Wrong Is Right Page #3

Synopsis: A satire of American news reporting, Covert Agencies, and political system. The theft of two suitcase sized nuclear weapons, and their sale to a terrorist group, leads TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track them down, and uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.
Director(s): Richard Brooks
Production: Sony Pictures Entertainment
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
R
Year:
1982
117 min
100 Views


We don't hate

the American people.

[HORNS HONKING]

We don't hate

the American people.

The ghost of Sally Blake

cries out

for American justice,

The ghost of Sally Blake

and what's President Lockwood

doing about it?

The ghost of Sally Blake

Nothing.

The ghost of Sally Blake

Bunch of raggedy riffs

over there

The ghost of Sally Blake

screaming, "Death to America."

The ghost of Sally Blake

And what is America's answer?

Nothing.

The ghost of Sally Blake

The A-rabs

raised the price of oil

The ghost of Sally Blake

four times in two years,

The ghost of Sally Blake

and they'll

raise it again,

The ghost of Sally Blake

and what are we going

to do about that?

The ghost of Sally Blake

CROWD:
Nothing!

The ghost of Sally Blake

Four years of Lockwood

The ghost of Sally Blake

has changed us

from strong to weak,

The ghost of Sally Blake

from proud to puny,

The ghost of Sally Blake

from fearless to faceless.

The ghost of Sally Blake

Is that what you want?

The ghost of Sally Blake

CROWD:
No!

The ghost of Sally Blake

[HORNS HONKING]

The ghost of Sally Blake

All right!

The ghost of Sally Blake

Are you ready

to march with Mallory?

The ghost of Sally Blake

CROWD:
Yes!

The ghost of Sally Blake

[CHEERING AND HONKING]

The ghost of Sally Blake

[PRAYING IN ARABIC]

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

That poor young woman.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Oh, Sally Blake.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Terrible,

terrible.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

They say

she was my enemy.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Well, perhaps

those who say it

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

are your enemy.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

It was not

our doing.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Tell your people,

yes?

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Tomorrow--

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Tomorrow is

the most important day

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

of my life.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Tomorrow

I must do God's will.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

[SPEAKS ARABIC]

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Pray for me, my friend.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Pat!

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Your Majesty,

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

one moment.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Your birthday gift.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

You remembered.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Yes, a little late, but...

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

you look through here

and press that.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

I know, I know.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Make a happy face.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Oh.

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

Oh.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

What's the matter?

Thank you.

What's the matter?

Bless you.

What's the matter?

Tomorrow I have for you

a great surprise.

What's the matter?

[SPEAKING IN ARABIC]

What's the matter?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

and his omniscient voices...

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

voices that may decide

his destiny tomorrow.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

This is Patrick Hale

in Hagreb.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Voices in the desert?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Crackpot.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Never knew a Turk

who wasn't.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

King Awad is not a Turk,

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

and even if he were,

so what?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

When somebody starts

hearing voices...

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Seriously, Mr. President.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Joan of Arc

heard voices.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Moses heard them too.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

General Patton didn't.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Jesus did!

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

MacArthur didn't.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

General Wombat,

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

there's nothing wrong

with hearing voices.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

The desert

affects people,

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

and if they're sensitive,

they just hear voices.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Do you, Mr. President?

Hear them?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Maybe even once in a while?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

No. And I don't see

flying saucers,

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

like a certain sauced-up

General "Galloping" Wombat.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

I saw them, all right, sir.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Did I say

you didn't?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Did I?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

You say you saw them,

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

all right,

so you saw them.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

And some people say

they hear voices.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Okay?

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Okay.

I watched him speed away

to his beloved desert

Associated Press.

Not now.

Jack?

Associated Press.

It's election time.

Associated Press.

Name's Tom, married.

Associated Press.

Mr. President,

Associated Press.

we're running

out of time, sir.

Associated Press.

Tom boy, how's the family?

Associated Press.

Hold it, fella.

Associated Press.

Of course I intend

Associated Press.

to do something

about Sally Blake.

Associated Press.

What about Patrick Hale?

Associated Press.

Disappeared where?

Associated Press.

[GUNFIRE]

Associated Press.

[EXPLOSIONS]

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

Definitely.

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

Yes, you can

quote me on that.

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

Hacker,

will you find out

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

where the hell Hale

has disappeared to?

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

I'm on it now, sir.

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

Jack, can we get on

with it, please?

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

Yes, sir, but this

is top security, sir.

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

I know that, Jackie.

Sally Blake was not a CIA spy.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

Didn't we meet

on my last crusade?

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

No, sir.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

The night 14,000

were born again?

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

I wasn't one of them.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

Sir, we are facing

a national crisis.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

And Billy Bob

is going to lead us

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

in a prayer, just like

before a ball game.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

There's no time.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

No time for God,

Jackie?

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

[DOOR OPENING]

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

Bless you, Mr. President.

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

If you know who I am,

why the handprint?

Oh, this is Reverend

Billy Bob Harper.

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Charles McCarry

Charles McCarry (born 1930 in Massachusetts) is an American writer, primarily of spy fiction, and a former undercover operative for the Central Intelligence Agency who The Wall Street Journal described in 2013 as the dean of American spy writers; The New Republic magazine calls him "poet laureate of the CIA."; and Otto Penzler says he has produced some "poetic masterpieces." William Zinsser calls him a "political novelist:"Jonathan Yardley, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for the Washington Post, calls him a "'serious' novelist" whose work may include "the best novel ever written about life in high-stakes Washington, DC." more…

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