White House Down (2013)
Maggie Gyllenhaal: Finnerty
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Quotes
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Finnerty : There's a series of tunnels. JFK used them to sneak Marilyn Monroe in.
Cale : I thought that was a myth.
President Sawyer : It's true.
Cale : Donnie's gonna be pissed.
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Raphelson : Carol, we have to end this. We have to. What if the next missile that he launches is aimed at Chicago or New York? We're talking about millions of lives.
Finnerty : Your first act as president is going to be bombing the White House?
Raphelson : Believe me. I know, I know. But our country is stronger than one house.
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General Caulfield : Stenz used to do black ops work for us off the books, but when the new Sawyer administration came in, the Secretary of Defense shut down the operation and disavowed all its assets. Stenz was captured and ended up spending several months in a Taliban-controlled prison.
Finnerty : No wonder he's pissed.
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[last lines]
Finnerty : Henry, the President wants to do the thing.
President Sawyer : Hold on tight.
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President Sawyer : [flying over the Lincoln Memorial] Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president who was in favor of women having the vote? As a matter of fact, he wrote a paper on suffrage while he was still in the Illinois legislature.
Finnerty : Yes, I did know that, because you tell me every time we do this.
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Finnerty : This job requires a university degree. You dropped out of GW after our first semester there. You don't finish things.
Cale : Check the file, Carol. Two years in college night school. A certificate of graduation should be in there.
Finnerty : Great. Yeah, John, you barely maintained a "C" average.
Cale : Look, I'm sorry, I didn't have our little study sessions like we used to back in the day, did I?
Finnerty : Uh, evaluations from your senior officers: "Sergeant Cale frequently does not complete his field reports on time."
Cale : It has nothing to do with protecting someone.
Finnerty : Fine. "Sergeant Cale demonstrates a lack of respect for authority". "Sergeant Cale has raw potential, but seems determined not to realize it."
Cale : You can keep reading that. That is not me anymore. I've changed, and I'm not the kid you used to know in college, either. I've buttoned up every single thing that I have to to qualify for this job, and I have ten times more experience than any kid coming out of Ivy League schools, so...
Finnerty : It's not just about experience. I would need to depend on you every day.
Cale : What do you want me to do? I'll start at the... I'll start at the bottom. Just give me a chance.
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Walker : Good morning. Light day at the White House today. Eagle will remain on the eighteen acres. He has phone calls to the congressional leadership. First Lady is back tonight?
Agent Hope : Empress is wheels down at 1845. Uh, they're supposed to have a private dinner at the residence, but you know how they are.
Walker : So we should have an advance on Obelisk, Marcel's, the usual.
Agent Todd : What if she wants sushi?
Finnerty : [entering] No, no, she's off sushi. Remember she had that thing on the Japan trip?
Walker : Carol, how are you still awake?
Finnerty : Caffeine and patriotism, sir.
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Vice President Hammond : [after hearing Walker's threat to kill Sawyer] Jesus. The head of his own detail.
General Caulfield : At least we know how they got in so easily. The question is can we be sure he's the only Secret Service member who's been compromised?
Finnerty : Oh, go to hell.
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Walker : A little birdie told me you're finally moving the money.
Muriel Walker : Martin? I had to tell them about the tumor, Martin.
Walker : That's all right.
Muriel Walker : Please stop this. Please just come home.
Walker : I have to do this, honey.
Muriel Walker : No, you don't.
Walker : They have to pay for what they did to Kevin. And when it's over, I promise... I promise you'll understand.
Muriel Walker : You're doing this for Kevin?
Walker : I swear to God.
Muriel Walker : Then you do whatever it takes. You make them pay for what they did to our boy.
Finnerty : What the hell are you doing?
[picking up the receiver]
Finnerty : Walker, you stop this, or I'm gonna make sure she spends the rest of her life in a federal prison.
Walker : You have nineteen minutes.
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Finnerty : Sir, I have the First Lady for you.
President Sawyer : [turning off the news] Remind me again why we let these guys broadcast from our lawn.
Finnerty : Freedom of the press.
President Sawyer : You know what? I knew it was something.
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Finnerty : You know you're gonna miss this.
Walker : When's the last time you took a day off?
Finnerty : Oh, I'm fine.
Walker : Hmm?
Finnerty : I'm fine.
Walker : Piece of advice: you gotta get back on the horse.
Finnerty : I've gotta get back on the horse?
Walker : First rule of divorce: you gotta get right out there. Sow some oats, break some hearts, have actual human interaction with a member of the opposite sex. Carol, you keep this up, twenty years from now, you're gonna look like me.
Finnerty : Well, there are worse things.
Walker : Don't make this your whole life. Trust me. It's not worth it.
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Finnerty : It's the threat matrix. Every day, the Secret Service does a rundown of credible threats against the president. Every single one of these guys was on it. It's like Walker used it as a shopping list.
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Finnerty : John, I want you to listen to me. Help is not coming.
Cale : Did you hear what I just said? I said they have the president.
Finnerty : John, they called an air strike on the White House. The Vice President is dead. You just need to get out of there.
Cale : No, no, no. They cannot do that. They still have hostages. They still have Emily.
Finnerty : I'm so, so sorry. I was wrong about you, but there's nothing you can do, John. If you stay, you're gonna die.
Finnerty : Carol, I need you to listen to me. My little girl is counting on me right now, and I am not gonna disappear on her. Okay? So you tell me how much time I have.
Finnerty : You only have eight minutes left to get them out.
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Finnerty : John, listen. This isn't over yet. Walker had no prior contact with any of the terrorists, but someone else did.
Cale : Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. I'm gonna put you on speaker. The president's with me.
Finnerty : This guy Stenz made multiple calls to a secure line in D.C., but we don't know who received them. The whole database was wiped thirty minutes ago.
Cale : Really? Did you check Walker's personal records? His-his computer, his e-mails?
Finnerty : You don't know Walker, John. He was a dinosaur. The man still used a pager.
Cale : Oh, shit. Listen. Carol, I got to check something out. We'll see you outside.
[to Sawyer, as he hangs up]
Cale : I don't believe it. I think I know how Walker got the codes, but I'm gonna need your help, sir.
