Air Force One (1997)
Gary Oldman: Ivan Korshunov
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Quotes
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Ivan Korshunov : I know what you're thinking, First Lady. You want me dead. Well, it might come to that. In the war, people die.
Grace : This isn't war! You just murdered an unarmed woman.
Ivan Korshunov : You, who murdered a 100,000 Iraqis to save a nickel on a gallon of gas. Are going to lecture me about the rules of war? Don't!
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Ivan Korshunov : Your national security advisor has just been executed. He's a very good negotiator. He bought you another half hour.
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Ivan Korshunov : You've been very busy downstairs, haven't you? Killing my men?
Ivan Korshunov : [Slaps President Marshall's face after been tied with tape]
Ivan Korshunov : [Punches President Marshall's stomach]
Ivan Korshunov : [Lies down President Marshall against a desk and takes his gun and points it at his head]
Grace : NO!
President James Marshall : You don't wanna do that. I'm what you came for, don't forget that.
Ivan Korshunov : Then I'll kill them. Or just one? You pick. That's what you do in the White House? You play God.
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President James Marshall : You're not here for this, you want something. What is it?
Ivan Korshunov : I want Radek.
President James Marshall : How can I do that, I can't do that!
Ivan Korshunov : Then you die the three of you.
President James Marshall : I'll do anything to save my family DON'T ASK ME FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T GIVE!
Ivan Korshunov : The most powerful man on the earth, and there certain things you cannot do. This is very curious, stop with your fuckin' LIES!
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Grace Marshall : You said you were gonna release us.
Ivan Korshunov : Forgive me. I lied.
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Ivan Korshunov : When you talk to the President, you might remind him that I am holding his wife, his daughter, his chief of staff, his national security advisor, his classified papers - and his baseball glove! If he wants them back, he will prevail upon the puppet regime in Moscow to release General Radek. Fifty for one. It's a good deal. How's your blouse?
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : What assurances do I have that you'll keep your word?
Ivan Korshunov : I'll wait for confirmation that General Radek has been released. Until then... I will execute a hostage every half an hour. You have my word.
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Ivan Korshunov : I understand that Air Force One can refuel in mid-air. Well we need fuel, and we need it now.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : I'm sure we can come to some kind of arrangement. If you land the plane we'll trade fuel for hostages.
Ivan Korshunov : This is bullshit! It's simple physics. Without fuel the plane crashes,
[scoffs]
Ivan Korshunov : everybody dies!
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : We're trying to do everything we can.
Ivan Korshunov : Tell me what I want to hear or I will execute a member of the senior staff and continue killing one hostage every minute until the plane crashes, or refueling plane arrive. Well what do you say?
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : Fuel's on its way.
Ivan Korshunov : Thank you.
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[Ivan has just killed Melanie Mitchell]
Ivan Korshunov : I know what you're thinking First Lady, you want me dead. Well, we may come to that. You see people do die in wars.
Grace : This isn't war! You just murdered an unarmed woman!
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Vice President Kathryn Bennett : This is the Vice President of the United States. To whom am I speaking?
Ivan Korshunov : This is the person who controls Air Force One. The world's most... secure aircraft.
Vice President Kathryn Bennett : What is it that you want?
Ivan Korshunov : We'll get to that.
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President James Marshall : [after he is slammed by Korshunov against a computer] Petrov will never give up Radek!
Ivan Korshunov : Petrov is a dog, eh. He does as you tell him to.
Ivan Korshunov : [Slams President Marshall against the earphone plugs and points his gun at his neck] Tell him to do this.
President James Marshall : [while holding a glass] Petrov used me, I just want to stop the bloodshed, he wanted a personal victory. Petrov hates Radek.
Ivan Korshunov : Of course he hates Radek, Radek is everything he is not. A great man, A STRONG MAN. What are you saying? He will refuse you.
President James Marshall : You'd be playing right in to his hands, are you an idiot, you'd make him into a hero, the man who stopped the terrorist. Or better yet, the man who stopped me.
Ivan Korshunov : [Grabs Marshall's neck] You talk as you have nothing to do with this. This is all you are doing, this infection, you call freedom without meaning and without purpose. You have given my country to gangsters, and prostitutes. You have TAKENED EVERYTHING FROM US! There's nothing left.
[Spits on Marshall's face and puts his gun again at his neck and grabs a phone]
Ivan Korshunov : Call him.
President James Marshall : No. No!
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Grace Marshall : Where is my husband?
Ivan Korshunov : He has fled. The coward chose to save himself. But one can always... strike a bargain.
Grace Marshall : No, you listen to me. I don't know who you are or what you want, but you will never get it. He will not negotiate.
Ivan Korshunov : Really? His wife. His daughter. A man could not live with himself. And it would be such... bad politics.
[putting his gun to her head]
Ivan Korshunov : I think he'll negotiate.
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Vice President Kathryn Bennett : I want to understand what it is that you want.
Ivan Korshunov : What do I want? When Mother Russia becomes one great nation again, when the capitalists are dragged from the Kremlin and shot in the street, when our enemies run and hide in fear at the mention of our name, and America begs our forgiveness on that great day of deliverance, you will know what I want.
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Ivan Korshunov : The President is safe - but then you must know that. He ran from here like a whipped dog! I'm sure you can't wait for him to get back to making the decisions so you can stop... sweating... through that silk blouse of yours!
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Ivan Korshunov : I would turn my back on God Himself for Mother Russia
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Vice President Kathryn Bennett : What are your intentions?
Ivan Korshunov : What arrogance... to think you could ever understand my intentions!
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[Ivan has just killed Jack Doherty]
Alice Marshall : Why did you kill him?
Ivan Korshunov : Because I believe.
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Ivan Korshunov : You can end this all with one phone call Mr. President!
