White house down was originally scheduled for a november 1, 20 release, but was moved up to a june 28, 20 release. Mark felt the man who brought down the white house centers on deep throat, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, watergate. Welcome to the giddy world of white house down, roland emmerichs absurd but hugely enjoyable thriller, in which president jamie foxx and other members of the government are taken hostage in a nefarious plot. White house down has a lot of the hallmarks of a disaster film. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the white house, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. White house down benefits from the leads chemistry, but director roland emmerich. What im saying is, abe lincoln just took another bullet for me. Jul 12, 20 in a way, the movie white house down is a very good caricature of the real life extreme right wing wrapped up in an unrealistic action movie. John uses personal connections to pull strings to get an interview for the secret service and a tour of the white house for his young daughter emily.
The man who brought down the white house on dvd january 9, 2018 starring liam neeson, diane lane, maika monroe, tony goldwyn. Aug 29, 2017 mark felt the man who brought down the white house centers on deep throat, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, watergate. White house down is so bad it makes olympus has fallen look like a masterpiece. With channing tatum, jamie foxx, maggie gyllenhaal, jason clarke. There were other movies released on the same date, including the heat, byzantium and redemption. Everything you need to know about white house down movie. White house down is a 20 american political action thriller film directed and coproduced by roland emmerich, written by james vanderbilt and produced by vanderbilt, bradley j. The white house is put on lockdown separating cale from emily who had left the tour group to use the restroom.
Schools out, falcon in stuart little 2, gloomius maximus in rolie polie olie. White house down is an action movie, but it also has an emotional side. The president is set to enter negotiations for a peace treaty with the middle east. Now the cop, whose daughter cant really stand him, must try to impress her by saving the day and her favorite president. Edgar hoover who the last three presidents had considered firing, fbi outsider l. Jun 28, 20 white house down is an american actionthriller film directed by roland emmerich about an assault on the white house by a paramilitary group. King is an actress who can show courage, loyalty and justifiable fear without ever getting maudlin, and her emily is the true hero of white house down, unbelievably. This past weekend saw the release of roland emmerichs midway, a movie that seemed to pose the question, what if pearl harbor, but directed by. Martin walker white house down villains wiki fandom. White house down is the sort of movie that rewards low expectations. Unfortunately after a while it felt like a buddy movie not too dissimilar from. Ahead of blow the man downs release, refinery29 caught up with them about their nautical noir masterpiece.
This article is a highly detailed plot summary of white house down. Jun 28, 20 not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the white house, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. The white house is under siege in this action thriller from. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the white house, when the complex is overtaken by. After a car chaseshootout with stenz on the white house lawn, cale and sawyer are flipped into the white house pool after cale gets distracted by the sight of killick holding emily at gunpoint. Apr 04, 2016 this movie follows john cale, an veteran who has taken a position as us capitol police, protecting the speaker of the house.
He was portrayed by james woods, who also played hades in hercules, dr. White house down is a 20 american political action thriller film directed and co produced by roland emmerich, written by james vanderbilt and produced by. Raphelson and walker are both dinosaurs when it comes to tech and still use pagers. Meanwhile, mercenaries led by emil stenz jason clarke start killing off most of the secret service and take the tour group hostage, but cale manages to take a gun from a mercenary named carl killick kevin rankin and escapes to go. The unlikely guy that comes to the rescue of the president is john cale played by channing tatum who just before the attack was turned down for a position he applied for in the. White house down is an american actionthriller film directed by roland emmerich. Martin james walker is the secondary antagonist of the 20 film white house down.
The plot depicts a north koreanled guerrilla assault on the white house, and focuses on disgraced united states secret service agent mike bannings efforts to rescue the us president, benjamin asher. In olympus has fallen, terrorists attack and infiltrate the white house, and only a disgraced secret service agent stands a chance of stopping them. While on a tour of the white house with his young daughter, a capitol policeman channing tatum springs into action to save his child and protect the president jamie foxx from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. Now, with the nations government falling into chaos and time running out, its up to cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. In the story, a policeman guarding the republican speaker of the house in congress visits the white house to get a job protecting the pacifist president. White house down and other great presidential action movies. Fortunately, moviegoers were well primed with the similarly themed olympus has fallen earlier this. True, white house down is, for the most part, your typical siege film, but its one in which the winning combination of writing and onscreen talent effectively keep us locked into the action. At the beginning of the movie, john cale has a job interview with carol finnerty, whom he went to college with. Roland emmerichs latest disaster is about a cop channing tatum who is taking his daughter on a tour of the white house when terrorist take it over and try to take the president jamie foxx hostage.
Clearly, this gig aint too lowstakes for a movie, but hollywood thinks otherwise, which is why we have the second hide yo kids, hide yo wife, cuz the white house is getting is blown the hell up. A capitol hill police officer must try to save his daughter and the president when terrorists take over the white house. The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 30 years. White house down benefits from the leads chemistry, but director roland emmerich smothers the film with narrative cliches and choppily edited action. Donnie mentions the spot where the white house was blown up in independence day. As this happens, emily looks out her bedroom window to spot choppers flying over the area.
White house down is a painful, miserable experience. Its only because you read virtually the same paragraph twice. Capitol policeman john cale has just been denied his dream job with the secret service of protecting president james sawyer. The movie opens with emily cale joey king waking up to a breaking news alert on her phone. The reallife politics of white house down the progressive. Only security guy channing tatum, who happens to be on the white house tour with his daughter while the assault happens, stands in the. This movie follows john cale, an veteran who has taken a position as us capitol police, protecting the speaker of the house. He is the corrupt head of presidential detail who works for eli raphelson. White house down 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Jun 28, 20 white house down is still too gunhappy, and too long, but however you feel about the oval office, our country, or some of the movie s jingoism, young emily is worth rescuing. White house down free screenings seen by 100,000 us military personnel film starring channing tatum and jamie foxx perceived as proobama propaganda by rightwing commentators published. Sep 29, 2017 mark felt the man who brought down the white house centers on deep throat, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, watergate. Its completely unoriginal its not even the first white house is taken over movie of 20. Starring channing tatum, jamie foxx, maggie gyllenhaal, james woods, joey king, richard. When a paramilitary group led by stenz jason clarke take over the white house, capitol policeman john cale channing tatum, a rejected applicant to the secret service, must rescue the president of the united states james sawyer jamie foxx while trying to keep his daughter emily joey king out of danger. While on a tour of the white house with his young daughter, a capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from. Olympus has fallen was one of two films released in 20 that dealt with a terrorist attack on the white house. White house down ist ein usamerikanischer actionthriller des regisseurs roland emmerich aus dem jahr 20. The right wing dislikes the movie white house down simply because it strikes a little too close to home for them to be comfortable.
The film was released on dvd and bluray disc on november 5, 20. White house down director already destroyed the title structure once, in independence day. In a way, the movie white house down is a very good caricature of the real life extreme right wing wrapped up in an unrealistic action movie. White house down story, white house down hollywood movie. Now, with the nations government falling into chaos and time running out, its up to cale to. Antichristian, politically correct attitudes abound. White house down rocket launcher john cale channing tatum and president sawyer jamie foxx flee in an armored limo. Fortunately, moviegoers were well primed with the similarly themed olympus has fallen earlier this year.
Jun 28, 20 clearly, this gig aint too lowstakes for a movie, but hollywood thinks otherwise, which is why we have the second hide yo kids, hide yo wife, cuz the white house is getting is blown the hell up. The boxoffice flop of white house down further depressed results that were poor due to changes in the television market published. White house down is an american actionthriller film directed by roland emmerich about an assault on the white house by a paramilitary group. This movie is built on sisterhood, both literally and figuratively. While on a tour of the white house with his young daughter, a capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. When the smoke clears, cale learns that heavily armed.
Associate director mark felt, a dedicated, loyal and meticulous employee of the bureau for thirty years, and his wife audrey. White house down theres scant originality here, but witnessing americas hearth and home under siege still brings an emotional frisson to the silly thrills. Starring channing tatum, jamie foxx, maggie gyllenhaal, james woods, joey king, richard jenkins, and jason clarke. I actually missed the last scene before which the president says to little girl wanna see something special. White house down was released in 20 on friday, june 28, 20 in nationwide movie theaters. The films screenplay is by james vanderbilt and stars. Antoine fuquas new film olympus has fallen stars gerard butler as a secret service agent trying to singlehandedly defeat a gang of terrorists who have taken over the white house.
In the film, a divorced us capitol police officer named john cale attempts rescuing both his daughter emily and the president of the united states james sawyer when a massively destructive terrorist assault occurs in the white house. In columbia pictures white house down, capitol policeman john cale channing tatum has just been denied his dream job with the secret service of protecting president james sawyer jamie foxx. House down as an aboveaverage popcorn movie, with a structured story. Between the explosions and other special effects, the film deals with the relationship between the hero and his daughter. This article is a highly detailed plot summary of white house down plot summary edit. A few months later, roland emmerichs white house down hits theaters. Fischer, harald kloser, larry franco and laeta kalogridis. Channing tatum, jamie foxx, maggie gyllenhaal, joey king. While on a tour of the white house with his young daughter, a capitol. Indepth plot summary of white house down white house down. Indepth plot summary of white house down white house. Jun 27, 20 white house down is the sort of movie that rewards low expectations. After lying to emily about the outcome of the interview, she and cale join a tour of the white house.
Dejected after being turned down for a position with the secret service but unable to break the news to his adoring daughter, capitol policeman john cale channing tatum is taking her on a tour of the white house when a powerful explosion rips through the building, sparking mass chaos. Mar 23, 20 a few months later, roland emmerichs white house down hits theaters. A gunfight erupts which results in an explosion that leaves sawyer and cale presumed dead. Setting aside the question of whether the world really needed a second white house takeover movie, in terms of sheer craftsmanship and professionalism, white house down is to olympus has. The battle in the white house and so the movies plot is meant to be a metaphor for political dissent in the white house. Everything you need to know about white house down movie 20. A sequel, titled london has fallen, was released on march 4, 2016, with the principal cast members reprising their roles. James woods in white house down 20 jamie foxx and channing tatum at an event. Browse other questions tagged plot explanation whitehousedown. Mark felt, the retired fbi man who admitted he was the famous anonymous deep throat source. While on a tour of the white house with his young daughter, a capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from an armed group of paramilitary invaders. White house down is still too gunhappy, and too long, but however you feel about the oval office, our country, or some of the movies jingoism, young emily is worth rescuing.
White house down is one of the worst movies of the year. The film was released in the united states on march 22, 20, by filmdistrict. Watch white house down trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. In it, channing tatum stars as a secret service agent trying to singlehandedly defeat a gang of terrorist who have taken over the white house. I some days ago saw this film white house down and the president does the thing twice during starting and ending of the film. White house down 20 capitol police officer john cale channing tatum has just been denied his dream job of protecting president james sawyer jamie foxx as a member of the secret service.
White house down tells story of washington under attack. The great defender of fun, captain ahab in the adventures. Mark felt the man who brought down the white house centers on deep throat, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of. Often, the dialogue is so stupid the audience laughed at the movie.
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