| Directed by | Antoine Fuqua |
| Produced by | Gerard Butler |
| Alan Siegel | |
| Mark Gill | |
| Written by | Creighton Rothenberger |
| Katrin Benedikt | |
| Starring | Gerard Butler |
| Aaron Eckhart | |
| Morgan Freeman | |
| Angela Bassett | |
| Robert Forster | |
| Cole Hauser | |
| Finley Jacobsen | |
| Ashley Judd | |
| Melissa Leo | |
| Dylan McDermott | |
| Radha Mitchell | |
| Rick Yune | |
| Music by | Trevor Morris |
| Cinematography | Conrad W. Hall |
| Editing by | John Refoua |
| Studio | Millennium Films |
| Distributed by | FilmDistrict |
| Release date(s) | March 20, 2013 (France) |
| March 22, 2013(United States) | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Korean | |
| Budget | $70 million |
| Box office | $161,025,640 |
PLOT
Former Special Forces U.S. Army Ranger Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is the lead Secret Service agent assigned to head the Presidential Detail. He maintains a personal, friendly relationship with President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), First Lady Margaret Asher (Ashley Judd) and particularly their son Connor Asher (Finley Jacobsen). During a Christmas evening drive from Camp David to a campaign fundraiser, a tree branch falls and strikes the front of the President’s convoy, making the vehicles skid out of control on black ice on a bridge. The lead SUV crashes through the guard rail and falls into the icy river below, leaving the Presidential limousine teetering on the edge of the bridge. Banning is able to save President Asher, but Margaret and two other agents die when their vehicle also falls and crashes.
Eighteen months later, Banning works at the Treasury Department, within eyesight of the White House. He has been demoted from the Presidential Detail as the sight of him triggers Asher’s memories of the night Margaret died. During a political meeting between Asher and South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo (Keong Sim), Korean-led guerrilla forces, under guise as local garbage services and a crowd of tourists, mount an air and ground assault. Aided inside the White House by treasonous members of Prime Minister Lee’s own detail, which include Dave Forbes (Dylan McDermott), an ex-US Secret Service agent turned private contractor and aerial cover fire from a US military gunship, the jackhammer style attack results in the eventual capture of the White House. The entire assault was orchestrated in only thirteen minutes before the US military response team could deploy and prevent the incursion. Asher and several top officials are held hostage in the White House bunker, nearly 120 feet underground where Prime Minister Lee is killed. Before he is killed, Agent Roma (Cole Hauser) alerts the Director of the Secret Service Lynne Jacobs (Angela Bassett) that “Olympus has fallen.” Terrorists lower and take down the bullet riddled American flag on the White House rooftop that night.
The attack has been masterminded by Kang Yeonsak (Rick Yune), an ex-North Korean terrorist who appears to be motivated by hope for a reunification of Korea. Kang seeks to use Asher’s hostage status as leverage to force U.S. officals to withdraw military forces from the Korean Peninsula, allowing the civil warto end. He also seeks to destroy all of America’s nuclear weapons in their respective silos spread across the country and turn the United States into an irradiated wasteland as revenge for the death of his parents when his mother was killed by an American landmine and his father was executed for crimes against North Korea. To accomplish this, he requires the access codes to a next generation weapons system inside the bunker called Cerberus: a fail-safe device that self-detonates any U.S. nuclear missiles during an abort, which are held by three top government officials within the bunker, including the President. Asher orders the other two officials to reveal their codes to save their lives, certain that he will not give up his code.
During the assault by Kang’s forces on the front lawn, Banning joins the side of the White House’s defenders. He falls back into the White House, disables the internal surveillance and gains access to Asher’s satellite phone, which he uses to maintain contact with Jacobs and Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), the Speaker of the House who is now the Acting President. Authorized to proceed, Banning’s first act is to save Connor, who Kang plans (presumably) to use to force Asher to reveal his Cerberus code since Trumbull notes that Asher would not be able to hold out under those circumstances. Despite hostile resistance, Banning finds Connor hiding in the hidden tunnels behind the Lincoln bedroom walls, thanks to the training Banning had given him before, and sneaks him out of the White House before beginning reconnaissance and reducing the terrorists’ numbers one by one. This includes Forbes, but not before Banning convinces the regretful traitor to report to Kang that Banning is dead. Meanwhile, Army Chief of Staff General Edward Clegg (Robert Forster) convinces Trumbull to order an aerial SEAL assault on the White House in an attempt to enter through the roof and shut down Cerberus, but Kang’s team deploys an advanced anti-aircraft remote gun system called the Hydra 6, mounted and assembled directly under the White House rooftop. Discovering this, Banning advises Trumbull and Clegg to abort the mission, but it proceeds and Kang’s henchwoman Lim (Malana Lea), by computer command, annihilates the assault force before Banning can stop it. Kang retaliates for the attempted infiltration by killing Vice President Charlie Rodriguez (Phil Austin).
After Banning disables Kang’s communications, the terrorist tries to execute Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan (Melissa Leo) outside the front door in front of the media, but Banning rescues her and takes out several more of Kang’s men in the process. With Kang’s forces dwindling, he fakes his own death as well as Asher’s death by sacrificing several of his men and the remaining hostages. Kang, Asher, and the few remaining terrorists stay in the bunker, unknown to the outside world. Lim and Kang eventually crack Asher’s code and activate Cerberus as Banning realizes that his suicide was staged. As Kang attempts to escape with Asher, Banning kills the remaining terrorists and kills Kang by stabbing him in the head with a knife after overpowering him in hand to hand combat. The President, who was shot and wounded during the melee, informs Banning that Cerberus is already activated on a countdown. Banning disables Cerberus with the assistance of Trumbull with only seconds to spare and he assists Asher as the two friends walk out of the White House at the light of day. Sometime after the events, Washington begins to heal from the terrorist attack and Banning once again becomes head of the Presidential Detail with Banning, Jacobs and Connor observing President Asher as he addresses the public. On the rooftop of the White House sunshine beams through the restored American flag as it billows in the wind.
SCREENSHOTS
Former Special Forces U.S. Army Ranger Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is the lead Secret Service agent assigned to head the Presidential Detail. He maintains a personal, friendly relationship with President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), First Lady Margaret Asher (Ashley Judd) and particularly their son Connor Asher (Finley Jacobsen). During a Christmas evening drive from Camp David to a campaign fundraiser, a tree branch falls and strikes the front of the President’s convoy, making the vehicles skid out of control on black ice on a bridge. The lead SUV crashes through the guard rail and falls into the icy river below, leaving the Presidential limousine teetering on the edge of the bridge. Banning is able to save President Asher, but Margaret and two other agents die when their vehicle also falls and crashes.
Eighteen months later, Banning works at the Treasury Department, within eyesight of the White House. He has been demoted from the Presidential Detail as the sight of him triggers Asher’s memories of the night Margaret died. During a political meeting between Asher and South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo (Keong Sim), Korean-led guerrilla forces, under guise as local garbage services and a crowd of tourists, mount an air and ground assault. Aided inside the White House by treasonous members of Prime Minister Lee’s own detail, which include Dave Forbes (Dylan McDermott), an ex-US Secret Service agent turned private contractor and aerial cover fire from a US military gunship, the jackhammer style attack results in the eventual capture of the White House. The entire assault was orchestrated in only thirteen minutes before the US military response team could deploy and prevent the incursion. Asher and several top officials are held hostage in the White House bunker, nearly 120 feet underground where Prime Minister Lee is killed. Before he is killed, Agent Roma (Cole Hauser) alerts the Director of the Secret Service Lynne Jacobs (Angela Bassett) that “Olympus has fallen.” Terrorists lower and take down the bullet riddled American flag on the White House rooftop that night.
The attack has been masterminded by Kang Yeonsak (Rick Yune), an ex-North Korean terrorist who appears to be motivated by hope for a reunification of Korea. Kang seeks to use Asher’s hostage status as leverage to force U.S. officals to withdraw military forces from the Korean Peninsula, allowing the civil warto end. He also seeks to destroy all of America’s nuclear weapons in their respective silos spread across the country and turn the United States into an irradiated wasteland as revenge for the death of his parents when his mother was killed by an American landmine and his father was executed for crimes against North Korea. To accomplish this, he requires the access codes to a next generation weapons system inside the bunker called Cerberus: a fail-safe device that self-detonates any U.S. nuclear missiles during an abort, which are held by three top government officials within the bunker, including the President. Asher orders the other two officials to reveal their codes to save their lives, certain that he will not give up his code.
During the assault by Kang’s forces on the front lawn, Banning joins the side of the White House’s defenders. He falls back into the White House, disables the internal surveillance and gains access to Asher’s satellite phone, which he uses to maintain contact with Jacobs and Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), the Speaker of the House who is now the Acting President. Authorized to proceed, Banning’s first act is to save Connor, who Kang plans (presumably) to use to force Asher to reveal his Cerberus code since Trumbull notes that Asher would not be able to hold out under those circumstances. Despite hostile resistance, Banning finds Connor hiding in the hidden tunnels behind the Lincoln bedroom walls, thanks to the training Banning had given him before, and sneaks him out of the White House before beginning reconnaissance and reducing the terrorists’ numbers one by one. This includes Forbes, but not before Banning convinces the regretful traitor to report to Kang that Banning is dead. Meanwhile, Army Chief of Staff General Edward Clegg (Robert Forster) convinces Trumbull to order an aerial SEAL assault on the White House in an attempt to enter through the roof and shut down Cerberus, but Kang’s team deploys an advanced anti-aircraft remote gun system called the Hydra 6, mounted and assembled directly under the White House rooftop. Discovering this, Banning advises Trumbull and Clegg to abort the mission, but it proceeds and Kang’s henchwoman Lim (Malana Lea), by computer command, annihilates the assault force before Banning can stop it. Kang retaliates for the attempted infiltration by killing Vice President Charlie Rodriguez (Phil Austin).
After Banning disables Kang’s communications, the terrorist tries to execute Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan (Melissa Leo) outside the front door in front of the media, but Banning rescues her and takes out several more of Kang’s men in the process. With Kang’s forces dwindling, he fakes his own death as well as Asher’s death by sacrificing several of his men and the remaining hostages. Kang, Asher, and the few remaining terrorists stay in the bunker, unknown to the outside world. Lim and Kang eventually crack Asher’s code and activate Cerberus as Banning realizes that his suicide was staged. As Kang attempts to escape with Asher, Banning kills the remaining terrorists and kills Kang by stabbing him in the head with a knife after overpowering him in hand to hand combat. The President, who was shot and wounded during the melee, informs Banning that Cerberus is already activated on a countdown. Banning disables Cerberus with the assistance of Trumbull with only seconds to spare and he assists Asher as the two friends walk out of the White House at the light of day. Sometime after the events, Washington begins to heal from the terrorist attack and Banning once again becomes head of the Presidential Detail with Banning, Jacobs and Connor observing President Asher as he addresses the public. On the rooftop of the White House sunshine beams through the restored American flag as it billows in the wind.
SCREENSHOTS
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