Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt

Stars:

Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerard Butler	...	Mike Banning
Aaron Eckhart	...	President Benjamin Asher
Finley Jacobsen	...	Connor
Dylan McDermott	...	Forbes
Rick Yune	...	Kang
Morgan Freeman	...	Speaker Trumbull
Angela Bassett	...	Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs
Melissa Leo	...	Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Radha Mitchell	...	Leah
Cole Hauser	...	Roma
Phil Austin	...	Vice President Charlie Rodriguez
James Ingersoll	...	Admiral Nathan Hoenig
Freddy Bosche	...	Diaz
Lance Broadway	...	O'Neil
Sean O'Bryan	...	Ray Monroe

Storyline

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential Secret Service Agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. president | president | white house | secret service | terrorist | 

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Taglines:

When our flag falls our nation will rise.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

22 March 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Assaut sur la Maison-Blanche

Filming Locations:

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,373,794 (USA) (22 March 2013)

Gross:

$98,895,417 (USA) (5 July 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, Gerard Butler Alan Siegel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cerberus is the three-headed dog or hellhound that guarded the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology. It keeps those who have died from escaping across the river Styx.

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Goofs

Both planes sent to intercept the intruding Gunship are shot down by Gatling guns mounted on each side of the enemy aircraft. To avoid incidents like this all interceptor fighters use special intercept-formations where one plane establishes visual contact with the intruder, thus flies beside him and the other one flies behind the intruder to shoot him down, should the other interceptor experience hostile action.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mike Banning: You're going to seriously try to rope-a-dope me? That's on old man's move.
President Benjamin Asher: I am an old man.
Mike Banning: No, you're not. But you box like one.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Classic Reviews: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut (2014)

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Soundtracks

Christmas With The Man I Love
Written by Andrew Kingslow (as Andrew Peter Kingslow) (PRS) and Sarah Dowling (NS)
Published by KPM APM (ASCAP)
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Turn off your brain, relax and enjoy the action ride!!

We've asked for a real Die Hard movie, for a very long time.

We've asked for a real R rated action movie, for a while.

We've asked for a decent and crazy actioner for a long time.

There you have it. Olympus Has Fallen is the movie that has everything you were waiting to see. Thankfully, Bruce Willis is on vacation ( just like he claimed several times, in Die Hard 5). So, he is nowhere to be seen, thankfully. We have a good amount of violence, shootouts and action.

It's important and really honest if you like the movie for what it is, a fun, crazy and silly action movie with some good lines and some good acting. So, like it for what it is, but don't hate it for what it isn't. It's not meant to be a serious, edgy and visceral movie. It's Die Hard in White House, plain and simple.

You'll find the same old plot holes that similar movies had, but don't be scared. The flaws won't take away the fun you'll have with the flick.

The movie is not for kids or babies. It's very violent and they don't hold any punch regarding the display of violence and brutality on screen. Woman, men, that doesn't matter. Headshots, impalings, explosions and lots of deaths. That's about it.

Don't walk to the cinema, expecting to see a serious and complex thriller. This is a action movie that doesn't stop until its ending. You have 25 minutes of "building up" and after that, the action is pretty much nonstop.

Yeah, you'll see patriotism, but then again, a movie about the White Houlse wouldn't forget anything about it.

Finally: Go watch it for the action and some of the acting.