Filmcitater

Her har vi samlet et par filmcitater fra film der enten direkte eller indirekte omhandler den kolde krig. Disse citater er alle, synes vi, sigende for den kolde krig. Citaterne er enten alvorlige, skræmmende eller sjove. De bedste citater er alle tre ting på én gang. (se f.eks. "Dr. Strangelove" citatet!)

"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" 1964

(Citatet drejer sig om den såkaldte Doomsday Machine)

Merkin Muffley: "But this is absolute madness, Ambassador! Why should you build such a thing?"
Sadesky: "There were those of us who fought against it, but in the end we could not keep up with the expense involved in the arms race, the space race, and the peace race. At the same time our people grumbled for more nylons and washing machines. Our doomsday scheme cost us just a small fraction of what we had been spending on defense in a single year. The deciding factor was when we learned that your country was working along similar lines, and we were afraid of a doomsday gap."
Merkin Muffley: "This is preposterous. I've never approved of anything like that."
Sadesky: "Our source was the New York Times."

"Wargames" 1983

(FBI agenten Nigan siger om David):

Nigan: "He does fit the profile perfectly. He's intelligent, but an under-achiever; alienated from his parents; has few friends. Classic case for recruitment by the Soviets."

"The Day After" 1983

(Rulletekst efter at filmen er slut):
"The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the United States.
It is hoped that the images of this film will inspire the nations of this earth, their peoples and leaders, to find the means to avert this fatefull day."

"The Iron Giant" 1999

Manley: (about The Iron Giant) "We don't know what it is or what it can do. I don't feel safe. Do you?
Hogarth: "What are you talking about?"
Manley: "What am I talking about? What am I talking about !?
I'm talking about your goldarned security, Hogarth! While you're snoozing in your pyjamas, back in Washington we're wide-awake and worried. Why? Because everyone wants what we have, Hogarth. Everyone!
You think this metal man is fun. But who built it? The Russians? The Chinese? Martians? Canadians...I don't care. All I know is we didn't build it, and that's reason enough to assume the worst an blow it to Kingdom Come!"

"Thirteen Days" 2000

President Kennedy: "Dean, how does this all play out?"
Dean Acheson: "Your first step, sir, will be to demand that the Soviet with-draw the missiles within 12 to 24 hours. They will refuse. When they do, you will order the strikes, followed by the invasion. They will resist and be overrun. They will retaliate against another target somewhere else in the world, most likely Berlin. We will honor our treaty commitments and defeat them per our plans."
President Kennedy: "Those plans call for the use of nuclear weapons. So what is the next step?"
Dean Acheson: "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail."