Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Summary: When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President, and avert an even bigger disaster.
Year: 2013
Australian Cinema Release Date: 18th April, 2013
Australian DVD Release Date: TBA
Country: United States
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt
Cast: Phil Austin (Vice President Charlie Rodriguez), Angela Bassett (Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs), Freddy Bosche (Diaz), Lance Broadway (O’Neil), Gerard Butler (Mike Banning), Rick Chambers (himself), Dorothy Deavers (Mrs. Mosely), Aaron Eckhart (President Benjamin Asher), Shanna Forrestall (Mary Jane Fuller), Robert Forster (General Edward Clegg), Morgan Freeman (Speaker Trumbull), Cole Hauser (Roma), James Ingersoll (Admiral Nathan Hoenig), Finley Jacobson (Connor), Ashley Judd (Margaret Asher), Tory Kittles (Agent Jones), Shane Land (Agent Davis), Malana Lea (Lim), Melissa Leo (Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan), Hamish MacDonald (himself), Dylan McDermott (Forbes), Sam Medina (Yu), Radha Mitchell (Leah), Kevin Moon (Cho), Sean O’Bryan (Rick Monroe), Lawrence O’Donnell (himself), Keong Sim (Lee Tae-Woo), Rick Yune (Kang)
Runtime: 119 mins
Classification:MA
Dave Griffiths’s ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Review: Please check Dave’s review of ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ that is available on the Helium Entertainment Channel.
Other Subculture Media Reviews of ‘Olympus Has Fallen′: Check Episode #28 (available 18th April, 2013) of our The Good The Bad The Ugly Podcast for a more in-depth review of ‘Warm Bodies’.
Subculture Interviews for ‘Olympus Has Fallen’: Various interviews with cast members of ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ can be found here.
Rating: 3.5/5