Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Antione Fuqua and produced by Antoine Fuqua, Gerard Butler, Alan Seigel, Ed Cathell III, Danny Lerner and Mark Gill. The screenplay was written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt.
Rated: R (movie contains strong violence and language throughout)
Run Time: 1h 59min
Release Date: March 22, 2013 (USA)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Antione Fuqua
Studio: FilmDistrict
Budget: $70 Million
Box Office: $170.3 Million
Olympus Has Fallen stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Finley Jacobsen, Dylan McDermott, Rick Yune, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hausser, Phil Austin, Ashley Judd, Robert Forster and James Ingersoll.
Olympus Has Fallen is the story of the unthinkable when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), and his staff are taken hostage by a terrorist mastermind.
Luckily for Asher, disgraced former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped in the the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House. With time running out, it’s up to Banning to locate Asher’s son Conner (Finley Jacobsen) before the extremists do and rescue the President before his captors unleash their ultimate plan.
Movie Quotes
“Is he alive?” – Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs
“Ask me a serious question.” – Mike Banning
“I am ordering you to stand down!” – General Edward Clegg
“News flash, asshole, I don’t work for you.” – Speaker Allan Trumbull
“You speak English? They teach you that where you come from? ‘Cause you know what they teach me? Is how to extract information from people like you.” – Mike Banning
“United States of America doesn’t negotiate with terrorists.” – President Benjamin Asher
“Who said anything about negotiating?” – Kang
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Gerard Butler as Mike Banning
Morgan Freeman as Speaker of the House Trumbull
Aaron Eckhart as President Benjamin Asher
Finley Jacobsen as Connor
Dylan McDermott as Forbes
Rick Yune as Kang Yeonsak
Angela Bassett as Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs
Melissa Leo as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Radha Mitchell as Leah
Cole Hauser as Roma
Phil Austin as Vice President Charlie Rodriguez
Ashley Judd as Margaret
Robert Forster as US Army General Edward Clegg
James Ingersoll as Admiral Nathan Hoeing