“The Presidio” quotes
(1988)
Peter Hyams
directed this movie
in 1988
Title The Presidio
Year 1988
Director Peter Hyams
Genre Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Action
Year 1988
Director Peter Hyams
Genre Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Action
Plot – During her night shift, a policewoman is killed inside a military camp. Investigations are entrusted to Inspector Jay Austin despite the initial resistance of Colonel Alan Caldwell. The inspector discovers Lawrence, an officer who used to work for Caldwell, is still in service in the military camp and he finds out he has recently lost his revolver too. The bullets correspond to those found on the crime scene. Austin chases Lawrence in Chinatown and Paul dies hit by a car, then the Inspector meets Arthur Peale, a Vietnam veteran who runs an illegal diamonds' trade together with Lawrence. Caldwell and Austin attack their hiding place and shoot everybody.
All actors – Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Dana Gladstone, Jenette Goldstein, Marvin J. McIntyre, Don Calfa, John DiSanti, Robert Lesser, James Hooks Reynolds
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“- Donna Caldwell: Say something.
- Jay Austin: What?
- Donna Caldwell: That's a start.”“Ah, shit on a stick.”
“You open your mouth one more time, and I'll shove your head so far up your ass, you'll be talking out of your armpit.”
“- Sgt. Major Ross Maclure: How old are you, Julius?
- Julius: Eight.
- Sgt. Major Ross Maclure: You want to live to be nine?”“We used to joke that being in the army was not a matter of life and death. It's more important than that.”
“I've known buildings that were easier to talk to than you.”
“You see these little oak leaves? They're silver. That means I'm a lieutenant colonel. If they were gold, then I'd be a major! You understand?”
“- Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: You're not going out dressed like that, are you?
- Donna Caldwell: Like what?
- Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: Well, you can see right through that dress. You might just as well go out without one.
- Donna Caldwell: There's a thought.”
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