Salvador Page #2

Synopsis: A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assasination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. Meanwhile he has to find a way of protecting his Salvadorean girlfriend and getting her out of the country.
Director(s): Oliver Stone
Production: MGM Pictures, Inc.
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1986
122 min
545 Views


l read that. My whole family read that(!)

Everyone saw that article, Boyle(!)

You said Guatemala, man. You didn't

say anything about El Salvador.

l've never been out of the country.

- They kill people here.

- You believe everything in the papers?

You're gonna love it here.

Give me the joint.

Look, Doc, this is my last chance.

lf l can get some good combat shots,

l can make some money.

- So l can pay you back.

- You better pay me back.

Then we'll go to La Libertad,

the best surfing beach in the world.

Kick back for a few months. Be fantastic.

You could live in this country

for 300 bucks a year.

- What the f*** is this?

- Mace.

- Mace for what?

- Wild dogs.

Wild dogs. That's bullshit, Boyle!

- You've lied to me straight through.

- Want me to be honest with you?

No. What the hell you doin' with all these?

Here you could have

a semblance of a life.

- What are all these?

- Give me one. They come in handy.

- You're gonna love it here, Doc.

- l'm goin' home, man.

You can drive drunk,

get anybody killed for 50 bucks.

- l don't wanna kill anyone for 50 bucks.

- The best p*ssy in the world.

Where else can you get a virgin

to sit on your face for seven bucks?

Seven bucks.

Better be the best p*ssy in the world,

or l'm goin' home.

- Two virgins for 1 2.

- You're just lucky l'm f***ed up, Boyle.

Drugs, no prescriptions. They got stuff

that keeps you hard all night long.

- All these people wanna do is f***.

- 1 2 bucks?

- l think we can get 'em down, don't you?

- Now you're talkin'.

You're such an a**hole, Boyle.

You're gonna love this place. Ha!

You're gonna be in pig heaven, man.

- Why are they blockin' the road?

- Stop asking why. This ain't gringo-land.

Take this. Be dumb, act cool, all right?

- What is this? A tranquillizer?

- A permanent one: cyanide.

- l'm not taking that sh*t.

- You're gonna be sorry...

..when they cut off your balls

and stuff one in each ear.

You're so f***in' dramatic, man. Jesus!

(Doc ) Who are these clowns?

- What the f***...?

- (BoyIe) Traffic accident.

Jesus, Boyle!

- (Doc ) Oh, God, man!

- Would you relax? lt's just some guy.

(BoyIe) Sh*t. HoIa, amigo. ? Como va?

The road to Santa Ana is closed.

l understand, but Colonel Figueroa

told me to give a present to you boys.

Because the road's closed.

They're journalists.

(BoyIe) No.

No. Get out of the car.

Si, si, si, senor.

Whatever you do, Doc, whatever you do,

OK, don't get on the ground.

Jesus Christ. This is f***in' scary.

- ? Que trae?

- No trae nada.

What?

You! What's going on?

- They're journalists.

- Bring them to me.

Journalists?

Yo estoy...

- ls it OK?

- Leave it.

l'm a friend of Colonel Figueroa...

l wrote an article.

- Friends of Figueroa's.

- l'm a friend of Figueroa's.

Take them.

ls that bad?

Let's go.

He's a friend of Figueroa's. l was...

Shut up!

Paren aqui. No se muevan.

No dejen que estos se muevan tampoco.

(Doc ) What's goin' on here, man?

- l think they're checking ceduIas.

- What's a ceduIa?

Birth certificates, voting papers. lf you

don't have a ceduIa, you're in deep sh*t.

- Teniente.

- Sargento.

Vengan aca.

Quiero que busques Ios hombres

y Ios metes en aqueI camion de aqui.

Doc, put your hands on your head.

!Muevanse!

? Que pasa aqui?

We've stopped a truckload

of suspicious campesinos.

- ? Tienen armas?

- No tengo armas.

He's probably a student.

That's the worst thing you can be.

- Where are your papers?

- At home. l can take you there. Please.

Let's go. Fast.

Te pregunto que si tienes armas.

Look, l'm a friend of Colonel Figueroa's.

Where the f*** are they takin' us?

l should've never have bailed you out.

- Who are your friends?

- Communists.

Take off your glasses.

Sh*t!

Holy sh*t! They're gonna

f***in' kill us now, Boyle.

Goddamnit! l thought you knew your way

around here. They're gonna f***in' kill us!

- They're gonna f***in' kill us!

- Stop it! Shut the f*** up! Just be cool!

l don't know what the f***

they're gonna do!

This is it.

This is it.

You got any of those tranquillizers left?

(soIdiers chanting)

Hey, Boyle!

How the hell did you get in here?

- No f***in' periodistas are allowed.

- l snuck in through Guatemala, Colonel.

You're a damn bastard! You're lucky

you've still got your huevos.

- But you look like sh*t!

- Gracias.

Come with me. Esperame ahi afuera.

You wash up. You wash up.

You have some drinks, some food.

My amigo here, he write me up

in the American newspaper...

..like the Patton of El Salvador.

You were, Julio. lt was the last

great cavalry charge in history.

Your soccer war with Honduras, '69.

All the way to Tegucigalpa.

Not since Attila the Hun have there been

such amazing cavalry tactics.

And this one takes it up the cuIo real nice.

How about this one?

Does she take it up the cuIo too?

All right!

Libertad, Doc. End of the rainbow.

l'm sick. My a**hole hurts. My dick burns.

You know, l don't how to say this, but it's

really been kinda fun travelling with you.

l need to catch a plane out of this place.

You think you're gonna die?

l got the best doctor in town for you.

You have nothin' to worry about

once you meet the broad.

A little of this, too. And this?

We'll put that in, too.

Esto. ? En eI cuIo?

- lt's a joke.

- l'm sick. What the hell's she laughin' at?

Nothin'. She's puttin' everything in there.

lt'll clean you out or it'll kill you.

- What about a subscription?

- All you need is an ass. See you later.

Don't pay her anything.

l got credit here. l gotta run.

That's the biggest f***in' needle

l ever saw! Just give me a f***in'...

Ow! Son of a b*tch!

Sigan, por favor.

Sigan.

l'm going over there.

Siga.

No puede estacionarse usted ahi.

l'm going over there.

Ricardo! Ricardo!

? Como estas? ? Bien?

Did you miss me? Did you miss me, huh?

Very pretty girl.

They said you were dead.

Where's her father?

Disappeared.

Shall we go to your house?

You still drunk? You still crazy?

No. For you l stopped. No more alcohol.

Shall we go to your house?

lt's a magic car.

And this is for you.

Monster!

Do you like this? A television.

OK, Duglas. Come on.

l'll see you at the casa, huh? OK.

At the casa we see the teIevision.

l know you have

another woman in the north.

Another woman? No.

That's over. The other woman.

You're the only one.

Come on. Venga. Por favor.

(frog croaks)

ls that you, Major Max?

? Que es esto?

- ? Mierco?

- !Sapo!

- ? Sapo? ? Que es un mierco?

- No se.

Ricardo.

? Como estas?

- l like your friend. Dr Rock.

- (BoyIe) Dr Rock. EI medico.

- How bad is it here, huh?

- lf l had one of those l'd be better off.

You gotta be goodlookin' and rich.

Yeah, well, my ass hurts.

- Hey, Ricardo, can l have some?

- Yeah. Go ahead.

Esa es Ia de GuatemaIa, ? no?

Yeah, yeah. Guatemala gold.

(Doc ) Buena caca.

So, Doc,

you wanna be back in San Francisco?

(Doc ) l'm tellin' you, man, everywhere

l turn, just dogs screwing other dogs.

Pigs in the street. lt's like Baltimore

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Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Stone came to public prominence between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s for writing and directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an infantry soldier. Many of Stone's films primarily focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such that they were considered contentious at the times of their releases. more…

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