Maps of Movies

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Where Live Free or Die Hard says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The film runs through Washington and West Virginia, but the cameras were mostly in Baltimore and Los Angeles.

Scenes and places

The blackout at the FBI Cyber Division (2007)

A brief blackout hits the FBI Cyber Division, and the deputy director asks police nationwide to bring in top hackers. That order puts McClane on Matt Farrell's door.

Set in FBI Cyber Division headquarters, Washington, D.C. — Where a brief blackout sets the plot moving.

The road to Washington (2007)

McClane drives Farrell toward Washington. Along the way Farrell admits he wrote code for the people hunting them.

Set in Highway toward Washington, D.C. — McClane and Farrell on their way to the capital.

Filmed at Calvert St and Fayette St, Baltimore (Battle Monument in view) — Several blocks around this corner were closed for the traffic-jam scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The helicopter ambush (2007)

On the way to DHS headquarters, a fake dispatcher reroutes McClane and Farrell into a helicopter ambush. McClane fights the attackers off and brings the helicopter down.

Set in En route to DHS headquarters — A rerouted drive ends in an aerial ambush.

The West Virginia power superstation (2007)

Farrell deduces the next target is the power grid, and the two drive to a West Virginia superstation already held by Linh's team. McClane clears it, then fights Linh herself.

Set in Utility superstation, West Virginia — The power-grid target Farrell predicts.

Filmed at AES Redondo Beach Power Plant, California — Listed among the film's locations; the list does not say which scene it served. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Warlock's home in Baltimore (2007)

McClane and Farrell fly to Baltimore to see the hacker Warlock. He recognises Farrell's code and uses it to trace Gabriel.

Set in Warlock's home, Baltimore, Maryland — The hacker who can trace Farrell's code.

The Woodlawn data facility (2007)

Warlock's trace leads to Woodlawn, a facility built to back up the country's records. McClane and Farrell race there to stop Gabriel.

Set in Woodlawn, Maryland (Social Security / NSA facility) — The backup site for the nation's records.

Characters

• John McClane — An NYPD detective sent to fetch one hacker.
• Matt Farrell — A young hacker whose code was used for an attack.
• Thomas Gabriel — The cyberterrorist leader behind the attack.