Taking its title from the state motto of New Hampshire, "Live Free or Die" is a deadpan comedy about a clueless, aspiring criminal named John "Rugged" Rudgate, who spends his days forging rebate coupons and selling speakers out the back of his van. One day, Rugged runs into an old acquaintance, the dim-witted Jeff Lagrand, who recently returned home to help his cynical sister run the storage facility that they inherited from their father. When Rugged tries to force his way into the Lagrand family business, things go terribly wrong--and the situation gets even more complicated when an emotionally unstable cop begins investigating.
Production Full Content Productions; Sound Pictures; Two Lane Pictures;
Cast Names Aaron Stanford; Paul Schneider; Michael Rapaport; Kevin Dunn; Zooey Deschanel; Ebon Moss-Bachrach; Judah Friedlander; Peter Anthony Tambakis; R.E. Rodgers; Kim Director; Carlo Alban; Steve Abbott; Daniel Carey; George Feaster; Donald Foley; Tavia Lin Gilbert; Lindsay Eller Kavet; Adam LaFramboise; Lynne McCollough; Clark Middleton; Frank Pando; Tracy M. Smith; Elissa Sursara; Eliska Sursova; Susan Willis;
Release Date 2006-03-11 (South by Southwest Film Festival) 2006-04-11 (Gen Art Film Festival) 2006-06-07 (Newport International Film Festival) 2006-06-14 (Atlanta Film and Video Festival) 2006-06-14 (Seattle International Film Festival) 2006-07-30 (Woods Hole Film Festival) 2007-03-30 (limited)
Genres Comedy; Crime;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for pervasive language including sex references.
Running Time 1 hr. 32 min. (European Film Market) 1 hr. 29 min.