Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, Ted Winter. Out of the blue, a Russian spy walks into their offices and offers a vital piece of information: the President of Russia will be assassinated during his forthcoming visit to New York City to attend the funeral of the recently deceased U.S. Vice President. The name of the assassin: Evelyn Salt. Concerned about the safety of her husband, who she cannot contact, she goes on the run. Winter refuses to accept that she is a mole or a double agent but her actions begin to raise doubts. Just who is Evelyn Salt and what is she planning?
Written by garykmcd
The character of Salt is named for the Strategic Arms Limitiation Talks (S.A.L.T.). The talks, in 1969 and 1979, were between USA and Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Salt returns home looking for her husband, she sees a sandwich with two bites taken out of it. In the next scene during the raid by the CIA, a half-eaten sandwich is seen.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Evelyn Salt:
[being dragged out and tied down]
Please let me go home. Please, I'm not who you think I am. I'm really not who you think I am. Please. Please, I'm not a spy. Interrogation Tech:
You are a spy! Evelyn Salt:
I'm not a spy. Please let me go home. Interrogation Tech:
Try again. Evelyn Salt:
I am not a spy! I am a business woman. I work for Rink Petroleum and Gas. Please call them. I work for Rink Petroleum! Interrogation Tech:
You are here to sabotage our nuclear ambitions. Yes? Evelyn Salt:
[water tube being forced into her mouth]
I am not a spy! I am not a spy! See more »
"In Paradisum from Requiem Op. 48"
Written by Gabriel Fauré Performed by The Oxford Schola Cantorum and Camerata Courtesy of Naxos By Arrangement with Source/Q
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