Crimson Tide (1995)
Lillo Brancato: Russell Vossler
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Quotes
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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.
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Hunter : [over the intercom] Radio, X-O. Mr. Zimmer, get those communication systems back online now.
Zimmer : [over the intercom] We're working on it sir.
[to himself]
Zimmer : Aye, aye, Captain.
Vossler : Are we ready?
Zimmer : Yeah, we're ready. Go.
[sparks fly when Vossler touches the circuit board with his soldering iron]
Vossler : Oh fuck.
Zimmer : The system crashed, the radio buoy got severed, what the fuck does he want us to do?
Vossler : Shit electrons?
Zimmer : Hey, we need this radio repaired. Not smart-ass remarks.