ThinkFilm NEW YORK — Despite its similar title, no one is likely to confuse “Live Free or Die” with the upcoming installment in the Bruce Willis action movie franchise. This one-note comedy ...

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 (Aaron Stanford), who spends his ...

Running time: 89 MIN. With: With: Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Dunn, Zooey Deschanel, Judah Friedlander, Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

A comedy of errors ensues when a petty criminal (Aaron Stanford) mistakenly believes he has poisoned a man and enlists a friend to help cover up the crime. Michael Rapaport, Paul Schneider.

“Live Free or Die” was a script we did to amuse ourselves, to remind us what we liked about writing. We felt comfortable talking to actors but, before production, read a bunch of technical books.

Given that Live Free or Die Hard was the first post-9/11 installment in the series, the film examined the paranoia McClane felt about the issue of domestic terrorism.