# Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 action thriller film about a Secret Service agent removed from the Presidential Detail that must save the President who has been taken hostage after a group of North Korean terrorists seize control of the White House.
    Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt.

## Mike Banning

* Classified? Really? Well right now I believe I have the proverbial need to fuckin' know.

## Benjamin Asher

* [last lines] We've lost good friends, family. All good people. Heroes, every one of them. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families. And they will be remembered, nor will we forget those who served out of the spotlight, to whom we owe our highest gratitude. Our foe did not come only to destroy our things or our people, they came to desecrate a way of life. To foul our beliefs, to trample our freedom. And in this, not only did they fail, they gave us the greatest gift: a chance at our rebirth. We will rise, renewed, stronger and united. This is our time. Our chance to get back to the best of who we are. To lead by example with the honor, dignity and integrity that built this country, and which will build it once again. May God bless you. And may God bless these United States of America.

## Allan Trumbull

* I want to reassure the American people, and everyone in the world, that despite today's events, our government remains 100% functional. We know that the President is alive. To our friends, we are grateful for your loyalty and support. As a nation, we're never stronger than when tested. We will remain united and strong. God bless you all. And God bless the United States of America.

## Kang Yeon-sak

* There is a saying in Korea; seeing something a hundred times is not as good as living it once.
* It takes 15 minutes for your armed forces to reach the White House. We took it in thirteen.

## Other

* News Reporter: Not since the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812 has an enemy force occupied the center of American power.
* Lynn Jacobs: Banning is ex-Special Forces, Ranger battalion. He will move mountains or die trying! I know him!

## Dialogue

    [Agent Roma is the last Secret Service agent left alive in the White House. He crawls on his hands and knees.]
    Agent Roma: [weakly; into his radio microphone] Olympus has fallen! Olympus has fallen! Olympus has fallen!
    [A terrorist prepares to shoot Roma. Roma flips over and kicks the terrorist behind the knee, causing him to stumble.]
    Agent Roma: FUCK YOU!
    [Roma shoots the terrorist though the head with his pistol. Another terrorist unloads his submachine gun into Roma, killing him. At the Command Post, an agent sees that the last active agent is dead.]
    Command Post Agent: [disbelieving] They've taken the White House...
    Kang: I have no interest in your nuclear launch codes. By now, your Pentagon has changed them, no? Sit.
    [Forbes and one of Kang's terrorists sits Asher down]
    President Asher: You from the North? You sure as hell are not from the South.
    Kang: I'm working for justice, to give millions of starving men, women, and children a chance at more than just subsistence. To end the civil war your country interrupted so long ago. And yes, for a united, prosperous Korea.
    Dave Forbes: It's a whole new world, baby.
    President Asher: What's the going rate for souls these days?
    Dave Forbes: What do you say to me?
    President Asher: I never would've taken you for a traitor.
    Dave Forbes: Me? What about you? You sold this country out long before I ever did. Globalization and fuckin' Wall Street! What's the cost to a presidency nowadays anyway, huh? $500 million? I'm a fuckin' rookie compared to you!
    [Asher head-butts Forbes in the face]
    President Asher: Gotta keep your gloves up, Forbes.
    [Forbes prepares to strike back]
    Kang: Enough! [in Korean, to another of his men] Find the boy, his name is Connor.
    President Asher: [not quite understanding] What about Connor? WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU GONNA DO TO MY SON?!
    [House Speaker Allan Trumbull enters the Pentagon Crisis Room. U.S. Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs, General Clegg, and other members of the Pentagon rise]
    Lynn Jacobs: Mr. Speaker, as both the President and the Vice president of the United States are unable to discharge the duties of their offices, I'm officially placing you under Secret Service protection
    [Two Secret Service agents stand behind Speaker Trumbull]
    Lynn Jacobs: You are the Acting President of the United States.
    Allan Trumbull: Are they alive?
    Lynn Jacobs: They are.
    [Trumbull processes all of this, then takes a seat and signals all the staff to be seated]
    Ray Monroe: Sir, North Korea is denying any involvement in the attack.
    General Clegg: We've secured the perimeter of the White House and cleared a 10-block radius.
    Lynn Jacobs: Sir, they've also assassinated the South Korean Prime Minister.
    General Clegg: I am giving you a direct order!
    Mike Banning: Newsflash, asshole: I don't work for you.
    [Mike continues sneaking through the tunnels]
    Kang: [static] Agent Banning. Yes, I know who you are. Welcome to my house.
    [Mike pulls a walkie-talkie out]
    Mike Banning: Hey, asshole. What took you so long?
    Kang: You are the one who let the First Lady die, no? And soon, the President. Failure seems to be a habit with you.
    Mike Banning: Yeah, well, maybe I owe you for giving me the chance for making up for that today.
    Kang: I admire you for acknowledging your failure. But there's no going back. Nothing you try and do here tonight can atone.
    Mike Banning: Yeah, maybe not. But I reckon fucking your shit up would be a pretty good start. You might wanna take a head count. The bodies are piling up.
    Kang: I have more than enough men to finish the mission.
    Mike Banning: Oh, and by the way, if you're looking for Connor, he's on his way to the baseball game.
    Kang: How's your wife, Michael? Leah. She's a nurse. Saves lives. Too bad she will not save yours.
    Mike Banning: You know what? How about you and I play a game of Fuck Off. You go first. [hangs up]
    [Mike appears on the PEOC's screen, stunning Kang]
    Mike Banning: What's the matter, Kang? You look like you've seen a ghost. I guess you don't know who you can trust, huh? It's over. No more televised executions, no chopper, no more negotiating with you and the United People's Front of Who Gives a Fuck.
    Kang: I will send the President out... one piece at a time.
    Mike Banning: It won't matter. Because whatever you think you accomplished, you won't be alive to see it.
    Kang: Shut him down.
    Mike Banning: [as Lim tries unsuccessfully to disconnect him] You're not shutting me down, Kang. I'm here to stay.
    Kang: I underestimated you. It will not happen again.
    Mike Banning: There is no "again". You're gonna die down there alone, cut off from the rest of the world. My advice? Save the last bullet for yourself. 'Cause if you don't, I'm gonna stick my knife through your brain. But don't worry, I'm gonna leak the photos of your body to the press. You know, 'cause I know you like that kind of shit. [ends the transmission]
    Kang: I read your Bible, Mr. President. It says "the wages of sin is death".
    President Asher: You better keep that in mind.
    Mike Banning: [walking in front of the heavily damaged White House, and over dead bodies of their colleagues] Sorry about the house, sir.
    President Asher: It's ok. I believe it's insured.

## Taglines

* We are never stronger than when we are tested.
* When our flag falls our nation will rise.

## Cast

* Gerard Butler - Mike Banning
* Aaron Eckhart - Benjamin Asher, President of the United States
* Morgan Freeman - Allan Trumbull, Speaker of the House
* Rick Yune - Kang Yeonsak
* Angela Bassett - Lynne Jacobs, Director of the Secret Service
* Cole Hauser - Agent Roma
* Finley Jacobsen - Connor Asher, son of Benjamin and Margaret Asher
* Ashley Judd - Margaret Asher, First Lady of the United States
* Melissa Leo - Ruth McMillan, Secretary of Defense
* Dylan McDermott - Dave Forbes
* Radha Mitchell - Leah Banning
* Sean O'Bryan - Ray Monroe, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
* Lance Broadway - Agent O'Neil
* Tory Kittles - Agent Jones
* Keong Sim - Lee Tae-Woo, Prime Minister of South Korea
* Phil Austin - Charlie Rodriguez, Vice President of the United States

## External links

* Olympus Has Fallen quotes at the Internet Movie Database