Live Wire (1992)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Christian Duguay

Writer (WGA):

Bart Baker (written by)

Release Date:

3 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Your body is 93% water... no one is safe.

Plot:

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible"...

Plot Keywords:

Senator | Terrorist | Explosive | Impalement | Loss Of Child

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Danny O'Neill
Ron Silver	...	Frank Traveres
Ben Cross	...	Mikhail Rashid
Lisa Eilbacher	...	Terry O'Neill
Tony Plana	...	Al-red
Al Waxman	...	James Garvey
Brent Jennings	...	Shane Rogers
Philip Baker Hall	...	Senator Thyme
Michael St. Gerard	...	Ben
Clement von Franckenstein	...	Dr. Bernard
Ivan E. Roth	...	Process Server
Selma Archerd	...	Judge Blair
Rick Cicetti	...	Bailiff
Norman Burton	...	Senator Victor
Scott Burkholder	...	Thyme's Aide

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Canada:18A | Germany:18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: When Danny and Frank are coming back into the attic from the balcony, Frank is on Danny's right. In the next shot, he is on his left. It would be impossible for him to move that fast since he is handcuffed.

Quotes:

Danny: Shane please, turn your robot off. I feel like I'm in "Lost in Space"

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

standard plot made view-worthy thanks to Brosnan//spoilers

I'll admit, up until watching this film, I wasn't a Brosnan fan at all. I despise all James Bond films, and associate Pierce with the tuxedo clad secret agent, even when he is playing someone different. Pierce adds plenty of depth to his character, that has become Hollywood's most cherished stereotype, the drunk law enforcement agent.

After the death of his daughter, Dan(Brosnan) seeks solace with alcohol, while his wife Teri(Eilbacher) jumps in bed with a crooked senator(Silver). For some reason Dan still loves the dirty tramp, and attempts to protect her when a group of terrorists, lead the the always dastardly Ben Cross, set their designs on the senator his wife is sleeping with.

This film doesn't lack action or excitement, but the chief reasons to catch this film is for Pierce's clever interaction with Silver's senator character, the one-liners are good, but Pierce makes them noteworthy, and Lisa Eilbacher's jaw-droppingly excellent form. It's good to be Pierce