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In the Movie |
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William Cabot and Ryan dislike each other; Cabot thinks Ryan is an arrogant know-it-all and Ryan thinks Cabot is lazy. |
Ryan looks up to Cabot as a mentor. |
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Ryan and Cathy have been married for a long time. |
Ryan and Cathy are dating and later get engaged.
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Cathy is convinced Ryan is cheating on her. |
Cathy is convinced Ryan is afraid to commit to her. |
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The bomb is hidden in a truck outside the stadium. |
The bomb is hidden inside of a vending machine inside the stadium.
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The villains are a group of Marxist reactionaries, Indian-American nationalists, and Arab terrorists who, among other things, want a US-Soviet war to punish the USSR for "submitting" to the US. |
The villain is Dressler, a neo-Nazi. He wants a US-Russian war because he believes it will result in the creation of a pan-European fascist state. |