Clear and Present Danger (film) Quotes

Clear and Present Danger (film) is a television program that was first aired in 1970 . Clear and Present Danger stopped airing in 1970.

It features Mace Neufeld; Robert Rehme as producer, James Horner in charge of musical score, and Donald McAlpine as head of cinematography.

Clear and Present Danger (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Clear and Present Danger (film) is 141 minutes long. Clear and Present Danger (film) is distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The cast includes: Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, Raymond Cruz as Chavez, Henry Czerny as Ritter, Joaquim de Almeida as Felix Cortez, Willem Dafoe as Clark, Harris Yulin as James Cutter, Miguel Sandoval as Ernesto Escobedo, Willem Dafoe as John Clark, and Benjamin Bratt as Captain Ramirez.

Clear and Present Danger (film) Quotes

Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan

• (Harrison Ford) "Why was I kept out if it?"
• (Henry Czerny) "You weren't kept out of it, you're NECK DEEP in it. You went before Congress and you got the money for it."

• (Harrison Ford) "Said anything yet?"
• (FBI Agent Dan Murray) "Yeah. "We're innocent.""
• (Harrison Ford) "Till the D.A. offers them a deal."
• (FBI Agent Dan Murray) "He already has. Regular or extra crispy. He was either referring to fried chicken or the electric chair."

• (The President) "So go down there, establish it."
• (Harrison Ford) "Go down where?"
• (The President) "Colombia."
• (Harrison Ford) "Who, me?"

• (Harrison Ford) "Uh, where do I park?"

• (The President) "You'll take the blame. Cutter and Ritter will take some too, but it won't amount to much. They'll get a slap on the wrist and $20,000 an hour on the lecture circuit. The rest, you'll dump on Greer. Yes, you'll take him down with you. You'll destroy his reputation. But it won't go any further than that. It's the ol' Potomac two-step, Jack."
• (Harrison Ford) "I'm sorry, Mr. President, I don't dance."

• (The President) "How dare you come in here and lecture me."
• (Harrison Ford) "How dare you, sir."
• (The President) "How dare you come into this office and bark at me like some little junkyard dog? I am the President of the United States."

• (Harrison Ford) "I didn't sign up for this. This is someone's bulls*** political agenda. Who authorized this? Cutter?"
• (Henry Czerny) "Cutter couldn't tie his own shoes without permission."
• (Harrison Ford) "If I go down you're coming with me."
• (Henry Czerny) "Wrong again. I have an autographed get-out-of-jail-free card. "The President of the United States authorizes Deputy Director of the CIA Robert Ritter to conduct 'Operation Reciprocity' including all necessary funding and support. This action is deemed important to the national security of the United States etcetera, etcetera, etcetera." You don't have one of these, do you Jack?"
• (Henry Czerny) "Gray. The world is gray, Jack."

• (Harrison Ford) "Who authorized this?"
• (Henry Czerny) "I'm sure they'll ask you that."
• (Harrison Ford) "Who authorized it?"
• (Henry Czerny) "I have no recollection, Senator"

Harris Yulin as James Cutter

• (Harris Yulin) "Are you suggesting a course of action, sir?"
• (The President) "The course of action I'd suggest is a course of action I can't suggest."

Joaquim de Almeida as Felix Cortez

• (Joaquim de Almeida) "You've taken care of the little fish. I will take care of the one that got away. Once Escobedo is gone, I will be in the position to help you."

• (Joaquim de Almeida) "Whatever this man has told you is a lie. He LIES for a living."
• (Miguel Sandoval) "He is in the Intelligence business."
• (Joaquim de Almeida) "Exactly."
• (Miguel Sandoval) "YOU'RE in the Intelligence business."

• (Joaquim de Almeida) "You don't want to hear an answer."
• (Miguel Sandoval) "Yes I do."
• (Joaquim de Almeida) "It was done to look like you did it -- by one of the others, as you suspected. It's always a friend who hates you most."

• (Joaquim de Almeida) "The machine is still on, Moira."

• (Joaquim de Almeida) "What would you say if I promised you that I would reduce the cocaine shipments to your country by half?"
• (Harris Yulin) "I'd say you were using too much of your own product."

Miguel Sandoval as Ernesto Escobedo

• (Miguel Sandoval) "Who is doing this to me?"
• (Joaquim de Almeida) "If I were to guess --"
• (Miguel Sandoval) "No, that is not I asked of you, to guess. I can guess."

• (Miguel Sandoval) "So. What am I supposed to do with YOU."
• (Miguel Sandoval) "Perhaps I'm supposed to kill you with this bat."

Benjamin Bratt as Captain Ramirez

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Willem Dafoe as Clark

• (Willem Dafoe) "Hey, get out of my chopper."
• (Harrison Ford) "No, no; my chopper."

• (Willem Dafoe) ""Reciprocity." That's a clever name for it. Revenge is a very, very, very dangerous motivation."
• (Robert Ritter) "Are you able to handle this operation or not? What I'm looking for here is a simple yes or no."
• (Willem Dafoe) "What you're looking for is a political mess."
• (Robert Ritter) "Yes or no?"
• (Willem Dafoe) "Is that what they want? Because that's what this is."
• (Robert Ritter) "They want what every first-term administration wants; a second term."

Henry Czerny as Ritter

• (Henry Czerny) "They're in. Congratulation, James, you've got your own little war."

• (Henry Czerny) "Let me make this very clear: this is your deal, not mine, so unless I have written authorization, this whole thing is over before it starts because I'm not going to be the only one left without a chair when the music stops."

• (Henry Czerny) "Jack, computer theft is a serious crime."
• (Harrison Ford) "So are crimes against the Constitution."

Raymond Cruz as Chavez

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