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Clips from Argo (2012)

All right, let's get to it.

"All right, let's get to it."

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So far official comments about the incident have been a model of restraint.

"So far official comments about the incident have been a model of restraint."

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69 DAYS LATER

"69 DAYS LATER"

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard has rounded up a gang of terrorists...

"Iran's Revolutionary Guard has rounded up a gang of terrorists..."

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...blamed for one murder of a half-dozen followers of Ayatollah Khomeini.

"...blamed for one murder of a half-dozen followers of Ayatollah Khomeini."

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This, by the way, is the 69th day that the American hostages have been held in Tehran.

"This, by the way, is the 69th day that the American hostages have been held in Tehran."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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What?

"What?"

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WALLACE To begin with, of course...

"WALLACE To begin with, of course..."

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...we wanted to learn about the hostages held in the American embassy compound.

"...we wanted to learn about the hostages held in the American embassy compound."

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${\an8}And we cannot really know what it is like inside the prison that was once our embassy.$

"{\an8}And we cannot really know what it is like inside the prison that was once our embassy."

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C.I.A. HEADQUARTERS, VIRGINIA

"C.I.A. HEADQUARTERS, VIRGINIA"

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Our embassy has been seized...

"Our embassy has been seized..."

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NBC's situation in Iran has changed, however.

"NBC's situation in Iran has changed, however."

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- Is he back there? - Office.

"- Is he back there? - Office."

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The six of them went out a back exit.

"The six of them went out a back exit."

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Traffic calls them The Houseguests.

"Traffic calls them The Houseguests."

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What about the White House?

"What about the White House?"

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- Who else knows? - Just the families.

"- Who else knows? - Just the families."

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Meanwhile, some genius in our embassy was keeping a mug book. ..

"Meanwhile, some genius in our embassy was keeping a mug book. .."

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- ...on everybody who worked there. - Jesus Christ.

"- ...on everybody who worked there. - Jesus Christ."

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We think it got shredded before they got in.

"We think it got shredded before they got in."

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- Who's handling? - State is coordinating in-house.

"- Who's handling? - State is coordinating in-house."

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State?

"State?"

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They want to run it by us, strictly as consultants.

"They want to run it by us, strictly as consultants."

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Engell says it's a lose-lose.

"Engell says it's a lose-lose."

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These people die, they die badly. Publicly.

"These people die, they die badly. Publicly."

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What does he want me here for?

"What does he want me here for?"

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So he can tell State he ran it by his best exfil guy.

"So he can tell State he ran it by his best exfil guy."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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This is Bob Pender from State O.S.

"This is Bob Pender from State O.S."

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${\an8}All right.$

"{\an8}All right."

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${\an8}Mark and Cora Lijek.$

"{\an8}Mark and Cora Lijek."

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Twenty-nine and 25. He's a consular officer, she's an assistant.

"Twenty-nine and 25. He's a consular officer, she's an assistant."

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Newlyweds. They only just got there a couple months ago.

"Newlyweds. They only just got there a couple months ago."

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No language skills or in-country knowledge.

"No language skills or in-country knowledge."

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He was there to sell U.S. tractors to Iranian agro.

"He was there to sell U.S. tractors to Iranian agro."

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Joe Stafford. Late 20s.

"Joe Stafford. Late 20s."

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He's smart and a climber.

"He's smart and a climber."

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Speaks Farsi.

"Speaks Farsi."

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He arranged the hire of his wife, Kathy.

"He arranged the hire of his wife, Kathy."

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And Bob Anders. Senior consular officer...

"And Bob Anders. Senior consular officer..."

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So, what we like for this are bicycles.

"So, what we like for this are bicycles."

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We have intelligence they can ride bicycles.

"We have intelligence they can ride bicycles."

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Or we're prepared to send in somebody to teach them.

"Or we're prepared to send in somebody to teach them."

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Or you could just send in training wheels and meet them at the border with Gatorade.

"Or you could just send in training wheels and meet them at the border with Gatorade."

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We were just asked to sharpshoot this.

"We were just asked to sharpshoot this."

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State is handling the op.

"State is handling the op."

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Sir, if these people can read or add.. .

"Sir, if these people can read or add.. ."

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It's winter. You can't afford to wait around till spring so it's nice enough to take a bike ride.

"It's winter. You can't afford to wait around till spring so it's nice enough to take a bike ride."

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The only way out of that city is the airport. Build new cover identities for them. ..

"The only way out of that city is the airport. Build new cover identities for them. .."

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- We've explored those options. - They'll never get past airport control.

"- We've explored those options. - They'll never get past airport control."

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- Komiteh own the place. - They could pose as reporters.

"- Komiteh own the place. - They could pose as reporters."

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- The government issued 70-something... - Seventy-four.

"- The government issued 70-something... - Seventy-four."

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The Revolutionary Guards keep them on 74 leashes.

"The Revolutionary Guards keep them on 74 leashes."

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So we get the Canadians to issue them passports.

"So we get the Canadians to issue them passports."

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What about English teachers at the international school?

"What about English teachers at the international school?"

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It's a good idea, but that school's been closed for eight months.

"It's a good idea, but that school's been closed for eight months."

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Okay, so how about the do-gooders?

"Okay, so how about the do-gooders?"

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Six Canadians have been over there inspecting crops, making sure the kids get enough to eat.

"Six Canadians have been over there inspecting crops, making sure the kids get enough to eat."

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We give them creds, makes them look like Ag NGOs.

"We give them creds, makes them look like Ag NGOs."

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Those are African kids.

"Those are African kids."

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- We get ethnically appropriate kids. - Are there starving kids in Iran?

"- We get ethnically appropriate kids. - Are there starving kids in Iran?"

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I'm sure there's some skinny kids in Iran, so.. ..

"I'm sure there's some skinny kids in Iran, so.. .."

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"- What about missionaries? - A logo with seeds. Call it Seeds of Hope."

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Sir, do you have this newspaper in front of you? Would you mind taking a look at it?

"Sir, do you have this newspaper in front of you? Would you mind taking a look at it?"

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What's in this picture?

"What's in this picture?"

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- Snow. - Right.

"- Snow. - Right."

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You don't wanna need one.. .

"You don't wanna need one.. ."

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...but when you do, you don't do it yourself.

"...but when you do, you don't do it yourself."

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You have a better plan?

"You have a better plan?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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...about whether the hostages will or will not be tried as spies...

"...about whether the hostages will or will not be tried as spies..."

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...the government of the United States has not deviated from its basic demand:

"...the government of the United States has not deviated from its basic demand:"

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--claims to defend human rights, it not only does not defend them.. .

"--claims to defend human rights, it not only does not defend them.. ."

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${\an8}...of a man who, for more than 37 years, with the United States' support...$

"{\an8}...of a man who, for more than 37 years, with the United States' support..."

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...has killed months-old babies in the arms of their mothers.

"...has killed months-old babies in the arms of their mothers."

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He said if the Americans try military force to rescue the hostages...

"He said if the Americans try military force to rescue the hostages..."

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...the students will kill them all and blow up the embassy.

"...the students will kill them all and blow up the embassy."

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--also is what led to a decision to scrutinize the visas of Iranians....

"--also is what led to a decision to scrutinize the visas of Iranians...."

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They knew exactly what was going to happen. They knew.

"They knew exactly what was going to happen. They knew."

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But I don't understand what they should do now.

"But I don't understand what they should do now."

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Send him back, just to be tortured and killed?

"Send him back, just to be tortured and killed?"

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I don't think that justice is the worst thing.

"I don't think that justice is the worst thing."

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Forgive me, his words, not mine.

"Forgive me, his words, not mine."

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--a lunatic.

"--a lunatic."

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Why didn't he have a choice? Why do you think he didn't have a choice?

"Why didn't he have a choice? Why do you think he didn't have a choice?"

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He would've been referred to as a barbarian.

"He would've been referred to as a barbarian."

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I think you'd better-- Please, everyone, get into the crawlspace.

"I think you'd better-- Please, everyone, get into the crawlspace."

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When he tried to protect himself, this is what happened.

"When he tried to protect himself, this is what happened."

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Just hit him again!

"Just hit him again!"

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We're not gonna take it anymore! We're sick of it!

"We're not gonna take it anymore! We're sick of it!"

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America!

"America!"

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Even in our little community here, I mean, people are drawn up tight, they're tense.

"Even in our little community here, I mean, people are drawn up tight, they're tense."

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They shouldn't even let those students in that embassy there.

"They shouldn't even let those students in that embassy there."

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Just shoot a couple of them, show them we mean business.

"Just shoot a couple of them, show them we mean business."

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Men who served in Vietnam for what they believed was right are angry.

"Men who served in Vietnam for what they believed was right are angry."

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I'm mad as hell.

"I'm mad as hell."

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${\an8}I'm like the guy screaming on that movie program in Network, you know? I've had it.$

"{\an8}I'm like the guy screaming on that movie program in Network, you know? I've had it."

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And that's the way it is Wednesday, January 16th, 1980.

"And that's the way it is Wednesday, January 16th, 1980."

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- Hello? - Buddy man.

"- Hello? - Buddy man."

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I'll get Mom.

"I'll get Mom."

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- Yeah, it was easy. - Excellent. What are we watching?

"- Yeah, it was easy. - Excellent. What are we watching?"

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Tell me, what channel is it on?

"Tell me, what channel is it on?"

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Five.

"Five."

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- What'd you do at school today? - Nothing. I don't know. Nothing.

"- What'd you do at school today? - Nothing. I don't know. Nothing."

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Can't be nothing. Something must've happened.

"Can't be nothing. Something must've happened."

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After school I got some baseball cards.

"After school I got some baseball cards."

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Now, imagine this:

"Now, imagine this:"

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They're a Canadian film crew on a location scout for a science-fiction movie.

"They're a Canadian film crew on a location scout for a science-fiction movie."

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The Canadian producers put it out there.

"The Canadian producers put it out there."

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Then we go to the consulate and say, Hey, we wanna look at Iran too.

"Then we go to the consulate and say, Hey, we wanna look at Iran too."

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I fly into Tehran, we all fly out together as a film crew. Done.

"I fly into Tehran, we all fly out together as a film crew. Done."

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Flamboyant cover identities should be avoided, as it increases operational visibility.

"Flamboyant cover identities should be avoided, as it increases operational visibility."

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This is more plausible than foreigners who wanna go be teachers in Iran.

"This is more plausible than foreigners who wanna go be teachers in Iran."

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- No, sir, we have a contact in L.A. - Chambers.

"- No, sir, we have a contact in L.A. - Chambers."

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John Chambers. He's a Hollywood prosthetics guy.

"John Chambers. He's a Hollywood prosthetics guy."

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I went outside for 30 seconds. Could you give me a break? I can't breathe in this house.

"I went outside for 30 seconds. Could you give me a break? I can't breathe in this house."

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- Who saw me go outside? I'm just curious. - That's not the point, Bob.

"- Who saw me go outside? I'm just curious. - That's not the point, Bob."

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- It doesn't matter who saw you go out. - Did you see me?

"- It doesn't matter who saw you go out. - Did you see me?"

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