Continuity mistake: When being escorted by the FBI near the beginning, they are in an FBI car which is plain white. They then get shot at by the helicopter and are seen speeding away in the FBI car. A few shots later this car becomes a normal police squad car.
Ssiscool
13th Jun 2010
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
7th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When McClane is on the phone to Boeman about Thomas Gabriel, the blood on McClane's hand is constantly changing. (01:12:15)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Revealing mistake: Just after the F-35 explodes there is a shot of the flames receding up the ramp McClane slid down. Also in this shot, Rubble goes uphill, showing the shot was reversed. (01:51:20)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When talking to AV-81 Gabriel's microphone has a wire round it. The position of the wire changes instantly. (01:47:50)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Audio problem: When McClane and Ferrel are confronted at Woodlawn by the bad guy, the bad guy says "You, fix it." When he does, his mouth doesn't move for "You." (01:33:00)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When confronted at Woodlawn, the bad guy is looking at McClane or Ferrel depending on the angle. (01:33:00)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When the one bad guy has got McClane near the start in the alleyway, there is one shot where the bad guy is facing the other way. He goes forwards feet first for one quick shot then goes backwards to hit the dumpster. (00:16:05)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When McClane and Farrel are talking about what Farrel would do next if it was his fire sale, McClane and Farrel move closer together instantly. (00:54:00)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When John and Lucy are having an argument at the start of the film, Lucy's hair is over her shoulder or not over her shoulder, depending on the shot. (00:04:20)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When the 4x4 drops in the lift shaft, Ferrel is stood by the side of the door. Then as he says "Did you see that!?" he has changed position instantly. Then he's back to the position he was in before. (01:09:25)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Running to the car after the apartment shootout, Farrel gets in the car and McClane is not around by the car as we can see the car. However when Farrel shuts his door, McClane is already in the car. In the previous shot we could see McClane behind Farrel. (00:15:35)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When in the traffic jam, just before the first accidents, the background doesn't move in the shots of Ferral, but it does, and quite fast, in the shots of McClane. (00:22:00)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When you see all the power going off, you see the same clip being used twice. The power goes off, it shows the airport and hospital, then it shows the power going off in the same place again. (01:14:40)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When McClane is strangling Mia, the way he holds the cable constantly changes. (01:08:05)
6th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: McClane rips the airbag out and tosses it on the road. When they drive away, the airbag has gone. (00:57:30)
4th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Other mistake: At the end Farrell is in the ambulance and talking to McClane. When doing so his hair is perfectly clean. After being through what he and McClane have been through in the last 24 hours, it's extremely unlikely his hair would be that clean. (01:58:35)
4th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When he's talking to Ferral about a fire sale and what would be next, the cuts on McClane's face are constantly changing. (00:55:35)
4th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Audio problem: When McClane is walking through Woodlawn and talking to Gabriel over the radio, his mouth doesn't match what is being said. (01:38:50)
4th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When in the tunnel after blowing up the helicopter, John has got blood all over his face. However the amount of blood and the position of the blood keeps changing. (00:43:20)
4th Aug 2009
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Visible crew/equipment: Just as McClane jumps down the cab of the semi, there is a quick shot where the camera shadow is visible on the semi. (01:43:05)
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