Wrong Is Right Page #9

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
96 Views


not on us,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

but on the facts.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Fact...

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Lockwood swore

to protect and defend

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

the United States

and its constitution.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Fact. King Awad

made an unholy alliance

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

with an international gang

of terrorists.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Fact...

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

King Awad paid

for two atom bombs,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

concealed in two suitcases.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

I saw them.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

I can prove

they were radioactive.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Fact. Those bombs

were to be used

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

by this terrorist

to destroy Jerusalem.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

His secondary target

was to be New York City,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

or--

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

[CLICK]

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

No bombs, no proof.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

No question.

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Get the bombs!

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

How?

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

However!

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Was the death of King Awad

justifiable?

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

The maniac

who shot Lincoln,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

the hired killers

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

of Dr. Martin

Luther King,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

the Kennedys,

Lumumba,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

those who burned

Joan of Arc,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

poisoned Socrates,

crucified Christ,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

all assassins cry,

"Justifiable homicide."

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

If you'd

been president,

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

how would you have

handled King Awad?

Some presidents come into office

because they're ruthless.

Killed him.

Then you'd call it

justifiable?

Killed him.

I'd call it necessary.

Killed him.

Murder is never justified.

Killed him.

No. The end does not

justify the means.

Killed him.

To prevent a plague

by killing the germ

Killed him.

is not murder.

Killed him.

It's mercy.

Killed him.

The U.S. of A.

may not always be right,

Killed him.

but God knows we're never wrong.

Killed him.

Nobody asked Congress.

Killed him.

Why?

Killed him.

Public opinion.

Killed him.

With gas more than

three bucks a gallon,

Killed him.

the prez did right.

Killed him.

Wrong.

Killed him.

Right.

Killed him.

King who?

Killed him.

Given the facts, sir--

Killed him.

Facts?

Killed him.

What facts?

Killed him.

What suitcases? What bombs?

Killed him.

What nonsense!

Killed him.

Where's the proof?

Killed him.

There's only one fact.

Killed him.

The president is guilty

Killed him.

of premeditated,

cold-blooded murder.

Killed him.

CROWD:

Mallory! Mallory! Mallory!

Mallory! Mallory! Mallory!

CROWD:

Mallory! Mallory! Mallory!

Mallory! Mallory!

Mallory! Mallory!

CROWD:

Mallory! Mallory! Mallory!

Mallory!

CROWD:

Mallory! Mallory! Mallory!

[CHEERING]

CROWD:

Mallory! Mallory! Mallory!

Ladies and gentlemen,

the greatest outlaw

of the century!

Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you.

In the Gallup poll...

Thank you.

Well?

Thank you.

We dropped 17 points.

Thank you.

They've been wrong before.

Thank you.

The Times

picks Mallory to win.

Thank you.

How close?

Thank you.

Landslide.

Thank you.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Just another television show.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Seen by

a hundred million people.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

They cried.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Soap opera.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

70,000 telegrams are raves.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Most of them sent by you.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

The people need us.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Will they vote for us?

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Why not?

I thought that

if I faced the people--

He told the truth,

the whole truth.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Words.

I thought that

if I faced the people--

The president's

word--

I thought that

if I faced the people--

Is suspect. Right?

I thought that

if I faced the people--

These days...yes, sir.

You heard the lady.

We need proof,

two million dollars' worth.

You heard the lady.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

What changed

your mind?

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Conditions.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Are the, uh,

suitcases here?

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Always.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Unless they are not.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

American guns?

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Yes, my dear, American.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Also Russian, French,

Israeli, Czech...

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Why can't people like us

buy them directly?

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Americans

don't like you.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Not diplomatic.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

The Russians

don't trust you...

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

yet.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

So they sell to me,

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

knowing that I sell

to anybody.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Well, that makes the big guys

good guys.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

And it makes me

fairly well-to-do.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Pardon.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Washington.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Who is calling?

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Who you expected.

Urgent. Overseas.

Person-to-person.

Hello?

Yes?

Hello?

Yes, Mr. Unger. Are you alone?

Please answer yes or no.

Yes, Mr. Unger. Are you alone?

No.

Yes, Mr. Unger. Are you alone?

Have you sold the suitcases?

Yes, Mr. Unger. Are you alone?

We're ready to buy.

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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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