HELLO.
I'M LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL RECORDING,
COLLECTOR'S SERIES.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE SOME RECORD PLAYERS IN STOCK.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE GENTLEMAN, SUZIE.
WOULD YOU GET ME LAST WEEK'S INVOICES, PLEASE.
EXACTLY WHAT RECORDING WERE YOU LOOKING FOR?
"PAVANE IN G" BY ERNEST VONE
AND THE PANSYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA, 1963.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. BRIGGS.
GENERAL RIO DOMINGUEZ, THE DICTATOR OF SANTA COSTA,
MAKES HIS HEADQUARTERS IN THE HOTEL NACIONAL.
WE'VE LEARNED THAT TWO NUCLEAR WARHEADS
FURNISHED TO SANTA COSTA BY AN ENEMY POWER
ARE CONTAINED IN THE HOTEL VAULT.
THEIR USE IS IMMINENT.
MR. BRIGGS, YOUR MISSION,
SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,
WOULD BE TO REMOVE BOTH NUCLEAR DEVICES FROM SANTA COSTA.
AS ALWAYS, YOU HAVE CARTE BLANCHE
AS TO METHOD AND PERSONNEL.
BUT, OF COURSE, SHOULD YOU OR ANY MEMBER OF YOUR I.M. FORCE
BE CAUGHT OR KILLED,
THE SECRETARY WILL DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
AS USUAL, THIS RECORDING WILL DECOMPOSE
ONE MINUTE AFTER THE BREAKING OF THE SEAL.
I HOPE IT'S WELCOME BACK, DAN.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ SHUFFLING CARDS ]
I'LL BET TWO CENTS.
I'LL SEE YOUR TWO CENTS AND BUMP YOU TWO.
CALL.
PRACTICE ON YOUR OWN TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CALL.
ACES UP.
YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ACE OF CLUBS.
I HAVE ONE.
THREE KINGS.
WELL, BEATS MY FIVE PAIR.
ALL RIGHT, YOU ALL HAD TIME TO THINK IT OVER?
ROLLIN, CAN YOU IMPERSONATE DOMINGUEZ?
I DON'T KNOW, DAN.
I'M THE BEST, BUT...
THE DAY HE MAKES A TELEVISED SPEECH...
WE CAN'T WAIT.
CAN YOU PULL IT OFF
IF BARNEY TAMPERS WITH THE TV CAMERA AND MICROPHONE
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE SPEECH?
YES.
BARNEY, CAN YOU WIRE ALL THAT IN ONE DAY?
PLUS RIG A FIREWORKS DISPLAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL?
DOMINGUEZ'S HEADQUARTER?
NOT UNLESS I HAD ALL DAY TO CRAWL AROUND UNDISTURBED.
YOU WILL.
TERRY, ONCE YOU'RE IN THE VAULT,
CAN YOU SAFELY REMOVE THE WARHEADS
FROM THEIR CONTAINER?
ASSUMING I GOT THAT FAR, I'D BE NERVOUS.
THOSE CONTAINER LOCKS ARE PROBABLY SEQUENCE-CODED
AND WIRED TO THE WARHEADS.
ONE WRONG MOVE -- BOOM.
WE'LL GET THE CODE FROM DOMINGUEZ.
WHAT FOR, A SOUVENIR?
THIS TYPE VAULT'S RUINING MY BUSINESS.
IT'S UNBREAKABLE. NO ONE COULD OPEN IT.
I KNOW, BUT ALL VAULTS ARE DESIGNED
TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING IN.
TERRY, IS THERE A CHANCE OF BREAKING OUT?
I THINK SO.
WILLY, THOSE WARHEADS WEIGH 200 POUNDS APIECE.
CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
YES.
AND YOU, CINNAMON?
MY JOB'S ONLY DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY.
ALL RIGHT THEN.
FROM THE BEGINNING.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
DO YOU HAVE RESERVATION AT THE HOTEL NACIONAL?
YES.
SHOW ME CONFIRMATION, PLEASE.
ANY BAGS, GENTLEMEN?
SWISS. CUSTOM TIMEPIECES.
WITH A MAN, SIR?
MY MANSERVANT.
SANTA COSTA WISHES YOU A PLEASANT STAY.
HE'LL TAKE THOSE.
SEE THE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK.
[ SALSA MUSIC PLAYS ]
I WANT TO PUT MY SAMPLES IN THE SAFE.
WHAT TIME DOES IT OPEN?
IN 10 MINUTES, SIR.
MAY I SEE YOUR PASSPORTS, PLEASE?
[ STAMPING ]
NOW, MR. BARRY, WOULD YOU GIVE ME YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WHAT FOR?
THUMBPRINT, SIR.
HOLD MY JEWELRY CASE, WILL YOU, DEAR?
MR. AND MRS. LANIER.
WE REQUESTED A GROUND-FLOOR ROOM.
ONLY A MINUTE NOW, MR. BARRY.
WHEN WILL THE VAULT BE OPEN AGAIN?
THE TIME LOCK IS SET FOR 12 HOURS, SIR.
11:00 THIS EVENING.
[ BUZZING ]
ANYTHING ELSE?
NO, COLONEL ALISIO.
CLOSE IT.
[ DOOR LOCKS ]
CODED LOCKS? THREE, BY COLORS.
THEN WE GO WITH THE PLAN TO LIFT DOMINGUEZ.
SUITCASES HEAVY?
ONE WAS. JUST A LITTLE.
NOT AS HEAVY AS THEY'LL BOTH BE TAKING THEM OUT.
YOUR PASSPORTS, MADAME.
EXCUSE ME. LET ME HELP YOU.
[ Whispering ] He's in. We make the switch tonight.
THANK YOU.
[ SQUEAKING ]
WHAT IS IT? MICE!
GET RID OF THEM, PLEASE!
OH, I'M DREADFULLY SORRY.
[ With Santa Costan accent ] OPERATOR. MAY I HELP YOU?
THIS IS THE DESK. GET ME AN EXTERMINATOR.
[ TAPPING ]
HELLO.
EXTERMINATOR, THIS IS THE HOTEL NACIONAL.
WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE TELL THE MAID
THAT I'LL LET HER KNOW WHEN SHE CAN CLEAN THE ROOM.
MY HUSBAND NEEDS REST. I DON'T WANT HIM DISTURBED.
COLONEL ALISIO...
THE EXTERMINATOR -- I TOLD HIM
HE COULD NOT GO INTO THE GENERAL'S WING.
AND HE SAYS HE CANNOT DO THE JOB.
EXCUSE ME, SIR, IT'S JUST THAT...
I MUST BE ABLE TO GO WHERE THE MICE CAN GO.
LET HIM CREEP AROUND WHEREVER HE WISHES.
I WILL LEAVE ORDERS.
THANK YOU, SIR.
[ SALSA MUSIC PLAYS ]
MY APOLOGIES, MR. BARRY,
BUT GENERAL DOMINGUEZ MAKES A SPEECH TOMORROW,
SO THEY MUST SET UP TONIGHT.
OH, AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE
ON TELEVISION.
MR. LANIER IS NOT JOINING YOU, MADAME?
NO, MY HUSBAND IS TOO ILL.
WHEN I LEFT, HE WAS ASLEEP.
WAITER.
[ DOORKNOB RATTLES ]
TAKING YOUR CASES OUT SO SOON, MR. BARRY?
PROUD TO SAY
THAT GENERAL DOMINGUEZ HAS ASKED TO SEE A SELECTION.
PUTTING THEM BACK IN THE VAULT IN THE MORNING.
CAN YOU BREAK OUT?
YEAH, I CAN TURN THE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE,
BUT I'LL HAVE TO BLOW THE TIME LOCK.
WILLY SAID THE WARHEAD LOCKS ARE COLOR-CODED.
I HATE TO TAKE A CHANCE WITHOUT THAT SEQUENCE.
WE MAY ALL GO UP IN A MUSHROOM.
CHANGE OF CAST IS ALREADY IN MOTION.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE SOLDIERS, ARE YOU NOT?
ACT LIKE SOLDIERS.
AH, MR. BARRY.
LET HIM THROUGH.
SHE'S VERY PRETTY.
YES.
BUT TOO MUCH FOR YOU.
ASK HER TO COME TO MY ROOM IN 10 MINUTES.
VERY NICE.
I THOUGHT SO.
BUT, GENERAL, YOU WERE JUST INSIDE --
OH!
GUARDS!
WHAT IS IT, GENERAL?
WHERE ARE THE TWO GUARDS
WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO BE OUTSIDE THIS DOOR?
PEREZ AND VACCA? I-I DON'T KNOW, GENERAL.
THEN THEY HAVE DESERTED THEIR POSTS?
FIND THEM!
A FINE SECURITY SYSTEM YOU RUN HERE, ALISIO.
I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS
OF EVERY ENEMY AGENT IN SANTA COSTA.
BUT I DO EXPECT YOU TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE MY OWN TWO GUARDS!
I WILL FIND THEM, GENERAL.
DO THAT!
AND DO NOT DISTURB ME FOR ANYTHING UNIMPORTANT!
I'M WORKING ON MY SPEECH!
WELL, MOVE.
MOVE!
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL?
I CONSIDER THAT MY MASTERPIECE.
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
NO. THEY'RE BROKEN.
[ MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ]
IF TERRY'S NO USE WITH HIS PAWS, WE'RE DONE.
NOT QUITE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ As General ] I LEFT ORDERS NOT TO BE DISTURBED!
Guard: YES, GENERAL,
BUT YOU ALSO ASKED TO SEE THE LADY.
YES. YES, OF COURSE.
GOOD EVENING, GENERAL.
GOOD EVENING.
WHAT HAPPENED?
NEVER MIND NOW.
CINNAMON, STAY HERE WITH ROLLIN ABOUT AN HOUR.
THEN SNUGGLE UP TO THAT LONELY MAN OUTSIDE THE VAULT.
STEAL A BLANK SIGNATURE CARD.
WHY?
TOMORROW I'M GOING INTO THE VAULT INSTEAD OF TERRY.
WHAT?
WHEN MR. BARRY COMES TO TAKE HIS SUITCASES OUT,
HE'LL HAVE TO HAVE THE CORRECT SIGNATURE AND THUMBPRINT.
BUT YOU'RE BARRY. YOU'LL BE INSIDE THE VAULT.
ROLLIN, YOU'RE GETTING EVERY ACTOR'S DREAM --
CHANCE TO PLAY A TRIPLE ROLE --
MR. LANIER, DOMINGUEZ... AND ME.
I HOPE THE YOUNG LADY
LIKES THE DIAMOND WATCH I SOLD THE GENERAL.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
YOU KNOW, UH, DOMINGUEZ HAS
QUITE A REPUTATION AS A LADY'S MAN,
AND, UH, AS LONG AS YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND AN HOUR HERE,
UH...WHY NOT HELP ME DEVELOP MY CHARACTERIZATION?
WE'LL SPEND THE HOUR REHEARSING.
I FOUND DOMINGUEZ'S SPEECH.
YOU MAY HAVE TO DELIVER IT
IF BARNEY DROPS A TRANSISTOR OR SOMETHING.
[ As General ] "DESPITE THE CONSTANT SCHEMING AND HARASSMENT
"OF HER POWERFUL, IMPERIALISTIC NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH,
"SANTA COST...SANTA COSTA
"REMAINS A PEACEFUL AND DEDICATED NATION,
CONTINUING IN ITS" --
[ Dropping accent ] HOW AM I DOING?
TERRIBLE.
FINE.
SAY, DO YOU DO JIMMY CAGNEY?
HO HO. NOT FUNNY.
READ.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ SNAPS FINGERS ]
WHO IS IT?
GENERAL, IT IS ALISIO.
YOU LEFT ORDERS NOT TO BE DISTURBED,
BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT I SEE YOU IMMEDIATELY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
GENERAL, THERE IS SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU.
HOW CLEAR MUST I MAKE MY INSTRUCTIONS, HUH?!
I AM SORRY, GENERAL, BUT I AM VERY DISTURBED
ABOUT THOSE TWO MISSING MEN, PEREZ AND VACCA.
I CHOSE THOSE MEN, GENERAL.
THEY ARE THOROUGHLY LOYAL. I KNOW THEY DID NOT DESERT.
I LEAVE THAT ENTIRELY UP TO YOU, ALISIO.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I SUSPECT SOMETHING.
A COUP. A PLOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU
AT THE BRIEFING THIS MORNING?
YES, OF COURSE.
DID YOU BELIEVE HERNON'S INFORMATION?
NOT ENTIRELY.
WHICH OF THE SUSPECTED COLLABORATORS
SHOULD I ARREST?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
GENERAL...
OH.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I AM SORRY, GENERAL.
I DID NOT REALIZE YOU WERE THAT BUSY.
[ SIGHS ]
CINNAMON...
GORGEOUS PERFORMANCE.
YOU THINK SO?
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT FROM THOSE SEATS.
MY NAME IS BRIGGS, GENERAL.
MIGHT AS WELL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
SINCE WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER TOMORROW,
IN A VAULT, FOR EXACTLY 12 HOURS.
POSSIBLY LESS TIME IF I DON'T HANDLE THE WARHEADS PROPERLY.
SO I ASSUME YOU'LL TELL ME THE UNLOCKING SEQUENCE.
THERE IS ONE MORE THING, MR. BRIGGS --
YOU'RE A LOT BIGGER THAN I AM.
FIGURING YOU, THE GENERAL, AND MY EQUIPMENT,
THERE WON'T BE ANY ROOM IN THOSE SUITCASES
FOR ANY OXYGEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S 12 HOURS' AIR
IN THAT VAULT FOR TWO PEOPLE.
EXCUSE ME.
I'D LIKE TO PUT THIS IN THE VAULT.
I'M SORRY, MADAME,
BUT THE VAULT DOES NOT OPEN UNTIL 11:00 IN THE MORNING.
WELL, THAT'S TERRIBLE.
SITTING HERE ALL NIGHT WITH NOTHING TO DO,
NO ONE AROUND.
MUST GET TERRIBLY LONELY.
IT...DOES, MADAME.
YOU'LL HAVE TO LINE THEM UP EXACTLY
IN ORDER TO LAY OUT YOUR INDUCTION FIELD.
THIS ONE AT 12:20 --
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
DON'T FORGET TO TELL MR. BARRY
THAT, AS HIS EMPLOYEE,
WE'LL ALLOW YOU TO DEPOSIT THOSE CASES.
BUT WE'LL ONLY RELEASE THEM TO HIM PERSONALLY.
MR. BARRY WILL BE HERE.
HELP! HELP! HE--
DON'T BOTHER, GENERAL. YOU CAN'T BE HEARD.
WE LITERALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE A BREATH.
NO, SIR, NEITHER PEREZ NOR VACCA
HAVE LEFT THE GROUNDS.
Dominguez: WHAT USE IS ALL THIS?
I'LL NEVER GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION.
FORGET YOUR PLAN, I... I WILL GIVE YOU AMNESTY.
AND MY PERSONAL GUARANTEE THAT...THE WARHEADS
WILL NOT BE USED AGAINST YOUR COUNTRY.
WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU THE SAME GUARANTEE, GENERAL.
YOU READ MY MEANING?
THOSE THINGS MIGHT GO OFF,
BUT IT WON'T BE IN MY COUNTRY.
[ SIGHS ]
CLAUSTROPHOBIC, GENERAL?
I DON'T BLAME YOU.
IF YOU DON'T CHOOSE TO COOPERATE,
I CAN GO OUT IN ONE OF THOSE SAMPLE CASES.
I'LL LEAVE YOU HERE IN THE OTHER.
WHAT A STRIKINGLY UNPLEASANT WAY TO DIE.
KNOTTED UP LIKE A CHINESE PUZZLE.
SUFFOCATING VERY SLOWLY.
WHAT WILL YOU GAIN BY THAT?
YOU WANT YOUR WARHEADS, YES?
THAT'S RIGHT, SO YOU'RE IN LUCK.
THERE ARE 10 COLOR SETTINGS ON EACH OF THESE THREE DIALS.
THAT'S A THOUSAND POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS.
AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THE SEQUENCE,
I'M GOING TO PICK ONE ON A GUESS.
IF I'M WRONG... WE'LL NEVER KNOW IT.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
WHAT?!
YOU'RE ON THE AIR IN 20 MINUTES, GENERAL.
THEN COME BACK IN 10.
OH, EXCUSE ME, GENERAL, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES.
COULD WE HAVE YOU IN POSITION, PLEASE?
WHAT IS GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW. THE SOUND IS DEAD, TOO.
ARE YOU INSANE?
YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE, GENERAL.
YOUR CHANCES ARE ONE IN A THOUSAND.
OUR CHANCES ARE BY RANDOM CHOICE,
BUT I WON'T JUST GUESS.
I THINK THE CODE IS YOUR NATIONAL COLORS --
GREEN, WHITE, AND BLUE.
RIGHT, GENERAL?
NO!
NOT GREEN.
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE?
GENERAL, YOU NOT ONLY HAVE SENSE,
YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THE IRONIC.
[ BEEPING ]
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, I'M SURE WE CAN LOCATE THE TROUBLE, COLONEL,
IF YOU WILL ONLY GIVE US A LITTLE TIME.
GENERAL, I MUST SPEAK TO YOU.
NOT NOW.
SOMETHING VERY PECULIAR IS GOING ON.
WHAT IS IT?
I-I DON'T KNOW, BUT --
THEN WAIT UNTIL YOU DO!
THIS WILL NEVER WORK.
YES, IT WILL.
REMEMBER WHAT DAN SAID --
PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT A CRIPPLED OLD MAN.
THEY LOOK AWAY.
YEAH, BUT NOBODY LOOKS LESS LIKE ROLLIN THAN I DO.
TERRY, I'LL BE WHEELING YOU OUT.
ANYBODY LOOKS AT YOU,
I'LL QUIT THE SISTERHOOD OF WOMEN.
GET THE TWO GUARDS FROM THE LOBBY.
GO INTO THE DINING ROOM.
LET NO ONE NEAR THE TELEVISION EQUIPMENT.
YOU NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY,
ANYTHING AT ALL, ALERT ME IMMEDIATELY.
[ SHOWER RUNNING ]
EXCUSE ME.
SORRY I'M LATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY SAMPLE CASES.
OH, GOOD.
HELLO AGAIN.
I'D LIKE TO PUT MY JEWELRY IN THE VAULT.
OF COURSE.
WOULD YOU FILL THIS OUT, PLEASE?
A SAFECRACKER WITH BUSTED HANDS.
THE WARHEADS ARE OUT.
GOOD BYE, MR. BARRY.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR STAY.
MR. BARRY.
HI.
[ FIREWORKS EXPLODING ]
WHERE'S TERRY?
HE'S OKAY. DRIVE.
I FOUND A BLIND CURVE BELOW THE BARRICADE
WHERE WE CAN SWITCH TO THE AMBULANCE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
SEARCHLIGHT!
[ SIREN WAILING ]
STOP! STOP!