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* FiveFiveFive: {{Averted}}; a couple of significant phone numbers are mentioned using their text counterparts: UKELELE (853-5353) and SKELLUM (753-5586).
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* AmbiguousSituation: Leary’s former handler in the CIA tells the Secret Service that they sent Leary’s close friend to reason with him, but that Leary murdered him instead. Leary claims they sent his friend to his house to murder him. We know Leary is unstable, but the CIA handler admits that he’ll lie to cover things up. Notably whilst the friend is carrying a pistol in the crime scene photos it is still firmly in its' holster.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Leary’s former handler in the CIA tells the Secret Service that they sent Leary’s close friend to reason with him, but that Leary murdered him instead. Leary claims they sent his friend to his house to murder him. We know Leary is unstable, but the CIA handler admits that he’ll lie to cover things up. Notably whilst the friend is carrying a pistol in the crime scene photos it is still firmly in its' its holster.
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* SmugSmiler: When Horrigan is struggling while running alongside the President's limousine, Watts smirks.
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* SerialKiller: Mitch Leary. He kills several people in pursuit of his main goal-assassinating the US President. Previously, Leary was a black ops CIA assassin too, and so had killed many before this.
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''In the Line of Fire'' is a 1993 PsychologicalThriller about a Secret Service agent named Frank Horrigan (Creator/ClintEastwood) trying to stop potential assassin Mitch Leary (Creator/JohnMalkovich), who has contacted him to give him advance notice that he plans to kill the President of the United States. So begins a cat-and-mouse chase as the assassin drops hints to taunt and torment Horrigan, whose history (on detail at the time of the [[WhoShotJFK Kennedy assassination]]) he knows perfectly well. The advertising for the movie made explicit reference to the fact that it was released 30 years after the Kennedy assassination. Also stars Creator/ReneRusso as Horrigan's partner.
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''In the Line of Fire'' is a 1993 PsychologicalThriller directed by Creator/WolfgangPetersen about a Secret Service agent named Frank Horrigan (Creator/ClintEastwood) trying to stop potential assassin Mitch Leary (Creator/JohnMalkovich), who has contacted him to give him advance notice that he plans to kill the President of the United States. So begins a cat-and-mouse chase as the assassin drops hints to taunt and torment Horrigan, whose history (on detail at the time of the [[WhoShotJFK Kennedy assassination]]) he knows perfectly well. The advertising for the movie made explicit reference to the fact that it was released 30 years after the Kennedy assassination. Also stars Creator/ReneRusso as Horrigan's partner.
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** In the opening scene where Frank is undercover as counterfeiter he uses a Smith and Wesson 44 Magnum, Dirty Harry's iconic handgun.
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** In the opening scene where Frank is undercover as a counterfeiter he uses a Smith and Wesson 44 Magnum, Dirty Harry's iconic handgun.
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** As much of a hardass as he can be, Bill Watts is only calling out Frank for being both unprofessional and insubordinate and doesn't hardly let his feelings toward Frank get in the way of his job or doing what's right—as represented by letting Frank go back on and continue his investigation until the President himself requests Frank's removal and then later Watts almost right away provides Frank with the seating chart that leads him to Leary during the climax.
** Sam Champagna is a higher up in the Secret Service who while very temperate and never challenging toward Watts or Harry Sargent, is still understanding and respectful toward Frank and everyone and still able to have his decision to put Frank back on the investigation when he's initially removed obeyed and adhered to.
** As much of a hardass as he can be, Bill Watts is only calling out Frank for being both unprofessional and insubordinate and doesn't hardly let his feelings toward Frank get in the way of his job or doing what's right—as represented by letting Frank go back on and continue his investigation until the President himself requests Frank's removal and then later Watts almost right away provides Frank with the seating chart that leads him to Leary during the climax.
** Sam Champagna is a higher up in the Secret Service who while very temperate and never challenging toward Watts or Harry Sargent, is still understanding and respectful toward Frank and everyone and still able to have his decision to put Frank back on the investigation when he's initially removed obeyed and adhered to.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Bill Watts is arrogant and behaves like an ass to just about everyone, not to mention being an ObstructiveBureaucrat.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Bill Watts Harry Sargent is arrogant and behaves like an ass to just about everyone, not to mention being an ObstructiveBureaucrat.
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Harry Sargent and Bill Watts seem to want to do anything they can to stop Horrigan from protecting the president, and refuse to even give him the benefit of a doubt--Horrigan tells him flat-out that Leary is at the banquet, and Watts dismissively responds by telling him, "You're not on this post." (to be fair, he does relent and give Frank the seating chart when he asks for it).
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Harry Sargent and Bill Watts seem seems to want to do anything they he can to stop Horrigan from protecting the president, and refuse refuses to even give him the benefit of a doubt--Horrigan tells him flat-out that Leary is at the banquet, and Watts dismissively responds by telling him, "You're not on this post." (to be fair, he does relent and give Frank the seating chart when he asks for it).doubt.
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** On the villain's side, it's mentioned that one of Mitch Leary's friends stopped by his place in Phoenix to convince Leary to seek counseling. Leary responded by slitting the man's throat. [[spoiler: Although in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it, you'll notice in a picture of the dead friend, he was carrying a gun under his jacket. Also, the man who explains all this could have been lying and using the photos to manipulate the Secret Service into killing Leary instead of capturing him. Leary did say that his friend was sent there to kill him.]]
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** On the villain's side, it's mentioned that one of Mitch Leary's friends stopped by his place in Phoenix to convince Leary to seek counseling. Leary responded by slitting the man's throat. [[spoiler: Although in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it, you'll notice in a picture of the dead friend, he was carrying a gun under his jacket.jacket but it is still firmly in its' holster. Also, the man who explains all this could have been lying and using the photos to manipulate the Secret Service into killing Leary instead of capturing him. Leary did say that his friend was sent there to kill him.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: Leary’s former handler in the CIA tells the Secret Service that they sent Leary’s close friend to reason with him, but that Leary murdered him instead. Leary claims they sent his friend to his house to murder him. We know Leary is unstable, but the CIA handler admits that he’ll lie to cover things up.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Leary’s former handler in the CIA tells the Secret Service that they sent Leary’s close friend to reason with him, but that Leary murdered him instead. Leary claims they sent his friend to his house to murder him. We know Leary is unstable, but the CIA handler admits that he’ll lie to cover things up. Notably whilst the friend is carrying a pistol in the crime scene photos it is still firmly in its' holster.
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* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: The counterfeiters at the start of the film ask the undercover Frank to shoot his partner, who they know to be a Secret Service agent, to prove that he's not one too. Frank goes through with it - and it turns out the gun was empty (which he'd suspected based on how heavy it was).
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* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: The counterfeiters at the start of the film ask the undercover Frank to shoot his partner, who they know to be a Secret Service agent, to prove that he's not one too. Frank goes through with it - and it turns out the gun was empty (which he'd suspected based on how heavy it was).was plus he thumbs back the hammer, revealing the empty chamber).
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** In the opening scene where Frank is undercover as counterfeiter he uses a Smith and Wesson 44 Magnum, Dirty Harry's iconic handgun.
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The character of Bill Watts doesn't die, you can see him amongst the agents shepherding the president to safety. It's another bodyguard who is shot.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Bill Watts dies defending the president from Leary.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: Invoked several times by Leary in his conversations with Frank, but ultimately subverted. As far as Frank's concerned, he was just doing his job all along, and when he gets home he doesn't even bother to wait around and listen to Leary's [[DeadManWriting post-mortem answerphone message]], walking out the door with Lily even as Leary begins talking about how he's doomed to [[DyingAlone die alone]].
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* AffablyEvil: Apart from a couple of angry outbursts, Leary is soft-spoken and polite. While some of this is just a ruse to get what he needs, he seems to genuinely respect Horrigan as a WorthyOpponent and a kindred spirit (even saving his life at one point). Leary spent $1000 of his own money to buy a friend and fellow model enthusiast a more comfortable wheelchair, before they became enemies over political disagreements.
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* AffablyEvil: Apart from a couple of angry outbursts, Leary is soft-spoken and polite. While some of this is just a ruse to get what he needs, he seems to genuinely respect Horrigan as a WorthyOpponent and a kindred spirit (even saving his life at one point). Additionally, Leary spent $1000 of his own money to buy a friend and fellow model enthusiast a more comfortable wheelchair, before they became enemies over political disagreements.
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** The design professor that Horrigan talks to says that Leary seemed like a nice enough guy until politics came up in conversation. Leary's wheelchair-bound former friend said much the same thing.
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* AffablyEvil: Apart from a couple of angry outbursts, Leary is soft-spoken and polite. While some of this is just a ruse to get what he needs, he seems to genuinely respect Horrigan as a WorthyOpponent and a kindred spirit (even saving his life at one point), and point). Leary spent $1000 of his own money to buy a friend and fellow model enthusiast a more comfortable wheelchair wheelchair, before they became enemies over political disagreements.
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* AffablyEvil: Apart from a couple of angry outbursts, Leary is soft-spoken and polite. While some of this is just a ruse to get what he needs, he seems to genuinely respect Horrigan as a WorthyOpponent and a kindred spirit (even saving his life at one point), and spent $1000 of his own money to buy a friend and fellow model enthusiast a more comfortable wheelchair
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* AffablyEvil: Apart from a couple of angry outbursts, Leary is soft-spoken and polite. While some of this is just a ruse to get what he needs, he seems to genuinely respect Horrigan as a WorthyOpponent even saving his life, and spent $1000 of his own money to buy a friend and fellow model enthusiast a more comfortable wheelchair
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* AffablyEvil: Apart from a couple of angry outbursts, Leary is soft-spoken and polite. While some of this is just a ruse to get what he needs, he seems to genuinely respect Horrigan as a WorthyOpponent even (even saving his life, life at one point), and spent $1000 of his own money to buy a friend and fellow model enthusiast a more comfortable wheelchair
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* AgeGapRomance: Clint Eastwood is 24 years Renee Russo's senior. Their characters get involved.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Clint Eastwood is 24 years Renee Russo's senior.
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* NoNameGiven: the President of the United States is only referred to as "the President" or by his Secret Service-given codename "Traveler". The First Lady is also unnamed.
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* NoNameGiven: the The President of the United States is only referred to as "the President" or by his Secret Service-given codename "Traveler". The First Lady is also unnamed.
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*** Frank gazes at the Lincoln Monument and wistfully declares, "I wish I could have been there for you, pal." Lincoln signed the legislation bringing the Secret Service into existence ''the very day'' he was assassinated. (Though the agency didn't take on protective duties until 1902)
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*** Frank gazes at the Lincoln Monument and wistfully declares, "I wish I could have been there for you, pal." Lincoln signed the legislation bringing the Secret Service into existence ''the very day'' he was assassinated. (Though assassinated (though the agency didn't take on protective duties until 1902)1902).
* StalkerShrine: A shrine set up with newspaper clippings about JFK's assassination prompts the landlady of the apartment where Leary was staying to call the Secret Service, which starts up the hunt for the film's villain.
* StayInTheKitchen: Horrigan passes several sexist comments about agent Raines, as she is the first female Secret Service agent he has worked with.
* StayInTheKitchen: Horrigan passes several sexist comments about agent Raines, as she is the first female Secret Service agent he has worked with.
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* SuicideByCop: What Leary is essentially committing, as he surely knows he'll be shot by the police or Secret Service after shooting the president.
* StalkerShrine: A shrine set up with newspaper clippings about JFK's assassination prompts the landlady of the apartment where Leary was staying to call the Secret Service, which starts up the hunt for the film's villain.
* StayInTheKitchen: Horrigan passes several sexist comments about agent Raines, as she is the first female Secret Service agent he has worked with.
* StalkerShrine: A shrine set up with newspaper clippings about JFK's assassination prompts the landlady of the apartment where Leary was staying to call the Secret Service, which starts up the hunt for the film's villain.
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* SuicideByCop: What Leary is essentially committing, as he surely knows he'll be shot by the police or Secret Service after shooting the president.
* StalkerShrine: A shrine set up with newspaper clippings about JFK's assassination prompts the landlady of the apartment where Leary was stayingpresident. He openly indicates this is his intent, saying he's willing to call the Secret Service, which starts up the hunt for the film's villain.
* StayInTheKitchen: Horrigan passes several sexist comments about agent Raines,die if that's what it takes, and comes off as she is the first female Secret Service agent he has worked with.a {{death seeker}} at times.
* StalkerShrine: A shrine set up with newspaper clippings about JFK's assassination prompts the landlady of the apartment where Leary was staying
* StayInTheKitchen: Horrigan passes several sexist comments about agent Raines,
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* VillainBall: Leary's non-sequitur that [[spoiler: "sometime people die just because they're from Minneapolis"]] ends up being critical information.
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* VillainBall: Leary's non-sequitur that [[spoiler: "sometime "sometimes people die just because they're from Minneapolis"]] ends up being critical information.
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* WhoShotJFK: Discussed. The details of the assassination itself are not called into question but near the end of the film, Frank (who was one of Kennedy's bodyguards during that day and is [[MyGreatestFailure haunted by the event]]) expresses his contempt for all of the drunken armchair theorists who've invented conspiracy theories about it. Even Leary, about as paranoid and anti-government as you can get, never suggests that he thinks Oswald wasn't a lone gunman.
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* WhoShotJFK: Discussed.{{Discussed}}. The details of the assassination itself are not called into question but near the end of the film, Frank (who was one of Kennedy's bodyguards during that day and is [[MyGreatestFailure haunted by the event]]) expresses his contempt for all of the drunken armchair theorists who've invented conspiracy theories about it. Even Leary, about as paranoid and anti-government as you can get, never suggests that he thinks Oswald wasn't a lone gunman.
