White House Down (2013)

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.

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writer:

James Vanderbilt

Stars:

Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Channing Tatum	...	Cale
Jamie Foxx	...	President Sawyer
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Finnerty
Jason Clarke	...	Stenz
Richard Jenkins	...	Raphelson
Joey King	...	Emily
James Woods	...	Walker
Nicolas Wright	...	Donnie the Guide
Jimmi Simpson	...	Tyler
Michael Murphy	...	Vice President Hammond
Rachelle Lefevre	...	Melanie
Lance Reddick	...	General Caulfield
Matt Craven	...	Agent Kellerman
Jake Weber	...	Agent Hope
Peter Jacobson	...	Wallace

Storyline

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. 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. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

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Plot Keywords:

president | white house | secret service | tour | bunker | 

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Taglines:

It Will Start Like Any Other Day.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action and violence including intense gunfire and explosions, some language and a brief sexual image.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

El ataque

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,852,258 (USA) (28 June 2013)

Gross:

$73,103,784 (USA) (13 September 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Mythology Entertainment (II), Centropolis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie shown in the White House's private cinema while the terrorists hide there is Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

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Goofs

When Blackhawk helicopters are flying in through the city, there are numerous scenes where the helicopters are too small, relative to what they fly over and under, especially when they fly under the Chinatown arch. The size they are shown, would mean they were flown by two foot tall people.

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Quotes

President Sawyer: I lost the rocket launcher.
Cale: You lost... How do you lose a rocket launcher?

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Connections

Featured in Roland Emmerich: Upping the Ante (2013)

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Soundtracks

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Traditional

User Reviews

Pure cliché

Pure cliché . Makers of this movie must be so low level . Second movie with almost same story this year . Same plans , missiles , codes . The makers of this movie are so naive , repeating all usual things again and again . As usual , someone is there or gets there by accident , which is hero . Terrorist take down whole place . Hero is the only one who can fight back without dying ,where as other trained guards just dying easily . Then nuclear missiles time arrives . Then national counter attack , intending to blow all place even with hostages or civilians . And final episode as always to stop counter attack at last seconds . Aren't you tired of the same none sense scripts ?!