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Frank Corvin:
[after Hawk crashes the shuttle during a simulation]
Hawk, this isn't a stripped-down showplane. You've got to do it their way. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
I don't need a damn computer to tell me how to land an aircraft. Roger Hines:
It's not an aircraft, Colonel. It's a flying brick, and you've GOT to use the computer's protocols. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
What if the on-board computer fails? Ethan Glance:
It never has. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
[to the simulator supervisor]
Houston, Horizon. Mission Control Tech:
Go ahead. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
Request second landing please. [pause] Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
Houston - Horizon, Request on board computer FAILURE on second landing. Eugene 'Gene' Davis:
Run it again. Sock it to 'em
[after Hawk crashes the shuttle during a simulation]
Hawk, this isn't a stripped-down showplane. You've got to do it their way. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
I don't need a damn computer to tell me how to land an aircraft. Roger Hines:
It's not an aircraft, Colonel. It's a flying brick, and you've GOT to use the computer's protocols. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
What if the on-board computer fails? Ethan Glance:
It never has. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
[to the simulator supervisor]
Houston, Horizon. Mission Control Tech:
Go ahead. Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
Request second landing please. [pause] Col. William 'Hawk' Hawkins:
Houston - Horizon, Request on board computer FAILURE on second landing. Eugene 'Gene' Davis:
Run it again. Sock it to 'em
Full Transcript
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Look this is not a stripped down show plane You gotta do it their way
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I don't need a computer to tell me how to land a plane
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It's not a plane It's a flying brick on approach
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You got to use the on board computer What if it fails
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It's never failed
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Houston Horizon
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Go Horizon
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Request secondary landing please Houston Horizon
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Request on board computer failure
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on second landing
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All right run it again
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Movie Summary
When retired engineer Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.



