Aye, Captain
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Hunter:
[asking about the radio repair]
How long's it gonna take? Vossler:
I don't know, sir. Hunter:
You know what's going on here? Vossler:
Yes sir. Hunter:
No I don't think you do. Let me explain it to you. If we launch, and we're wrong, what's left of Russia is gonna launch at us. There will be a nuclear holocaust beyond imagination, now it's all about knowing, Mr... [Hunter looks at Vossler's name patch] Hunter:
Vossler. We have to know whether our order to launch has been recalled or not. The only way we're gonna know, is if you fix that radio, you understand? Vossler:
[looks down] Hunter:
You ever watch Star Trek? Vossler:
St- yeah, Star... Hunter:
Star Trek! The USS Enterprise? All right, now you remember when the Klingons were gonna blow up the Enterprise and Captain Kirk calls down to Scotty he says "Scotty, I gotta have more power-" Vossler:
He needs more, more Warp speed, yeah. Hunter:
Warp speed, exactly. Now I'm Captain Kirk, you're Scotty, I need more power. I'm telling you if you do not get this radio up, a billion people are gonna die; now it's all up to you, I know it's a shitty deal but you got it, can you handle it? Vossler:
[silent] Hunter:
Scotty? Vossler:
Aye, Captain
[asking about the radio repair]
How long's it gonna take? Vossler:
I don't know, sir. Hunter:
You know what's going on here? Vossler:
Yes sir. Hunter:
No I don't think you do. Let me explain it to you. If we launch, and we're wrong, what's left of Russia is gonna launch at us. There will be a nuclear holocaust beyond imagination, now it's all about knowing, Mr... [Hunter looks at Vossler's name patch] Hunter:
Vossler. We have to know whether our order to launch has been recalled or not. The only way we're gonna know, is if you fix that radio, you understand? Vossler:
[looks down] Hunter:
You ever watch Star Trek? Vossler:
St- yeah, Star... Hunter:
Star Trek! The USS Enterprise? All right, now you remember when the Klingons were gonna blow up the Enterprise and Captain Kirk calls down to Scotty he says "Scotty, I gotta have more power-" Vossler:
He needs more, more Warp speed, yeah. Hunter:
Warp speed, exactly. Now I'm Captain Kirk, you're Scotty, I need more power. I'm telling you if you do not get this radio up, a billion people are gonna die; now it's all up to you, I know it's a shitty deal but you got it, can you handle it? Vossler:
[silent] Hunter:
Scotty? Vossler:
Aye, Captain
Full Transcript
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How long is it gonna take I don't know sir
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Do you know what's going on here Yes sir
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No I don't think you do Let me explain it to you
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If we launch and we're wrong
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what's left of Russia is gonna launch at us
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There will be a nuclear holocaust beyond imagination
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So it's all about knowing Mr Vossler
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We have to know whether or not our order to launch
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has been recalled or not
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The only way we're gonna know is if you fix that radio You understand me
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Movie Summary
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Actors
Hunter
