Air Force One

"Air Force One" action, USA, 1997

Check. Head count. Head count. Two. Three.

Four. Five.

Six.

Demo set.

Let's move.

Clear.

Low Boy, this is Black Cat.

ETA Romeo, L-Z-one-niner.

We are hot. Copy.

Come on. Get out there! Go, go!

Come on.

Get in!

Cover! I'm on the roof!

Go!

This is Low Boy. Package is wrapped.

Ladies and gentlemen...

three weeks ago, Russian and American special forces...

apprehended the self-proclaimed leader of Kazakhstan...

General Ivan Radek.

The forces of Radek were directed toward the suppression of democracy.

His nuclear arsenal could have brought the world...

into a new cold war.

But thanks to the support of one of the world's greatest leaders...

Radek is now in prison.

Today we are honoring this brave man.

Ladies and gentlemen, my friend...

the president of the United States of America.

The dead remember our indifference.

The dead remember our silence.

I came here tonight to be congratulated.

But today when I visited the Red Cross camps...

overwhelmed by the flood of refugees...

fleeing from the horror of Kazakhstan...

I realized I don't deserve to be congratulated, none of us do.

-What's he doing? -That's not the speech.

The truth is...

we acted too late.

Only when our own national security was threatened did we act.

Radek's regime murdered over 200,000 men, women and children...

and we watched it on TV.

We let it happen. People were being slaughtered...

for over a year.

We issued economic sanctions and hid behind the rhetoric of diplomacy.

How dare we?

The dead remember.

Real peace...

is not just the absence of conflict, it's the presence of justice.

Tonight I come to you with a pledge to change America's policy.

Never again...

will I allow our political self-interest...

to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right.

Atrocity and terror are not political weapons.

And to those who would use them...

your day is over.

We will never negotiate.

We will no longer tolerate and we will no longer be afraid.

It's your turn to be afraid.

The Russian was a nice touch.

Tell my mother. She wanted me to study French.

-Do you know what you committed us to? -I know exactly what I committed us to.

Gentlemen, welcome to "Air Force One."

Please present your equipment for inspection.

We were just inspected at the gate.

This plane carries the president of the United States.

I understand. I'm terribly sorry.

Please place your thumb on the I.D. pad.

Access cleared.

Hello. I'm Melanie Mitchell, deputy press secretary.

-I'll be taking you in from here. -Oh, Miss Mitchell.

It is so nice to finally meet you in person.

The president and I were delighted we could accommodate your news crew.

So, if you boys are all cleared?

The president's on a very tight schedule so this is how it works.

During the flight, two members of your crew...

will be allowed outside the press area for filming.

You'll get exactly 10 minutes with the president, 20 with the crew.

Gary, the president is ready to take Congress on.

He's not gonna kiss their ass for each vote.

Let them vote us down and stand on their record.

Yeah, I'm with him now. I'll call you from the plane.

-What did they say about the speech? -Your speech is leading the news.

They're calling it the "Be Afraid" speech.

Good.

With all due respect, next time you want to make...

a major policy departure, you might want to discuss it...

with your national security advisor first.

-We did discuss it, Jack. -We discussed it...

in private, which is where I thought it would remain.

Now it's public. Now it's policy.

Get behind it.

The allies are going to be very upset they weren't consulted about this.

It might come back and bite us in the ass in November.

It's the right thing to do.

You know it.

There goes the neighborhood.

If you'd like, we have time for a quick tour.

-We'd be delighted. -Good.

Andrei, Boris.

Follow me.

Ahead of this staff cabin is Secret Service. Right here.

Never try to go past them without an escort or you'll be very sorry.

-Hello. -Hi.

Thanks for the warning.

Here we have our in-flight offices.

A lot of the plane's features are classified.

But I can tell you it's bullet-resistant...

and it's even protected against the pulse of a nuclear blast.

I'm not sure that's very comforting.

Upstairs is the cockpit along with the most advanced communications center...

on or above the face of the earth.

We could run the whole country from here.

Or even a war if we had to.

Just last week, the president called the shuttle astronauts from there.

The president's arriving. They should take their seats.

Right away.

I'll get out of here and let you all get some sleep.

-Mr. President, welcome aboard. -Hey, Danny. How are you?

Mr. President!

Change in plan, Danny. Let's go to Barbados.

Anything you want. You're the president.

Boy, I wish.

-Mr. President. -Mr. Gibbs, where's my bunch?

Ballet ran late. They'll be here in five minutes.

-Lewis, you tape the game? -It was a real squeaker, sir.

Don't brief me on it. I wanted to watch it, for Christ's sake.

We'll be underway in about 30 minutes, sir.

Mr. President.

Could you put the game on now? Yeah, Jack?

The Iraqis have mobilized two armored brigades toward...

Just got it. Give me 15 minutes. Get the guys together.

"Repel them. Make them relinquish the ball."

-Did you hear about Notre Dame? -Don't. Don't tell me the score.

-Great game. -Mr. President.

We need to strategize, smooth some things out politically.

-What was that? -It's not so important.

-Damage control. What if... -Give me a minute alone.

What if a "high-ranking White House official"...

Just give me a few moments alone.

A "high-ranking official" were to qualify what you said last night?

Drop it. Do yourself a favor.

It's policy. Drop it.

-Or find another ride home. Yeah? -The Russian news crew's with us.

I told them you'd give them a sound bite about life in the White House.

There is no life in the White House.

You said it. The president needs some time alone.

14-13 Michigan!

All right, Mr. President!

That wasn't you napping during the performance, was it, Tom?

No, ma'am. It was very enjoyable.

Alice, you can finish it on the plane. Let's not keep your father waiting.

Try and smile, sweetheart. Okay?

-Alice, one picture, please! -Thank you very much.

Great, something from Tom.

Shh. Daddy's asleep.

How was the ballet?

It was great!

You trying to kill me? Wait it really good? Did you enjoy it?

Did you love it? Men in tights? Did you hear my speech?

-Yeah. -Yeah?

-You're gonna get yourself reelected. -That's what I keep telling them.

This is the aircraft commander. We'll take to the runway in a moment.

-Are you guys comfortable? -Yes, very.

-I brought you V.I.P. press kits. -Thank you.

You're welcome.

Pass interference. That's cheating.

-Only if they get caught. -Dad!

The way of the world, kiddo.

Why didn't you take me with you when you went to the refugee camp today?

For one thing, it's not 100 percent secure.

You've got your whole life to live. You don't need to see that stuff.

Come on, Dad. It's not like I don't see it on the news.

It's different on the news.

All I'm saying is I'm ready for things you don't think I'm ready for.

Maybe I'm not ready.

I'm 12 years old, Dad! In the caveman days...

I'd be having children of my own.

That's what we call progress. You're missing the best part of the game.

God!

We're so looking forward to seeing you.

-She is so anxious to grow up. -I know. She's...

Yes, the both of us.

Okay. Bye, bye.

Well, she couldn't stay your little girl forever, Jim.

I was hoping it would last till she was 14 or 15.

Or 50.

They hated your speech, didn't they?

They're afraid we won't have the guts to back it up.

And, then, if we do, it'll be political suicide.

Remember our first campaign?

-In the House? -Yeah.

-Downstate, driving around with... -Who was that kid, our volunteer?

-Henry. -Henry with the convertible.

-With the broken top. -And the snow coming in.

We were the only three people who thought you could win that.

You didn't give a damn. You knew what needed to be done and you did it.

And you spoke from your heart. That's what I heard tonight.

Well, it felt good.

I'll bet it did.

Sorry to interrupt. Everybody's assembled, sir.