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Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

Donald Pleasence: President

Escape from New York

Donald Pleasence credited as playing...

President

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  • [last lines]
  • President: Good evening. Although I shall not be present at this historic summit meeting, I present this in the hope that our great nations may learn to live in peace...
  • [He plays a cassette, believing it to be the correct one about nuclear fusion. His smile drops when it instead plays "Bandstand Boogie"]
  • President: [fires machine gun at the Duke] Ayy! Number Onnee! You're the Duke! You're the Duke!
  • [stops firing]
  • President: You're the... Duke.
  • [quietly]
  • President: You're... A-number one.
  • President: I, uh, I want to thank you. Anything you want, you... you just name it.
  • Snake Plissken: Just a moment of your time.
  • President: Uh... yes?
  • Snake Plissken: We did get you out. A lot of people died in the process. I just wondered how you felt about that.
  • President: [cocky, distant tone] Well, I...
  • [clears his throat]
  • President: I wanna thank them, this nation appreciates their sacrifice.
  • [Snake looks at him with disgust]
  • President: Look, um, I'm on in, uh... two and a half minutes?
  • [Snake throws his cigarette down and walks away]
  • The Duke: What did I teach you?
  • President: Y-You are the... Duke of New... New York. You're A-Number One.
  • The Duke: I can't hear you!
  • President: Y-You... You are the Duke of New York! You're A-Number One!
  • President: God save me, and watch over you all.
  • President: [handcuffs briefcase to his wrist] Get me to the pod.
  • Snake Plissken: Hauk sent me in. We've gotta move fast.
  • President: Move fast? You're goddamn right I'll move fast.

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