Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- Documented locations
- 19
- Year
- 2007
- Directed by
- Len WISEMAN
- Cities
- Baltimore, Camden, Pomona, Los Angeles, El Segundo, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Universal City
Baltimore, United States
The scene : Baltimore doubles Washington: street scenes filmed at this intersection.
Baltimore, United States
The scene : Another intersection in Baltimore serving as a stand-in for Washington for street scenes.
Camden, United States
Industrial city of New Jersey, on the east bank of the Delaware facing Philadelphia.
The scene : Exterior scenes were filmed in Camden.
Pomona, United States
Pomona High School with deconstructivist architecture designed by Morphosis (2000).
The scene : The establishment shows the exterior of the Social Security Administration building.
Pomona, United States
Pomona Fairplex (LA County Fairgrounds), host of the county fair and a drag racing circuit.
The scene : The Los Angeles County Fairgrounds served as the setting.
Los Angeles, United States
Office and studio complex in downtown Los Angeles, set in a former oil skyscraper from the 1960s.
The scene : The complex depicts the exterior of the FBI building in Washington and has also hosted filming sets.
Los Angeles, United States
Esplanade of the University of Southern California (USC) campus.
The scene : The USC campus stands in for Rutgers University, where McClane's daughter studies.
Los Angeles, United States
Monumental Library of the University of Southern California (USC), inaugurated in 1932. It was designed by Ralph Adams Cram and Samuel Eugene Lunden in a Neo-Renaissance style and is designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
The scene : The library appears in the opening credits.
Los Angeles, United States
Network of tracks and tunnels beneath Grand Avenue, in downtown Los Angeles.
The scene : The car chase dives into the underground tunnels of downtown Los Angeles (toll booths and galleries of 4th Street).
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : McClane and Matt emerge from the highway tunnels and steal a car.
Los Angeles, United States
Art Deco Bridge (1930) spanning the Los Angeles River, in the Arts District.
The scene : McClane has the helicopter land on the 4th Street bridge.
Los Angeles, United States
Glenn Anderson Freeway (Interstate 105 / Century Freeway), south of Los Angeles.
The scene : The chase where McClane, driving a semi-truck, is pursued by a Harrier jet.
El Segundo, United States
The scene : Continuation of the chase of the semi-trailer on Imperial Highway.
Pasadena, United States
Alley in downtown Pasadena, behind the Raymond Theatre.
The scene : McClane and Matt in an alley after the collapse of mobile networks.
Redondo Beach, United States
Former gas power plant on the shoreline of Redondo Beach.
The scene : The hub serves as the energy node of the East ("Eastern Power Hub", Middleton, West Virginia).
San Pedro, United States
Former Southwest Marine shipyard on Terminal Island, in the Port of Los Angeles.
The scene : Film sets have been erected in the former shipyard of Terminal Island.
Los Angeles, United States
Historic film studio of Century City, home of 20th Century Fox since 1928.
The scene : Some of the interiors were filmed in a studio on the 20th Century Fox lot.
Los Angeles, United States
Main airport of Los Angeles and the west coast of the United States.
The scene : The airport is visible in the background during the chase of the semi-truck.
Universal City, United States
Soundstage of the front lot of Universal Studios, in Universal City, built in 1928 and bearing building number 468. It measured 199 feet long by 146 feet wide and 49 feet high, covering approximately 29,000 square feet on the ground, and water tanks were installed beneath its concrete floor. Once nicknamed the "Back to the Future stage," it was demolished in January 2020, along with the surrounding production offices.
The scene : Interiors were shot on this Universal set (destroyed since, in 2020).