White House Down Page #4

Synopsis: Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
Director(s): Roland Emmerich
Production: Sony Pictures
  3 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG-13
Year:
2013
131 min
$73,103,784
Website
3,698 Views


on the phone?

Right away, sir.

Have you and the missus zeroed in

on a dining establishment?

When have you known the missus

to zero in on anything?

Fair point, sir.

Martin, I wanna shake your hand.

- We're all sorry to see you go.

- Thank you, Mr. President.

And I know that you and Muriel

have had a tough go of it...

...since Kevin passed, and...

- We all make sacrifices...

...for our country, sir.

- Yeah, but it's more--

I have the speaker of the house

for you.

I'm sorry.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Right.

- Thank you, Margaret.

- You're welcome, sir.

- Eli.

- That was quite a speech, Mr. President.

If you were on board,

we'd have a real shot at peace.

You do know that your plan has upset

the entire defence industry.

These are powerful people

who give money to both parties.

I talked to President Al-Sharif again

about the discussion we had...

...and he's assuring me

that he has proof.

- And you believe him?

- I do.

Guys that run those corporations

have been in bed...

...with radical regimes for years. All they

wanna do is keep the cycle of war going.

Al-Sharif will expose them.

All of that wrongdoing

is gonna come out...

- ...as soon as our plan is signed.

- Sir, if your plan is signed.

Jesus.

Since when do you guys

come through here?

My supervisor told me

to come this way.

Stop.

Be careful next time.

I know we've had our differences,

but I've never known you to be a man...

...to let politics stand in the way

of doing the right thing.

If you stand with me on this, you can be

the man that could take these guys down.

I'd like to drag every one of these

CEOs in front of Congress...

...but there's more at stake here.

I can't support this, not at the risk...

...of leaving us militarily exposed.

Come on, you know

those bases are for show now.

We could launch a drone

off of any carrier in the gulf...

...and hit any target we want.

Excuse me, miss.

Sir, you can't leave that there.

Hey, buddy!

Twenty-four, I'm in the rotunda.

I got a maintenance--

Eli, you all right?

Keep moving, let's go, push.

Get your security teams up.

Mr. Speaker? Mr. Speaker?

- Are you all right?

- I'm fine.

We have to get out of here.

You follow me.

- Where's the vice president?

- In the chamber.

Tell him we need to institute

Continuity of Government.

- I tried. He's been cut by some glass.

- Now stay close.

Don't panic, take your time.

There's been an explosion

at the Capitol building.

- And?

- I'm crashing the White House.

We're crashing the White House.

Get the CAT Team.

I want all nonessentials

evac'd.

Get that hallway clear if we have to move.

Sergeant, bolt these doors.

I need Marine 1 here

as fast as possible.

Sir, I need you to move away

from the window, sir.

Yeah.

Lock down all these doors.

- Do it quickly.

- Go, go, go!

- Sir.

- The residence.

Bear with us.

Sir, we have a tour group

on the State Floor.

Hold them in the Blue Room.

Maintain positions.

Keep the hallways clear.

- Everybody stay where you are.

- My daughter's downstairs.

No one goes anywhere

till we lift the crash.

- She's just a little girl. I gotta get her.

- Step away from the door.

Keep moving, please. Everybody.

Gentlemen, we're on lockdown.

You can't be in here.

- Let's go.

- Sorry?

- We're on lockdown!

- Can't hear you!

You gotta be kidding me. Movie time

is over. Shut this down! Let's go.

Bobby, sync watches, 60 seconds.

Silencer.

Let's go.

Yes, sir, that is correct, sir.

- We are on full lockdown.

- Hey!

We need help up here now!

Security sweep! Open up!

Thirty seconds. Secure Air Comm.

Meet at the rally.

Armoury secure.

All right, let's go. Let's move, move!

- Hold up. We're on full lockdown here.

- Hey!

East Hall secure.

Heading for Castle Sky.

You've reached the voice mail of

Emily Cale. Why aren't you texting me?

Em, as soon as you get this,

call me back.

- Keep moving, keep moving!

- Martin, I'm right outside the Capitol.

What the hell is happening?

Do you have the president?

I have Eagle. Call WFO, get as

many men as you can to the Capitol.

I'll dispatch everyone I can spare.

I want a hard perimeter around Castle.

A hard perimeter around Castle.

Eastside Gate.

Come on, let's go, people.

Fred, open the gate.

We're gonna be fine.

It's gonna be okay.

- They're exiting the building.

- Keep moving!

Castle South clear.

Clear!

We have Castle Sky.

Five agents in the East Gate,

four in the garden.

The rest should be on the South Lawn.

And two policemen on the South Gate.

- Let's go.

- Let's go! Keep moving!

Shots fired. Code Black! Code Black!

- Say again. Say again.

- He said "shots fired."

Look, it's gotta be an AOP.

You gotta get out there.

- Stand back.

- I'm not doing anything.

You serious? Look around.

- Stand back!

- The threat is out there!

Go out and do your job!

Donnie, where'd

you send my daughter?

I'm sure she's fine.

We're in the safest house in the world.

Well, not today, it's not.

- You've reached the voice mail...

- Em, pick up the phone.

Can't tell where it's coming from.

I have no visual on him.

Ten-four. Still have them on...?

No.

- Clear!

- Clear!

Negative, negative.

Snipers on the roof.

Do not approach Castle.

Repeat, do not approach Castle.

Do not advance. Do not advance.

Say what?

Welcome to the White House,

Mr. Tyler.

I love what you've done with the place.

Bullet holes add to the decor.

Did you see that sh*t Conrad pulled off

at the Capitol? Goddamn!

Let's keep it tight. Get to work.

Where are my goddamn hostages?

- Dad?

-Oh, thank God.

- Emily, are you okay?

- Dad--

Look, it's gonna be okay,

baby, I promise you.

- Where are you?

- Where are you at? I'll come get you.

Where'd you send my daughter?

Downstairs. Across the hall,

second on the left.

Shut up!

Find him. Go!

- What's going on?

- What? I got it.

You better.

Castle, this is Hummingbird.

We are on final approach.

- What are we waiting for, Martin?

- Marine 1 is three minutes out, sir.

Castle, does anybody copy?

I repeat, we are--

Break right! Break right!

We are taking fire. Castle has fallen.

The White House is down.

Heavy weapons on the roof.

- Take him to the PEOC.

- They're in the building.

- We need to exfilt--

- I got this!

Mr. President, Mr. President,

I get you to the vault...

...their game is over.

You sure you can get me there?

Yes, sir. I am.

Then get me to the vault.

Diamond formation. Stay low,

stay close, shoot first. Got it? On me.

Do you have the vice president?

- I repeat, do you have the vice president?

- We do.

- We're two miles away from Andrews.

- The speaker?

Negative. We do not have the speaker.

- Please evacuate the Capitol.

- This way. Excuse me.

Kellerman!

Carol, COD says

we go to the Pentagon.

I have the speaker.

Going to the secondary location.

Watch yourself.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Downstairs, second door to the left.

Emily.

No, no, no, please. Please don't!

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James Vanderbilt

James Platten Vanderbilt (born November 1975) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for the films Zodiac, White House Down, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. more…

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