Air Force One (1997)
Bill Smitrovich: General Northwood
Quotes
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White House General : [after hearing the president] My God! Is he saying what I think he's saying?
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : If we're going to act, we have to act now.
Defense Secretary Walter Dean : It's too risky.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : The president is up there with a gun to his head.
General Northwood : He asking us to do that to Air Force One?
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : He's not asking. Your Commander-in-Chief has issued a direct order. Do it!
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General Northwood : Nobody does this to the United States. The President will get his baseball glove back and play catch with this guy's balls!
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Defense Secretary Walter Dean : We found the escape pod. It's empty.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : So where's the president?
Defense Secretary Walter Dean : I think we have to acknowledge the possibility that the president may be dead.
White House Aide Thomas Lee : Why wouldn't they tell us?
Defense Secretary Walter Dean : Diversion. Try to buy some time. It could've happened in a crossfire, and they're afraid we'll retaliate.
General Northwood : Damn right we'll retaliate. We'll release General Radek into the god damn atmosphere.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : It doesn't add up. That terrorist knew that we'd recover the pod in short order. He expected that we'd be talking to Marshall.
White House General : Let's not bury him yet. He could still be alive on that plane. Let's not forget this president is a Medal of Honor winner. In Vietnam, he flew more helicopter rescue missions than any man in my command. He knows how to fight.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : Then he's taking a terrible chance with his life.
White House General : The element of surprise is a formidable advantage in combat. If he's up there, he's the best chance that we have.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : That pod was designed for a reason, General. He has no right to take chances with his life.
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General Northwood : Moscow police found six members of a Russian TV news crew murdered. The same crew that was cleared to fly on Air Force One.
White House Aide Thomas Lee : Jesus.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : Oh, please tell me it's not that easy.
White House Aide Thomas Lee : No. You would have to generate fake ID, photo, fingerprints.
General Northwood : Could be with a little help from Moscow.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : How would they get the weapons on board the plane?
Defense Secretary Walter Dean : There's no way to get weapons aboard Air Force One. It's impossible.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : Well, there are enough weapons already on board to take Panama, but who has access to them?
Defense Secretary Walter Dean : You think someone on the plane helped them?
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : What if somebody did and they're still on the plane? Who do they trust up there? Who do we trust?