Die Hard 2 (1990)
Vance Valencia: Pilot (Foreign Military Plane)
Quotes
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[Esperanza's plane has appeared; Stuart impersonates the control tower to talk to the plane]
Col. Stuart : Dulles Tower, Foxtrot Michael One. Dulles Tower, Foxtrot Michael One.
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) : This is Foxtrot Michael One, Dulles. We read you, over.
Col. Stuart : Foxtrot Michael One, you are to come in on Runway 1-5. I repeat: 1-5.
[In the back of the plane, Esperanza strangles and kills his guard; cuts to McClane and Marvin in the basement]
Marvin : [about the radio he lifted from one of Stuart's henchmen] I found it on the floor next to the luggage belt. What the hell are you so excited about?
John McClane : The code's still punched into this one.
Marvin : You like it, huh? How 'bout you give me twenty bucks for it.
John McClane : How 'bout I let you live?
Marvin : Man knows how to barter.
[Cuts back to the pilots of Esperanza's plane]
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) : This is contrary to our instructions. We are to land at Runway 1-0, where we are to be met by representatives of your Justice Dep...
[He is interrupted by the sound of someone cocking a pistol, and turns around to see Esperanza pointing a gun at his head]
Gen. Ramon Esperanza : Captain, please tell the tower you will proceed as ordered.
[the pilot looks at his co-pilot, then back at Esperanza, then finally speaks into his headset]
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) : Roger, Dulles. Proceeding to Runway 1-5.
[the co-pilot immediately grabs for the gun. As he struggles with Esperanza, he is shot in the chest, while another errant shot goes through the cockpit window; the resulting noise startles Stuart in the church and Trudeau in the control tower]
Col. Stuart : Foxtrot Michael One, come in please.
[In the plane, Esperanza trains his gun on the pilot again]
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) : What are you gonna do now? You gonna shoot me? Then who would fly the plane?
Gen. Ramon Esperanza : [smiles] Don't worry about it. It's not your problem.
[He shoots and kills the pilot, then takes the pilot's seat. He pulls out a radio transceiver and presses the descrambler code]
Gen. Ramon Esperanza : Eagle Nest, this is Falcon, Mayday. Eagle Nest, this is Falcon, mayday.
[Hearing Esperanza communicating over the radio instead of over the tower frequency, Garber hands Stuart a radio]
Col. Stuart : Go ahead, Falcon.
Gen. Ramon Esperanza : I've lost cabin pressure. Near zero visibility. I must get out of the storm, and land now, on the first accessible runway.