Salvador Page #3

Synopsis: A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assasination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. Meanwhile he has to find a way of protecting his Salvadorean girlfriend and getting her out of the country.
Director(s): Oliver Stone
Production: MGM Pictures, Inc.
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1986
122 min
513 Views


- The best p*ssy in the world.

Where else can you get a virgin

to sit on your face for seven bucks?

Seven bucks.

Better be the best p*ssy in the world,

or l'm goin' home.

- Two virgins for 1 2.

- You're just lucky l'm f***ed up, Boyle.

Drugs, no prescriptions. They got stuff

that keeps you hard all night long.

- All these people wanna do is f***.

- 1 2 bucks?

- l think we can get 'em down, don't you?

- Now you're talkin'.

You're such an a**hole, Boyle.

You're gonna love this place. Ha!

You're gonna be in pig heaven, man.

- Why are they blockin' the road?

- Stop asking why. This ain't gringo-land.

Take this. Be dumb, act cool, all right?

- What is this? A tranquillizer?

- A permanent one: cyanide.

- l'm not taking that sh*t.

- You're gonna be sorry...

..when they cut off your balls

and stuff one in each ear.

You're so f***in' dramatic, man. Jesus!

(Doc ) Who are these clowns?

- What the f***...?

- (BoyIe) Traffic accident.

Jesus, Boyle!

- (Doc ) Oh, God, man!

- Would you relax? lt's just some guy.

(BoyIe) Sh*t. HoIa, amigo. ? Como va?

The road to Santa Ana is closed.

l understand, but Colonel Figueroa

told me to give a present to you boys.

Because the road's closed.

They're journalists.

(BoyIe) No.

No. Get out of the car.

Si, si, si, senor.

Whatever you do, Doc, whatever you do,

OK, don't get on the ground.

Jesus Christ. This is f***in' scary.

- ? Que trae?

- No trae nada.

What?

You! What's going on?

- They're journalists.

- Bring them to me.

Journalists?

Yo estoy...

- ls it OK?

- Leave it.

l'm a friend of Colonel Figueroa...

l wrote an article.

- Friends of Figueroa's.

- l'm a friend of Figueroa's.

Take them.

ls that bad?

Let's go.

He's a friend of Figueroa's. l was...

Shut up!

Paren aqui. No se muevan.

No dejen que estos se muevan tampoco.

(Doc ) What's goin' on here, man?

- l think they're checking ceduIas.

- What's a ceduIa?

Birth certificates, voting papers. lf you

don't have a ceduIa, you're in deep sh*t.

- Teniente.

- Sargento.

Vengan aca.

Quiero que busques Ios hombres

y Ios metes en aqueI camion de aqui.

Doc, put your hands on your head.

!Muevanse!

? Que pasa aqui?

We've stopped a truckload

of suspicious campesinos.

- ? Tienen armas?

- No tengo armas.

He's probably a student.

That's the worst thing you can be.

- Where are your papers?

- At home. l can take you there. Please.

Let's go. Fast.

Te pregunto que si tienes armas.

Look, l'm a friend of Colonel Figueroa's.

Where the f*** are they takin' us?

l should've never have bailed you out.

- Who are your friends?

- Communists.

Take off your glasses.

Sh*t!

Holy sh*t! They're gonna

f***in' kill us now, Boyle.

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Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Stone came to public prominence between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s for writing and directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an infantry soldier. Many of Stone's films primarily focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such that they were considered contentious at the times of their releases. more…

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