Meanwhile, white nationalist Conrad Cern disguises himself as a Capitol janitor and detonates a bomb at the center of the Capitol building, resulting in the collapse of the rotunda. After lying to Emily about the outcome of the interview, she and Cale join a tour of the White House guided by Donnie Donaldson. However, his hopes are dashed when the interview is conducted by Carol Finnerty, a former college acquaintance of his who believes him to be unqualified due to a lack of respect for authority and follow-through. He is struggling to develop a better relationship with his daughter Emily, who has a strong enthusiasm for politics, and tries impressing her by getting a job with the Secret Service.

John Cale is a Capitol Police officer assigned to Speaker of the House Eli Raphelson, whose nephew he saved from an IED explosion while on a tour in Afghanistan. President James Sawyer receives controversy over a proposed peace treaty between allied countries to remove military forces out of the Middle East. When the White House is taken over by a paramilitary mercenary group, led by vengeful United States Secret Service presidential detail chief Martin Walker (Woods) and embittered ex- Delta Force commando Emil Stenz (Clarke), Cale has to save President James Sawyer (Foxx), Emily and also prevent the start of World War III.Īlthough White House Down was met with a mixed reception, it had much warmer reception than competitor Olympus Has Fallen but was a box-office flop. Capitol Police officer John Cale (Tatum) takes his estranged daughter Emily (King) on a tour of the White House after being rejected to join the Secret Service. The film was in competition with another Die Hard in the White House film, called Olympus Has Fallen. White House Down is an American action-thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by James Vanderbilt and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, Joey King, and James Woods.

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