

Training Day, with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke; The Insider, with Al Pacino

and Russell Crowe; and The Piano, with Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin and Harvey Keitel,

which was Curtis’ film debut.

Among Curtis' other films are Blow with Johnny Depp, directed by Ted Demme;

Three Kings directed by David O. Russell with George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice

Cube; Runaway Jury with John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman; Bringing

out the Dead directed by Martin Scorsese with Nicolas Cage; Virus, with Jamie Lee

Curtis and Donald Sutherland; Ivan Reitman's 6 Days/7 Nights with Harrison Ford.

He can also be seen in River Queen, with Samantha Morton and Kiefer

Sutherland; The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky with Hugh Jackman and Rachel

Weisz; Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle with Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans; and

Fracture, directed by Gregory Hoblit with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling.

Curtis received a New Zealand Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his

work in Desperate Remedies the same year that he received a New Zealand Film Award

nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the film Once Were Warriors, directed by Lee

Tamahori. He also starred in South Pacific Pictures' feature film Jubilee, which earned

him a New Zealand Best Actor Award. He starred in Overnight, for which he received a

New Zealand Television Award nomination for Best Actor. Curtis worked with Director

Stephen Hopkins on the Emmy nominated mini-series, Traffic.

In addition to his many film credits, Curtis has worked extensively in New

Zealand theatre. Curtis trained at the New Zealand Drama School before attending the

prestigious Teatro Dimitri Scoula in Switzerland. His stage credits include Macbeth, The

Cherry Orchard, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Happy End, Fiddler on the Roof, Man of

La Mancha and Porgy and Bess.

Recently, Curtis wrapped principal photography on 10,000 B.C., directed by

Roland Emmerich with Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, and Omar Sharif.

MAGGIE Q’s(Mai) sexy and seductive visage has sold millions of top name

products and magazines all over Asia and has graced the silver screen in more than a few

Hong Kong movies. As one of Asia’s leading models and actresses, this Eurasian beauty

from Hawaii is making her mark in Hollywood.

In 2006, Maggie co-starred in Mission: Impossible III for Paramount Pictures,

starring opposite Tom Cruise. She portrayed Zhen, one of his four principle team

members. The action-thriller was shot on locations throughout Europe, Asia and the

United States and was directed by J.J. Abrams, the creator of such popular television

series as “Lost,” “Alias” and “Felicity.”

Next, Maggie stars in the Rogue Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment comedy

Balls of Fury with Dan Fogler, George Lopez and Christopher Walken. The film is about

an ex-ping pong champion, who enters the secret world of ping pong to find the man who

killed his father. The film is being produced by Spyglass’s Jonathan Glickman and was

written and directed by Robert Ben Garant.

Born in Hawaii to an American father and Vietnamese mother, Maggie spent her

childhood competing in swimming and track and field events. At the age of 18, she

moved to Hong Kong to pursue a career in modeling. She quickly rose to the status of a

top model in many parts of Asia and has appeared on more than 100 magazine covers

including various Asian editions of Time, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Madame

Figaro, Marie Claire and Elle.

Maggie began her acting career in the TV drama “House of the Dragon,” which

was a huge hit in Asia. Following the success of the series, she starred in the horror film

Model from Hell. She made such an impression on Jackie Chan in the film Gen-Y Cops,

opposite Paul Rudd, that Chan had her cast in the award-winning film Manhattan

Midnight.

In 2002 she starred as a femme fatale in the popular action film Naked Weapon,

described as a cross between Charlie’s Angels and The Matrix because of its extensive

stunts and CGI-enhanced special effects. The film was directed by Tony Ching Siu

Tung, who was also the action choreographer for films like Hero and House of Flying

Daggers. Through her experiences working with Jackie Chan and Tony Ching Siu Tung

and in working on numerous action films, Maggie has developed a talent for hand-tohand

combat. She used these skills during production on Mission: Impossible III, Rush

Hour 2 and Around the World in 80 Days.

Additional film credits include The Counting House, a horror film for Italy’s Rai

Entertainment; the Hong Kong feature Dragon Squad, where she plays a sniper; and the

German/Singapore television mini-series “House of Harmony.”

Maggie is currently the celebrity spokesperson for LUX Personal Wash Products

and SOFINA Facial Skin-Care in China. She has also had successful campaigns with

Derma Logical (Hong Kong), Coca-Cola (Japan), Haojue Suzuki Motorcycle (China),

Lancel Image Girl (Asia) and Shiseido UV White (Japan).

When not filming on location, Maggie divides her time between Hong Kong and

Hawaii, where her family still resides.

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD (Lucy McClane) recently co-starred in the

Quentin Tarantino-directed film Death Proof, the second half of the Tarantino/Robert

Rodriguez Grindhouse double feature from Dimension Films. Last year, she appeared in

the ensemble film Bobby directed by Emilio Estevez and in the remake of the 1974 horror

classic Black Christmas released on Christmas Day.

Winstead last starred as the female lead in Final Destination 3. Previous film

credits include The Ring Two with Naomi Watts, Sky High opposite Kurt Russell and

Kelly Preston and the independent film Checking Out.

On the small screen Winstead is probably best known for her role as Jessica

Bennett in the popular NBC daytime drama Passions for which she received nominations

from The Hollywood Reporter’s Young Star Awards and the Young Artist Awards for

her performance on the show. Other television credits include the CBS series Wolf Lake,

the MTV original film Monster Island, and guest roles in popular shows such as Touched

by an Angel, Tru Calling and Promised Land.

Winstead, a cousin of the legendary Ava Gardner, is no stranger to the stage. She

began her career in the performing arts as a dancer for which she studied ballet, tap and

jazz. Her theatre credits include The Nutcracker and the Broadway production of Joseph

and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond.

Originally from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Winstead now mostly resides in

Los Angeles or wherever her next project takes her. Despite her busy schedule, she is

still finding time for higher education, taking college courses online.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

LEN WISEMAN’s (Director) experience in the film industry began in the art

department on the blockbuster hits Godzilla, Stargate, Men In Black and Independence

Day. With his natural visual flair and eye for design, he was soon behind the lens

directing commercials for PlayStation, Time Warner, Oracle, Intel and Activision, which

quickly lead to a career in music videos. A host of award nominations followed,

including Best Art Direction at the 2002 MTV Video Awards™ for Quarashi’s “Stick

‘Em Up” and Best Director at the 2002 MVPA Awards for the Rufus Wainwright video

“Across the Universe.” In addition, Wiseman has directed groundbreaking music videos

for Megadeath, En Vogue, Static X, Paul Oakenfold and Brooke Allison.

With his distinctive style and growing reputation, Wiseman came to the attention

of Skip Williamson, President of Lakeshore Records, who saw Wiseman at work and

made the push for him to direct his first feature film Underworld.

Wiseman and writer Danny McBride met through their agent, Nick Reed, at ICM.

The two hit it off upon discovering they had a common love and knowledge of genre

films. The screenplay for Underworld was so well received that Wiseman and McBride

were able to set up another project, tentatively called Black Chapter, with Antoine Fuqua

attached to produce for Disney. Wiseman went on to direct Underworld: Evolution.

MARK BOMBACK’s (Screenplay, Story) credits include Godsend, starring

Robert DeNiro and Greg Kinnear, and The Tourist, now in post-production, starring

Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor.

Bomback is adapting Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford’s books The

Sportswriter, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land for HBO. In addition, his

screenplay Unstoppable is in development at Twentieth Century Fox.

In 2002, Bomback was selected to participate in the Sundance Institute's

prestigious Filmmakers Lab, where he workshopped his screenplay for Disturbing the

Peace, based on the Richard Yates novel, with which he hopes to make his directorial

debut this year.

Bomback teaches an annual course in screenwriting at his alma mater, Wesleyan

University.

DAVID MARCONI (Story) wrote and directed the upcoming film Kaleidoscope,

a gritty geopolitical thriller set in present day Europe. Inspired by true-life events,

Marconi describes the film as "a character-driven love story told against the background

of political intrigue.”

A native of Highland Park, Illinois, Marconi was passionate about film making

from an early age. After winning several high-school film making competitions, Marconi

was awarded an alumni merit scholarship to attend the University of Southern

California's film school. Upon graduation, he landed his first job as Francis Ford

Coppola's assistant on The Outsiders. Following that, Coppola promoted Marconi to

production supervisor/2nd unit on Rumble Fish.

In 1993, Marconi wrote and directed his first feature, The Harvest, a visually

detailed stylish noir starring Miguel Ferrer and Leilani Sarelle. Shortly thereafter,

Simpson/Bruckheimer commissioned Marconi to write his original screenplay Enemy of

the State starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. A high-tech thriller dealing with

privacy issues, the film grossed over 250 million dollars worldwide. On the heels of

Enemy of the State, Marconi redeveloped Jerry Bruckheimer's television series Soldier of

Fortune.

Marconi has co-authored with Flint Dille three serialized novels: Agent 13, The

Midnight Avenger, Agent 13 and the Serpentine Assassins and Agent 13 and the Acolytes

of Darkness, all from Random House. An action-adventure series set in the 30's, the

stories deal with a secret society manipulating the events leading up to the Second World

War, and the one man, Agent Thirteen, who tries to foil their plans.

MICHAEL FOTTRELL (Producer), a graduate of the USC School of Cinema,

has served in various executive and co-producing roles on the high-profile films You, Me

and Dupree, Herbie: Fully Loaded, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Catwoman, Sweet Home Alabama,

Sorority Boys, The New Guy, Rock Star, Blue Streak, Cruel Intentions and A Very Brady

Sequel.

In addition to his producing credits, Fottrell served as production manager for

Mighty Joe Young, Volcano, Crimson Tide, Gross Anatomy, Warlock, and Shy People,

among others.

His executive production manager credits at Disney include Father of the Bride,

When a Man Loves a Woman, Sister Act, What About Bob?, and Pretty Woman.

ARNOLD RIFKIN (Executive Producer) is a partner at Rifkin/Eberts, LLC,

which has a number of films in development at various studios.

Previously, he produced film and television projects through Cheyenne

Enterprises LLC. Since the company’s inception in January 2000, Cheyenne produced

such feature films as Bandits, Hart’s War, The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course,

Tears of the Sun, Hostage and 16 Blocks.

Before founding Cheyenne Enterprises, Rifkin had been a talent agent for over 20

years. He started his career at Rifkin-David and was a founding partner of Triad Artists.

In 1992, Triad Artists was acquired by the William Morris Agency and Rifkin was named

worldwide head of the WMA Motion Picture Department. In 1996, he became president

of the agency where he remained until September 1999. In January 2000, Rifkin formed

Cheyenne Enterprises, LLC.

In addition to his work in the creative community, Rifkin sits on the Board of

Directors at the American Cinematheque and serves as the co-chair of the Producers

Program at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film & Television, where he has been teaching

for 12 years.

WILLIAM WISHER (Executive Producer) is no stranger to Die Hard films. In

the summer of 1994, Wisher spent two weeks working on Die Hard With a Vengeance,

which had just begun shooting. Those two weeks turned into five months as Wisher and

Bruce Willis continued to collaborate through the end of production.

When director Len Wiseman and Bruce Willis asked Wisher to come aboard

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, he didn't hesitate.

A native of Los Angeles, Wisher attended Catholic School in Inglewood, and

finished High School in Brea, California, and attended College in nearby Fullerton.

During the past twenty years, Wisher has penned several films, including more

than a few as an uncredited script doctor. His credits include Terminator 2: Judgment

Day, Judge Dredd, and The 13th Warrior.

SIMON DUGGAN, ACS (Director of Photography) won the Film Critics Circle

of Australia Award in 1998 for his work on the feature film The Interview. He was also

nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award and an Australian Cinematographers

Society Award.

Duggan previously worked with LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD director Len

Wiseman on Underworld: Evolution. Other film credits include I, Robot and Garage

Days with filmmaker Alex Proyas, Allan White’s Risk, starring Bryan Brown, and Craig

Monahan's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving.

Duggan has filmed over 2000 national and international television and cinema

commercials. He garnered a first place cinematography statuette for a Volkswagen spot at

this year’s 32nd International Mobius Advertising Awards. He won the first place award

in 2001 for the Ford Global Hello/Goodbye Millennium Campaign, which was filmed

across nine nations. Other awards include first place at the 28th International Mobius

Advertising Awards for the Philip Morris Adventure Tours Campaign, and an

Outstanding Creativity Award at the 26th International Mobius Advertising Awards for

National Australia Bank.

Duggan makes his home in Sydney, Australia where he has lived most of his life.

PATRICK TATOPOULOS’ (Production Designer) designs and creations have

influenced the quality and direction of contemporary cinematography for over a decade.

His creative achievements in Production Design as well as Creature Effects have left a

lasting impression in the Motion Picture industry, with a unique style that is rich,

complex and diverse. His growing body of work has a distinct visual style that attests to

his boundless imagination.

Tatopoulos’ signature style is recognizable in such noted feature films as

Independence Day, I Robot, Underworld: Evolution, Silent Hill, Dark City, Underworld,

Pitch Black, Stuart Little, Stargate and Godzilla. The environments and creatures created

for these films have resulted from the unique combination of Tatopoulos’ artistry and his

collaboration with talented, visionary directors.

He has designed/directed several commercials and music videos in the past few

years in addition to his many other projects. Three of his most recognized music video

designs were done for the popular rock band Linkin Park; with the first video, In the End,

taking the coveted Best Rock Video award at the 2001 MTV Music Awards™, and the

second, PTS. of Authority – Remix, taking the Favorite Video award at the 2002 MTV

Asia Music Awards.

On the commercial front, Tatopoulos designed the look in many ads for such

highly branded industry names as Nintendo, Reebok, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Cingular

Wireless, Intel Pentium and Footlocker.

Born in Paris, Tatopoulos is of Greek and French heritage. He studied at the Art

Decoratif De Paris, the Art Appliques De Paris, and the famous Beaux Art De Paris.

Prior to moving to the United States in 1989 to work in the entertainment industry,

Tatopoulos spent several years in Rome and Athens working as a fine artist and freelance

illustrator. Another interest of his is the mentoring of new and upcoming young artists.

In 2001 Tatopoulos was honored to have one of the prized Hellenic Times Scholarship

given in his name.

Tatopoulos continually strives to discover new challenges in all areas of the

entertainment world. In turn, his efforts, contributions, and artistic style continue to be

sought after. Patrick’s website, www.tatopoulos.net features drawings and photos from

his many film, TV, and commercial projects.

NICOLAS de TOTH (Editor) has edited a wide variety of films including

Underworld: Evolution with director Len Wiseman, as well as Eye of the Storm;

Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme; the action-packed Hellbound,

starring Chuck Norris; the science fiction adventure Stargate; Street Fighter; Showgirls,

starring Gina Gershon and Elizabeth Berkeley; the dramatic Moll Flanders, with Robin

Wright Penn and Morgan Freeman; The Edge with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin;

and Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.

He was editor on the science fiction fantasy Bicentennial Man, starring Robin

Williams, the comedy Dirk and Betty, starring Marisa Tomei and Thomas Haden Church,

the action thrillers Along Came a Spider, starring Morgan Freeman, and The Sum of All

Fears starring Ben Affleck. More recently, de Toth edited the box office hits Terminator

3: Rise of the Machines starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and The Covenant directed by

Renny Harlin.

Born in Italy, MARCO BELTRAMI (Music) began his pursuit of music

composition studying in Venice with Italian master Luigi Nono before entering the Yale

School of Music on a scholarship. Among his most important influences, he counts

acclaimed composers Ennio Morricone and Jerry Goldsmith.

In 1992, Beltrami moved to Los Angeles to undertake a fellowship with Jerry

Goldsmith. While learning the technical aspects of film scoring, he also completed

orchestral compositions for the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Sao Paulo State Orchestra

and the Oakland East Bay Symphony. Since then, Beltrami has tried to balance concert

pieces with a film scoring career.

Beginning with a Sony-funded short, The Bicyclist, in 1994, Beltrami has worked

consistently on film and television scoring projects, including the features The Omen

(2006), Captivity, The Invisible, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, I,

Robot, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Faculty, all three of the Scream films,

Blade 2: Bloodhunt, The Watcher, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, XXX 2: The Next

Level, Red Eye, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Underworld: Evolution.

Beltrami’s work has earned awards from the American Academy of Arts.

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Directed by..........................TODD HOLLAND

Written byCLAIRE-DEE LIM & MIKE WERB &

....................................MICHAEL COLLEARY

Produced by.........MICHAEL COLLEARY and

...................................................MIKE WERB

Director of Photography....VICTOR HAMMER

Production Designer.....TAMARA DEVERELL

Film Editor............SCOTT JAMES WALLACE

Co-Producer...............MICHAEL J. MASCHIO

Music by................................JEFF CARDONI

Music Supervisor..........PATRICK HOULIHAN

Costume Designer........JUDITH R. GELLMAN

JOSH HUTCHERSON

BRUCE GREENWOOD

DASH MIHOK

STEVEN CULP

BILL NUNN

BREE TURNER

SCOTCH ELLIS LORING

MAYTE GARCIA

TEDDY SEARS

Casting by.............MEG LIBERMAN CSA and

.......................................CAMI PATTON CSA

A TODD HOLLAND FILM

A REGENCY ENTERPRISES Presentation

A NEW REGENCY Production

Unit Production Manager..........ANNA BEBEN

First Assistant Director.......LIBBY HODGSON

Second Assistant Director.............TIM SINGH

CAST

DOGPATCH

Shane Fahey...............JOSH HUTCHERSON

Connor Fahey............BRUCE GREENWOOD

Joe Musto ....................................BILL NUNN

Lionel Bradford.......SCOTCH ELLIS LORING

Pep Clemente.......................MAYTE GARCIA

Terence Kahn ........................TEDDY SEARS

Rexxx/Dewey the Dog.......................ARWEN

...........................................................FRODO

...........................................................ROHAN

.......................................................STRYDER

Zachary Hayden ....................STEVEN CULP

Trey Falcon ..............................DASH MIHOK

Liz Knowles ...........................BREE TURNER

GREENPOINT

Jasmine “J.J.” Presley ...HANNAH LOCHNER

Captain Jessie Presley ....CLAUDETTE MINK

Burr Baldwin .............................SHANE DALY

Corbin Sellars..........................MATT COOKE

Felicity Hammer.................KATIE FINNERAN

Oscar ...........................BRANDON CRAGGS

Josh.........................................JOSEPH ZITA

Mrs. Renzi.......................KATHRYN HAGGIS

Captain Marc Fahey.............RANDY TRIGGS

Animal Control Officer ..........CARL BARLOW

Dapper Host ..............................DAN DURAN

Perky Co-Host.......................ZOE MUGFORD

City Official .........................ERIC WEINTHAL

Lionel’s Wife Tia ...........DORLY JEAN-LOUIS

Lionel’s Sons...........DIAVION HENNINGHAM

..................................D’JANO HENNINGHAM

Parachute Prop Guy .......JEFFREY R. SMITH

Neu Hotel Doorman STEVEN CARTWRIGHT

Policeman at Bridge ...........AARON ABRAMS

TV Field Reporter ................JAMES ARNOLD

Electrician ...........................DAN WILLMOTT

Tomato Truck Driver ...............B.J. McQUEEN

Mayor...................................PAUL STEPHEN

Picnic Trophy Presenter..RAMONA PRINGLE

Mayor’s Executive Assistant ...........................

...........................MAGDALENA ALEXANDER

Ceremony Reporters..............JOSEPH ADAM

........................................JOANNA BENNETT

Trey’s Limo Driver ........SEVAG SAGHERIAN

Crowd Members................DAVE GRIMSHAW

...........................SEAN LALLY, ISAAC OTON

............................................MICHAEL WOOD

Voice of Marc Fahey...............BOB KOHERR

Connor Stand-In............RAFAL MICKIEWICZ

Shane Stand-In..........................LAMA NAKIB

Stand-Ins........................CURTIS FLETCHER

.............................................YVETTE McKOY

Stunt Coordinator.................SHELLEY COOK

Stunt Shane..............................DAN BELLEY

..............................................SCOTTY COOK

Stunt Connor.....................WAYNE DOWNER

Stunt Joe..........................ROBERT THOMAS

Stunt Terence..............CHAD CAMMELERRI

Stunt Zachary Hayden/ Stunt Connor..............

................................................BILLY OLIVER

Stunt Lionel...................DARREN MARSMAN

Stunt Pep...............................LIISE KEELING

.............................................ALICIA TURNER

Additional Stunts by.......MIKE ARMSTRONG

................................RON BELL, BRAD BUNN

........SHANE CARDWELL, CURTIS HIBBERT

.....BLAIR JOHANNES, LAYTON MORRISON

.........................NICK NOLAN, SUE PARKER

................ED QUEFFELEC, ROBERT RACKI

......JOHN STONEHAM, Jr., BRIAN THOMAS

................................................LEN WAGNER

Photo Doubles..................ADRIAN GAGNON

.................KURTIS MORO, ALEX McGRATH

Associate Producer...................MITCH GLICK

Art Director................ALEKS MARINKOVICH

Set Decorator..................ZELJKA ALOSINAC

Set Designer..................JOSHU de CARTIER

Leadman.......................JOHN FM. CONNELL

Third Assistant Directors..PATRICK MURPHY

................ELIZABETH S.D. “DUFF” PARKER

..................................ANDREW PRITCHARD

Second Unit Director..JUSTIN KLARENBECK

Second Unit Director of Photography...............

..........................................PETER LUXFORD

Animals Provided by........................................

...............................BOONE’S ANIMALS FOR

.......................................HOLLYWOOD, INC.

Animal Coordinator ........URSULA BRAUNER

First Assistant Animal Trainer..........................

.......................................DAVID ALLSBERRY

Trainers....DEVON EVANS, SHAWN WEBER

Veterinarian......................DR. GREG USHER

“A” Camera Operator.MICHAEL (ENL) SOOS

First Assistant “A” Camera...............................

........................CHIRAYOUTH JIM SAYSANA

Second Assistant “A” Camera..........................

..........................................DARCIE McISAAC

Camera Loaders.....MICHAEL BLATCHFORD

.....................................MICHAEL MEAGHER

“B” Camera Operators.......MICHAEL SPICER

.........................................JOACHIM MARTIN

First Assistants “B” Camera.............................

.........ANDY JEKABSONS, ROB MOUNTJOY

Second Assistant “B” Camera..........................

........................................MICHAEL PURDON

Still Photographer...........BRUCE MACAULAY

Digital Video Assistant......PAUL THOMPSON

Video Playback.........MARK LEWANDOWSKI

Sound Mixer..........................HENRY EMBRY

Boom People.......................GAVIN COFORD

...........................................BRUCE MOFFITT

Cable Person.............................PAT CASSIN

Property Master...................DERYCK BLAKE

Assistant Property Master................................

.....................................CHARLES McGLYNN

Property Buyer..............THERESA BUCKLEY

Script Supervisor...............SUSAN MARUCCI

Script Supervisor – Splinter Unit......................

....................................SHEONA McDONALD

Gaffer....................................BRYAN FORDE

Best Boy Electric....................SAMUEL BOJIN

Best Boy Rigging Electric.................................

......................................MAREK KRAWCZYK

Key Rigging Gaffer..............DAVE BOUSKILL

Company Electrics.......DONALD CAULFIELD

......NIGEL DRAPER, THOMAS FENNESSEY

.............PHILIP GIGLIO, VINCENT GORDON

....................................................RL HANNAH

Key Grip..............................RICO EMERSON

Best Boy Grip...................SEAN BOURDEAU

Dolly Grip....................ROBERT COCHRANE

Company Grips......................STEVE COCKS

.....................ROBERT VIGUS, MARK WILLIS

Key Rigging Grips.................ROY ELLISTON

...........................................ROLAND GAUVIN

Best Boy Rigging Grips..MONGO ANDREWS

................................................JIM KRAUTER

Assistant Costume Designer ..........................

..........................................MARYA DUPLAGA

Set Costumers................MAUREEN CURTIN

........................................TRELAWNIE MEAD

Wardrobe Cutter...................ANGELA ELTER

Wardrobe Buyer ................JANE FLANDERS

Makeup Artist..............PATRICIA KEIGHRAN

Assistant Makeup Artist.................BRIAN HUI

Second Assistant Makeup Artist......................

............................................LINDA PRESTON

Hair Stylist....................VERONICA CIANDRE

Assistant Hair Stylist.............KELLY SHANKS

Second Assistant Hair Stylist...........................

..............................................DIVYO PUTNEY

Location Manager.........................TIM OWEN

Assistant Location Managers..........................

...................CORALIE BRADY, CHRIS DUNN

...........................................CRAIG JACKSON

Location Production Assistants.......................

.................................“PAPA” JOE GASPARIK

............................................STANLEY LIDON

Production Coordinator.ADRIAN SHEEPERS

Special Effects.....ACME SPECIAL EFFECTS

Special Effects Coordinator.............................

.......................................WARREN APPLEBY

Key Special Effects......SHOUBA DASGUPTA

.........................DAVE HILL, TIM LINDSTONE

First Assistant Special Effects.MARCUS RAIT

Animatronics Supervisor.WALTER KLASSEN

Animatic Creator.......JOHN BAUMGARTNER

Animatic Sound Design by..............................

............SEANN DOUGHERTY, BRETT VOSS

Construction Coordinator................................

.............................MARC KUITENBROUWER

Construction Auditor.........ROBERT STEINER

Head Carpenter.............ANTHONY MAINELLI

Assistant Head Carpenter...............................

..........................................STEVEN CONNER

Second Assistant Head Carpenter..................

.........................................PAUL JEFFERSON

On Set Carpenters............AVELINO MIGUEZ

...NIGEL LEWIS, MICHAEL ANTHONY BUNT

Paint Foreperson/Key Scenic Painter .............

....................................ROSSANA DECAMPO

Assistant Scenic Painter..............JAK OLIVER

Head Painter......................ANDREW EVANS

Assistant Head Painter.......CHERYL FISHER

On Set Painter ...............JANET LEE CHONG

Production Accountant....R. BRADLEY DAVIS

First Assistant Accountant......ROBERT LANE

First Assistant Accountant – Canada ..............

..........................CHRISTINA SPIROPOULOS

Second Assistant Accountants........................

.............................................ANDRE PAQUIN

.........................KEVIN MICHAEL SCHEMBRI

.........................................STEVE SHERIDAN

Payroll Accountant...........MICHELLE RAMEZ

Assistant Payroll Accountant.....MARK BILAS

American Sign Language Consultant...............

....................................ANSELMO DeSOUSA

Fire & Rescue Services Provided by................

..1ST UNIT FIRE & SAFETY (CANADA), INC.

Firefighter Coordinators and Technical

Advisors......DAVID I. SMITH, ALAN SUTTON

Firefighters..........................CRAIG BOWMAN

.........SHELDON DESEA, DAVE GRIMSHAW

..........BRIAN McALINDEN, ROB McDONALD

............STEVE McQUEEN, RANDY MURELL

........................GUY WILSON, BILL WRIGHT

Assistant to Producers – Los Angeles.............

.................................................MATT LOGAN

Assistant to Producers – Toronto.....................

.......................................MICHAEL KESSLER

Assistant to Mr. Holland – Los Angeles............

............................................SARA WOOMER

Assistant to Mr. Holland – Toronto...................

.......................................CASSIDY WATKINS

Assistant Production Coordinator ....................

...................................MORGAN HUNWICKS

Production Secretary.....MICHELLE K. SMITH

Production Assistant.....BROMLEY SWITZER

First Assistant Art DirectorsJASON GRAHAM

..........................................DAWN H. FISHER

Second Assistant Art Directors........................

......J. RYAN HALPENNY, ITSUKO KURONO

Art Department Coordinator ............................

..............................LINDA “DUSTY” REEVES

Storyboard Artist............GIACOMO GHIAZZA

Art Department Apprentice.BRITT DOUGHTY

Art Department Production Assistant...............

........................................CLAIRE HODGSON

Set Decorating Buyer...........KARI MEASHAM

Lead On Set Dresser.......................................

..........................DENNISTON KARL BROWN

On Set Dresser.........DAVID ORIN CHARLES

Set Dressers.........................J. TRACY BUDD

.................................................DAN CONLEY

Key Greens.....................TERRY McGAURAN

Craft Service.......................MICHELE HAMEL

..........................................KATHY LOCHWIN

Unit Publicist..........................LISA SHAMATA

Security.................BARBARA J. DOUCETTE

............................................DEBBIE HOWES

Set Medics...............CHRISTOPHER WERBY

.....................................................KELLY LEE

Studio Teachers.........LAUREL BRESNAHAN

.............PAT JACKSON, CHRISTINE MILLER

Tutors........................CHRISTOPHER LEWIS

........................................BARBARA SLATER

Casting Associate........ELIZABETH BARNES

Casting Assistant..............PAMELA FRAZIER

Canadian Casting by..............TINA GERUSSI

Additional Casting – Vancouver .....................

..........................................MICHELLE ALLEN

New York Casting by...SUSAN SHOPMAKER

Extras Casting......................RITA BERTUCCI

Transportation Coordinator.....DANA HOWES

Transportation Captain.........JIM BEAUDROW

Transportation Co-Captain.WAYNE IRELAND

Picture Car Captains.............ROBERT DAVIS

....................................................BRYAN LEE

Picture Car Co-Captain...................................

.....................................DAVID GREENBLATT

POST PRODUCTION

Post Production Supervisor.............................

..................................JEFFREY HARLACKER

Additional Editor.............TODD FULKERSON

Visual Effects Editor.JAMES ANDRYKOWSKI

Visual Effects Assistant Editor.........................

.............................................J.P. BERNARDO

Visual Effects Production Supervisor...............

...............................................GREG BAXTER

Post Production Coordinator..BRIAN FARLEY

Post Production Assistant..CORY COLLINGS

Supervising Sound Editor......SUSAN DAWES

Sound Effects Editor...........DOUG JACKSON

Assistant Sound Editor............JAMIE HARDT

Dialogue Editors.....................ROBERT TROY

......................................................R.J. KIZER

Foley Supervisor..............JOHN M. MURRAY

Foley Editors..........WILLARD OVERSTREET

..................................................CHRIS FLICK

Foley Artists..................ALICIA STEVENSON

...............................................DAWN FINTOR

Foley Mixer.................DAVID BETANCOURT

Re-Recording Mixers.................JON TAYLOR

................................CHRISTIAN P. MINKLER

Recordists...............................UNSUN SONG

.................................................CRAIG MANN

Re-Recording Engineer..........JEFF MALHAM

Mixed at.........Todd-AO RADFORD STAGE S

ADR Mixers...................................DOC KANE

....TOM O’CONNELL, CHARLEEN STEEVES

ADR Recordists........JEANETTE BROWNING

...............RICK CANELLI, DAVID LUCARELLI

ADR Stages....................DISNEY – STAGE B

.....TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX STUDIOS –

..........................MARILYN MONROE STAGE

..............................WARNER BROS. – ADR 3

Supervising Music Editor ................................

.........................MICHAEL T. RYAN, M.P.S.E.

Music Editing by.......................MAD 4 MUSIC

Score Supervisor............AUDREY deROCHE

Orchestral Contractors............SIMON JAMES

................................................DAVID SABEE

Music Preparation by.ROBERT PUFF MUSIC

Score Consultant...........GUSTAVO BORNER

Music Clearance and Legal Services

Provided by................CHRISTINE BERGREN

Preview Projection Engineer.....LEE TUCKER

Voice Casting..................SCOTCH & WALLA

Loop Group Voices..........................................

........................PATRICK BRIAN McCOLLUM

...........JOE COSTANZA, SCOTT DIRECTOR

...........JACKIE EMERSON, JULIA GLANDER

....................................JOHN R. HARTMANN

...............LEE WARREN JONES, JAY KRICH

..TAYLOR LAUTNER, SAVANNAH RAE LINZ

................TIM LOUNIBOS, JENNY MURANO

......ARMANDO ORTEGA, LAUREN PATTEN

...........................BLAIRE BOND RESTANEO

.................GUSTAVO REX, MICAH SAUERS

....................................CHARLES SHANAIAN

..................................YOLANDA SNOWBALL

..........................JENNIFER LEIGH WARREN

Negative Cutter.....................GARY BURRITT

Lab Color Timer.........................JIM PASSON

Additional Post Coordinator...JASON MILLER

Digital Intermediate Sequence Color

Timing ..................................................EFILM

Digital Color Timer.................STEVE BOWEN

End Titles by..................SCARLET LETTERS

Scanning and Recording by..........CINE-BYTE

...............................................PACIFIC TITLE

Chapman Camera Dollies Provided by............

........................................WILLIAM F. WHITE

................INTERNATIONAL, INC. – CANADA

Chapman Camera Cranes Provided by...........

.....................CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO

.........................................EQUIPMENT, INC.

Visual Effects by..............................................

........................C.O.R.E. DIGITAL PICTURES

Visual Effects Supervisor.......KYLE MENZIES

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor.....................

.................................................MARTIN TORI

Visual Effects Production Manager..................

.................................CARRIE RICHARDSON

Visual Effects Coordinators..............................

......................TRACY BLAGDON, LISA REID

TD.................................KELVIN KANAGARAJ

...........................................KEN OUELLETTE

3D Digital Artists...............BRIAN DAVIDSON

...JULIO DEL HIERRO, MATTHEW HORNER

....DAVE OLIVARES, MAHMOUD RAHNAMA

...............................AMIR SHACHAR, JIM SU

..........JI HYUNG SUNG, ROBERT ZWIRNER

Senior Compositors.......LISA CARR-HARRIS

.....................MARIA GORDON, DANIEL LEE

......MARK THOMAS-STUBBS, TRACEY VAZ

......................................ALPHONSO YOUNG

Compositors.........................MICHAEL BECKI

..................INSUNG CHOI, TONY CYBULSKI

......PAUL DeOLIVEIRA, DI HE, TINA McGILL

......................ROUBINA , MESSERKHANIAN

...........................JOE RAASCH, RICK SMITH

................JAY STANNERS, TIM TOWNSEND

Research and Development........JASON ANG

.....................................................ROB PIEKE

Systems Department.............EUGENE FUNG

..................................IAIN ROYLE, SAM SUH

Additional Visual Effects by.............................

..........DIGITAL DIMENSION, BURBANK, CA

Additional Visual Effects and

Title Design by.....................MARK RAKOCY,

.........................................TOLUCA LAKE, CA

Digital Opticals and Visual Effects by..............

............................HANDMADE DIGITAL, INC.

SONGS

I FOUGHT THE LAW

Written by Sonny Curtis

Performed by Jeff Cardoni featuring Scott

Warren

MARIAVE

Traditional

Arranged by Paul Bonneau

Performed by Studio Musicians

Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

THE ENVY

Written by Melissa Ritter and Doug

DeAngelis

Performed by Luscious Redhead

JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY

Written and Performed by Cliff Hall

Courtesy of FirstCom

STOP PRESS

Written and Performed by John Cameron

Courtesy of FirstCom

FLIRT

Written and Performed by Cliff Hall

Courtesy of FirstCom

GOOD LIFE

Written by Kristian Ottestad

Performed by The Getaway People

Courtesy of Columbia Records

By arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC

ENTERTAINMENT

LADY IS A VAMP

Written and Performed by Emanuel Kallins,

Chieli Minucci

and Steve Skinner

Courtesy of FirstCom

COME ON

Written and Performed by Chad Fischer

Courtesy of Lookout Sound

OUR LIVES

Written by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin

Performed by The Calling

Courtesy of RCA Records

By arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC

ENTERTAINMENT

BAD TO THE BONE

Written and Performed by George

Thorogood

Courtesy of Capitol Records

Under license from EMI Film & Television

Music

OMINOUS INTERLUDE

Written and Performed by Alfred Ralston

Courtesy of Opus 1 Music Library

MOVE ALONG

Written by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler

Performed by The All American Rejects

Courtesy of Interscope Records

Under license from Universal Music

Enterprises

COUNT ON ME

Written by Todd Herfindal, Kevin Houlihan

and

Scott Warren

Performed by The Meadows

LOST TILL I FOUND YOU

Written and Performed by Scotch Ellis

Loring

THE PRODUCER(S) WISH TO THANK

THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR

ASSISTANCE:

THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY

AND COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

THE ONTARIO MEDIA DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION

THE TORONTO FILM AND TELEVISION

OFFICE

THE HAMILTON FILM LIAISON OFFICE

TORONTO FIRE SERVICES

CONCORD ADEX DEVELOPMENTS

CORPORATION

THE TORONTO HARBOUR

COMMISSION

SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED

THE GREATER TORONTO AIRPORTS

AUTHORITY

THE FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK HOTEL

“MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE” Footage

courtesy of Regency Television. All rights

reserved.

Football footage courtesy of the

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

Color and Prints by DELUXE®

Filmed with

PANAVISION ® (logo)

Cameras and Lenses

FUJI FILM STOCK

DOLBY STEREO (logo)

In Selected Theatres

DTS (logo)

American Humane Association monitored

the animal action. No animal was harmed

in the making of this film. (AHA 01069)

(logo)

Approved No. 42566 (MPAA Globe)

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