Last Plane Out (1983) - full transcript
An American journalist covering the civil war in Nicaragua falls in love with a beautiful Sandinista rebel.
(birds chirping)
(footsteps thumping)
(birds chirping)
(Raul speaks in Spanish)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
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(footsteps thumping)
(child speaks in Spanish)
- Ramon.
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
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(hoe scraping)
(ax thumping)
(fire crackling)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(wife speaks in Spanish)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(gun firing)
(wife screaming)
(birds chirping)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(wife screaming)
(guns firing)
(birds chirping)
(rebels speak in Spanish)
(aircraft droning)
(romantic music)
- [Clerk] Passport, please.
- Jack.
- Carlos, how are you?
- Good, it's been a long time.
How you been?
- How's Grace and the kids?
- All wonderful, there's
another one on the way.
- You never stop, do you?
- I hope not.
(Jack laughing)
(traffic droning)
(door slamming)
(footsteps thumping)
(child speaks in Spanish)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- Luis, I speak English.
- Oh, good, get me
in a cab, would ya?
(traffic droning)
(Luis whistling)
(vehicle droning)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(Luis speaks in Spanish)
(wheels squeaking)
(door rattling)
(traffic droning)
(door slamming)
- Hey, Luis,
stay out of the sun.
(door slamming)
(vehicle droning)
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(goat bleating)
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(vehicle thumping)
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(vehicle droning)
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(door slamming)
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(traffic droning)
(door slamming)
(vehicle honking)
- Jack, (speaks in Spanish).
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(guests laughing)
(upbeat music)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(glasses clinking)
(Maria speaks in Spanish)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
- General, Jack Cox
(speaks in Spanish).
(singers sing in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
(Anastasio speaks in Spanish)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
- Jack, it's good to see
you again, my friend.
- Good to see you too,
General, how are you?
- Well, very well.
I was afraid you were
going to miss the party.
- What are we
celebrating, by the way?
- What difference does it make?
One excuse is as
good as another.
Here, I want you to
most beautiful woman
in all of Nicaragua.
Maria, this is Jack Cox,
a good friend and an expert
on Latin American affairs.
Jack, this is Senorita
Maria Cardena.
- Pleased to meet you.
- It's my pleasure.
(upbeat music)
(audience applauding)
- Excuse us, please.
(audience applauding)
(audience chattering)
(upbeat music)
- Well, you don't look
any the worse for where.
Farlo, be sure everything
is taken care of for
my compadre here.
(upbeat music continues)
- Seems like I'm always
taken care of so well here.
- Of course you are, but I
like to be sure, you know me,
I like to worry
about the details.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- Though I could use a
couple hours with you.
How's you schedule?
- I don't know, Jack,
it's getting very hectic.
We're having fresh problems
with the rebels in Rio Blanco.
I should get back right now.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- Two hours, I won't
waste your time.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- 6:00 a.m.
- In your office?
- You'll be down in
front, I will pick you up.
- You're on.
(singers sing in Spanish)
- She's beautiful, huh?
And every young man in
Nicaragua wants to marry her.
(singers sing in Spanish)
- I think this young
man out to go keep her
from getting her
feet tromped on.
(Anastasio laughing)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- Is this your way of
learning local customs?
- I am very familiar
with the local customs.
I just came up here to keep
you from getting a broken toe.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(birds chirping)
(vehicle droning)
(gate squeaking)
(vehicle droning)
(placid music)
(rebel whistling)
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(vehicle droning)
(tense music)
(guns firing)
(bazooka booming)
(vehicle exploding)
(fire roaring)
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
- What about the Sandinistas?
- Ugh, a lot of trouble,
more trouble every day.
- How many?
- 10, maybe 20,000.
- So why can't you just
put 'em outta business?
- Ha, I could if I wanted to
be remembered as a butcher.
- (laughs) They call
you that anyhow.
- They call me a lot of things.
(vehicle droning)
You know,
I had every one
of those bastards
in jail one time or another.
I could have pinched the head
off the snake right then.
- So why didn't you?
- I followed the
democratic process,
they had their trials,
they were convicted,
but there's nothing in the law
to cover blackmail and murder.
They forced they released,
and now they're out there
somewhere leading a revolution.
- How about supplies?
- Off the land, guns and
ammunition from Castro.
- What about recruits?
- Some they take at the
point of a gun, join or die.
(children chattering)
(Jack panting)
(vehicle droning)
(laughs) Five miles,
you're in good shape.
(vehicle exploding)
Sergeant.
(vehicle droning)
Others join because they think
any change will be better.
Idiots, they think that they
can control this monster
that's about to swallow
Central America.
- Well, free
electors might help.
At least the world will
know then you're trying.
- Trying, oh my God, Jack,
I'm willing to quit, to
resign and leave the country,
put it all up to the voters
if only the Sandinistas
were willing to
abide by the results.
Anything to stop the killing.
- You mean supervised elections,
organization of American
states or the UN?
- Absolutely, as a Nicaraguan,
a West Point man and a friend,
I give you my word that
is exactly what I mean.
Come on now, let's go,
I'll drop you at the hotel.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music)
(siren ringing)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Tell the capitan
to keep in touch,
to call next time
before the fish go bad.
(vehicle droning)
(footsteps thumping)
- [Luis] Senor Jack.
- Hello, Luis.
How come you're
not at the airport?
That Miami flight's coming in.
- I'm going, but I
have another job too,
working for my brother.
When you need a taxi,
my brother, Ramon,
is the best driver man ever.
- (speaks in Spanish) Well,
if he's the best driver,
must have been you who put
those dents in that car.
- Oh no, Senor Jack, the
dents came with the car.
- I'm getting them
all pounded out.
A few months and that'll
be a first class taxi.
- We're going to repaint it too,
as soon as we get the money.
- Business must be good, huh?
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
I'll tell you what,
make you a deal.
Here's 50 bucks, now you get
all the dents pounded out
and get it painted, then
you be there when I call.
- You can depend on us.
(traffic droning)
- Senor Jack, we'll
be there for sure.
(traffic droning)
(footsteps thumping)
- Sophia, will you drop
off the export invoices
at the presidente's office
on your way to lunch?
(traffic droning)
Well, hello, you're
a hard man to find.
- Well, I've been busy
talking with cabinet ministers
and various citizens
of Nicaragua.
- And you assumed I was
just another society girl
with nothing better to
do than make phone calls?
- Well, I sure didn't know
you were a business woman.
- Not all Latin
women sit at home,
waiting for a suitable
husband, things are changing.
- I kinda like it like that.
- You do, in spite of your
friend Somoza's opinion?
- Somoza's opinion aside, I
think he's done an awful lot
to move this country along.
- Somoza's a ruthless
son of a bitch,
intent only on filling
his own pockets.
- I thought you worked for him.
- Somoza's a friend
of my father's.
My father's a typical land
owner and businessman.
He'd be friendly with anyone
in power to get what he wants.
- Including a job for you?
- Which I happen to perform
with considerable efficiency.
- So what do you want out of it?
- How about a free lunch?
I hate to argue on
an empty stomach.
- You're on.
(traffic droning)
(romantic music)
(footsteps thumping)
(water rushing)
(romantic music continues)
Are you engaged to that
fella I met at the party?
- [Maria] Why?
- [Jack] Just curious.
- [Maria] Do you have
ties back in the States?
- [Jack] Why?
- [Maria] Just curious.
(Jack laughing)
(romantic music continues)
(vehicle droning)
- You know, I've sure seen a
lot more soldiers this time
than the last time I was here.
- El presidente is getting
nervous with good reason.
Where's your home?
- Well, I used to
live in Abilene,
but doesn't seem like I
get there much anymore.
I've kinda been
living out a suitcase.
(traffic droning)
- What's wrong?
- That guy over there
is watching us, I've
seen him before.
(traffic droning)
- Somoza's secret police,
they're everywhere.
- So are the Sandinistas.
- That's just the
reality of Managua now.
There aren't many places
to escape anymore.
- I might know one, do you
wanna try and lose him?
(customers chattering)
(traffic droning)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(vehicle droning)
(upbeat music)
(singers sing in Spanish)
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay (laughs).
(dancers clapping)
(dancers chattering)
(romantic music)
- Looks like you're
having a good time.
- Very.
- I didn't know you knew
our people so well.
- I've been here a lot.
I have good friends here.
- You know, I'd
like you to parents.
We have a beautiful ranch up
in the hills where I grew up.
- I was scheduled
to leave tomorrow.
- The same plane goes
out the next day.
I'm going up there
in the morning.
I could write down the direction
if you change your
mind (giggles).
(romantic music continues)
- You wanna dance?
(romantic music continues)
(dancers chattering)
(vehicle droning)
(vehicle thumping)
Did you get your
driver's license?
- [Ramon] Sure, in the mail.
- You sure it's the way?
- Don't worry,
I'll get you there.
(vehicle thumping)
(vehicle droning)
They say that's
where the (speaks in
Spanish) hide out.
- I guess that's as
good a place as any.
(vehicle droning)
(vehicle thumping)
(dogs barking)
(birds chirping)
(gentle music)
(vehicle droning)
Nice house.
- It's isolated.
It was lonely growing up here.
I always played with the
children of the campesinos.
I read a lot, mostly
my father's books.
(gentle music continues)
(glass thumping)
- I don't mean to pry,
but I did kinda think I
was gonna meet your folks.
- I'm sorry, they
wanted to meet you too.
Papa had to find a new manager
for one of his ranches
along the coast.
Mama went along for the rest.
(gentle music continues)
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(ball thumping)
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(birds chirping)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- You want coffee?
- I'm fine, thank you.
(gentle music continues)
(rain splattering)
(gentle music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
- You know, I gotta get home.
- How do you propose
you get there?
It's a 15 mile walk back
to the nearest bus stop.
It's raining, they
don't even run at night.
There's only one car.
It's mine, I won't
lend it to you.
So you'll just have
to stay the night.
(romantic music)
Check.
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(birds chirping)
(romantic music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
It's beautiful in the morning
here when it rains, huh?
- Sure is, sure rains a lot too.
(rain splattering)
- Why don't you
stay here with me?
(birds chirping)
(thunder rumbling)
- I want to, but
I've got a job to do
and I'm not doing it very well.
(birds chirping)
(rain splattering)
Listen, the whole
world really needs
to know what's going on here.
- [Maria] Mm-hmm.
- I've got Somoza's story.
I need the Sandinista side.
(footsteps thumping)
(vehicle droning)
You wouldn't happen to know
of those people, would ya?
- [Maria] Who?
- The Sandinista,
I thought if you
had any connections,
that you could introduce me.
- No, they wouldn't
wanna talk to you
or anyone from the States.
- Why not?
There's two sides
to every conflict,
I'd like to hear theirs.
I'd also like to
see how they react
to some of the things
that Somoza told me.
- It's too dangerous.
(vehicle droning)
- Then you do know 'em?
- All right, Jack,
I went to school
with some of the people
who lead this revolution.
I grew up with them.
- So why wouldn't
they talk to me?
- It's not you as a
writer or an individual.
It's the whole history of
exploitation in Central America
by people like Somoza.
They've learned not
to trust Americans.
- Why don't you let
them tell me that?
- Look, I just said I
went to school with them.
I grew up with 'em.
- Maria, put me in
touch with them.
Let them have their say.
- You know, you're a persistent,
arrogant, foolish man.
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
(gentle music)
(water splashing)
(gentle music continues)
(horse snorting)
(hooves clomping)
(gentle music continues)
(cicadas chirping)
(gentle music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(rebel speaks in Spanish)
(cicadas chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
- What are those masks for?
- To hide their identity
from the secret police
and protect their families.
(hooves clomping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(fire crackling)
(suspenseful music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
- (speaks in Spanish), Jack Cox.
- Senors.
(suspenseful music continues)
(lightning striking)
(suspenseful music continues)
I'm an American journalist.
I spent several hours
talking with General Somoza
and several members
of his cabinet
and various citizens
of Nicaragua.
I persuaded Maria
to bring me up here
because I thought it only fair
to get your side
of the story too.
So if you care to answer some
questions or make a statement.
- Get out of here and
go print Somoza's lies
before I have you shot.
(thunder rumbling)
- You clearly can do that,
but it doesn't say anything
about the revolution.
- There is nothing
to say about it
to anyone other than
the people of Nicaragua.
It is their revolution.
(gun rattling)
- Is this the
people's revolution?
It says here that this was
made in Czechoslovakia.
- And this was sent here
by the United States.
I personally removed
it from the body
of one of Somoza's
secret police.
And guns like these have been
used for more than 70 years
to loot my country of
its natural resources.
(lightning striking)
With that one, we're
stopping it forever.
- Somoza said he was ready
to put the whole thing up
to a vote with the people.
(leader laughing)
Are you willing to do the same?
- No, no, there is only
one kind of revolution
that will permanently
cure the cancer of Somoza,
and that is the
revolution of the gun.
- The people's
revolution of the gun.
- Yes, any other way will be
an invitation to disaster.
Allende's revolution
in Chile was peaceful.
The fascists took up arms
as soon as they could
and slaughtered him.
- Allende went into office
with only 38% support
of the people.
Before long, the communists
were running the country.
- And running it peacefully.
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
This is all the
fascists understand,
and it is all they will get.
Now get out while you can.
- Whatever you wish.
- And one more thing, Yankee.
When you go, don't
ever come back.
Stay out of Nicaraguan
or we'll have your head.
You know something?
I'd like to kill this
son of a bitch right now.
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
- He came here
under my protection.
He leaves here under my
protection, is that clear?
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
- If y'all ever get to
Abilene, look me up.
I'll show you some
real Texas hospitality.
- Go to hell, will you?
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
- Jack, I wanted to say goodbye
under better circumstances.
(traffic droning)
(birds chirping)
- Maria, why don't
you come with me?
I mean, I don't think you're
all that fond to Somoza,
and I really don't think you
care that much about the guy
with the beard in the hills.
This country's in
trouble, come with me.
- It's still my country.
- I sure hope it stays that way.
(gentle music)
- Goodbye, Jack.
I don't think you should
come back to Nicaragua.
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(vehicles droning)
(hostages crying)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(hostages crying)
(hostages chattering)
(vehicles droning)
(hostages crying)
(hostages chattering)
(soldier yelling)
(glass shattering)
(vehicle exploding)
(leader yells in Spanish)
(guns firing)
(soldier yells in Spanish)
(guns firing)
(rebels screaming)
(guns firing)
(leader yells in Spanish)
(bazooka booming)
(door exploding)
(leader yells in Spanish)
(soldier yells in Spanish)
(guns firing)
(lever boinging)
(building exploding)
(fire roaring)
- [Anchor] It's
beginning to look
like the long-rumored
all-out-battle
for Managua is underway.
This has been the heaviest
day of fighting yet,
as General Anastasio Somoza's
national guard troops
began moving into the
strongholds of the
Sandinista rebels,
the barrios, while the people
were fleeing the
barricaded slum bastions
of the Sandinistas.
Last night, General
Somoza designated some
of the barrios free fire zones,
subject to bombing and
shelling at any time.
Meanwhile, in Washington,
President Carter
stated his thoughts.
(employees chattering)
(typewriter rattling)
(phones ringing)
(employees chattering)
- Anything exciting?
- Yeah.
Some vandals turned
loose 200 penguins
on the South Lawn
over the White House.
(Elizabeth laughing)
- Jack, I got some good
news and some bad news.
- [Jack] How about
the good news?
- It's a go.
- All right.
- Oh, that's great.
- We want documentary
reports on conditions
in Guatemala, El
Salvador and Nicaragua.
Jack, the reason we're
having you go down there
is El Salvador and Nicaragua
are in a hell of a mess.
But hey, with your expertise,
you should be able to
get in and outta there
with no problems.
- Fine by me.
- Me too, all I
need is a sound man
and someone to carry the gear.
- Can't have 'em.
If you can't carry
it, don't take it.
- Okay, I can cope.
You interview and narrate
and I'll shoot everything.
- So what's the bad news, Harry?
We got a borrow
on plane tickets?
- The correspondent for
the Harte Hanks newspapers,
Jim Conley, is going along
and will sit in on
all the interviews.
- What?
- What the hell for?
- He's going as a watchdog
to guarantee the objectivity
of the interviews.
- 15 years as a Latin
American specialist,
and I gotta have a watchdog?
- You don't, we do.
The easiest way to discredit
a documentary is to cry bias.
We're just gonna have
'em off at the pass.
- I'll live with it, let's go.
(employees chattering)
(phone ringing)
(aircraft droning)
(passengers chattering)
- [Flight Attendant]
Ladies and gentlemen,
the captain has asked--
- I prefer the aisle.
- [Flight Attendant] That all
carry-on luggage be stowed
in the overhead racks or
under your seats, thank you.
(flight attendant
speaks in Spanish)
- Go ahead.
(passengers chattering)
(flight attendant
speaks in Spanish)
(aircraft roaring)
Can we get any
footage of the rebels?
- (laughs) That's doubtful.
I'd like to, but I don't
imagine they'll cooperate.
- Now that gives you half
a report, Somoza's half.
- What the hell are
you suggesting by that?
- I'm just listening.
- With a bent ear.
- Listen, if you
two are gonna fight,
I don't wanna be the referee.
Now we get whatever we can get
without getting shot, okay?
- Okay by me, how do you
work these interviews?
- I always start with
a series of questions,
springboard for comments
by Somoza and the others.
And they can state
whatever they wish,
might lead us into something
we don't know about.
And you can ask
whatever you choose.
- But you have the
basic questions
to keep them on your track.
(aircraft droning)
- We're here to do a
report on local conditions,
an objective report.
- You're stretching the
definition of the word
without equal time
for the other side.
- How the hell do you
suppose we're gonna do that?
I mean, we'll state their
position as fairly as possible,
but you know, it's very
hard to do an interview
with a man that's
shooting at you.
- When you cover a war,
you go to the battle zone.
- How many wars have
you covered, Mr. Conley?
- Just one, Vietnam, and
various prison riots,
natural and unnatural disasters,
gang wars, shootouts, you?
- Why don't we let
him cover the rebels
and we'll go along
as the watch dogs?
(passengers chattering)
(aircraft roaring)
(announcer speaks in Spanish)
- Hey, Carlos.
- What the hell
are you doing here?
- We're making a
documentary film.
- I hope you live
long enough to do it.
Everybody else is
leaving in the country.
- Now, you're gonna
scare my film crew out.
- I don't care, let
these people ride back
on that plane, okay?
(announcer speaks in Spanish)
- Welcome to Nicaragua.
(announcer speaks in Spanish)
(traffic droning)
- [Luis] Jack, Senor
Jack (speaks in Spanish).
Senor Jack, it's me, Luis.
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- Look, isn't Ramon's
taxi beautiful?
He'll give you a special
service while you're here.
- Oh, it's good to see
you again, my friend.
(traffic droning)
- Buenos, Senor Jack.
- [Elizabeth] Hi,
I'm Elizabeth Rush.
- Hi.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
(tense music)
(vehicle droning)
(pedestrians chattering)
- [Jim] Look at that.
- [Elizabeth] Oh my God.
(vehicle droning)
(traffic droning)
(fire crackling)
(siren ringing)
(vehicle droning)
(fire crackling)
(soldier yells in Spanish)
- [Jack] Jesus, what a mess.
- [Ramon] It's
like this all over.
There is a curfew,
but the Sandinistas
still attack at night.
(vehicle droning)
(dog barking)
- It looks like a war zone.
- It is a war zone.
(vehicle droning)
Where are the
Sandinistas now, Ramon?
- They are everywhere.
They were near the
airport three days ago.
(pedestrians chattering)
(vehicle droning)
- Looks like we
really stepped in it.
(vehicle droning)
(pedestrians chattering)
- This'll make good footage,
pull over here, Ramon.
(vehicle droning)
(soldiers chattering)
- [Elizabeth] Hand
me the camera.
(vehicles droning)
Okay, go.
(vehicle droning)
(soldiers chattering)
(siren ringing)
(vehicle droning)
(pedestrians chattering)
(soldiers speaks in Spanish)
- Get your press cards
out, we're being stopped.
(siren ringing)
(feet thumping)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(traffic droning)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(civilians chattering)
(dog barking)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(fire crackling)
(dog barking)
(doors slamming)
(vehicle droning)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
- [Jim] Did you make a
note about guardsman?
You might wanna get it on film.
- Yeah, there's a bunch
of 'em, not very exciting.
- They'll be in the
background of anything we do.
- They don't have any ammo
clips in their weapons.
Some of 'em have rags
stuff in the chamber.
Now that may be to
keep the dust down,
but my guess is they
couldn't stop an attack
by a Boy Scout troop.
- Yeah, my guess is this
place is falling apart
like a two-lock suitcase is.
Maybe we should get
the hell outta here.
- Well, if it is now, we a
better story than we (mumbles).
- I'll be right with you.
- Excuse me,
Senator, oh, Miquel.
- Jack.
(gun thumping)
(guests chattering)
- [Miquel] Jack, what
are you doing here?
- Working, you don't have
our hotel reservations?
- That's not the point.
I can always get you
a room someplace.
But I didn't think
you were gonna come
in the middle of this.
- [Guest] I can't go.
- We heard that there
was trouble with the Sandinista.
- It's much worse than you
think, much, much worse.
- [Jim] Are the
rebels taking over?
- I don't know anything, well,
except all these men are members
of the cabinet and
the legislature.
They're waiting for
transportation to
go to the airport.
And if the government is
leaving, what is left for us?
(guests chattering)
- Where's Somoza?
- I don't know.
I don't know anything
about his plans.
I don't know anything
about Somoza.
- Well, that's why
we're here, to find out.
- Do yourself a favorite, Jack,
get out if you can, get out.
- Not 'til I get a story.
- You really should leave.
(guests chattering)
- Why don't you go
and show us our room?
- Please, Jack.
(guests chattering)
- Yes, I understand.
Would you please
tell the general
that I'll be at the
InterContinental
until I hear from him?
Gracias.
(phone thumping)
- How long do we wait before
we decide whether to unpack?
(Max knocking)
(door rattling)
- Max, this is Max Colby,
General Somoza's aide.
This is Liz Rush, Jim Conley.
- Jack, it's all over.
General Somoza's
leaving tonight.
Sent me to tell you to leave
Nicaragua any way you can,
as fast as you can.
- Where's the general now?
- At his headquarters,
but not for long.
- [Jack] Could you
take me to him?
- Impossible, everything's
bedlam, there's no time.
- Max, give me five minutes.
- [Max] It's
extremely dangerous.
- It's dangerous just being
in Nicaragua right now.
Look, this may be
Somoza's last chance
to make a public statement.
- All right, five minutes,
he'll be mad as hell.
- I'm going with you.
- Me too.
- No, you're not.
- It's part of the deal,
it's what we agreed on.
- This may be the last
five minutes Somoza has
to make a statement.
I'm not gonna jeopardize it
by taking a stranger
in there unannounced.
- Then how do we know
the statement he gives
is the one you bring back?
- I guess you'll just
have to trust me, sir.
(door squeaking)
(door slamming)
- There goes my story.
(guns firing)
- Don't count on it, it may
be coming in the front door.
(vehicle droning)
(guns firing)
(civilians screaming)
(rebels chattering)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(helicopter droning)
(vehicle droning)
(employees chattering)
(Max knocking)
- Come.
(employees chattering)
This is a hell of a
time for you to show up.
- Oh, I didn't wanna
miss the party.
- This is not a
party, this is a wake.
Hell, I have a seat
on my plane, just one.
Why don't you come out with me?
- I don't think I
can, I've got a crew.
I've got two people
I'm responsible for.
- Jack, if they catch you,
they're going to shoot you.
- What the hell for, I'm
not part of your government?
- You are a friend of mine,
to them it's the same thing.
- [Jack] They're gonna
shoot me for doing my job?
- Jack, I could give you
a whole list of people
who are in exactly
the same boat.
But unfortunately,
they are all dead.
Look, I am sorry, I can't
even talk to you now.
I have got to finish
what I'm doing.
I can't even send anyone
to look after you.
If you don't come out with me,
you are on your own, my friend.
- Well, if that's
where it is, okay.
But where are you heading?
- Ah, Miami first,
I don't even know
if the United States
will let me stay.
- Of course they will, why not?
- Are you joking?
I wouldn't be running now
if Washington hadn't
turned its back on me.
Jack, we don't have any
ammunition, any food,
any medical supplies
of any kind.
And I'll tell you
something else.
There is a ship from Israel,
full of everything that we need,
bought and paid for in cash.
The United States has
put an embargo on it.
They have closed every port
in Central America to it.
So I can't even move
these supplies by land.
Well, my government
is dead, Jack.
And the Sandinistas
didn't kill it.
The spineless wonder
in Washington did.
Don't they understand?
Yes, today it is Nicaragua,
but tomorrow it will be El
Salvador, then Guatemala,
then all of Central America!
- Can I quote you
on that, general?
- You're God-damn
right you can quote me.
You just be sure you
tell the world the truth
about what happened here.
But now you get out, you
get your people and get out.
But first, I wanna ask
you something, Jack.
I've asked at least 50
people this question,
and no one gives me
a straight answer.
Is it possible that the
president of the United States
is a communist?
- No, general, no,
he's not a communist.
He just takes bad advice
from bad advisors.
- And who elected
those advisors, Jack?
Now, any papers you have
from me or my ministers,
you better get rid of.
No matter how innocent they are,
the Sandinistas will
use 'em as an excuse
to put you right up
against the wall.
You better get going fast.
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(footsteps thumping)
Jack, Maria Cardena, have
you tried to contact her?
- No.
- Don't, she is one of them.
She always has been.
- Is that true?
- Of course it's true.
I know from my
intelligence reports.
And if everything they
said about me were true,
she would have been in prison
or executed three or four
years ago for treason.
But that's not something
that I can blame on
your president, is it?
No, these are problems
of my own making.
(helicopter droning)
Adios amigo.
- Adios, goodbye, my friend.
(door rattling)
(employees chattering)
(helicopter droning)
(door thumping)
(papers rustling)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
(paper rustling)
(helicopter droning)
- [Elizabeth] Is that
Somoza and his family?
- I suppose.
(helicopter droning)
- It's over, except
for the shooting.
What do we do now?
(helicopter droning)
- Get rid of the rest of those
papers and go to the airport.
(helicopter droning)
- The brigade
couldn't get through.
The son of the bitch got away.
- We'll get him,
somehow, somewhere.
We'll get that bastard.
(helicopter droning)
(guns firing)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
(fighter screaming)
(bullets whistling)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
- [Ramon] Come on, Jack.
- [Jack] Come on, let's go.
(papers rustling)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
- [Jack] Hey!
(guns firing)
(bombs exploding)
(vehicle roaring)
(fighters screaming)
- [Jim] Get down!
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
(siren ringing)
- They are all leaving.
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
- We took the radio station.
- [Leader] Good.
- Somoza's headquarters are
still surrounded by guards.
We can't get through.
- We'll go to the
radio station tonight
and announce the new
government and Somoza's defeat.
Somoza got away.
- I saw.
- These officials are scurrying
like rats to the airport.
(Maria chuckling)
(bombs exploding)
Well, it's all over now.
And I don't wanna waste lives,
but I want as many
of them as possible.
Tomorrow you take the airport.
- It's gonna be their
last stronghold, we
need more weapons.
- You'll get it.
(guns firing)
Wait, the American friend
of yours is in Managua.
- I know, I haven't seen
him or heard from him.
- I want him, he's
unquestionably with the CIA,
and he was one of the
last people to see Somoza.
We cannot stop Somoza,
but whatever he told
or gave to this Yankee
must not leave Nicaragua.
You know better than anyone
else how to identify him.
And you know what to do.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thumping)
(upbeat music)
(vehicles roaring)
(vehicle honking)
(vehicle roaring)
(refugees chattering)
- Senor Jack, I was
waiting all night.
You are in bad danger.
The Sandinistas are looking
for you to kill you.
(vehicle droning)
- Luis, is there a
plane outta here?
- Nada, no planes
in, no planes out.
(vehicle droning)
- Wait here with Ramon,
I'll be right back.
(vehicle honking)
(traffic droning)
Come on, stick tight, now.
(vehicle honking)
(traffic droning)
(refugees chattering)
(door thumping)
- Get out, this is a private.
Jack, quick, this is a madhouse.
(door slamming)
- I have two Americans with
me I'm responsible for.
I've gotta get outta here.
- I can't do nothing,
it is total chaos.
- Fernando, you are only chance.
- You must help him, the mans
from the hills will kill him.
- Look, I've got cash,
American dollars.
- Jack, there's
one plane coming in
and a thousand people want
seat, it is difficult.
I'll do my best.
(refugees chattering)
- Fernando, do yourself a
favor, buy a ticket too.
- Thank you, amigo.
The plane from Miami
is still scheduled
to arrive at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Don't stop at the terminal,
go directly to the
plane, I'll be there.
It's the last plane out.
(hand thumping)
(door rattling)
- Muchas gracias mi amigo.
(Fernando speaks in Spanish)
If the Sandinistas
come looking for me.
- Don't worry, I'll tell them
you went to the mountains
for your health.
(door slamming)
(refugees chattering)
- They're trying
to take the cab.
- Damn it, get out of here.
(refugees chattering)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(refugee speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(traffic droning)
Listen, I think I
got a three tickets
from Miami tomorrow morning,
it's the last plane.
- 24 hours of this, where
the hell do we hide?
- Well, what about the hotel?
Maybe they haven't
taken it over yet.
- Hotel's too far away.
If we leave here, I
wanna make sure I know
how to get back and can.
- You know, Jack, there's
this old place I know.
It used to be a place for women.
- Is it close?
- Yeah.
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(door rattling)
(vehicle droning)
(doors slamming)
(vehicle droning)
(employees chattering)
(phone ringing)
- Mr. Clarke, I have Mr.
Murdock in Costa Rica for you.
- Thanks.
(employees chattering)
Judd, Harry Clarke in
Dallas, I got an emergency.
You know what's
happening in Managua?
- And I know all
hell's broken loose
and nobody's sure
who's in charge.
- Jack Cox is down there.
- Jack's there?
Well, he's sure got a
built-in radar for trouble.
- He's got Liz Rush and a
newspaper reporter along.
Plane schedules
are going to hell
and I can't get through to him.
- Got ya, all right,
it'll take me two hours
to get ready here and
lift off outta San Jose.
Figure another two
hours flying time.
That'll put me into Managua
at approximately 9:15.
Can you have Jack
and his people there?
- Most of the phone lines are
down, but I'll keep trying.
- Well, tell him to be on time.
I won't be able to hang around
that shooting gallery very long.
(phone slamming)
Hold down the fort, Bobby.
(Bobby crowing)
(aircraft droning)
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
(doors rattling)
(birds chirping)
- [Jim] No pets, no kids,
but you can't beat the rent.
- I wonder if they
got room service.
(birds chirping)
(footsteps thumping)
- Well, can you suggest
somewhere else we might try?
(phone ringing)
(employees chattering)
I see, thank you.
(employees chattering)
Well, the embassy
hasn't seen them,
and they said it
wouldn't do any good
to try any other
government offices.
There aren't any left to try.
- Checked out of the
InterContinental.
Can't get through the airport
and not at the embassy.
Where in the hell are they?
- Should I try
some other hotels?
- Yeah, try anything you can.
We're runnin' outta time.
(employees chattering)
(phone ringing)
(crickets chirping)
(birds chirping)
- [Rebel] How many do they have?
- About 500 I think.
They surround the
airport in three lines.
We could penetrate the
first, possibly the second,
then remain trapped between
the second and third.
- Somoza's offices are
secure, the hotels too.
- Maria, I can give you
100 more, but that's all.
- [Maria] It's not enough,
we only have 200 here now.
- The buses, the hills, they
are full of Somoza's men trying
to hide or get to the
airport with their families.
Some are trying to
walk to Costa Rica.
We want every one of them.
- We'd just be thrown
away lives needlessly.
- Try to break
through the lines.
They're too busy
running to fight.
Get to the old house
and establish positions
as close as possible
to the airport.
Raul, bring up 150 more,
as many heavy weapons
platoons as you can find.
- If any more of the
basters get away.
- None can escape when
we have the airport.
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(vehicle droning)
- Can I pour you a drink?
- You know how to
make an Irish Mexican?
- No, shh.
(vehicle droning)
What was that?
(vehicle droning)
- My stomach growling.
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
(toads croaking)
(suspenseful music)
(weapons rattling)
(suspenseful music continues)
- There's troops moving outside.
I hope their government troops.
- What government?
(footsteps thumping)
How long do you think
they can hold the airport?
- God only knows.
(footsteps thumping)
(metal squeaking)
(toads croaking)
(footsteps thumping)
(door squeaking)
- It's me, Luis.
- Oh.
- I came as quick as I can.
- You should be home
away from all this.
- There's just my brother
and me, we have no home.
- Where is your brother?
- Hiding the taxi, but don't
you want some rice and beans?
(Jack laughing)
- Heck, yeah.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thumping)
(weapons rattling)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guns firing)
- [Jack] Get down!
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
(guns firing)
- Americano, Americano!
(guns firing)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(soldiers chattering)
(guns firing)
(bullets whistling)
(soldiers chattering)
(guns firing)
- Everybody all right?
(soldiers chattering)
(guns firing)
- [Jim] I'm okay, how's the kid?
(Luis speaks in Spanish)
(soldiers screaming)
(guns firing)
(crickets chirping)
(aircraft droning)
(doors rattling)
(vehicle droning)
- [Sergeant] Are you the owner
of this plane?
- That's right.
- We are commanding every
plane on this field.
- Not when it belongs to a
U.S. citizen, you're not,
not unless you wanna get
your ass busted, Sergeant.
This happens to be the personal
plane of the U.S. ambassador
who uses it every Sunday to
go to a picnic at the beach.
- This plane has no markings.
- Better check it out with
your commanders, Sergeant,
or the next people you hear from
will be a platoon of Marines
coming to get it back.
(sergeant speaks in Spanish)
(vehicle droning)
(footsteps thumping)
I better get my papers
(speaks in Spanish)?
(footsteps thumping)
(vehicle droning)
(sergeant speaks in Spanish)
(aircraft droning)
(captain yells in Spanish)
(aircraft droning)
(guns firing)
Fly for me, baby.
(aircraft roaring)
- [Jack] At least
somebody got out.
- [Elizabeth] I know a
lotta somebody won't.
(aircraft droning)
(traffic droning)
- I know you did what you could.
You might have been
stuck yourself.
(aircraft droning)
- Stuck, hell, shot.
I got about eight
holes in this plane
that didn't come
from woodpeckers.
(aircraft droning)
(refugees screaming)
(aircraft droning)
- Jack, this is all I can do.
I'm going home
now to wait either
for the disaster or deliverance.
- Good luck.
(refugees screaming)
(door thumping)
(refugees screaming)
(drawer rattling)
(refugees screaming)
(aircraft droning)
(refugee yells in Spanish)
(refugees yelling)
(aircraft roaring)
(fighters screaming)
(guns firing)
(guns firing)
(bullets whistling)
- Holy shit, tell 'em we're
getting the hell outta here.
(aircraft roaring)
(refugees chattering)
(aircraft roaring)
(refugees chattering)
- [Elizabeth] Okay,
Jack, now what?
- Well, I think I'll
go scout around.
- Want me to come with ya?
- No, Jimmy, you
stay here with Liz.
I'll send speed back
if I find us ride.
And why don't you
stay with a cab?
(refugees chattering)
Come on, short dog,
we've got stuff here.
(refugees chattering)
- I've gotten word
of several senators
about Jack's predicament.
State Department is
aware of the situation,
so is the White House.
Call you as soon as
I learn anything.
(phone ringing)
(phone slamming)
Any luck?
- Nobody's answering
the phone anywhere in Managua.
Washington will get
'em out, won't they?
- I don't know, better
stay on the phone.
(employees chattering)
(refugees chattering)
- Let's go find Jack
before we get trapped
in here.
- [Elizabeth] Got it.
(refugees chattering)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
- We are Americanos, Americanos,
we have to get out of here.
- My boss, we have
to go find our boss.
- [Soldier] Non comprendo.
- God, why didn't I listen
to my high school
Spanish teacher, look?
(soldier shouts in Spanish)
- Well, we better pay
attention to these.
(soldier shouts in Spanish)
- Wait, wait, I
forgot my camera.
- [Jim] Forget it!
- I can't.
(refugees chattering)
(aircraft roaring)
- Ned.
- Jack,
I didn't know you were here.
We can talk while we're walking.
- Where are we going?
- The ambassador's plane, innit
that what you're here for?
- I didn't even know about it.
- They're flying
it in from Panama
to take the American
ambassador out
and some of us who
got caught this mess.
The network said not
to worry about cameras.
Just get my hide on that plane.
I recommend you do the same.
(aircraft droning)
(wheels squeaking)
You coming?
- Yeah, sure.
Let me get my crew.
- Well, they're gonna take off
as soon as they load it, but
I'll tell 'em you're coming.
- I'll be right there, thanks.
- [Announcer] Attention please,
all U.S. press personnel,
please board at
the second terminal
and have your press cards out.
(aircraft droning)
(refugees chattering)
Attention please, all
U.S. press personnel,
please board at the
second terminal.
Have your press cards out.
(tense music)
- [Luis] Ramon,
Jack says to come.
- [Ramon] What?
- [Luis] Jack says to come.
(tense music continues)
(fence rattling)
(feet thumping)
(aircraft droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(wheels screeching)
(door rattling)
(aircraft droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(wheels screeching)
(suspenseful music continues)
(aircraft roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
- If you ever prayed before,
before you better pray now.
(vehicle droning)
(tense music continues)
(aircraft roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
Okay, stop, stop
it here, come on.
(wheels screeching)
Come on, Conley, get
your passport out.
(aircraft roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
Hey, slow down, will
ya, for Christ's sake?
Damn it, we're Americans!
- We're Americans.
Hey, we're Americans!
(aircraft roaring)
(Jim and Jack yelling)
Are you all right?
Sorry I hit you so hard,
but that was kinda close.
- Yeah, I'm fine, I owe
you one, Jim, thanks.
(aircraft droning)
(footsteps thumping)
- Get yourself killed,
boss, then what do we do?
- Probably be a lot better than
getting you killed with me.
Ramon, can you get us
through that battle zone
at the U.S. embassy in Managua?
- Ci, I can get you anywhere.
- How about San Francisco?
- How about Tijuana?
We can walk the rest of the way.
(wind howling)
- You okay?
- [Jim] Yeah, yeah.
- You sure now?
- [Jim] Yeah!
(aircraft roaring)
- [Corporal] Sir, I
have no instructions
about your presence
at the embassy.
- Corporal, you see that?
That identifies me
as a U.S. citizen.
That brass plaque right
there identifies this
as a U.S. embassy.
I'm going in there because
it's no longer safe out here.
And I have the right
to seek safe refuge
with my countrymen.
As a matter of fact,
we all three do.
Now, if you wanna shoot
me as a trespasser,
you go right ahead
on, 'cause I to hell
would rather have
a Marine shoot me
than one of those
clowns in dirty fatigues
with a red star on their hat.
(siren ringing)
- Private, escort these
people to administration.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
(gate rattling)
- Adios.
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- Ci, adios.
- Adios.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
- Thanks, guys.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
- Thanks for the beer, Luis.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
(gate rattling)
(footsteps thumping)
- [Elizabeth] Jack.
(typewriter rattling)
- I'm James Caldwell,
Vice Council.
- I don't think I've
ever been so happy
to see an American official.
We couldn't give a damn
if you were a tax
collector, Jack Cox.
- Is there something
we can do for you?
(vehicle honking)
- Well, if we could speak in
your office, Mr. Caldwell.
- Mr. Caldwell, my
husband is here.
I must take care of
some things at home.
I will be back in an hour.
- Of course, take an
embassy car, it'll be safer.
- Thank you.
(traffic droning)
- There is no need
to go to my office.
As you can see,
I'm extremely busy.
- We're America's citizens.
We came here to do
a documentary film.
In the last 48 hours, we've
been threatened and shot at,
and we need to stay here
'til we can find a way
to leave Nicaragua.
- I'm afraid that's impossible.
- What do you mean impossible?
It's the most outrageous
thing I've ever heard.
- Mr. Cox, are you with the
Central Intelligence Agency?
(Jack and Elizabeth scoffing)
- Good God no, I'm a writer.
- You have been identified
by a Lubbock Texas newspaper
as an agent of the CIA.
- Well then, some
sorry son of a bitch
has signed my death
warrant with a typewriter.
Now, that ought to be
a reason to stay here.
- No.
- For God sakes, why?
- Because you'll
get us all killed.
- It's him, it's him!
- [Harry] Who, President Carter?
- [Secretary] It's Jack.
- Where the hell are you?
- Well, we're in
the U.S. embassy.
- Damn, it's good to hear
you, how can we get you out?
I sent Murdock down
there, but he had to run.
- Yeah, we know about
running, we wanna stop.
Listen, you gotta
put some pressure
on the stuffed monkey
that runs this place
to keep us from getting
thrown to the wolves.
- Stay put, don't move.
Chain yourself to a desk
or some God damned thing
while I got on it.
(phone slamming)
What's the guy's
name from Houston?
Bass, get me Grayson Bass.
Tell the secretary it's a
life or death emergency.
And I gotta talk to him.
(rebels shouting)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guns firing)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guns firing)
(bomb exploding)
(fighter yelling)
(fighters yelling)
(guns firing)
- That was a close call.
- Mr. Thumpkins
always comes through.
- Who's Mr. Thumpkins,
the editor that got
you into this mess?
- He's a rabbit.
I read about him every
night to my kids at bedtime.
- [Elizabeth] Mm.
- How many children
do you have?
- Two, boys, you?
- Nope, it's just me
and my buddy here.
And I've got two great cats.
- What do you do with 'em
when you go on the road?
- My mom takes care of
'em, but I keep in touch.
- Why don't you ask
her how she does that?
- Shut up, Jack.
- Well?
- I leave messages for them
on my answering machine.
Mom plays them back.
Pretty silly, huh?
- Mr. Thumpkins
would understand.
Next time you call 'em,
send along his regards.
- I will if we get outta here.
- We're gonna get
outta here, all right.
In fact, I think I'll change
into my cleanest dirty shirt.
- That's good idea.
- By the way, how many
of those blue shirts
you have with ya?
- Six.
(Elizabeth laughing)
No, eight.
- (laughs) Oh, God.
What I really want is a bath.
Suppose Mr. Caldwell
will let us borrow a tub?
- Yeah, but it'd probably
be full alligators.
- [Elizabeth] Anything wet.
(James knocking)
(fighters yelling)
- The Sandinista government
has been recognized
by both Mexico and
the United States.
President Lopez
Portillo's personal plane
is bringing the new American
and Mexican ambassadors
to Managua to present their
credentials this morning.
- It's great news.
- It'll be great news
for the three of you too,
if I can get you on that plane,
I can get you out
of the country.
Now, you're gonna be leaving
within an hour or two
for the airport before dawn.
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
- What the hell is that?
- The victory celebration,
we'll have to drive through it.
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
I can go back and get
ready to meet my new boss.
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
- [Jack] Get down!
(guns firing)
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
- Jim?
(guns firing)
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
(tense music)
(guns firing)
- Now, if we run into any
problems, show your press cards.
(tense music continues)
(guns firing)
The Sandinistas
love the U.S. press.
(tense music continues)
(rebels cheering)
(doors slamming)
(rebels cheering)
(upbeat music)
Keep your heads down until
after we turned the corner.
(rebels cheering)
(vehicle droning)
If I'm not mistaken,
that is the Mexican
delegation coming our way.
(rebel shouts in Spanish)
That's one of Somoza's cars.
(vehicles droning)
(rebels cheering)
(wheels spinning)
(rebels cheering)
Oh, you son of a bitch.
(rebels cheering)
(wheels spinning)
(hands thumping)
(door rattling)
- Well, at least he's human.
(door slamming)
- All right, give it a try.
(vehicle roaring)
Wait a minute, hold it, hold
it, back it up, back it up.
That's it, that's it.
(vehicle droning)
(rebels chattering)
Thank you very much, I need
you two back here, pushing.
And the rest of you on
this side, lifting it up.
Got embassy business.
Come on and help me,
let's hurry it up.
Here, I'll hold, go ahead.
(rebels chattering)
(vehicle revving)
(Elizabeth muttering)
- What?
- Shut up, I'm praying.
- Push it up
together, all right.
Gun her forward, let's go.
(rebels chattering)
(vehicles revving)
There you are!
(rebels cheering)
(vehicles revving)
Thank you very much.
(rebels chattering)
(vehicle droning)
- Well, he's a damn good talker.
Hey, Caldwell, did you
ever work in a carnival?
- When I leave the
foreign service,
if I survive the
foreign service,
Abilene will be my first stop.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music)
(aircraft droning)
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
Smile and wave to the
conquering heroes.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle honking)
Hello there, you
dirty son of a--
- [Elizabeth] Hey, be careful.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle honking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(rebels chattering)
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
- I didn't know they
had so many people.
- They had enough to win a war.
- You know, we've got a problem,
that checkpoint right there.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle droning)
They're gonna either know
us or have our descriptions.
Is there any way to drive
directly onto the field?
- No, not anymore.
They've set up a barricade and
we are running out of time.
That plane will take
off in 12 minutes.
- I don't believe it.
- Nevertheless,
that jet will leave.
- No, not the plane, the
kids, how in the hell
do they survive all the
craziness we put 'em in?
(rebels chattering)
(door rattling)
- Senor Jack, I thought
you were murdered.
- (speaks in Spanish)
Luis, listen,
this plane leaves in 10 minutes.
We've gotta get
through that terminal.
Do you know another way?
- Ci, senor Jack, the
garbage can, the tunnel.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music)
- Perhaps you'd better
duck down again.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guard speaks in Spanish)
(James speaks in Spanish)
(hand thumping)
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(door rattling)
(feet thumping)
(door squeaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle droning)
- Thanks, Caldwell.
- Good luck.
(suspenseful music continues)
(door thumping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(door slamming)
- Come on, hurry up.
(footsteps thumping)
Hurry, come on.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle droning)
(wheels squeaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle backfiring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(bonnet rattling)
(door rattling)
Come on, hurry up!
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
- Damn, do you know
anything about cars?
- No (speaks in Spanish).
(suspenseful music continues)
- There's a skipping somewhere.
I just can't seem to get
it to catch on, you know?
And it marches not.
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
Wanna give it a little love?
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(aircraft droning)
(triumphant music)
- Okay, you two,
go for the plane.
Hold hands, act
like you're married.
Just get moving.
- Gotcha.
- But Jack, are
you coming with us?
- He's the boss.
I'll save you a beer.
- Yeah, go for it.
Go fast, just don't go too fast.
(suspenseful music)
(aircraft droning)
(vehicle droning)
(rebels cheering)
I owe you my life, amigo.
- Will I ever see you
against, Senor Jack?
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(rebels cheering)
(aircraft droning)
- [Flight Attendant]
Keep moving, please,
keep moving, keep
moving, please.
(aircraft droning)
(suspenseful music)
- Jack.
(suspenseful music continues)
(somber music)
- Damn world just
ain't fair, is it?
(somber music continues)
(rebels cheering)
- [Flight Attendant] Keep
moving, keep moving, please.
- Well, this is the
last plane out for me.
(suspenseful music)
(aircraft droning)
(rebels cheering)
(suspenseful music continues)
(triumphant music)
- Jack.
- [Jack] Looks like
we're going home.
(triumphant music continues)
- (speaks in French) Here's
that beer I promise ya.
Welcome aboard.
(triumphant music continues)
(romantic music)
- Adios mi amor.
(romantic music continues)
(aircraft roaring)
(somber music)
(upbeat music)
(footsteps thumping)
(birds chirping)
(Raul speaks in Spanish)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(birds chirping)
(footsteps thumping)
(child speaks in Spanish)
- Ramon.
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(birds chirping)
(hoe scraping)
(ax thumping)
(fire crackling)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(wife speaks in Spanish)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(gun firing)
(wife screaming)
(birds chirping)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(wife screaming)
(guns firing)
(birds chirping)
(rebels speak in Spanish)
(aircraft droning)
(romantic music)
- [Clerk] Passport, please.
- Jack.
- Carlos, how are you?
- Good, it's been a long time.
How you been?
- How's Grace and the kids?
- All wonderful, there's
another one on the way.
- You never stop, do you?
- I hope not.
(Jack laughing)
(traffic droning)
(door slamming)
(footsteps thumping)
(child speaks in Spanish)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- Luis, I speak English.
- Oh, good, get me
in a cab, would ya?
(traffic droning)
(Luis whistling)
(vehicle droning)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(Luis speaks in Spanish)
(wheels squeaking)
(door rattling)
(traffic droning)
(door slamming)
- Hey, Luis,
stay out of the sun.
(door slamming)
(vehicle droning)
(upbeat music)
(goat bleating)
(upbeat music continues)
(vehicle thumping)
(upbeat music continues)
(vehicle droning)
(upbeat music continues)
(door slamming)
(upbeat music continues)
(traffic droning)
(door slamming)
(vehicle honking)
- Jack, (speaks in Spanish).
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(guests laughing)
(upbeat music)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(glasses clinking)
(Maria speaks in Spanish)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
- General, Jack Cox
(speaks in Spanish).
(singers sing in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
(Anastasio speaks in Spanish)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
- Jack, it's good to see
you again, my friend.
- Good to see you too,
General, how are you?
- Well, very well.
I was afraid you were
going to miss the party.
- What are we
celebrating, by the way?
- What difference does it make?
One excuse is as
good as another.
Here, I want you to
most beautiful woman
in all of Nicaragua.
Maria, this is Jack Cox,
a good friend and an expert
on Latin American affairs.
Jack, this is Senorita
Maria Cardena.
- Pleased to meet you.
- It's my pleasure.
(upbeat music)
(audience applauding)
- Excuse us, please.
(audience applauding)
(audience chattering)
(upbeat music)
- Well, you don't look
any the worse for where.
Farlo, be sure everything
is taken care of for
my compadre here.
(upbeat music continues)
- Seems like I'm always
taken care of so well here.
- Of course you are, but I
like to be sure, you know me,
I like to worry
about the details.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- Though I could use a
couple hours with you.
How's you schedule?
- I don't know, Jack,
it's getting very hectic.
We're having fresh problems
with the rebels in Rio Blanco.
I should get back right now.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- Two hours, I won't
waste your time.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- 6:00 a.m.
- In your office?
- You'll be down in
front, I will pick you up.
- You're on.
(singers sing in Spanish)
- She's beautiful, huh?
And every young man in
Nicaragua wants to marry her.
(singers sing in Spanish)
- I think this young
man out to go keep her
from getting her
feet tromped on.
(Anastasio laughing)
(singers sing in Spanish)
- Is this your way of
learning local customs?
- I am very familiar
with the local customs.
I just came up here to keep
you from getting a broken toe.
(upbeat music continues)
(singers sing in Spanish)
(birds chirping)
(vehicle droning)
(gate squeaking)
(vehicle droning)
(placid music)
(rebel whistling)
(placid music continues)
(vehicle droning)
(tense music)
(guns firing)
(bazooka booming)
(vehicle exploding)
(fire roaring)
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
- What about the Sandinistas?
- Ugh, a lot of trouble,
more trouble every day.
- How many?
- 10, maybe 20,000.
- So why can't you just
put 'em outta business?
- Ha, I could if I wanted to
be remembered as a butcher.
- (laughs) They call
you that anyhow.
- They call me a lot of things.
(vehicle droning)
You know,
I had every one
of those bastards
in jail one time or another.
I could have pinched the head
off the snake right then.
- So why didn't you?
- I followed the
democratic process,
they had their trials,
they were convicted,
but there's nothing in the law
to cover blackmail and murder.
They forced they released,
and now they're out there
somewhere leading a revolution.
- How about supplies?
- Off the land, guns and
ammunition from Castro.
- What about recruits?
- Some they take at the
point of a gun, join or die.
(children chattering)
(Jack panting)
(vehicle droning)
(laughs) Five miles,
you're in good shape.
(vehicle exploding)
Sergeant.
(vehicle droning)
Others join because they think
any change will be better.
Idiots, they think that they
can control this monster
that's about to swallow
Central America.
- Well, free
electors might help.
At least the world will
know then you're trying.
- Trying, oh my God, Jack,
I'm willing to quit, to
resign and leave the country,
put it all up to the voters
if only the Sandinistas
were willing to
abide by the results.
Anything to stop the killing.
- You mean supervised elections,
organization of American
states or the UN?
- Absolutely, as a Nicaraguan,
a West Point man and a friend,
I give you my word that
is exactly what I mean.
Come on now, let's go,
I'll drop you at the hotel.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music)
(siren ringing)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Tell the capitan
to keep in touch,
to call next time
before the fish go bad.
(vehicle droning)
(footsteps thumping)
- [Luis] Senor Jack.
- Hello, Luis.
How come you're
not at the airport?
That Miami flight's coming in.
- I'm going, but I
have another job too,
working for my brother.
When you need a taxi,
my brother, Ramon,
is the best driver man ever.
- (speaks in Spanish) Well,
if he's the best driver,
must have been you who put
those dents in that car.
- Oh no, Senor Jack, the
dents came with the car.
- I'm getting them
all pounded out.
A few months and that'll
be a first class taxi.
- We're going to repaint it too,
as soon as we get the money.
- Business must be good, huh?
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
I'll tell you what,
make you a deal.
Here's 50 bucks, now you get
all the dents pounded out
and get it painted, then
you be there when I call.
- You can depend on us.
(traffic droning)
- Senor Jack, we'll
be there for sure.
(traffic droning)
(footsteps thumping)
- Sophia, will you drop
off the export invoices
at the presidente's office
on your way to lunch?
(traffic droning)
Well, hello, you're
a hard man to find.
- Well, I've been busy
talking with cabinet ministers
and various citizens
of Nicaragua.
- And you assumed I was
just another society girl
with nothing better to
do than make phone calls?
- Well, I sure didn't know
you were a business woman.
- Not all Latin
women sit at home,
waiting for a suitable
husband, things are changing.
- I kinda like it like that.
- You do, in spite of your
friend Somoza's opinion?
- Somoza's opinion aside, I
think he's done an awful lot
to move this country along.
- Somoza's a ruthless
son of a bitch,
intent only on filling
his own pockets.
- I thought you worked for him.
- Somoza's a friend
of my father's.
My father's a typical land
owner and businessman.
He'd be friendly with anyone
in power to get what he wants.
- Including a job for you?
- Which I happen to perform
with considerable efficiency.
- So what do you want out of it?
- How about a free lunch?
I hate to argue on
an empty stomach.
- You're on.
(traffic droning)
(romantic music)
(footsteps thumping)
(water rushing)
(romantic music continues)
Are you engaged to that
fella I met at the party?
- [Maria] Why?
- [Jack] Just curious.
- [Maria] Do you have
ties back in the States?
- [Jack] Why?
- [Maria] Just curious.
(Jack laughing)
(romantic music continues)
(vehicle droning)
- You know, I've sure seen a
lot more soldiers this time
than the last time I was here.
- El presidente is getting
nervous with good reason.
Where's your home?
- Well, I used to
live in Abilene,
but doesn't seem like I
get there much anymore.
I've kinda been
living out a suitcase.
(traffic droning)
- What's wrong?
- That guy over there
is watching us, I've
seen him before.
(traffic droning)
- Somoza's secret police,
they're everywhere.
- So are the Sandinistas.
- That's just the
reality of Managua now.
There aren't many places
to escape anymore.
- I might know one, do you
wanna try and lose him?
(customers chattering)
(traffic droning)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(vehicle droning)
(upbeat music)
(singers sing in Spanish)
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay (laughs).
(dancers clapping)
(dancers chattering)
(romantic music)
- Looks like you're
having a good time.
- Very.
- I didn't know you knew
our people so well.
- I've been here a lot.
I have good friends here.
- You know, I'd
like you to parents.
We have a beautiful ranch up
in the hills where I grew up.
- I was scheduled
to leave tomorrow.
- The same plane goes
out the next day.
I'm going up there
in the morning.
I could write down the direction
if you change your
mind (giggles).
(romantic music continues)
- You wanna dance?
(romantic music continues)
(dancers chattering)
(vehicle droning)
(vehicle thumping)
Did you get your
driver's license?
- [Ramon] Sure, in the mail.
- You sure it's the way?
- Don't worry,
I'll get you there.
(vehicle thumping)
(vehicle droning)
They say that's
where the (speaks in
Spanish) hide out.
- I guess that's as
good a place as any.
(vehicle droning)
(vehicle thumping)
(dogs barking)
(birds chirping)
(gentle music)
(vehicle droning)
Nice house.
- It's isolated.
It was lonely growing up here.
I always played with the
children of the campesinos.
I read a lot, mostly
my father's books.
(gentle music continues)
(glass thumping)
- I don't mean to pry,
but I did kinda think I
was gonna meet your folks.
- I'm sorry, they
wanted to meet you too.
Papa had to find a new manager
for one of his ranches
along the coast.
Mama went along for the rest.
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(gentle music continues)
(ball thumping)
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- You want coffee?
- I'm fine, thank you.
(gentle music continues)
(rain splattering)
(gentle music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
- You know, I gotta get home.
- How do you propose
you get there?
It's a 15 mile walk back
to the nearest bus stop.
It's raining, they
don't even run at night.
There's only one car.
It's mine, I won't
lend it to you.
So you'll just have
to stay the night.
(romantic music)
Check.
(romantic music continues)
(birds chirping)
(romantic music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
It's beautiful in the morning
here when it rains, huh?
- Sure is, sure rains a lot too.
(rain splattering)
- Why don't you
stay here with me?
(birds chirping)
(thunder rumbling)
- I want to, but
I've got a job to do
and I'm not doing it very well.
(birds chirping)
(rain splattering)
Listen, the whole
world really needs
to know what's going on here.
- [Maria] Mm-hmm.
- I've got Somoza's story.
I need the Sandinista side.
(footsteps thumping)
(vehicle droning)
You wouldn't happen to know
of those people, would ya?
- [Maria] Who?
- The Sandinista,
I thought if you
had any connections,
that you could introduce me.
- No, they wouldn't
wanna talk to you
or anyone from the States.
- Why not?
There's two sides
to every conflict,
I'd like to hear theirs.
I'd also like to
see how they react
to some of the things
that Somoza told me.
- It's too dangerous.
(vehicle droning)
- Then you do know 'em?
- All right, Jack,
I went to school
with some of the people
who lead this revolution.
I grew up with them.
- So why wouldn't
they talk to me?
- It's not you as a
writer or an individual.
It's the whole history of
exploitation in Central America
by people like Somoza.
They've learned not
to trust Americans.
- Why don't you let
them tell me that?
- Look, I just said I
went to school with them.
I grew up with 'em.
- Maria, put me in
touch with them.
Let them have their say.
- You know, you're a persistent,
arrogant, foolish man.
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
(gentle music)
(water splashing)
(gentle music continues)
(horse snorting)
(hooves clomping)
(gentle music continues)
(cicadas chirping)
(gentle music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(rebel speaks in Spanish)
(cicadas chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
- What are those masks for?
- To hide their identity
from the secret police
and protect their families.
(hooves clomping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(fire crackling)
(suspenseful music continues)
(thunder rumbling)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
- (speaks in Spanish), Jack Cox.
- Senors.
(suspenseful music continues)
(lightning striking)
(suspenseful music continues)
I'm an American journalist.
I spent several hours
talking with General Somoza
and several members
of his cabinet
and various citizens
of Nicaragua.
I persuaded Maria
to bring me up here
because I thought it only fair
to get your side
of the story too.
So if you care to answer some
questions or make a statement.
- Get out of here and
go print Somoza's lies
before I have you shot.
(thunder rumbling)
- You clearly can do that,
but it doesn't say anything
about the revolution.
- There is nothing
to say about it
to anyone other than
the people of Nicaragua.
It is their revolution.
(gun rattling)
- Is this the
people's revolution?
It says here that this was
made in Czechoslovakia.
- And this was sent here
by the United States.
I personally removed
it from the body
of one of Somoza's
secret police.
And guns like these have been
used for more than 70 years
to loot my country of
its natural resources.
(lightning striking)
With that one, we're
stopping it forever.
- Somoza said he was ready
to put the whole thing up
to a vote with the people.
(leader laughing)
Are you willing to do the same?
- No, no, there is only
one kind of revolution
that will permanently
cure the cancer of Somoza,
and that is the
revolution of the gun.
- The people's
revolution of the gun.
- Yes, any other way will be
an invitation to disaster.
Allende's revolution
in Chile was peaceful.
The fascists took up arms
as soon as they could
and slaughtered him.
- Allende went into office
with only 38% support
of the people.
Before long, the communists
were running the country.
- And running it peacefully.
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
This is all the
fascists understand,
and it is all they will get.
Now get out while you can.
- Whatever you wish.
- And one more thing, Yankee.
When you go, don't
ever come back.
Stay out of Nicaraguan
or we'll have your head.
You know something?
I'd like to kill this
son of a bitch right now.
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
- He came here
under my protection.
He leaves here under my
protection, is that clear?
(thunder rumbling)
(rain splattering)
- If y'all ever get to
Abilene, look me up.
I'll show you some
real Texas hospitality.
- Go to hell, will you?
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
- Jack, I wanted to say goodbye
under better circumstances.
(traffic droning)
(birds chirping)
- Maria, why don't
you come with me?
I mean, I don't think you're
all that fond to Somoza,
and I really don't think you
care that much about the guy
with the beard in the hills.
This country's in
trouble, come with me.
- It's still my country.
- I sure hope it stays that way.
(gentle music)
- Goodbye, Jack.
I don't think you should
come back to Nicaragua.
(gentle music continues)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(vehicles droning)
(hostages crying)
(leader speaks in Spanish)
(hostages crying)
(hostages chattering)
(vehicles droning)
(hostages crying)
(hostages chattering)
(soldier yelling)
(glass shattering)
(vehicle exploding)
(leader yells in Spanish)
(guns firing)
(soldier yells in Spanish)
(guns firing)
(rebels screaming)
(guns firing)
(leader yells in Spanish)
(bazooka booming)
(door exploding)
(leader yells in Spanish)
(soldier yells in Spanish)
(guns firing)
(lever boinging)
(building exploding)
(fire roaring)
- [Anchor] It's
beginning to look
like the long-rumored
all-out-battle
for Managua is underway.
This has been the heaviest
day of fighting yet,
as General Anastasio Somoza's
national guard troops
began moving into the
strongholds of the
Sandinista rebels,
the barrios, while the people
were fleeing the
barricaded slum bastions
of the Sandinistas.
Last night, General
Somoza designated some
of the barrios free fire zones,
subject to bombing and
shelling at any time.
Meanwhile, in Washington,
President Carter
stated his thoughts.
(employees chattering)
(typewriter rattling)
(phones ringing)
(employees chattering)
- Anything exciting?
- Yeah.
Some vandals turned
loose 200 penguins
on the South Lawn
over the White House.
(Elizabeth laughing)
- Jack, I got some good
news and some bad news.
- [Jack] How about
the good news?
- It's a go.
- All right.
- Oh, that's great.
- We want documentary
reports on conditions
in Guatemala, El
Salvador and Nicaragua.
Jack, the reason we're
having you go down there
is El Salvador and Nicaragua
are in a hell of a mess.
But hey, with your expertise,
you should be able to
get in and outta there
with no problems.
- Fine by me.
- Me too, all I
need is a sound man
and someone to carry the gear.
- Can't have 'em.
If you can't carry
it, don't take it.
- Okay, I can cope.
You interview and narrate
and I'll shoot everything.
- So what's the bad news, Harry?
We got a borrow
on plane tickets?
- The correspondent for
the Harte Hanks newspapers,
Jim Conley, is going along
and will sit in on
all the interviews.
- What?
- What the hell for?
- He's going as a watchdog
to guarantee the objectivity
of the interviews.
- 15 years as a Latin
American specialist,
and I gotta have a watchdog?
- You don't, we do.
The easiest way to discredit
a documentary is to cry bias.
We're just gonna have
'em off at the pass.
- I'll live with it, let's go.
(employees chattering)
(phone ringing)
(aircraft droning)
(passengers chattering)
- [Flight Attendant]
Ladies and gentlemen,
the captain has asked--
- I prefer the aisle.
- [Flight Attendant] That all
carry-on luggage be stowed
in the overhead racks or
under your seats, thank you.
(flight attendant
speaks in Spanish)
- Go ahead.
(passengers chattering)
(flight attendant
speaks in Spanish)
(aircraft roaring)
Can we get any
footage of the rebels?
- (laughs) That's doubtful.
I'd like to, but I don't
imagine they'll cooperate.
- Now that gives you half
a report, Somoza's half.
- What the hell are
you suggesting by that?
- I'm just listening.
- With a bent ear.
- Listen, if you
two are gonna fight,
I don't wanna be the referee.
Now we get whatever we can get
without getting shot, okay?
- Okay by me, how do you
work these interviews?
- I always start with
a series of questions,
springboard for comments
by Somoza and the others.
And they can state
whatever they wish,
might lead us into something
we don't know about.
And you can ask
whatever you choose.
- But you have the
basic questions
to keep them on your track.
(aircraft droning)
- We're here to do a
report on local conditions,
an objective report.
- You're stretching the
definition of the word
without equal time
for the other side.
- How the hell do you
suppose we're gonna do that?
I mean, we'll state their
position as fairly as possible,
but you know, it's very
hard to do an interview
with a man that's
shooting at you.
- When you cover a war,
you go to the battle zone.
- How many wars have
you covered, Mr. Conley?
- Just one, Vietnam, and
various prison riots,
natural and unnatural disasters,
gang wars, shootouts, you?
- Why don't we let
him cover the rebels
and we'll go along
as the watch dogs?
(passengers chattering)
(aircraft roaring)
(announcer speaks in Spanish)
- Hey, Carlos.
- What the hell
are you doing here?
- We're making a
documentary film.
- I hope you live
long enough to do it.
Everybody else is
leaving in the country.
- Now, you're gonna
scare my film crew out.
- I don't care, let
these people ride back
on that plane, okay?
(announcer speaks in Spanish)
- Welcome to Nicaragua.
(announcer speaks in Spanish)
(traffic droning)
- [Luis] Jack, Senor
Jack (speaks in Spanish).
Senor Jack, it's me, Luis.
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- Look, isn't Ramon's
taxi beautiful?
He'll give you a special
service while you're here.
- Oh, it's good to see
you again, my friend.
(traffic droning)
- Buenos, Senor Jack.
- [Elizabeth] Hi,
I'm Elizabeth Rush.
- Hi.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
(tense music)
(vehicle droning)
(pedestrians chattering)
- [Jim] Look at that.
- [Elizabeth] Oh my God.
(vehicle droning)
(traffic droning)
(fire crackling)
(siren ringing)
(vehicle droning)
(fire crackling)
(soldier yells in Spanish)
- [Jack] Jesus, what a mess.
- [Ramon] It's
like this all over.
There is a curfew,
but the Sandinistas
still attack at night.
(vehicle droning)
(dog barking)
- It looks like a war zone.
- It is a war zone.
(vehicle droning)
Where are the
Sandinistas now, Ramon?
- They are everywhere.
They were near the
airport three days ago.
(pedestrians chattering)
(vehicle droning)
- Looks like we
really stepped in it.
(vehicle droning)
(pedestrians chattering)
- This'll make good footage,
pull over here, Ramon.
(vehicle droning)
(soldiers chattering)
- [Elizabeth] Hand
me the camera.
(vehicles droning)
Okay, go.
(vehicle droning)
(soldiers chattering)
(siren ringing)
(vehicle droning)
(pedestrians chattering)
(soldiers speaks in Spanish)
- Get your press cards
out, we're being stopped.
(siren ringing)
(feet thumping)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(traffic droning)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(civilians chattering)
(dog barking)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(fire crackling)
(dog barking)
(doors slamming)
(vehicle droning)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(guests chattering)
- [Jim] Did you make a
note about guardsman?
You might wanna get it on film.
- Yeah, there's a bunch
of 'em, not very exciting.
- They'll be in the
background of anything we do.
- They don't have any ammo
clips in their weapons.
Some of 'em have rags
stuff in the chamber.
Now that may be to
keep the dust down,
but my guess is they
couldn't stop an attack
by a Boy Scout troop.
- Yeah, my guess is this
place is falling apart
like a two-lock suitcase is.
Maybe we should get
the hell outta here.
- Well, if it is now, we a
better story than we (mumbles).
- I'll be right with you.
- Excuse me,
Senator, oh, Miquel.
- Jack.
(gun thumping)
(guests chattering)
- [Miquel] Jack, what
are you doing here?
- Working, you don't have
our hotel reservations?
- That's not the point.
I can always get you
a room someplace.
But I didn't think
you were gonna come
in the middle of this.
- [Guest] I can't go.
- We heard that there
was trouble with the Sandinista.
- It's much worse than you
think, much, much worse.
- [Jim] Are the
rebels taking over?
- I don't know anything, well,
except all these men are members
of the cabinet and
the legislature.
They're waiting for
transportation to
go to the airport.
And if the government is
leaving, what is left for us?
(guests chattering)
- Where's Somoza?
- I don't know.
I don't know anything
about his plans.
I don't know anything
about Somoza.
- Well, that's why
we're here, to find out.
- Do yourself a favorite, Jack,
get out if you can, get out.
- Not 'til I get a story.
- You really should leave.
(guests chattering)
- Why don't you go
and show us our room?
- Please, Jack.
(guests chattering)
- Yes, I understand.
Would you please
tell the general
that I'll be at the
InterContinental
until I hear from him?
Gracias.
(phone thumping)
- How long do we wait before
we decide whether to unpack?
(Max knocking)
(door rattling)
- Max, this is Max Colby,
General Somoza's aide.
This is Liz Rush, Jim Conley.
- Jack, it's all over.
General Somoza's
leaving tonight.
Sent me to tell you to leave
Nicaragua any way you can,
as fast as you can.
- Where's the general now?
- At his headquarters,
but not for long.
- [Jack] Could you
take me to him?
- Impossible, everything's
bedlam, there's no time.
- Max, give me five minutes.
- [Max] It's
extremely dangerous.
- It's dangerous just being
in Nicaragua right now.
Look, this may be
Somoza's last chance
to make a public statement.
- All right, five minutes,
he'll be mad as hell.
- I'm going with you.
- Me too.
- No, you're not.
- It's part of the deal,
it's what we agreed on.
- This may be the last
five minutes Somoza has
to make a statement.
I'm not gonna jeopardize it
by taking a stranger
in there unannounced.
- Then how do we know
the statement he gives
is the one you bring back?
- I guess you'll just
have to trust me, sir.
(door squeaking)
(door slamming)
- There goes my story.
(guns firing)
- Don't count on it, it may
be coming in the front door.
(vehicle droning)
(guns firing)
(civilians screaming)
(rebels chattering)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(helicopter droning)
(vehicle droning)
(employees chattering)
(Max knocking)
- Come.
(employees chattering)
This is a hell of a
time for you to show up.
- Oh, I didn't wanna
miss the party.
- This is not a
party, this is a wake.
Hell, I have a seat
on my plane, just one.
Why don't you come out with me?
- I don't think I
can, I've got a crew.
I've got two people
I'm responsible for.
- Jack, if they catch you,
they're going to shoot you.
- What the hell for, I'm
not part of your government?
- You are a friend of mine,
to them it's the same thing.
- [Jack] They're gonna
shoot me for doing my job?
- Jack, I could give you
a whole list of people
who are in exactly
the same boat.
But unfortunately,
they are all dead.
Look, I am sorry, I can't
even talk to you now.
I have got to finish
what I'm doing.
I can't even send anyone
to look after you.
If you don't come out with me,
you are on your own, my friend.
- Well, if that's
where it is, okay.
But where are you heading?
- Ah, Miami first,
I don't even know
if the United States
will let me stay.
- Of course they will, why not?
- Are you joking?
I wouldn't be running now
if Washington hadn't
turned its back on me.
Jack, we don't have any
ammunition, any food,
any medical supplies
of any kind.
And I'll tell you
something else.
There is a ship from Israel,
full of everything that we need,
bought and paid for in cash.
The United States has
put an embargo on it.
They have closed every port
in Central America to it.
So I can't even move
these supplies by land.
Well, my government
is dead, Jack.
And the Sandinistas
didn't kill it.
The spineless wonder
in Washington did.
Don't they understand?
Yes, today it is Nicaragua,
but tomorrow it will be El
Salvador, then Guatemala,
then all of Central America!
- Can I quote you
on that, general?
- You're God-damn
right you can quote me.
You just be sure you
tell the world the truth
about what happened here.
But now you get out, you
get your people and get out.
But first, I wanna ask
you something, Jack.
I've asked at least 50
people this question,
and no one gives me
a straight answer.
Is it possible that the
president of the United States
is a communist?
- No, general, no,
he's not a communist.
He just takes bad advice
from bad advisors.
- And who elected
those advisors, Jack?
Now, any papers you have
from me or my ministers,
you better get rid of.
No matter how innocent they are,
the Sandinistas will
use 'em as an excuse
to put you right up
against the wall.
You better get going fast.
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(footsteps thumping)
Jack, Maria Cardena, have
you tried to contact her?
- No.
- Don't, she is one of them.
She always has been.
- Is that true?
- Of course it's true.
I know from my
intelligence reports.
And if everything they
said about me were true,
she would have been in prison
or executed three or four
years ago for treason.
But that's not something
that I can blame on
your president, is it?
No, these are problems
of my own making.
(helicopter droning)
Adios amigo.
- Adios, goodbye, my friend.
(door rattling)
(employees chattering)
(helicopter droning)
(door thumping)
(papers rustling)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
(paper rustling)
(helicopter droning)
- [Elizabeth] Is that
Somoza and his family?
- I suppose.
(helicopter droning)
- It's over, except
for the shooting.
What do we do now?
(helicopter droning)
- Get rid of the rest of those
papers and go to the airport.
(helicopter droning)
- The brigade
couldn't get through.
The son of the bitch got away.
- We'll get him,
somehow, somewhere.
We'll get that bastard.
(helicopter droning)
(guns firing)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
(fighter screaming)
(bullets whistling)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
- [Ramon] Come on, Jack.
- [Jack] Come on, let's go.
(papers rustling)
(bombs exploding)
(guns firing)
- [Jack] Hey!
(guns firing)
(bombs exploding)
(vehicle roaring)
(fighters screaming)
- [Jim] Get down!
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
(siren ringing)
- They are all leaving.
(guns firing)
(fighters yelling)
- We took the radio station.
- [Leader] Good.
- Somoza's headquarters are
still surrounded by guards.
We can't get through.
- We'll go to the
radio station tonight
and announce the new
government and Somoza's defeat.
Somoza got away.
- I saw.
- These officials are scurrying
like rats to the airport.
(Maria chuckling)
(bombs exploding)
Well, it's all over now.
And I don't wanna waste lives,
but I want as many
of them as possible.
Tomorrow you take the airport.
- It's gonna be their
last stronghold, we
need more weapons.
- You'll get it.
(guns firing)
Wait, the American friend
of yours is in Managua.
- I know, I haven't seen
him or heard from him.
- I want him, he's
unquestionably with the CIA,
and he was one of the
last people to see Somoza.
We cannot stop Somoza,
but whatever he told
or gave to this Yankee
must not leave Nicaragua.
You know better than anyone
else how to identify him.
And you know what to do.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thumping)
(upbeat music)
(vehicles roaring)
(vehicle honking)
(vehicle roaring)
(refugees chattering)
- Senor Jack, I was
waiting all night.
You are in bad danger.
The Sandinistas are looking
for you to kill you.
(vehicle droning)
- Luis, is there a
plane outta here?
- Nada, no planes
in, no planes out.
(vehicle droning)
- Wait here with Ramon,
I'll be right back.
(vehicle honking)
(traffic droning)
Come on, stick tight, now.
(vehicle honking)
(traffic droning)
(refugees chattering)
(door thumping)
- Get out, this is a private.
Jack, quick, this is a madhouse.
(door slamming)
- I have two Americans with
me I'm responsible for.
I've gotta get outta here.
- I can't do nothing,
it is total chaos.
- Fernando, you are only chance.
- You must help him, the mans
from the hills will kill him.
- Look, I've got cash,
American dollars.
- Jack, there's
one plane coming in
and a thousand people want
seat, it is difficult.
I'll do my best.
(refugees chattering)
- Fernando, do yourself a
favor, buy a ticket too.
- Thank you, amigo.
The plane from Miami
is still scheduled
to arrive at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Don't stop at the terminal,
go directly to the
plane, I'll be there.
It's the last plane out.
(hand thumping)
(door rattling)
- Muchas gracias mi amigo.
(Fernando speaks in Spanish)
If the Sandinistas
come looking for me.
- Don't worry, I'll tell them
you went to the mountains
for your health.
(door slamming)
(refugees chattering)
- They're trying
to take the cab.
- Damn it, get out of here.
(refugees chattering)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(refugee speaks in Spanish)
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(traffic droning)
Listen, I think I
got a three tickets
from Miami tomorrow morning,
it's the last plane.
- 24 hours of this, where
the hell do we hide?
- Well, what about the hotel?
Maybe they haven't
taken it over yet.
- Hotel's too far away.
If we leave here, I
wanna make sure I know
how to get back and can.
- You know, Jack, there's
this old place I know.
It used to be a place for women.
- Is it close?
- Yeah.
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(door rattling)
(vehicle droning)
(doors slamming)
(vehicle droning)
(employees chattering)
(phone ringing)
- Mr. Clarke, I have Mr.
Murdock in Costa Rica for you.
- Thanks.
(employees chattering)
Judd, Harry Clarke in
Dallas, I got an emergency.
You know what's
happening in Managua?
- And I know all
hell's broken loose
and nobody's sure
who's in charge.
- Jack Cox is down there.
- Jack's there?
Well, he's sure got a
built-in radar for trouble.
- He's got Liz Rush and a
newspaper reporter along.
Plane schedules
are going to hell
and I can't get through to him.
- Got ya, all right,
it'll take me two hours
to get ready here and
lift off outta San Jose.
Figure another two
hours flying time.
That'll put me into Managua
at approximately 9:15.
Can you have Jack
and his people there?
- Most of the phone lines are
down, but I'll keep trying.
- Well, tell him to be on time.
I won't be able to hang around
that shooting gallery very long.
(phone slamming)
Hold down the fort, Bobby.
(Bobby crowing)
(aircraft droning)
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
(doors rattling)
(birds chirping)
- [Jim] No pets, no kids,
but you can't beat the rent.
- I wonder if they
got room service.
(birds chirping)
(footsteps thumping)
- Well, can you suggest
somewhere else we might try?
(phone ringing)
(employees chattering)
I see, thank you.
(employees chattering)
Well, the embassy
hasn't seen them,
and they said it
wouldn't do any good
to try any other
government offices.
There aren't any left to try.
- Checked out of the
InterContinental.
Can't get through the airport
and not at the embassy.
Where in the hell are they?
- Should I try
some other hotels?
- Yeah, try anything you can.
We're runnin' outta time.
(employees chattering)
(phone ringing)
(crickets chirping)
(birds chirping)
- [Rebel] How many do they have?
- About 500 I think.
They surround the
airport in three lines.
We could penetrate the
first, possibly the second,
then remain trapped between
the second and third.
- Somoza's offices are
secure, the hotels too.
- Maria, I can give you
100 more, but that's all.
- [Maria] It's not enough,
we only have 200 here now.
- The buses, the hills, they
are full of Somoza's men trying
to hide or get to the
airport with their families.
Some are trying to
walk to Costa Rica.
We want every one of them.
- We'd just be thrown
away lives needlessly.
- Try to break
through the lines.
They're too busy
running to fight.
Get to the old house
and establish positions
as close as possible
to the airport.
Raul, bring up 150 more,
as many heavy weapons
platoons as you can find.
- If any more of the
basters get away.
- None can escape when
we have the airport.
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(vehicle droning)
- Can I pour you a drink?
- You know how to
make an Irish Mexican?
- No, shh.
(vehicle droning)
What was that?
(vehicle droning)
- My stomach growling.
(vehicle droning)
(birds chirping)
(toads croaking)
(suspenseful music)
(weapons rattling)
(suspenseful music continues)
- There's troops moving outside.
I hope their government troops.
- What government?
(footsteps thumping)
How long do you think
they can hold the airport?
- God only knows.
(footsteps thumping)
(metal squeaking)
(toads croaking)
(footsteps thumping)
(door squeaking)
- It's me, Luis.
- Oh.
- I came as quick as I can.
- You should be home
away from all this.
- There's just my brother
and me, we have no home.
- Where is your brother?
- Hiding the taxi, but don't
you want some rice and beans?
(Jack laughing)
- Heck, yeah.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thumping)
(weapons rattling)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guns firing)
- [Jack] Get down!
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
(guns firing)
- Americano, Americano!
(guns firing)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(soldiers chattering)
(guns firing)
(bullets whistling)
(soldiers chattering)
(guns firing)
- Everybody all right?
(soldiers chattering)
(guns firing)
- [Jim] I'm okay, how's the kid?
(Luis speaks in Spanish)
(soldiers screaming)
(guns firing)
(crickets chirping)
(aircraft droning)
(doors rattling)
(vehicle droning)
- [Sergeant] Are you the owner
of this plane?
- That's right.
- We are commanding every
plane on this field.
- Not when it belongs to a
U.S. citizen, you're not,
not unless you wanna get
your ass busted, Sergeant.
This happens to be the personal
plane of the U.S. ambassador
who uses it every Sunday to
go to a picnic at the beach.
- This plane has no markings.
- Better check it out with
your commanders, Sergeant,
or the next people you hear from
will be a platoon of Marines
coming to get it back.
(sergeant speaks in Spanish)
(vehicle droning)
(footsteps thumping)
I better get my papers
(speaks in Spanish)?
(footsteps thumping)
(vehicle droning)
(sergeant speaks in Spanish)
(aircraft droning)
(captain yells in Spanish)
(aircraft droning)
(guns firing)
Fly for me, baby.
(aircraft roaring)
- [Jack] At least
somebody got out.
- [Elizabeth] I know a
lotta somebody won't.
(aircraft droning)
(traffic droning)
- I know you did what you could.
You might have been
stuck yourself.
(aircraft droning)
- Stuck, hell, shot.
I got about eight
holes in this plane
that didn't come
from woodpeckers.
(aircraft droning)
(refugees screaming)
(aircraft droning)
- Jack, this is all I can do.
I'm going home
now to wait either
for the disaster or deliverance.
- Good luck.
(refugees screaming)
(door thumping)
(refugees screaming)
(drawer rattling)
(refugees screaming)
(aircraft droning)
(refugee yells in Spanish)
(refugees yelling)
(aircraft roaring)
(fighters screaming)
(guns firing)
(guns firing)
(bullets whistling)
- Holy shit, tell 'em we're
getting the hell outta here.
(aircraft roaring)
(refugees chattering)
(aircraft roaring)
(refugees chattering)
- [Elizabeth] Okay,
Jack, now what?
- Well, I think I'll
go scout around.
- Want me to come with ya?
- No, Jimmy, you
stay here with Liz.
I'll send speed back
if I find us ride.
And why don't you
stay with a cab?
(refugees chattering)
Come on, short dog,
we've got stuff here.
(refugees chattering)
- I've gotten word
of several senators
about Jack's predicament.
State Department is
aware of the situation,
so is the White House.
Call you as soon as
I learn anything.
(phone ringing)
(phone slamming)
Any luck?
- Nobody's answering
the phone anywhere in Managua.
Washington will get
'em out, won't they?
- I don't know, better
stay on the phone.
(employees chattering)
(refugees chattering)
- Let's go find Jack
before we get trapped
in here.
- [Elizabeth] Got it.
(refugees chattering)
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
- We are Americanos, Americanos,
we have to get out of here.
- My boss, we have
to go find our boss.
- [Soldier] Non comprendo.
- God, why didn't I listen
to my high school
Spanish teacher, look?
(soldier shouts in Spanish)
- Well, we better pay
attention to these.
(soldier shouts in Spanish)
- Wait, wait, I
forgot my camera.
- [Jim] Forget it!
- I can't.
(refugees chattering)
(aircraft roaring)
- Ned.
- Jack,
I didn't know you were here.
We can talk while we're walking.
- Where are we going?
- The ambassador's plane, innit
that what you're here for?
- I didn't even know about it.
- They're flying
it in from Panama
to take the American
ambassador out
and some of us who
got caught this mess.
The network said not
to worry about cameras.
Just get my hide on that plane.
I recommend you do the same.
(aircraft droning)
(wheels squeaking)
You coming?
- Yeah, sure.
Let me get my crew.
- Well, they're gonna take off
as soon as they load it, but
I'll tell 'em you're coming.
- I'll be right there, thanks.
- [Announcer] Attention please,
all U.S. press personnel,
please board at
the second terminal
and have your press cards out.
(aircraft droning)
(refugees chattering)
Attention please, all
U.S. press personnel,
please board at the
second terminal.
Have your press cards out.
(tense music)
- [Luis] Ramon,
Jack says to come.
- [Ramon] What?
- [Luis] Jack says to come.
(tense music continues)
(fence rattling)
(feet thumping)
(aircraft droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(wheels screeching)
(door rattling)
(aircraft droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(wheels screeching)
(suspenseful music continues)
(aircraft roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
- If you ever prayed before,
before you better pray now.
(vehicle droning)
(tense music continues)
(aircraft roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
Okay, stop, stop
it here, come on.
(wheels screeching)
Come on, Conley, get
your passport out.
(aircraft roaring)
(suspenseful music continues)
Hey, slow down, will
ya, for Christ's sake?
Damn it, we're Americans!
- We're Americans.
Hey, we're Americans!
(aircraft roaring)
(Jim and Jack yelling)
Are you all right?
Sorry I hit you so hard,
but that was kinda close.
- Yeah, I'm fine, I owe
you one, Jim, thanks.
(aircraft droning)
(footsteps thumping)
- Get yourself killed,
boss, then what do we do?
- Probably be a lot better than
getting you killed with me.
Ramon, can you get us
through that battle zone
at the U.S. embassy in Managua?
- Ci, I can get you anywhere.
- How about San Francisco?
- How about Tijuana?
We can walk the rest of the way.
(wind howling)
- You okay?
- [Jim] Yeah, yeah.
- You sure now?
- [Jim] Yeah!
(aircraft roaring)
- [Corporal] Sir, I
have no instructions
about your presence
at the embassy.
- Corporal, you see that?
That identifies me
as a U.S. citizen.
That brass plaque right
there identifies this
as a U.S. embassy.
I'm going in there because
it's no longer safe out here.
And I have the right
to seek safe refuge
with my countrymen.
As a matter of fact,
we all three do.
Now, if you wanna shoot
me as a trespasser,
you go right ahead
on, 'cause I to hell
would rather have
a Marine shoot me
than one of those
clowns in dirty fatigues
with a red star on their hat.
(siren ringing)
- Private, escort these
people to administration.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
(gate rattling)
- Adios.
(Ramon speaks in Spanish)
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
- Ci, adios.
- Adios.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
- Thanks, guys.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
- Thanks for the beer, Luis.
(traffic droning)
(vehicles honking)
(gate rattling)
(footsteps thumping)
- [Elizabeth] Jack.
(typewriter rattling)
- I'm James Caldwell,
Vice Council.
- I don't think I've
ever been so happy
to see an American official.
We couldn't give a damn
if you were a tax
collector, Jack Cox.
- Is there something
we can do for you?
(vehicle honking)
- Well, if we could speak in
your office, Mr. Caldwell.
- Mr. Caldwell, my
husband is here.
I must take care of
some things at home.
I will be back in an hour.
- Of course, take an
embassy car, it'll be safer.
- Thank you.
(traffic droning)
- There is no need
to go to my office.
As you can see,
I'm extremely busy.
- We're America's citizens.
We came here to do
a documentary film.
In the last 48 hours, we've
been threatened and shot at,
and we need to stay here
'til we can find a way
to leave Nicaragua.
- I'm afraid that's impossible.
- What do you mean impossible?
It's the most outrageous
thing I've ever heard.
- Mr. Cox, are you with the
Central Intelligence Agency?
(Jack and Elizabeth scoffing)
- Good God no, I'm a writer.
- You have been identified
by a Lubbock Texas newspaper
as an agent of the CIA.
- Well then, some
sorry son of a bitch
has signed my death
warrant with a typewriter.
Now, that ought to be
a reason to stay here.
- No.
- For God sakes, why?
- Because you'll
get us all killed.
- It's him, it's him!
- [Harry] Who, President Carter?
- [Secretary] It's Jack.
- Where the hell are you?
- Well, we're in
the U.S. embassy.
- Damn, it's good to hear
you, how can we get you out?
I sent Murdock down
there, but he had to run.
- Yeah, we know about
running, we wanna stop.
Listen, you gotta
put some pressure
on the stuffed monkey
that runs this place
to keep us from getting
thrown to the wolves.
- Stay put, don't move.
Chain yourself to a desk
or some God damned thing
while I got on it.
(phone slamming)
What's the guy's
name from Houston?
Bass, get me Grayson Bass.
Tell the secretary it's a
life or death emergency.
And I gotta talk to him.
(rebels shouting)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guns firing)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
(bomb exploding)
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guns firing)
(bomb exploding)
(fighter yelling)
(fighters yelling)
(guns firing)
- That was a close call.
- Mr. Thumpkins
always comes through.
- Who's Mr. Thumpkins,
the editor that got
you into this mess?
- He's a rabbit.
I read about him every
night to my kids at bedtime.
- [Elizabeth] Mm.
- How many children
do you have?
- Two, boys, you?
- Nope, it's just me
and my buddy here.
And I've got two great cats.
- What do you do with 'em
when you go on the road?
- My mom takes care of
'em, but I keep in touch.
- Why don't you ask
her how she does that?
- Shut up, Jack.
- Well?
- I leave messages for them
on my answering machine.
Mom plays them back.
Pretty silly, huh?
- Mr. Thumpkins
would understand.
Next time you call 'em,
send along his regards.
- I will if we get outta here.
- We're gonna get
outta here, all right.
In fact, I think I'll change
into my cleanest dirty shirt.
- That's good idea.
- By the way, how many
of those blue shirts
you have with ya?
- Six.
(Elizabeth laughing)
No, eight.
- (laughs) Oh, God.
What I really want is a bath.
Suppose Mr. Caldwell
will let us borrow a tub?
- Yeah, but it'd probably
be full alligators.
- [Elizabeth] Anything wet.
(James knocking)
(fighters yelling)
- The Sandinista government
has been recognized
by both Mexico and
the United States.
President Lopez
Portillo's personal plane
is bringing the new American
and Mexican ambassadors
to Managua to present their
credentials this morning.
- It's great news.
- It'll be great news
for the three of you too,
if I can get you on that plane,
I can get you out
of the country.
Now, you're gonna be leaving
within an hour or two
for the airport before dawn.
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
- What the hell is that?
- The victory celebration,
we'll have to drive through it.
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
I can go back and get
ready to meet my new boss.
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
- [Jack] Get down!
(guns firing)
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
- Jim?
(guns firing)
(rebels cheering)
(guns firing)
(tense music)
(guns firing)
- Now, if we run into any
problems, show your press cards.
(tense music continues)
(guns firing)
The Sandinistas
love the U.S. press.
(tense music continues)
(rebels cheering)
(doors slamming)
(rebels cheering)
(upbeat music)
Keep your heads down until
after we turned the corner.
(rebels cheering)
(vehicle droning)
If I'm not mistaken,
that is the Mexican
delegation coming our way.
(rebel shouts in Spanish)
That's one of Somoza's cars.
(vehicles droning)
(rebels cheering)
(wheels spinning)
(rebels cheering)
Oh, you son of a bitch.
(rebels cheering)
(wheels spinning)
(hands thumping)
(door rattling)
- Well, at least he's human.
(door slamming)
- All right, give it a try.
(vehicle roaring)
Wait a minute, hold it, hold
it, back it up, back it up.
That's it, that's it.
(vehicle droning)
(rebels chattering)
Thank you very much, I need
you two back here, pushing.
And the rest of you on
this side, lifting it up.
Got embassy business.
Come on and help me,
let's hurry it up.
Here, I'll hold, go ahead.
(rebels chattering)
(vehicle revving)
(Elizabeth muttering)
- What?
- Shut up, I'm praying.
- Push it up
together, all right.
Gun her forward, let's go.
(rebels chattering)
(vehicles revving)
There you are!
(rebels cheering)
(vehicles revving)
Thank you very much.
(rebels chattering)
(vehicle droning)
- Well, he's a damn good talker.
Hey, Caldwell, did you
ever work in a carnival?
- When I leave the
foreign service,
if I survive the
foreign service,
Abilene will be my first stop.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music)
(aircraft droning)
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
Smile and wave to the
conquering heroes.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle honking)
Hello there, you
dirty son of a--
- [Elizabeth] Hey, be careful.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle honking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(rebels chattering)
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
- I didn't know they
had so many people.
- They had enough to win a war.
- You know, we've got a problem,
that checkpoint right there.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle droning)
They're gonna either know
us or have our descriptions.
Is there any way to drive
directly onto the field?
- No, not anymore.
They've set up a barricade and
we are running out of time.
That plane will take
off in 12 minutes.
- I don't believe it.
- Nevertheless,
that jet will leave.
- No, not the plane, the
kids, how in the hell
do they survive all the
craziness we put 'em in?
(rebels chattering)
(door rattling)
- Senor Jack, I thought
you were murdered.
- (speaks in Spanish)
Luis, listen,
this plane leaves in 10 minutes.
We've gotta get
through that terminal.
Do you know another way?
- Ci, senor Jack, the
garbage can, the tunnel.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music)
- Perhaps you'd better
duck down again.
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(guard speaks in Spanish)
(James speaks in Spanish)
(hand thumping)
(vehicle droning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(door rattling)
(feet thumping)
(door squeaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle droning)
- Thanks, Caldwell.
- Good luck.
(suspenseful music continues)
(door thumping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(door slamming)
- Come on, hurry up.
(footsteps thumping)
Hurry, come on.
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle droning)
(wheels squeaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(vehicle backfiring)
(suspenseful music continues)
(bonnet rattling)
(door rattling)
Come on, hurry up!
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
- Damn, do you know
anything about cars?
- No (speaks in Spanish).
(suspenseful music continues)
- There's a skipping somewhere.
I just can't seem to get
it to catch on, you know?
And it marches not.
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
Wanna give it a little love?
(soldier speaks in Spanish)
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps thumping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(aircraft droning)
(triumphant music)
- Okay, you two,
go for the plane.
Hold hands, act
like you're married.
Just get moving.
- Gotcha.
- But Jack, are
you coming with us?
- He's the boss.
I'll save you a beer.
- Yeah, go for it.
Go fast, just don't go too fast.
(suspenseful music)
(aircraft droning)
(vehicle droning)
(rebels cheering)
I owe you my life, amigo.
- Will I ever see you
against, Senor Jack?
(Jack speaks in Spanish)
(rebels cheering)
(aircraft droning)
- [Flight Attendant]
Keep moving, please,
keep moving, keep
moving, please.
(aircraft droning)
(suspenseful music)
- Jack.
(suspenseful music continues)
(somber music)
- Damn world just
ain't fair, is it?
(somber music continues)
(rebels cheering)
- [Flight Attendant] Keep
moving, keep moving, please.
- Well, this is the
last plane out for me.
(suspenseful music)
(aircraft droning)
(rebels cheering)
(suspenseful music continues)
(triumphant music)
- Jack.
- [Jack] Looks like
we're going home.
(triumphant music continues)
- (speaks in French) Here's
that beer I promise ya.
Welcome aboard.
(triumphant music continues)
(romantic music)
- Adios mi amor.
(romantic music continues)
(aircraft roaring)
(somber music)
(upbeat music)