The Sentinel Trivia Quiz

Answer: The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan

The footage is of John Hinckley shooting President Reagan. Pete Garrison is a grizzled veteran of the Secret Service. In the movie we learn he was shot in the attempt on President Reagan and has therefore become a legend in the Secret Service.

Answer: Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas plays Pete Garrison. He is assigned to protect the First Lady. Garrison is also having an affair with her that no one knows about or so he thinks. Someone ends up trying to blackmail him with photos of him kissing the First Lady. Michael Douglas also worked as a producer on the movie.

Answer: Classic

The President's code name is Classic. David Rasche plays President Ballentine. In the movie when Ballentine finds out his life is in danger from a mole in the Secret Service, he decides to keep the investigation within the agency so as not to alarm the public or diminish the power of the Presidency.

Answer: Locater and Today's Brief

The agents hand him his locater and today's brief. The technical name for it is the President's Daily Brief or PDB. The locater plays a crucial role in the movie's final showdown as it is the device by which the assassins track the President's position.

Answer: Cincinnati

The First Lady's code name is Cincinnati. Her affair with Agent Garrison plays a pivotal role in his being framed as the mole and hunted by the Secret Service. Eventually she clears his name by telling Agent Breckinridge about the affair.

Answer: Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger plays the First Lady. In the climax, one of the assassins grabs her and uses her as a human shield. Agent Garrsion shoots the assassin even though he is holding the First Lady. In the end Garrison is forced to retire because of the disclosure of the affair he had with the First Lady.

Answer: I've Got Peace Like A River

The children are singing "I've Got Peace Like a River" for the President and First Lady. After the President speaks, he introduces the First Lady and she gives a speech. We don't get to hear the speech but Agent Garrison rates it a 9.5 out of 10 in the car afterwards.

Answer: Publisher's Clearing House

The van is a Publisher's Clearing House Prize Patrol van. Xavier says his mother tells him to fill out his entry every year but he never does. Later in the movie we see Garrison use this information in approaching Xavier's mother.

Answer: Jill Morin

Eva Longoria Parker plays Jill Morin. She was not married to Tony Parker at the time of the movie so the credits have her maiden name. She is a rookie who has requested assignment with Agent Breckinridge in the Protective Intelligence Division (PID) because he is the best. He tolerates her presence because she has not been tainted by years on the street.

Answer: Marine One

The helicopter is Marine One. Whatever plane or helicopter the President rides on is termed depending on which service is in charge. The Marines are in charge of the helicopters used by the White House. In the movie the countermeasures that keep the helicopter from being shot down are turned off so that the assassins can shoot it down. But the President isn't aboard when it goes down.

Answer: Mrs. Miller

Garrison goes to the house of Mrs. Miller in an attempt to find her son Walter Xavier, because he has information that can uncover the assassins. Garrison says he is from Publisher's Clearing House but she doesn't believe him. She does however call her son immediately and Garrison has a bug on the phone so he can get Xavier's number to track him down.

Answer: Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland plays David Breckinridge. In the movie he believes that Garrison had an affair with his wife so Breckinridge doesn't trust Garrison. Later on the First Lady tells Breckinridge that she is the one having the affair with Garrison, not his wife.

Answer: Former KGB agents

Garrison ends up in a shootout with one of the assassins and takes his fingerprints after he kills him. Later on he has Agent Morin run the print and they find out the assassin is ex-KGB. It is the KGB who had a mole in the Secret Service and now the ex-KGB agents are trying to use him to kill the President.

Answer: Toronto

The G8 Summit takes place in Toronto. The film was actually shot in Toronto. During the climax, the assassins dress as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Emergency Response Team members, essentially Canadian SWAT. This allows them to be heavily armed and move about freely.

Answer: Agent William Montrose

Agent William Montrose is the mole. He says he made a deal with the KGB 20 years ago but he wants out of it now. The assassins tell him if he backs out they won't kill him, but they will kill his family. He is told all he has to do is jam the radios and they will do the rest. In the end he tells the President what he has done then steps out so one of the assassins shoots him.