<P> White House Down is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich about an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group and the Capitol Police Officer who tries to stop them . The film's screenplay is by James Vanderbilt, and it stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, with Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Joey King, and Richard Jenkins in supporting roles . The film was released on June 28, 2013 and grossed $205 million worldwide . </P> <P> President of the United States James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) generates controversy over a proposed peace treaty between the allied nations to remove military forces from the Middle East . Divorced US Capitol Police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) is currently assigned to Speaker of the House Eli Raphelson (Richard Jenkins) after saving his nephew's life during a tour in Afghanistan . </P> <P> Cale hopes to impress his politically obsessed daughter Emily (Joey King) by getting a job interview for the Secret Service Presidential Detail, while also getting tickets for the two of them to tour the White House . However, his interviewer, Secret Service Special Agent Carol Finnerty (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a former college acquaintance of his, believes him to be unqualified due to his disrespect towards authority, and subsequently deems him ineligible for the job . </P> <P> Disguised as a janitor, a man detonates a bomb at the center of the US Capitol building, causing the White House to be on lockdown . Finnerty is sent to escort the Speaker to an underground command center in the Pentagon, while Vice President of the United States Alvin Hammond (Michael Murphy) is taken aboard Air Force Two . At the same time, mercenaries led by Emil Stenz (Jason Clarke), having infiltrated the White House by disguising themselves as audio - visual repairmen, quickly overwhelm the Secret Service, take the tour group hostage and seize the White House . Cale manages to escape to go find his daughter, who was separated from him during the tour . Retiring Head of the Presidential Detail Martin Walker (James Woods) escorts Sawyer and his detail to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center . Once they gain access, Walker kills his detail, revealing himself to be the real leader of the attack on the White House . He wants vengeance against Sawyer after a botched black ops mission resulted in the death of his son . Cale kills a mercenary, takes his gun and radio, and rescues Sawyer . </P>

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