History Film / ThePresidio

* ImmigrantPatriotism: Caldwell moved to America with his father when he was a child. He fell in love with the United States when he saw the Statue of Liberty, and decided to join the Army in order to protect his new homeland.
** Of course, this also nicely justifies Creator/SeanConnery NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent.

* BuddyCops: [[OddCouple Neither of them really like each other, though.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The over-watered plant at the O Club, as well as a [[CoolGun Colt M1911 handgun.]]

* ArtisticLicense: Diamonds have a much higher refractive index than water, and will lose some of their sparkle but still remain quite visible when submerged in it.

* CompletelyMissingThePoint
-->'''Caldwell:''' I never liked Lawrence!
-->'''Austin:''' Then why did you throw me out of the MP's? ''(for striking Lawrence)''
-->'''Caldwell:''' [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Because you broke the law!]] ''(shakes his head in disbelief)'' [[CowboyCop You still don't get that]], do you?

* FakeNationality: Averted. Colonel Caldwell was born in Scottland, and moved to America with his father when he was ten. Seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time inspired him to join the Army to protect his new homeland.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[SeanConneryIsGoingToShootYou Sean Connery is not going to shoot you]], but Mark Harmon is thinking about it.]]

* CherryTapping: Caldwell tells the thug that he will teach him a lesson by beating the crap out of him using ''only'' [[FingerPokeOfDoom his thumb]]. His ''right'' thumb. His ''left'' thumb would be far too powerful for him. [[spoiler: He does in fact [[CombatPragmatist use both thumbs]], and [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty a foot at one point]], but the other guy was twice his size.]]

-->'''Caldwell:''' "I never liked Lawrence!"
-->'''Austin:''' "Then why did you throw me out of the MP's?" ''(for striking Lawrence)''
-->'''Caldwell:''' "Because you broke the law! ''(shakes his head in disbelief)'' You still don't get that, do you?"

* HiddenInPlainSight: The reason why the bottles of water are important? The bad guys are smuggling jewels in them, since diamonds turn invisible when immersed in water, due to both materials having the same refraction index.

* RetiredBadass: Sergeant Major (Retired) Ross [=McClure=], who was so badass during the VietnamWar that he managed to save Caldwell's life. Mind you, Caldwell is played by ''Creator/SeanConnery''.

* TheVietnamWar: An uncomfortable conversation topic, given that the film takes place in TheEighties. When asked about it by one of her students, a teacher simply says "It... [[NoodleIncident happened.]]" [=McClure=] and Caldwell served together in Vietnam.

** Of course, this also nicely justifies SeanConnery NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent.

* RetiredBadass: Sergeant Major (Retired) Ross [=McClure=], who was so badass during the VietnamWar that he managed to save Caldwell's life. Mind you, Caldwell is played by ''SeanConnery''.

A 1988 crime drama directed by Peter Hyams, starring Creator/SeanConnery and Creator/MarkHarmon.

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[[caption-width-right:339:[[SeanConneryIsGoingToShootYou Sean Connery is not going to shoot you]], but Marc Harmon is thinking about it.]]

A 1988 movie starring SeanConnery and Marc Harmon. A Miltary Policewoman is shot and killed responding to a break in at the Officer's Club at The Presidio of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, and two SFPD cops are killed when the ensuing HotPursuit goes off post and into the city proper. When the detective assigned to the case turns out to have a history with the Presidio's Provost Marshall, the working relationship is less than cooperative. When the detective and the Provost Marshall's daughter take a liking to each other, it doesn't make things any easier...

A 1988 movie starring SeanConnery and Marc Harmon. A Miltary Policewoman is shot and killed responding to a break in at the Officer's Club at The Presidio of SanFrancisco, and two SFPD cops are killed when the ensuing HotPursuit goes off post and into the city proper. When the detective assigned to the case turns out to have a history with the Presidio's Provost Marshall, the working relationship is less than cooperative. When the detective and the Provost Marshall's daughter take a liking to each other, it doesn't make things any easier...

* GenreSavvy: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] Austin comes to pay Caldwell a visit, and unexpectedly finds his daughter, Donna there instead. When he tells her he's a police detective, she insists that she has to see his badge, and that he did his whole introduction wrong, given that he should have shown it first and immediately identified himself as a cop.
** So he has her close the door, then knocks on it and does it again, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny doing a perfect rendition of a cop introducing himself with badge presented.]]

* [[CaptainObvious Colonel Obvious]]

* InsistentTerminology: The thug at the bar makes a point of repeatedly addressing Lt. Col. Caldwell as a Major, making it pretty obvious that he ''knows'' how to read the rank insignia on his uniform, he just wants to get a rise out of him. After beating some sense into the man, Caldwell instructs him on the difference between the two rank insignias, so that he can avoid pissing off another officer of the Army.[[hottip:*: Majors and Lieutenant Colonels have similar rank insignia: An oak leaf. Majors have gold oak leaves, and the higher ranking Lt. Colonels have silver oak leaves.]]

* BuddyCops: Neither of them really like each other, though.

* OffScreenTeleportation: A heroic example, justified in that it takes place in a bottling plant that was suffering from ExcessiveSteamSyndrome due to the ongoing gunfight.