Drones Page #2

Synopsis: Two soldiers are tasked with deciding the fate of a terrorist with a single push of a button. As the action plays out in real time, their window to use a deadly military drone on the target slowly closes. With time running out, the soldiers begin to question what the real motives are behind the ordered lethal attack.
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Rick Rosenthal
Production: Phase 4 Films
 
IMDB:
4.5
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
82 min
Website
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- Celebrate your first mission, ma'am,

even if it is a Turkey.

- You like pepperoni?

- Sure.

Base operations,

this is chi-town boy.

Let me guess:

Your air conditioner

broke down again

and you want a large pepperoni.

- And two pops.

- You've got it.

- Umm...

- You don't like pepperoni?

- How about onion?

- Onion.

Actually, can I make that half onion,

half pepperoni, please?

Okay, but you'd better

chew some breath mints

before you try to put

the moves on me tonight.

Thanks, Annie. Out.

Thanks, airman.

You're welcome.

I mean, except for that

f***ing air conditioner,

take out a few bad guys,

make the world safe

for democracy,

down a few brewskis,

eat some pizza.

The job's not too bad,

is it, ma'am?

You don't have to call me

"ma'am" all the time.

Okay, sorry, m... er...

It's a habit.

So, sue...

What's that short for?

Susan? Susanne?

# Oh, Susanna,

don't you cry for me... #

"Lieutenant" is fine.

Just don't think too much.

I can tell that you're

obviously a smart individual.

It's kind of what

I'm worried about.

What do you mean?

You know, the colonel,

he tells you who to take out

and you do it.

Some people are good at that,

some people aren't,

- because they think too much.

- Airman...

I landed a fully loaded

f-22 at night

in the middle of a blizzard

with one engine flamed out,

so don't worry about me.

If mahmoud kahlil shows up today,

I'll have no problem pushing this button.

Too bad you won't

get the chance.

- Oh... sh*t.

- What?

Communications checklist.

E.F.P. Operational?

Umm...

- E.F.P. Operational.

- Okay.

Intercept coordinates

1-1-5-2-2-6-1-0.

- Coordinates check.

- Lieutenant, this could be the break

I've been waiting

for an entire month.

See those guys on top of the roof?

That's mahmoud's parents.

They could be coming

up there to contact him.

- By cellphone?

- Sat phone... better reception on the roof,

but we have directional

imsi capability,

so we can just pick up

their communications.

What you need to do

is call base operations,

tell them we need a translator

for a high priority intercept.

Roger that.

( CLEARS THROA WHAT'S TAKING YOU

SO LONG, LIEUTENANT?

It...

it doesn't exactly look like

they're making a phone call.

Al qaeda always makes

phone calls in the nude.

I'm surprised

you didn't know that.

They think it interferes with

our intercept capabilities.

I mean, it doesn't, so...

please inform command

immediately.

What?

F*** you, airman.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I had to do it.

Give me the f***ing

new-guy treatment?

- Nice job.

- Thank you.

No, they have a standing date.

They go up there every

morning and do the nasty.

Oh f***, it's buffering.

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Matt Witten

Matthew Witten (born in Baltimore) is an American television writer for House and other shows. He also has written several mystery books, the first of which was Breakfast at Madeline's. Witten currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons. He is the son of Louis Witten and the brother of Edward Witten, both of whom are theoretical physicists. He is credited as the writer for the Supernatural episodes "No Exit"—centering on the ghost of H. H. Holmes—and "Playthings". Witten also teaches screenwriting for UCLA Extension Writers' Program. more…

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