Wrong Is Right Page #14
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- Year:
- 1982
- 117 min
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this damn thing?
rigged so nothing
can stop them.
How do you open
this damn thing?
If he does not
send a signal--
How do you open
this damn thing?
boom.
How do you open
this damn thing?
Jack? Is that possible?
How do you open
this damn thing?
That's the way I'd do it.
That rat...
That's the way I'd do it.
just ensured
his own life.
That's the way I'd do it.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
That's the way I'd do it.
FBI, sir.
That's the way I'd do it.
You--
I don't care
what it takes.
You--
You have got
less than seven hours
You--
to find those bombs.
You--
About two million people
live in New York.
You--
Another million
come in every work day.
You--
Just give me
the bottom line.
You--
Using everything
from buses to subways,
You--
ships and planes...
You--
about two million
can be evacuated.
You--
How fast can
we be on the air?
You--
Minutes, but--
You--
Well, if we can save
two million people--
You--
Yes, sir, if...
You--
if we can squeeze
an extra 40,000 vehicles
You--
into the New York traffic,
You--
another 300,000 extra persons
into the airports.
You--
It's page 18 of that report.
You--
If you don't take
the cats, dogs,
You--
the old, the blind,
You--
if you abandon
all the hospitals,
You--
and the people that are in them
don't panic,
You--
and if the police don't panic,
You--
two million people.
You--
In how long?
You--
Four days.
You--
Four days?
You--
Now, I want some answers,
and I want them now!
You--
To begin with, didn't anybody
check this report?
You--
Eight years ago, sir.
You--
Worthless then.
You--
Well, why wasn't something
done about it?
You--
Maybe there is no defense
against nuclear attack.
You--
I still say
he's bluffing!
You--
What if he's not?
You--
All right. All right.
You--
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
You--
Say it happens.
You--
What's the worst?
You--
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
You--
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
That is
classified information.
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
No, sir.
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
The bomb's gone public.
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
Newspapers, magazines,
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
even college kids
have built them.
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
Come on, I want
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
numbers,
facts, figures!
Mr. President, recent
nuclear tests prove--
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
will kill at least
two million people.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
All this glass
will become bullets.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
Billions of them.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
They'll slash everything
for miles.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
There'll be fires,
tens of thousands.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
Winds--
winds double the force,
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
the destructive force
of hurricanes.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
All the water, all the food,
poisoned.
The first shock, blast,
and thermal dose
And within 10 days,
all the rest
of the people dead.
And within 10 days,
Radiation.
And within 10 days,
Even the ones
in the shelters.
And within 10 days,
Mr. President,
And within 10 days,
if these bombs
are allowed to go off...
And within 10 days,
Notify Rafeeq.
Well, time to go.
Notify Rafeeq.
One of us
has got to try sanity.
Notify Rafeeq.
Don't do it,
Mr. President.
Notify Rafeeq.
You'll hate it.
Notify Rafeeq.
Mr. President, you can't resign.
Me or millions?
There's not much choice.
Mr. President, you can't resign.
Mr. President,
if you resign,
Mr. President, you can't resign.
a woman, a black woman,
Mr. President, you can't resign.
will be
in the White House,
Mr. President, you can't resign.
and she won't
be serving dinner.
Mr. President, you can't resign.
Congratulations,
Madam President.
Mr. President, you can't resign.
If I'm not shot
before I'm sworn in.
Mr. President, you can't resign.
That's a well-hung flagpole.
Thank God!
That's a well-hung flagpole.
Call the FBI.
That's a well-hung flagpole.
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[CLICKING]
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Just in the nick of time.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Yep.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Convenient.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Oh, I'd say lucky.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
I thought for a while
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
the CIA had arranged
the suitcases...
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
like King Awad's
suicide.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Mr. Hale, we only try
to do what's right.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Even when it's wrong?
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
If it's good
for America,
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
it can't be wrong.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
Right?
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
What's next?
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
War.
I'll disarm
the other bomb.
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
undeclared war, unprovoked war,
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
started by
the bloodiest terrorist
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
of modern history--
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
by Rafeeq, the Hun of Hagreb.
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
What war? What bombs?
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
What the hell? Is he crazy?
These atom bombs on our land
constitute an act of war...
Frank, boy.
You did it.
You finally did it.
Frank, boy.
We're not gonna
take it anymore.
Frank, boy.
You hit them.
Frank, boy.
You bet!
Frank, boy.
Hit them with
everything you got.
Frank, boy.
Hey, but
for God's sake,
Frank, boy.
don't hit
those oil wells!
Frank, boy.
What we got here
is a war.
Now, you're here for one reason.
What we got here
is a war.
No matter what happens,
What we got here
is a war.
nothing happens
What we got here
is a war.
until it happens
on television.
What we got here
is a war.
Right, but before
What we got here
is a war.
you take
the oil wells,
What we got here
is a war.
remember,
we're taking
What we got here
is a war.
a three-minute
commercial break!
What we got here
is a war.
Right.
What we got here
is a war.
Now, let's kick ass!
What we got here
is a war.
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