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Shock and Awe

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

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Rob Reiner

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Biography, Drama, History

Box Office

$77,980

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N/A

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Sounds like the debate on Iraq
is getting serious. - Shock and Awe

Sounds like the debate on Iraq is getting serious.

Saddam's got to go,
the only question is how. - Shock and Awe

Saddam's got to go, the only question is how.

You got this from Looney Tunes? - Shock and Awe

You got this from Looney Tunes?

With Bush, and a foreign leader
recently who came away with... - Shock and Awe

With Bush, and a foreign leader recently who came away with....

"The feeling that a decision has
been made to strike Iraq." - Shock and Awe

"The feeling that a decision has been made to strike Ir...

♪ I've been bound up
and wound up ♪ - Shock and Awe

♪ I've been bound up and wound up ♪

You know, I tried to chat
with your translator today. - Shock and Awe

You know, I tried to chat with your translator today.

Really? And what'd he tell you? - Shock and Awe

Really? And what'd he tell you?

Let me see it. - Shock and Awe

Bin Laden's gone, isn't he? - Shock and Awe

Bin Laden's gone, isn't he?

They missed him, didn't they? - Shock and Awe

They missed him, didn't they?

He was here and they fucking
missed him! - Shock and Awe

He was here and they fucking missed him!

A senior U.S.
military official... - Shock and Awe

A senior U.S. military official...

No, not him... him.
I'll introduce you. - Shock and Awe

No, not him... him. I'll introduce you.

Warren, this is a
good friend of mine, Lisa Mayr. - Shock and Awe

Warren, this is a good friend of mine, Lisa Mayr.

Did you ever make it
into your apartment? - Shock and Awe

Did you ever make it into your apartment?

Uh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah,
no, no, no, I'm sorry. - Shock and Awe

Uh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no, no, I'm sorry.

- Yeah, I made it in okay.
- Good. Good. - Shock and Awe

- Yeah, I made it in okay. - Good. Good.

It's actually a consortium
of 31 newspapers, actually. - Shock and Awe

It's actually a consortium of 31 newspapers, actually.

And each one has the option
to publish or not. - Shock and Awe

And each one has the option to publish or not.

Oh, okay. I've always wondered
how that worked. - Shock and Awe

Oh, okay. I've always wondered how that worked.

Hey, I got married when
I was 22. - Shock and Awe

Hey, I got married when I was 22.

And we're only recently
separated, so... - Shock and Awe

And we're only recently separated, so...

Why don't you start
by asking me a question? - Shock and Awe

Why don't you start by asking me a question?

Yeah, of course, she wants you
to call her. - Shock and Awe

Yeah, of course, she wants you to call her.

The Philadelphia Inquirer was
a Knight Ridder paper, right? - Shock and Awe

The Philadelphia Inquirer was a Knight Ridder paper, right?

The point is, there's no point
in being a Knight Ridder paper.. - Shock and Awe

The point is, there's no point in being a Knight Ridder...

What's the matter, Arthur... - Shock and Awe

What's the matter, Arthur...

And today, for the
first time... - Shock and Awe

And today, for the first time...

The movie was about 80% accurate
and 20% bullshit... - Shock and Awe

The movie was about 80% accurate and 20% bullshit...

Which I guess by Hollywood
standards is an accomplishment. - Shock and Awe

Which I guess by Hollywood standards is an accomplishment.

The Battle of Ia Drang in person
versus watching it in a theater? - Shock and Awe

The Battle of Ia Drang in person versus watching it in a the...

It's very different, but I think
it is appropriate... - Shock and Awe

It's very different, but I think it is appropriate...

That before we start dropping
bombs, we think long and hard... - Shock and Awe

That before we start dropping bombs, we think long and hard....

When the government fucks up,
the soldiers pay the price. - Shock and Awe

When the government fucks up, the soldiers pay the price.

To what do I owe this
unexpected visit? - Shock and Awe

To what do I owe this unexpected visit?

I hate this part. Reporters are
not supposed to be the story. - Shock and Awe

I hate this part. Reporters are not supposed to be the story...

Reporters are not supposed to be
awarded the Bronze Star, either. - Shock and Awe

Reporters are not supposed to be awarded the Bronze Star, ei...

So, I went to work at the State
Department on September 10th... - Shock and Awe

So, I went to work at the State Department on September 10th...

We're working on something
important, that's why I'm here. - Shock and Awe

We're working on something important, that's why I...

If he gets weapons
of mass destruction, Jerry. - Shock and Awe

If he gets weapons of mass destruction, Jerry.

Show me where Afghanistan
is on this map. - Shock and Awe

Show me where Afghanistan is on this map.

Did anyone ever shove a map
in Dad's face... - Shock and Awe

Did anyone ever shove a map in Dad's face...

We now know that
Saddam has resumed... - Shock and Awe

We now know that Saddam has resumed...

"for at least five years." - Shock and Awe

"for at least five years."

"You definitely cannot
count on it being a cakewalk." - Shock and Awe

"You definitely cannot count on it being a cakewalk.&qu...

"that this will destabilize
the whole Middle East." - Shock and Awe

"that this will destabilize the whole Middle East."...

Let's see here... all right. - Shock and Awe

Let's see here... all right.

Our readers need to know what
we've learned. - Shock and Awe

Our readers need to know what we've learned.

"In the best case scenario, U.S.
troops could be stuck in Iraq... - Shock and Awe

"In the best case scenario, U.S. troops could be stuck ...

"for years trying to teach the
inner workings of democracy... - Shock and Awe

"for years trying to teach the inner workings of democr...

"to a nation that has never
known it. In the worst case... - Shock and Awe

"to a nation that has never known it. In the worst case...

"scenario, an invasion could
cause Iraq's fractious ethnic... - Shock and Awe

"scenario, an invasion could cause Iraq's fractiou...

"trapping American combat forces
in the middle... - Shock and Awe

"trapping American combat forces in the middle...

"of a bloody civil war
for decades." - Shock and Awe

"of a bloody civil war for decades."

No. Yes. - Shock and Awe

But I thought it might be
a little, I don't know... - Shock and Awe

But I thought it might be a little, I don't know...

Okay, so what was the most
embarrassing thing... - Shock and Awe

Okay, so what was the most embarrassing thing...

And the history of the Muslim
world. - Shock and Awe

And the history of the Muslim world.

But the country that became Iraq
is made up of only 20% Sunni. - Shock and Awe

But the country that became Iraq is made up of only 20% Sunn...

So, Saddam Hussein, a Sunni,
with an iron fist rules... - Shock and Awe

So, Saddam Hussein, a Sunni, with an iron fist rules...

And the 20% Kurdish population
in northern Iraq. - Shock and Awe

And the 20% Kurdish population in northern Iraq.

I know that Iran is the top
sponsor of terror, not Iraq. - Shock and Awe

I know that Iran is the top sponsor of terror, not Iraq.

That a man named Ahmed Chalabi
seems to be a con artist... - Shock and Awe

That a man named Ahmed Chalabi seems to be a con artist...

And you are quickly becoming
my favorite writer. - Shock and Awe

And you are quickly becoming my favorite writer.

Um... I guess it's my turn. - Shock and Awe

Um... I guess it's my turn.

Okay, I will admit that... - Shock and Awe

Okay, I will admit that...

This is a little embarrassing. - Shock and Awe

This is a little embarrassing.

I asked my ex-wife to watch
my two sons tonight. - Shock and Awe

I asked my ex-wife to watch my two sons tonight.

At the end of the evening and... - Shock and Awe

At the end of the evening and...

Should we get the check? - Shock and Awe

Should we get the check?

Tell your boss we're gonna run
it whether he comments or not! - Shock and Awe

Tell your boss we're gonna run it whether he comments o...

Actually yes, it is a matter
of life and death! - Shock and Awe

Actually yes, it is a matter of life and death!

We're talking about going
to fucking war! - Shock and Awe

We're talking about going to fucking war!

Do you ask me questions or do
I just start talking? - Shock and Awe

Do you ask me questions or do I just start talking?

I want people to know what
I know, but not who I am. - Shock and Awe

I want people to know what I know, but not who I am.

I believe your prediction about
what could and will happen... - Shock and Awe

I believe your prediction about what could and will happen.....

A secret war planning group
with a parallel intelligence... - Shock and Awe

A secret war planning group with a parallel intelligence...

The one with the five sides. - Shock and Awe

The one with the five sides.

Near East South Asia division,
but you can't disclose that. - Shock and Awe

Near East South Asia division, but you can't disclose t...

Yes... but you can't disclose
that, either. - Shock and Awe

Yes... but you can't disclose that, either.

Half a dozen men, most of whom
have never served... - Shock and Awe

Half a dozen men, most of whom have never served...

Based on shoddy intelligence,
and those decisions... - Shock and Awe

Based on shoddy intelligence, and those decisions...

And as someone who has worn that
uniform, I can't remain silent. - Shock and Awe

And as someone who has worn that uniform, I can't remai...

You said shoddy intelligence.
What do you mean by that? - Shock and Awe

You said shoddy intelligence. What do you mean by that?

They've designed a process
that doesn't conform... - Shock and Awe

They've designed a process that doesn't conform...

To any basic tenet
of intelligence gathering. - Shock and Awe

To any basic tenet of intelligence gathering.

Is sought to support
that decision. - Shock and Awe

Is sought to support that decision.

Without even being entered
into a security log. - Shock and Awe

Without even being entered into a security log.

And for years the government has
been funding a group... - Shock and Awe

And for years the government has been funding a group...

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A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

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Director: Rob Reiner

Writer: Joey Hartstone

Production: N/A

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 47/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $77,980

Released: 20 Jul 2018

Awards: N/A

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