Maybe the yellow marker is there as a position marker, so the actor knows where to put his gun after he has been. Including a funny reference to the blockbuster independence day this action thriller was directed by roland emmerich who also directed independence day, 2012 and the day after tomorrow. The flakes swirl and gleam in the reflection of a night light. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the white house, during which the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. White house down is a 20 american actionthriller film directed and coproduced by roland emmerich, written by james vanderbilt and produced by vanderbilt, bradley j. After the explosion i think the first one the terrorists are going around killing the security men and taking their weapons with one security man down and his gun on the floor, there is a yellow marker under his gun, we see the marker when the gun is taken. Let us know what you thought of the film in the comment section below. Often, the dialogue is so stupid the audience laughed at the movie. 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. Three new books about the white house the new york times. Presidential financing to the personal lives of presidents and their families from fdr to the clintons. After wrapping my tour of the set of white house down, the new movie from destruction maestro roland emmerich independence day, 2012, one movie jumped to. Near the end of white house down the hacker, tyler, having finished his work puts on a military uniform probably for disguise and tries to escape by the tunnel through which jfk brought in the monroe. In columbia pictures white house down, capitol policeman john cale has just been denied his dream job with the secret service of protecting president james sawyer.
Soon, in the confusion of all the people decorating the white house for christmas, the presidents dog, natasha, goes missing. White house down is an action movie, but it also has an emotional side. Jaquavis coleman on the white house the white house is based on true events, reimagining the dark chronicles of a notorious drug kingpins death, and the unfortunate events that followed. Theres a time limit, a convoluted heist, and some wanton destruction of public property. And so it has proved with roland emmerichs white house down, almost a carboncopy of antoine fuquas olympus has fallen, released earlier this year.
Similarly to movies like independence day, theres lots of violence and an extremely high body count collateral damage, but there are only a few bloody injuries. With channing tatum, jamie foxx, maggie gyllenhaal, jason clarke. White house down is the second film of the year in which terrorists lay siege to 1600 pennsylvania avenue, washington d. The white house slammed the book and those who cooperated with wolff. Roger dean kiser is the author of the books orphan, a true story of abandonment, abuse and redemption, american orphan and runaway, life on the streetsthe lessons learned and the white house boysan american tragedy. A devoted father fights a ruthless paramilitary group that has seized control the white house in this highstakes action thriller from director roland emmerich and writer james vanderbilt the amazing spiderman. I actually missed the last scene before which the president says to little girl wanna see something special. Inside it, among the water and glitter, is a model of the white house. Aside from this is the end, white house down may have been the funniest movie that i watched in 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 movies jingoism, young emily is worth rescuing. The book white house white out is a book about three kids who searches for the presidents dog when she goes lose. Inside the trump white house was due to be released on tuesday. How to invade the white house according to white house. Between the explosions and other special effects, the film deals with the relationship between the hero and his daughter.
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 weapons range from hand and machine guns to grenades and antiaircraft missiles, military helicopters, and nuclear missiles. The action was absurd, the plot absurder, the acting absurderer and the classic signs of a. White house down is a film where familiarity is either considered good or in a sense difficult to swallow. For an indepth discussion of the film by the screen rant editors check out our white house down. White house down rocket launcher john cale channing tatum and president sawyer jamie foxx flee in an armored limo. I some days ago saw this film white house down and the president does the thing twice during starting and ending of the film. 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.
But after extracts were made public by the guardian, the white house was thrown into a. The white house has some unexpected ideas about reducing crime. White house down 20 pg 1 min action, drama, thriller. This book is filled with false and misleading accounts from individuals who have no. A cheerful mix of gardening, history and patriotism, dianas white house garden about a little girl whose father was a presidential adviser seems fictional, or at least apocryphal. Fischer, harald kloser, larry franco and laeta kalogridis. White house down tells story of washington under attack. When reaching the explosivelylocked gate which cale and sawyer saw earlier, he tries to unlock it with a kind of chip card, i think. I chose this book because i read the whole series of a to z.
Hickok is the narrator of this novel, which author amy bloom has created from the documentation available, including many letters between the two women. Inside the private world of the white house and its anecdotes lacks in nutritious content, says washington post columnist kathleen. Emmerich is blowing up washington again in his new movie, white house down. 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 official teaser trailer in theaters 6. Based on interviews with white house employees, past and present, this book ranges from the occult matter of w. 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. White house down is based on a screenplay script written by american screenwriter james vanderbilt, who is also one of the films producers.
This is a heartbreaking story of hidden love, a novel based on what many believe to have been the affair between eleanor roosevelt and journalist lorena hickok. The young heroine draya lives paycheck to paycheck, laboring as a maid in a luxurious white house. The white house has some unexpected ideas about reducing crime law enforcement officers stand outside the funeral for new york police officer. Book refereeskidnapping, murder, and mayhem lead drayaand the readerthrough a harrowing and twisting plot to an explosive ending that no one sees coming. The white house is a fastpaced thriller that doesnt disappoint.
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. Yet, somehow i have to believe white house down is its own movie, and, in a sense, it is. The white house and the politerati diaspora has just barely stopped reeling from author michael wolffs account of life in trumps west wing. The white house help has spoken, and the picture they paint in a gossipy new tellall book often isnt a flattering one for many of the past and present occupants of the white house. Inside the trump white house, has already been knocked by president trump and the white house. While theyre admiring the white house, they meet the presidents stepdaughter, kc, and her friend, marshall from the capital mysteries series. Another reason why i chose this book is because i like books that have mysteries and has many suspects. 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. Having no success he tries a second time but then says. John cale is a policeman who has long cherished a dream of being a member of the secret service entrusted with the safety of the president of the united states. Olympus has fallen, a bad, bad movie, hits almost all of the same story beats, right down to the climactic race against a death clock of the mad variety hopefully that wasnt too specific. White house down 20 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. 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.
White house down is so bad it makes olympus has fallen look like a masterpiece. 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. Roland emmerichs white house down is an entertaining throwback to the action blockbusters of the 1990s. See more ideas about white house down, pictures and film.
White house down is a painful, miserable experience. 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. White house down runs 1 minutes and is rated pg for prolonged sequences of action and violence including intense gunfire and explosions, some language and a brief sexual image. Antichristian, politically correct attitudes abound. Fire and fury released early in defiance of attempt to ban. Somehow weve ended up with another olympus has fallen one on a bigger scale but with not much else to recommend it. I walked in knowing that white house down would be very similar to olympus has fallen. It will start like any other day capitol policeman john cale has just been denied his dream job with the secret service of protecting president james sawyer. White house down 20 frequently asked questions imdb. Watch white house down trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. New tellall book details life inside the white house. Get white house down dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. A former wall street journal and washington post reporter, kessler the fbi, 1993 has interviewed many named and unnamed sources who have worked at the white house.
A mixture of juicy but hardtoverify gossip and anecdotes about presidents from secret service agents sworn never to reveal secrets, white house housekeepers, butlers, maids, and cooks, as well as media figures and politicians. White house down channing tatum jamie foxx maggie gyllenhaal 20 while on a tour of the white house with his young daughter, a police officer channing tatum springs into action to save his child and the president. White house down by james vanderbilt march 1, 2012. 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.
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