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| Year: | 2007 |
| Rating: | 7.3(43099) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Comedy, Drama |
| Directed by: | Mike Nichols |
| Actors: | Tom Hanks Philip Seymour Hoffman Terry Bozeman Brian Markinson Amy Adams Julia Roberts |
| "A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Mike Nichols | |
| Actors | |
| Tom Hanks | as Charlie Wilson |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | as Gust Avrakotos |
| Terry Bozeman | as CIA Award Presenter |
| Brian Markinson | as Paul Brown |
| Kirby Mitchell | as Stoned Guy |
| Ed Regine | as Limo Driver |
| Daniel Eric Gold | as Donnelly |
| Peter Gerety | as Larry Liddle |
| P.J. Byrne | as Jim Van Wagenen |
| John Slattery | as Cravely |
| Thomas Crawford | as Maintenance Man |
| Joe Roland | as McGaffin |
| Om Puri | as President Zia |
| Faran Tahir | as Brigadier Rashid |
| Rizwan Manji | as Colonel Mahmood |
| Maurice Sherbanee | as Refugee In Wheelchair |
| Salam Sangi | as Refugee Building Wall |
| Navid Negahban | as Refugee Camp Translator |
| Habib Saba | as Afghan Boy |
| Edward Hunt | as Embassy Marine |
| Michael Haley | as Embassy Official |
| Denis O'Hare | as Harold Holt |
| Michael Spellman | as Agent Patrick |
| Russell Edge | as Agent Wells |
| Christopher Denham | as Mike Vickers |
| Joseph Sikora | as Chess Player |
| Gabriel Tigerman | as Chess Player |
| Patrick Bentley | as Chess Player |
| Marc Pelina | as Chess Player |
| Ken Stott | as Zvi |
| Aharon Ipalé | as Egyptian Defense Minister |
| Ned Beatty | as Doc Long |
| Ron Fassler | as Mario |
| Enayat Delawary | as Doc Long's Translator |
| Daston Kalili | as Mujahideen Translator |
| Pasha D. Lychnikoff | as Russian Helicopter Pilot |
| Ilia Volok | as Russian Helicopter Pilot |
| Alexander Lvovsky | as Russian Helicopter Pilot |
| Sammy Sheik | as Stinger Mujahideen |
| Moneer Yaqubi | as Stinger Mujahideen |
| Gabriel Justice | as Stinger Mujahideen |
| Siyal Mohammad | as Stinger Presenter |
| Quill Roberts | as Stinger Presenter |
| Jim Jansen | as Congressional Committee |
| Harry S. Murphy | as Congressional Committee |
| Spencer Garrett | as Congressional Committee |
| Kevin Cooney | as Congressional Committee |
| Zahra Abbas | as Afgan Refugee |
| Don Abernathy | as Man in Park Eating Hotdog |
| Walid Amini | as Freedom Fighter |
| Anthony Azizi | as Orderly |
| Darren Dowler | as Congressman |
| Johnny Drocco | as Dapper Dan at Party |
| François Duhamel | as French Photographer |
| David Edelstein | as Hotel Manager |
| Paul Haasch | as Fraternity Slave Driver |
| Brooks Hall | as Charlie's Party Guest |
| Alexander Kanellakos | as Texas Millionaire |
| Daniel Lench | as Party Goer #1 |
| Tucker Maloney | as CIA Operative |
| J. Patrick McCormack | as Senator |
| Kazu Nagahama | as Japanese Tourist |
| David E. Newham | as DC Cop |
| Tom Ohmer | as Party Guest |
| Ali Olomi | as Injured Mujahadeen Soldier |
| Ron Ostrow | as Congressional Committee #5 |
| J. Woodward Palmer | as Bartender |
| Dan Rather | as Himself |
| John Robert | as Congressional Committee |
| Gubbi Sigurdsson | as Doc Long's Aide |
| Shaun Toub | as Hassan |
| Kyle Vogt | as Male Party Guest #4 |
| Tommy Wilson-O'Brien | as Congressman |
| Kurt Yaeger | as Afghani Refugee |
| Actresses | |
| Amy Adams | as Bonnie Bach |
| Julia Roberts | as Joanne Herring |
| Jud Tylor | as Crystal Lee |
| Hilary Angelo | as Kelly |
| Cyia Batten | as Stacey |
| Emily Blunt | as Jane Liddle |
| Wynn Everett | as Receptionist - Charlie's Angels |
| Mary Bonner Baker | as Marla - Charlie's Angels |
| Rachel Nichols | as Suzanne - Charlie's Angels |
| Shiri Appleby | as Jailbait - Charlie's Angels |
| Patrika Darbo | as Auctioneer |
| Carly Reeves | as Slave Girl |
| Salaheddine Ben Chegra | as Pakistani Steward |
| Mozhan Marnò | as Refugee Camp Translator #2 |
| Nadia Miller | as Afghan Girl |
| Michelle Arthur | as Refugee Camp Nurse |
| Sheila Vosough | as Refugee Mother |
| Tracy Phillips | as Bellydancer |
| Mary Bailey | as Doc Long's Secretary |
| Trish Gallaher Glenn | as Joanne's Assistant |
| Nancy Linehan Charles | as Mrs. Long |
| Susan Jasmin Armon | as Afghan Girl |
| Tiffany L. Baker | as Oil Tycoon's Wife |
| Nazanin Boniadi | as Afghan Refugee Woman |
| Celestina | as Dancer |
| Jody Jaress | as VIP Party Guest |
| Melanie Maki | as Texas Fundraiser Guest |
| Ambria Miscia | as Vegas Showgirl |
| Mara New | as Extra |
| Mary Linda Phillips | as Party Guest |
| Ann Ryan | as Party Guest |
| Carol Shook | as Refugee |
| Cynthia Silver | as Charlie's Party Guest |
| Cassidy Smith | as Afghan Girl |
| Nicole Smolen | as Afghan Girl |
| Rachel Style | as Blodgett - CIA Cafeteria Cashier |
| Jackie Swanson | as Texas Socialite |
| Teresa Swift | as Indian |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Dari, Russian, Urdu, Hebrew, Arabic |
| Filming dates: | 12 October 2006 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 75,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 66,636,385 USD (2 March 2008) UK - 4,298,728 GBP (3 February 2008) Worldwide - 109,155,885 USD (6 March 2008) Brazil - 851,519 BRL (2 March 2008) |
| Plot: | In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas who seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight the people are suffering in the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support to defeat the Soviet Union. However, Charlie Wilson eventually learns that while military victory can be had, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow. |
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"NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" Written by Barry White Performed by Barry White Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "STOMP" Written by Rod Temperton, Louis E. Johnson, George Henry Johnson, Valerie Johnson Performed by Brothers Johnson (as The Brothers Johnson) Courtesy of A&M Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "ANGEL OF THE MORNING" Written by Chip Taylor Performed by Juice Newton Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "OPUS 1" Written by Speedy West Performed by Jimmy Bryant Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "SIBONEY" Written by Ernesto Lecuona "FAREWELL OF SLAVIANKA" Performed by The Red Army Choir Courtesy of Naxos By Arrangement with Source/Q "PAKISTAN MARKETPLACE" Written by E. Prion, O. Prion Performed by E. Prion, O. Prion Courtesy of Prion Music By Arrangement with The Orchard "ISRAELI CAFÉ, NO. 3" Written by Shai Hadad Performed by Shai Hadad Courtesy of S. Hadad By Arrangement with The Orchard "BAD GIRLS" Written by Donna Summer, Joe Esposito (as Joe "Beans" Esposito), Ed Hokenson (as Edward Hokenson), Bruce Sudano Performed by Donna Summer Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "LET'S DANCE" Written by David Bowie Performed by David Bowie Courtesy of RZO Music "LADIES NIGHT" Written by George Funky Brown (as George Brown), Robert Kool Bell (as Robert Bell), Ronald Bell, J.T. Taylor (as James Taylor), Earl Toon, Dennis D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas), , Claydes Smith, Meekaaeel Muhammed (as Meekaaeel Muhammad) Performed by Kool & The Gang Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE" Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder Performed by Mavis Staples Courtesy of Anti, a division of Epitaph "And He Shall Purify" (uncredited) from The Messiah Written by George Frideric Handel |
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Revealing mistakes: In the montage where the Mujahideen shoot down Russian planes and helicopters, four of the aircraft (an A-6 Intruder, an F-4 Phantom, a UH-1 Huey helicopter, and an F-16) are American-made, and would never have been used by the Soviet military. Continuity: After Gust removes the bug from the bottle of scotch, the position of the label sealing the bottle changes between shots. DATE: In some scenes showing Hinds on the ground, various Mi-35s are shown. They are very modern derivatives of the infamous Mi-24 Hind-D, with distinctive engine casings. Revealing mistakes: During the first scene with two Russian helicopters en route to attack, their rocket pods are empty; you can see daylight through them. Continuity: When Charlie is in his office meeting with Gust, the epaulet on his right shoulder is unbuttoned during several shots. Later it is buttoned. DATE: In a scene set in early 1980, Crystal Lee mentions the TV show "Falcon Crest" (1981), which premiered in 1981. DATE: The presentation in the airplane hangar before the Clandestine Service has a series of flags from the intelligence community in the background. One of the flags bears the distinctive seal of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which was reorganized on November 23, 2003. Before that, it was the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) with a completely different seal. Continuity: In one of the opening scenes where Charlie Wilson is receiving the award, Joanne Herring is shown clapping in close up, wearing black gloves. In the subsequent wide shots showing the entire audience, she is gloveless. Continuity: In Gust's first scene, he fights with his boss about who owes whom an apology. The window that Gust had previously broken has just been replaced. As the fight continues and he's ordered out of the office, Gust breaks the window again, leaving shards of glass in the frame. In subsequent shots, most of the shards are gone. Continuity: When Charlie Wilson and Joanne Herring meet for the first time in the film, they tilt their heads to the right as they kiss. In the subsequent shot when they break the kiss, their heads are tilted to the left. DATE: The bill in the Langley cafeteria, with a large faced president, was not available in the 1980s. Continuity: When the strippers are asking Charlie what he does for a living while they're in the hot tub, Kelly's position keeps changing back and forth from leaning against the side to sitting up straight, depending on which camera is being used. CHAR: Gust Avrakotos says "you can park a battle carrier group behind the right hand." He should have said "you can park a carrier battle group behind the right hand." DATE: Towards the beginning of the movie, Charlie is at a Vegas Club in April 1980. The next day, he is back in Washington to meet with his constituent about a Christmas display. Later that evening, Charlie is with a young lady who sings along with "Angel of the Morning." However, the cover version by Juice Newton was released in 1981. DATE: When Gust Avrakotos and Charlie Wilson talk in Charlie's office after Gust removes the bug from the scotch bottle, Gust sits down next to a table that has a picture of a B-1B Lancer bomber with a gray paint scheme. B-1Bs were introduced in 1985. Until the mid-1990s, they were painted in a green, dark green, and grey "European I" or "lizard" paint scheme. FAIR: Larry Liddle complains about a problem with a crèche in Nacogdoches, in east Texas. Charlie Wilson represents the 2nd Congressional district, in southeast Texas near Houston. However, that was the result of redistricting in 2003. In the 1980s, the second district included Lufkin and Nacogdoches. DATE: The modern digital thermostat by the door in Joanne's bedroom was not available in 1980. Continuity: When Charlie is watching TV in the bath tub, a stripper puts cocaine down on the edge of the bathtub, and her hands are empty. In the next shot, she is shooting cocaine up her nose. DATE: When Charlie and his aide come back from Pakistan the first time, a shot of the outside of their 747 shows winglets. They first appeared on the 747-400, which was introduced in 1985. Revealing mistakes: During some helicopter attack scenes, bodies that were shot at instantly disappear, as if they were deleted from the screen. Continuity: During the talk with Larry Liddle when Charlie's assistant hides his mug of whiskey in a drawer, she at first uses her left hand to lift the mug, but in the next shot she's holding the mug in her right hand placing it in the drawer. Her holding it in her right hand allows for her cleavage to show. DATE: Doc Long's secretary uses a lint roller. In the 80's and 90's lint brushes were popular as lint rollers had not yet become widely used. They were invented in 1956, but did not replace lint brushes until almost 2000. They would not have been used in the 1980s. DATE: Following a montage depicting events of 1987-1988 in Afghanistan, Charlie Wilson celebrates his reelection, and Gust tells him that Doc Long is going to be defeated. Long was defeated in 1984. CHAR: In the Langley cafeteria, the cashier pulls a bill out of the same slot where she placed the bill she received from Gust, and gives him coins, leaving Gust with more money than he had when he entered the line. CHAR: The Texas flag in Charlie Wilson 's office is upside down; the white field should be at the top. DATE: When Charlie Wilson is in Las Vegas, the date on the screen is April 6, 1980. The next day, back in Washington, Larry Liddle visits Charlie to complain about a problem with a crèche in front of a firehouse in Nacogdoches, TX, stating that it's Christmas time. CHAR: While Larry Liddle talks to Charlie about a firehouse crèche in Nacogdoches, TX, they both keep referring to Nacogdoches Township. Texas does not have townships. GEOG: When Charlie Wilson returns to Washington to cast his vote, he enters the House floor from an adjoining room. Several times, he enters that same side room from the hall outside his office, which would be impossible. The interior architecture of Charlie's office indicates that his office is in the Rayburn House Office Building, across the street from the Capitol building. Revealing mistakes: FLIPPED SHOT: During the Red Square military parade, the army vehicles and the soldiers move southwards, with the Kremlin wall on the right. Suddenly, the parade changes direction, and the Kremlin wall is on the left. Fact errors: Pakistan Army's helicopter that was used to take Charlie Wilson to Peshawar had Pakistani flag from edge to edge on the vertical tail fin and the green circle insignia on tail boom. In fact, a transport helicopter of real Pakistan Army has significantly smaller Pakistani flag (with or without white stripe) on its vertical tail fin and the green circle insignia is put on the cabin's body just before where tail boom starts. Moreover, in the movie the helicopter's color was way darker than its real life counterparts. Continuity: Near the beginning of the movie, Charlie and Joanne are in her bathroom just after they have had sex while her party to show the Afghanistan movie is going on downstairs. Joanne is sitting at a dressing table touching up her makeup and Charlie is in the tub. Beside Charlie on the edge of the tub is a completely empty glass of whatever whiskey he was drinking. The scene cuts to Joanne, who is separating her eyelashes with a safety pin, then the scene cuts quickly back to Charlie, who suddenly has a very full glass of whiskey. Fact errors: One of the "soviet" fighters being shot down by the Afghan rebels is a F-4 Phantom II, an American jet fighter. Revealing mistakes: The Texas flag on the pole in Charlie Wilson's office is upside down the entire movie. (Red is supposed to be on bottom, white on top). |
Quotes
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Joanne Herring: [Joanne has just told Bonnie to get her a cocktail] She doesn't like me. Charlie Wilson: Everybody likes you. Joanne Herring: She's a liberal. Charlie Wilson: I'm a liberal. Joanne Herring: [puts her hand on his butt] Not where it counts. Charlie Wilson: Were you standing at the goddamn door listening to me? How could you even - That is a thick door! You stood there and you listened to me? Gust Avrakotos: I didn't stand at the door. Don't be an idiot. I bugged the Scotch bottle. Charlie Wilson: What! Gust Avrakotos: It's got a little transmitter on it, I've got a little thing in my ear, get past it. Gust Avrakotos: Yeah, well I'd like to take a moment to review the several ways in which you're a douche bag? Charlie Wilson: You know you've reached rock bottom when you're told you have character flaws by a man who hanged his predecessor in a military coup. Larry Liddle: Miss? Charlie's Angel #1: Yes sir? Larry Liddle: It seems to me lookin' around, that it's almost all women workin' here; and that they're all very pretty. Is that common? Charlie's Angel #1: Well... Congressman Wilson, he has an expression. He says uhh, "You can teach 'em to type, but you can't teach 'em to grow tits." Larry Liddle: Well, that's... charming. Cravely: And I don't know why the hell I didn't fire you when you broke my fucking window. Gust Avrakotos: Oh yes sure you do Cravely. Cravely: Look Gust! Gust Avrakotos: Yeah you're fucking Roger's fiance, and you know I know. Cravely: I'm not... I'm not... I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response. Gust Avrakotos: Yeah yeah, you're dignifying her in the ass, at the Jefferson Hotel, Room 1210, but let me ask you, the 3000 agents Turner fired, was that because they lacked diplomatic skills as well? Gust Avrakotos: [after smashing his boss's office window] My loyalty! For twenty four years people have been trying to kill me! People who know how. Now do you think that's because my dad was a Greek soda pop maker? Or do you think that's because I'm an American spy? Go fuck yourself, you fucking child! Charlie Wilson: These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the endgame. Gust Avrakotos: There's a little boy and on his 14th birthday he gets a horse... and everybody in the village says, "how wonderful. The boy got a horse" And the Zen master says, "we'll see." Two years later, the boy falls off the horse, breaks his leg, and everyone in the village says, "How terrible." And the Zen master says, "We'll see." Then, a war breaks out and all the young men have to go off and fight... except the boy can't cause his legs all messed up. and everybody in the village says, "How wonderful." Charlie Wilson: Now the Zen master says, "We'll see." Joanne Herring: Why is Congress saying one thing and doing nothing? Charlie Wilson: Well, tradition mostly. Charlie's Angel #4: The Congressman has never been to rehab. They don't serve whisky at rehab. Charlie Wilson: You mean to tell me that the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is to have the Afghans keep walking into machine gun fire 'til the Russians run out of bullets? Gust Avrakotos: That's Harold Holt's strategy, it's not U.S. strategy. Charlie Wilson: What is U.S. strategy? Gust Avrakotos: Well, strictly speaking, we don't have one. But we're working hard on that. Charlie Wilson: Who's 'we'? Gust Avrakotos: Me and three other guys. Charlie Wilson: You're no James Bond. Gust Avrakotos: You're no Thomas Jefferson, either. Let's call it even. Gust Avrakotos: Promises were made! Cravely: Not by me. Gust Avrakotos: I've been with the company for twenty-four years. I was posted in Greece for fifteen. I've advised and armed the Hellenic Army. I've neutralized champions of communism. I've spent the past three years... learning *Finnish!* Which would come in handy here in Virginia, and I'm never ever sick at sea. So I wanna know why... I'm not gonna be your Helsinki station chief. Gust Avrakotos: Excuse me, what the fuck? Charlie Wilson: Do you drink, Mr. Avrakotos? Gust Avrakotos: Oh God yes. Charlie Wilson: Well, then, should we try some of this scotch, or is it going to release Sarin gas? Gust Avrakotos: Well, I don't think so, but do me a favor and open it over there [points away from him]. Zvi: I love you, Charlie, but you are a grown man who still hasn't learned to look both ways before he crosses the fucking street! [he glares at Charlie] Alright, I'll help you. [he turns and looks at Avrakotos] But I don't like this guy! Charlie Wilson: I know exactly how you feel. Zvi: This meeting it going to be run professional. Gust Avrakotos: Oh absolutely. We're going to be talking to the Deputy Defense Minister while his boss gets a belly dance from a friend of Charlie's. Zvi: What? Charlie Wilson: A friend of mine is a well known belly dances in Texas. It's always been her dream to perform in Egypt, so she's our way in. While she's dancing for the Defense Minister, we'll be talking to the deputy. Zvi: Oh my God. Gust Avrakotos: No, she's supposed to be pretty good Joanne Herring: May I ask what it is that I've done to make you dislike me, Mr. Avrakotos? Gust Avrakotos: I like you just fine, Mrs. Herring, it's just been my experience that when people with money and too much free time get involved in politics, pretty soon, I forget who it is I'm supposed to be shooting at. Charlie Wilson: Who is running the thing? Who is the prosecutor? Charlie's Angels - Suzanne: Uh... Rudolph Giuliani, New York, Southern District. Bonnie Bach: Do you know him? Charlie Wilson: No. Charlie Wilson: I stood in Harold Holt's office in Islamabad, and I offered him the keys to the safe. I said to him, "What do you need?" And I was apparently annoying him. Gust Avrakotos: Well, that's because Harold Holt is a tool. He's a cake-eater, he's a clown, he's a bad station chief, and I don't like to cast aspersions on a guy, but he's going to get us all killed. Charlie Wilson: This thing is going to get done by the CIA and it's going to get done quietly. President Zia: You have authority to do this? Charlie Wilson: [shrugging] None what so ever. Zvi: You want me to steer Israel towards an arms deal with Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia? Charlie Wilson: Yes. Zvi: Well, just one or two problems with that, just off the top of my head. Charlie Wilson: Zvi... Zvi: Afghanistan and Pakistan don't recognize our right to exist, we just got done fighting a war against Egypt, and everyone who has ever tried to kill me or my family has been trained in Saudi Arabia! Gust Avrakotos: That's not true, Zvi. Some of them were trained by us. Joanne Herring: Are you Catholic, Mr. Avrakatos? Gust Avrakotos: Greek Orthodox. Joanne Herring: Still a Christian, though. Gust Avrakotos: Imagine my relief. [first lines] CIA Award Presenter: The defeat and break up of the Soviet empire, culminating in the crumbing of the Berlin wall, is one of the great events of world history. There were many heros in this battle, but to Charlie Wilson must go this special recognition. Just thirteen years ago the Soviet army appeared to be invincible. But Charlie, undeterred, engineered a lethal body blow that weakened the communist empire. Without Charlie, history would be hugely, and sadly different. And so for the first time a civilian is being given our highest recognition; that of honored colleague. Ladies and gentlemen of the clandestine services, congressman Charles Wilson. Joanne Herring: I mean, how did you get into the CIA? Gust Avrakotos: I don't work for the CIA, I work for the Department of Agriculture. Joanne Herring: Fruit and Plant Division? Gust Avrakotos: More specifically, apple imports Joanne Herring: What's your problem with me? Gust Avrakotos: You know, I've found, in my business, that when people with time on their hands get involved in politics, I start forgetting who I'm supposed to be shooting at. [last lines] CIA Award Presenter: So, for the first time, a civilian is being given our highest recognition, that of Honored Colleague. Ladies and gentlemen of the Clandestine Services, Congressman Charles Wilson. [last title card] Title card: "These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... Title card: ...and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson: What's the gift for? Gust Avrakotos: It's from the Afghan desk for doubling the budget for the Mujahadeen. Charlie Wilson: Well, thank you. Gust Avrakotos: It was nothing. Charlie Wilson: It's a nice bottle of scotch. Must have been hard to get. Gust Avrakotos: No, doubling the budget was nothing. Ten million dollars for covert ops against the Russian army is meaningless. What are you, an infant? Joanne Herring: Charlie, I want you to defeat the Soviet Union, and end the Cold War. Charlie Wilson: O-K! Charlie Wilson: I cannot just call up a judge and tell him what to do. Larry Liddle: Why? Charlie Wilson: Well cause it's against... a shitload of really good laws Garry... Mike Vickers: I've written it all in a report you can read. You'd be the first one who did. Gust Avrakotos: And with Doc's backing, you'll get the votes of the other committee members. Charlie Wilson: Yep. Gust Avrakotos: I don't believe you. Charlie Wilson: I don't care. Gust Avrakotos: It's called the Milan Anti-Tank Missile. Charlie Wilson: Can the Afghans win without it? Gust Avrakotos: No. Charlie Wilson: End of discussion. Charlie Wilson: How old are you? Mike Vickers: I'll be 30 next week. Charlie Wilson: This is CIA's weapons expert? Gust Avrakotos: One of them. Charlie Wilson: But he's the most senior. Gust Avrakotos: Look... Chess Player #1: Mike! Mike Vickers: Yeah, bishop to queen's knight 7. Gust Avrakotos: See, he's playing without even looking at the board. Charlie Wilson: That's a useful skill... if Afghanistan's ever invaded by Boris Spassky. Charlie Wilson: [Calling his all female office staff together] Jailbait! Joanne Herring: [to Charlie's Angels] Sluts. Gust Avrakotos: As long as the press sees sex and drugs behind the left hand, you can park a battle carrier behind the right hand and no one's gonna fucking notice. Charlie Wilson: Joanne Herring: "I miss you Charlie." Charlie Wilson: "Oh Joanne... I always miss you." |
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