《Elvis Meets Nixon (TV Movie 1997)》Storyline
Fudge, clearly "twisted and warped by fear" and not in his right mind, according to ex-teacher Remus Lupin (David Thewlis), didn""t believe that Voldemort was back, and was avoiding "facing that terrifying truth.Zero then ordered an attack on the barn with a bomb-carrying helicopter, but Logan evaded the explosion on the motorcycle and escaped into a wooded area.No shows.No South Pacific.No chic little dames across a crowded bar.And worst of all, Herbie.No 80th floor to jump from when you feel like it.Herbie: Is this one of your long-playing records, Chuck? Let""s hear he other side.Tatum: All right.I""ll play it for ya.When I came here, I thought this was gonna be a 30-day stretch, maybe 60.Now it""s a year.It looks like a life sentence.Where is it? Where""s he loaf of bread with a file in it? Where""s that big story to get me outta here? One year, and what""s our hot news? A soapbox derby.Reporter: Yes, sir, but about Colonel Lawrence himself?Allenby: No, no.I didn""t know him well, you know.Reporter: Uh, Mr.Bentley.You must know as much about Colonel Lawrence as anybody does.Bentley: Yes.It was my privilege to know him and to make him known to the world.He was a poet, a scholar, and a mighty warrior.(As he reporter runs off for his next interview, Bentley makes an aside o his companion.)He was also the most shameless exhibitionist since Barnum and Bailey.Another memory from one of the funeral-goers provides he framework for a giant flashback to tell the story of Lawrence""s earlier life:He had some minor function on my staff in Cairo.Willie""s father bites off a chunk of chewing tobacco and offers his son a small plug.When he heartily slaps his son on the back, Willie swallows the foul-tasting stuff and faints weakly onto the floor.