Factual error: Near the finale, Kang sends a command to all US based missiles to self-destruct in their silos, thereby detonating their warheads. Ignoring for the moment why "self-destruct in silo" would ever be a desirable scenario programmed into ICBM protocols, detonation of a nuclear warhead requires an extremely precise sequence of events, none of which would include a nearby, conventional explosion. (01:38:20)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Plot summary
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Gerard Butler, Angela Bassett, Ashley Judd, Robert Forster
North Korean radicals led by Kang attack and manage to take over the White House in less than 13 minutes. Following this they demand the U.S. withdraw the 7th fleet from the Korean DMZ. Mike Banning, who was removed from the president's detail after an accident where the First Lady was killed, manages to get inside the white house, rescue the president's son, and eventually, the President himself.
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Mike Banning: You know what? Why don't you and I play a game of 'fuck off'. You go first.
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Chosen answer: They had a computer hacker, Lim, trying to hack the code the whole time. She finally succeeded.
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