Crimson Tide (1995) Edit

A brave volunteer.

A fire is a serious threat to the ship. Now, where was he? Why didn't he check it out first, huh?

A little on edge with all we're going through.

A mutiny aboard a United States nuclear submarine...

A simple Yes, by all means, sir, drop that fucker. Twice.

A target and a button to push.

About the horses, the Lipizzaners. They are from Spain, not Portugal.

Abracadabra!

Admiral?

Against the Russian Republic and Russian sovereignty.

Ahh.

Alert one, alert one. Man battle stations missile for weapons systems readiness test.

Alert one! Alert one! Incoming emergency action message!

Alert one. Alert one. Dougherty, Westergaurd, Zimmer.

Alert one. Alert one. Incoming EAM.

All ahead one third. Steady. Aye, sir.

All ahead standard! Rudder amidships!

All ahead standard! Rudder amidships! Aye!

All communications are still down.

All flooding has been contained.

All I had to know is how to push it. They'd tell me when.

All right, gentlemen, let's get on with it. All ahead one third.

All right, station a reflash watch. This thing could flare back up again.

All right, we're livin'. We're livin', gentlemen.

All right, you and you, man the forward hatches.

All right! All right!

All right.

All stations make damage report to Control.

All stations prepare to reinitiate the system.

All stations report damage. Report damage.

All stations, proceed to 1 SQ. Ready all missiles for launch.

All stop. Aye, sir. Enters all stop.

All you people return to your stations!

Allied military forces are in a state ofhigh alert.

Allow me to give you a tiny bit of advice.

Alpha, Alpha, Bravo, Echo, Charlie, Zulu, Tango.

Alpha, Alpha, Bravo, Echo, Charlie, Zulu, Tango.

Always a dangerous combination.

An Arabian? Now, that's a powerful animal.

An attempted mutiny has been put down.

And all I ask is that you keep up with me.

And appears to be turning into the worst standoff since the Cuban missile crisis.

And are fueling right now.

And are not considered idle.

And at birth, they're not white, they're black.

And based, in no small part, on Captain Ramsey's recommendation...

And Bennefield's a big Moebius fan, and, uh...

And bringing the most lethal killing machine ever devised.

And Captain Kirk calls down to Scotty. He says, Scotty, I gotta have more power.

And furthermore, you continue upon this course...

And I think he's capable of doing every damn thing he says he's going to do.

And if privacy doesn't permit itself, then you bite your fucking tongue.

And if that ever occurs, the only reassurance they'll have...

And if you can't...

And in the interests of the United States.

And met surprisingly little resistance.

And Radchenko started making extravagant threats should anyone move in on him...

And so a crisis that seemed to be escalating beyond the point of no return...

And that the Moebius Silver Surfer was shit.

And the crisis which started in the Caucasus...

And the last line of defense.

And the nuclear base captured by Radchenko is now back in government hands.

And this asshole Hunter shows up, and I'm supposed to follow him 'cause he says so?

And this country's armed forces as a whole...

And U.S. Military forces have been directed to set DEFCON three.

And you were also both wrong.

And, in no small measure, to that of the senior officer, Captain Ramsey...

Annapolis. Five patrols on fast attacks.

Any crew member who feels he can't handle this situation...

Any of you officers or chiefs feel you've been unjustly caught up in this thing...

Any questions?

Anybody here disagrees with what I've done...

Anybody?

Anything less, you should have joined the Air Force.

Appalled at the loss ofhuman life, the President of the United States...

Approaching launch depth.

Are setting us up for a potential preemptive strike.

Arm torpedoes two and four...

Armed with up to ten warheads apiece.

Around Rutul and Belokany.

As I said to you before, I'm not seeking the company of kiss asses.

As quietly as you can, you get to Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Westergaurd.

As regular Russian military forces move in to encircle Radchenko...

As you know, before we got under way...

As you no doubt heard, my X.O. Has appendicitis.

Assigning tracker sierra in ATF.

At ease, sailor.

At the earliest possible convenience.

At the Naval War College, it was metallurgy and nuclear reactors, not 19th century philosophy.

Attention on deck. Von Clausewitz will now tell us exactly who the real enemy is.

Attention, all hands. The fire has been contained.

Authorize movement only in two man teams.

Aye, Captain.

Aye, sir.

Barnes, come on! You gotta come!

Barnes, get over here! Help me with this loose valve!

Barnes, let's go! Come on! I gotta close the hatch!

Barnes! Please get the fuck out!

Based on the history of this man, this cannot be viewed as an idle threat.

Be careful there, Mr. Hunter.

Bearing 049, designate master 28.

Bearing 070, 074.!

Bearing 196, sir! He's close, but I don't think he's spotted us.

Bilge Bay/Conn: Seal that bay.

Bilge Bay/Conn: Try and get those men out of there as soon as you can and seal that bay.

Bravo, Echo, Echo,

Bravo, Echo, Echo,

Bravo, Hunter.

Bridge/Control: : Sounding 130 fathoms.

But free of you I'll never be, baby

But I'd rather go down myself than get this one wrong.

But if Radchenko were to crack them...

But if the Russians are gonna launch, and we sit here and do nothing, who's gonna stop 'em?

But insofar as the letter of the law is concerned...

But they are from Portugal.

But this is my boat.

But we have the obligation under authenticated orders issued by our Commander in Chief...

But we're too deep to receive any radio communication, sir.

But wrong or right, the captain can't just replace you at will.

But you can get to Weps. We gotta have Weps. He's the key.

By the way, it was Marichek's 300 pounds that killed him.

Bye bye. I love you!

Can I talk to you in the passageway?

Can leave the ship right now.

Captain has asked me to brief you on the emergency action message we just received.

Captain, National Military Command Center knows what sector we're in.

Captain, we have a properly formatted emergency action message...

Captain?

Captain.

Captain.

Captain's in Control!

Captain/Weapons: Approximate time to weapons system 1 SQ:

Carry on.

Charlie, Alpha, Tango, Alpha.

Chief of the boat, Captain Ramsey's under arrest!

Chief of the boat, dismiss the crew.

Chief of the boat, make your depth 75 feet.

Chief of the boat.

Chief of the watch, on the 1 MC, dive, dive!

Chief of the watch, secure for battle stations torpedo.

Clear.

Clear.

Closest to combat he's been is a policy seminar.

Cob, escort the captain to his stateroom.

Cob, escort the captain to his stateroom.

Come on, Bear. Come on. Come on.

Come on, boy.

Come on, guys. Let's go!

Come on, man.

Come on, Vossler. Come on. Come on. Keep it going. Keep it going.

Come on! Barnes!

Come on.

Come on.

Come on. Come on!

Come on...

Complicated?

Confirm target package SLBM 64741/2...

Confirm target package SLBM 64741/2...

Confusion on the ship is nothing to fear.

Conn/Bilge Bay: Flooding has recommenced!

Conn/Maneuvering: Restoring propulsion as soon as possible. Aye, sir!

Conn/Maneuvering: Turbine power restored.

Conn/Maneuvering: We've lost propulsion, sir!

Conn/Radio: : Receiving emergency action message.

Conn/Radio: : Sir.!

Conn/Radio: All systems are still down, sir. Lieutenant Zimmer isn't here.

Conn/Radio: Receiving transmission on extremely low frequency receiver, sir.

Conn/Radio: Sir. I think she's breathing. We're getting close.

Conn/Radio: We are receiving flash traffic emergency action message.

Conn/Radio: We are receiving flash traffic. Emergency action message.

Conn/Sonar: : The Akula's disappeared in the thermal, sir.

Conn/Sonar: 3,000 yards and closing, sir.

Conn/Sonar: Holy shit, sir! He's right on top of us! He's turning toward!

Conn/Sonar: Incoming torpedo. They must've got one off before they got hit, sir.

Conn/Sonar: Range to the Akula: 950 yards and opening fast!

Conn/Sonar: Second torpedo in the water bearing 242!

Conn/Sonar: Torpedoes 150 yards and closing fast, sir!

Conn/Sonar: Torpedoes in the water! Bearing 048, 050!

Conn/Sonar: We have a possible submerged submarine bearing 047.

Conn/Weapons:

Conn/Weapons:

Conn/Weapons:

Conn/Weapons: : Missile systems ready to launch in 10 minutes.

Conn/Weapons: : Missile systems ready to launch in four minutes.

Conn/Weapons: : Simulate pressurizing, all missiles. Aye, aye, sir.

Conn/Weapons: Estimated time of 1 SQ: Eight minutes, 30 seconds, sir.

Conn/Weapons: Estimated time to 1 SQ for strategic launch is 14 minutes, sir.

Conn/Weapons: Missile systems ready to launch in 11 minutes.

Conn/Weapons: Russian missiles will have launch capability in 24 minutes.

Conn/Weapons: Russian missiles will have launch capability in nine minutes.

Conn/Weapons: Russians will have missile launch capability...

Continue to dive. Give me five degree down bubble.

Control/Bridge: Sounding.

Control/Engine Room: : Request all E division personnel...

Control/Sick Bay: Chief Petty Officer Marichek is undergoing cardiac arrest.

Control/Torpedo Room: : Three feet of water in the bilge.

Couldn't get to it. Too hot.

Crew of the USS Alabama...

Crew! Department heads! Attend to your departments!

Damage control party, assess damage and report to Control.

Damn.

Davis. Can I talk to you a second?

Delta, Delta, Sierra, Bravo, Zulu, Delta, Tango.

Delta, Delta, Sierra, Bravo, Zulu, Delta, Tango.

Denounced the U.S. Pressure as an act of war...

Designate contact: Master 28.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Diving Officer, make your depth 150 feet.

Do not open the safe. Weps, it's up to you.

Do not possess the launch codes.

Do you paint, play ball, play an instrument, ride motorcycles? Wh What?

Does it make any sense to you to start a drill in the middle of a fire?

Doesn't know the combination!

Doing whatever was in their own best interest.

Don't do this. Once you launch, they cannot come back. They cannot come back, Weps.

Don't like it too much. They're more expensive than drugs.

Dumb as fence posts but very intuitive.

Edge

Electrical power has been restored.

Engine room reports number one ASWpump failed.

Every second that we lose increases the chances that by the time our missiles arrive...

Every step I take

Everybody that reads comic books knows that Kirby's Silver Surfer is the only true Silver Surfer.

Everywhere I go your face I see

Exactly. You know how many checks we go through to make sure a launch order is authentic?

Excuse me. Harvard.

Fall out!

Feels like the whole crew needs a kick in the ass.

First two, aft hatch!

First, the first torpedo's going after the countermeasures!

Five degree down bubble.

Five, four, three.

For acting in contravention of the rules and regulations...

For missiles 1 5 and 20 24.

For missiles 1 5 and 20 24.

For one purpose alone:

For strategic launch.

For the record, it is the conclusion of this panel...

For weapons system readiness test, sir.

Forward air pressure: Zero!

Forward ballast tanks are damaged, sir!

Forward damage control, bring additional fire extinguishers to the...

Fourteen minutes, sir.

From National Command Authority for strategic missile launch, Captain.

From Portugal.

From the French aircraft carrier Foch, somewhere in the Mediterranean.

From the French aircraft carrier Foch...

From the National Command Authority, sir.

From which they've surged four Akula class attack subs.

Full dive on those planes! Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?

Gentlemen, this is the captain.

Gentlemen, we're at DEFCON three. War is imminent.

Give me a kiss.

Give me an order, sir.

Give me five.

Give me my missile key.

Give me the missile key, Mr. Hunter.

Go to manual on the arming mechanisms, tubes two and four.

Go, sailor, go.

God help you if you're wrong.

Goddamn it.

Gonna miss it. I don't trust air I can't see.

Got nowhere to run, baby

Hairs on the back of your neck, little devils or angels sitting on your shoulders.

Half of me's glad the captain came back.

Hang on to your ass, gentlemen! 2,000 yards!

Hang on, everybody!

Has now spread to the Far East...

He approves of you.

He called on the Russian people to join him in revolt.

He could be right, you know.

He said, This brutish and hypocritical American intervention...

He seems to have a serious weed up his ass and a legitimate gripe.

He specifically asked for you. He says we cannot go without you.

He's a dangerous lunatic and he's threatening nuclear war, and he means it.

He's crazy about that dog. Takes him everywhere.

He's had his head up his ass drivin' ships for the last 25 years.

He's had his head up his ass drivin' ships for the last 25 years.

He's probably a little paranoid about that.

He's probably a little paranoid about that.

He's the best I ever had.

Helm, all ahead standard.

Here.

Hmm. Ayear at...

How do you like that cigar?

However...

Hunter.

I agree. The message is properly formatted.

I am. I am!

I can't do that, sir.

I can't stand save asses, and I won't abide kiss asses.

I concur, sir.

I did not agree with your call, sir.

I didn't know that.

I don't believe this.

I don't give a damn about what you'd rather forget about. Why were you two fighting?

I don't have any problems with questions or doubts.

I don't have to think this over!

I don't have to think this over!

I don't know.

I expect and demand...

I got him.

I have relieved Captain Ramsey ofhis duties...

I have the conn.

I hope you enjoyed the peace, because as of now, we're back in business.

I just talked to the captain in his room.

I know it, sir. You're 100 percent right.

I mean, Navy's all he's got.

I mean, there's half a dozen other Third World countries with atom bombs...

I mean, what do you... what do you plan to do?

I need a good man to fill his spot.

I promise.

I see this kind of nonsense, I'm gonna write you up. You understand? Do you understand?

I take it you've seen enough?

I talked to your former C.O. He tells me he tried to adopt you.

I think his dog gave me the final seal of approval.

I think she thinks I'm goin' away forever.

I think the men are...

I'd agree that, uh...

I'll take care of her.

I'm captain of this boat. Now shut the fuck up!

I'm getting something.

I'm gonna count to three, and then I'm gonna blow your fucking head off. One.

I'm just sayin' watch out, give him a little room.

I'm prepared to make my recommendations to SUBPAC.

I'm sure you would have.

I'm telling you, if you do not get this radio up, a billion people are gonna die.

I'm the commander of this fucking ship! Give me the goddamn key!

I've assumed command of this ship under authority granted me by Navy regulations.

I've got a broadband contact bearing 047.

I've just been looking at Hunter's file here.

If he is lying, this will be the first I've heard of it.

If I'm wrong, then we're at war. God help us all.

If one Russian citizen is killed, and I am president...

If that sub so much as comes around or opens up a tube door, we're gonna take her out.

If they order him to launch, we'll launch, and we'll blow 'em all to hell.

If we launch and we're wrong, what's left of Russia is gonna launch at us.

If you want your own boat some day...

Immediately launch ten Trident missile sorties.

In a manner reflective of his long and dedicated service to his country...

In my humble opinion...

In other words, the sailor most likely to win the war...

In that way, they're not too different from high school girls.

In the absence of a contravening order, in a situation like this, we follow the orders in hand.

In the absence of further radio communication...

In the early hours of this morning, Russian Army forces moved in...

In the entire world, sir!

In the good old days of the Cold War, the Russians could always be depended on...

In the greatest country in the entire world.

In this instance, the system failed...

Including a naval base and a nuclear missile base housing Russian ICBMs.

Increase your speed to standard. Come left to course 270.

Inform your men directly that the captain is in command.

Intel now indicates that those launch codes have been compromised.

Is classified as a Russian Akula class hunter killer.

Is gonna derive from their unqualified belief in the unified chain of command.

Is the one most willing to part company with the politicians...

Is there a problem, sir?

It does me no good to kill you. You're the only one that knows the combination.

It is my intention to delay the missile launch...

It looks like three men are trapped!

It makes us a prime target.

It means we don't undermine each other.

It requires my assent. I do not give it.

It seems clear that our friends in the Pentagon...

It should be taken advantage of.

It's bad, sir.

It's not about the book.

It's not something one would wish for...

It's okay, Chief.

It's really too silly to talk about, sir. I'd rather just forget about...

It's up to you.

Jack Russells. Smartest dogs alive.

Joined by the French president and the British prime minister...

Just so we understand each other...

Just to get his picture in the paper.

Just wanted to say thank you.

Just, um, complicated.

Keep your men informed.

Launch a five inch evasion device. Launch the countermeasures.

Launch codes compromised. Dissidents threaten launch at continental United States.

Lay to the engine room to assist in ground isolation.

Lest you forget, Mr. Hunter, we are a ship of war, designed for battle.

Let's get on with it.

Let's go.

Lieutenant Hellerman, you have your orders.

Lieutenant Mahoney, this is the captain.

Little ducks...

Long after you leave this room.

Look, it's not a mutiny. I did everything by the book.

Look, look, look! Look at it, Vossler! There we go. There we go!

Look, our procedures are clear.

Main seawater cross valve repaired.

Maintaining our current state of readiness...

Make your depth 150 feet.

Make your depth 150 feet.

Make your depth 150 feet. All stop.

Make your depth 831 feet, smartly.

Man battle stations missile for strategic launch.

Man battle stations missiles for weapons system readiness test.

Man battle stations torpedo.

Maneuvering/Conn: Cavitate! Cavitate!

Maneuvering/Conn: Restore propulsion as soon as possible.

Me, on the other hand, I tend to think that that's the best time to run a drill.

Me, they wanted simple.

Message is authentic.

Millions of lives are at stake here, Peter! Don't make a dumb decision!

Mind your fuckin' panel!

Missile tubes 1 5 and 20 24 at 1 SQ, sir.

Missiles are ready to launch, man.

Missiles at 1 SQ. Ready to launch, sir.

Mitchell. Walker. Take the captain below.

Mmm.

Morale seems to be a bit low.

Move it, move it, move it!

Move.! Move.! Barnes, come on, come on.! You can do it.! Move it.!

Mr. Hunter, it's my inten...

Mr. Ince, remove the tactical firing key.

Mr. Linkletter, man that periscope.

Mr. Mahoney has the conn.

Mr. Zimmer, where's that EAM?

My dear young lady, I do not engage in talk.

My last breath of polluted air for the next 65 days.

My primary concern here is the breakdown in the system.

Nah, I couldn't handle an Arabian. Yeah, just give me an old paint.

Name's Bear. Goes every place with me.

Navy and that little rat dog of his.

No one is to touch this key.

No orders are valid, Cob, if they're wrong.

No, I don't think you do. Let me explain it to you.

No, l I just think that in the nuclear world...

No, sir, I do not concur and I do not recognize your authority to relieve me on the command under Navy regulations.

No, sir.

No, sir.

No, sir. One thing had nothing to do with the other. It was an accident.

No, we're in too close. Our weapons won't have time to arm. All ahead flank!

Not at all.

Not until then.

Nothing without you. You're senior officer department head.

Now he just wants to throw them away? They don't count?

Now I'm gonna call Control. You stay right there.

Now it's all up to you. I know that's a shitty deal, but you got it. Can you handle it?

Now seal the goddamn bay before we all go down!

Now stand aside.

Now, anybody got a problem with that? Chief of the boat, make your depth 78 feet.

Now, based on the testimony from personnel on board the Alabama...

Now, given our patrol sector here in the Emperor Sea Mounts...

Now, I've heard people talk, but I don't think this man's talking...

Now, it's our duty not to launch until we can confirm.

Now, sit on the board and tell me, Robin, do you believe in magic? Good.

Now, we wanna recruit a few more men, and then we're gonna open up that arsenal.

Now, why in the world would we do that if they weren't prepared to launch at us?

Now, you can't be influenced by the captain or anybody else. You gotta make up your own mind.

Now, you could be wrong.

Now, you may have been proven right, Mr. Hunter...

Nowhere to hide

Nowhere to hide

Nuclear holocaust.

Of all the people.

Of course, that's the way the Navy wants you.

Off the record...

Oh, God, uh... Conn/Sonar: Uh, sir, we have his classification.

Oh, Hunter.

Okay, okay.

Okay. Um.

On board the USS Alabama on 1 November.

On orders from the National Command Center...

On the charge of mutiny!

On the United States and Japan...

On Tuesday, at 10::00 in the morning Moscow time...

One, two, three, four, five, six.

One, two, three, four.

One, two. One, two.

One!

Open aft the main drain suction!

Opening missile hatches.

Or a pat on the back, sir.

Or come in over the Pole, take out Washington and New York.

Our birds pass each other in the air. Boom!

Passing 1,650 feet.

Passing 1,800 feet.

Passing 550 feet.

Passing 900 feet.

Pending confirmation of an emergency action message that was cut off during the attack.

Permission granted. Authenticate.

Personal intuition, gut feelings...

Peter, think about your family, man.

Please keep your men informed. Lieutenant Commander Hunter is our new X.O.

Preferably... Preferably somebody who was born...

Proper orders? He has proper orders. He won't act on them.

Proved too much for these rebel troops, and they surrendered quickly.

Putting everyone in harm's way as I yelled yee haw?

Question is invalid. We're even.

Radchenko is a fanatic, okay? He's a potential Hitler.

Radchenko is fueling his birds. Now, why do you think he's doing that? Why?

Radio buoy deploying, sir. Tension 2,000 pounds.

Radio/Conn: Mr. Zimmer, get those communications back on line now.

Radio/Conn: Mr. Zimmer, what's the status on that radio repair?

Radio/X. O: Vossler?

Raise the VLF antenna. Aye, sir.

Range: 300 yards at 50 knots, sir!

Rebel controlled missiles being fueled.

Received without authentication is no order at all.

Recommend alert one. Recommend alert one.

Recommend alert one. Recommend alert one.

Recommend alert one. Recommend alert one.

Recommend alert one. Recommend alert one. Fuck, yeah.!

Regarding nuclear weapons release.

Remain at battle stations missile.

Request a team with a submersible pump.

Rickover gave me my command, a checklist...

Rig tubes one and four fully ready.

Rig tubes one and four fully ready. Aye, sir.

Right full rudder. Launch starboard countermeasures.

Right now, Pete. Come on.

Right over there!

Rivetti, go to the laundry, get four sets of coveralls.

Rivetti, you jump right on Zimmer, okay?

Robert Shaw in his Nazi period.

Roll tide!

Russian missiles will have launch capability in 12 minutes.

Russian missiles will have launch capability in 21 minutes.

Russian missiles will have launch capability in four minutes.

Scotty.

Seawater hatch is sealed, sir!

Secure for battle stations torpedo. Man battle stations missile...

See you in my dreams.

Seized the region around Vladivostok...

Set condition 1 SQ for strategic missile launch.

Set condition 1 SQ for strategic missile launch.

Set condition 1 SQ for WSRT. This is the captain. This is an exercise.

Set condition 1 SQ for WSRT. This is the X.O. This is an exercise.

Set condition 1 SQ.

Set DEFCON 2.

Seventy eight feet. At periscope depth, sir!

She's breathing again. We are really, really close.

Ship is at launch depth. Ready to hover, sir.

Ship is hovering on automatic. Dive's at 1 SQ, Captain.

Shit!

Shit!

Shit! Let's go.

Shit. Mr. Zimmer.

Short of the outbreak of World War III...

Should anyone, including the Russian Army, attempt to move in on him.

Shut up, Dougherty.

Simple matter of voltage.

Sir, don't you want to fire back? Torpedoes are ready, sir.

Sir, I think you need time to think this over.

Sir, if we don't seal the bilge bay now, we'll lose the ship.

Sir, propulsion has been restored.

Sir, request permission to authenticate.

Sir, the captain's key has been removed.

Sir, there are men down there and they're gonna drown!

Sir, there's no fuckin' way! If I go down there, I'll never get out!

Sir, we don't know what this message means. Our target package could have changed.

Sir, we have a properly formatted emergency action message...

Sir, we have a properly formatted emergency action message...

Sir, weapons system is at 1 SQ.

Sir, your captain's missile key.

Sir, your captain's missile key.

Sir!

Sir?

Sir?

Sir.

Sir.

Six days ago, as the rebellion in Chechnya spread to the neighboring Caucas republics...

So ends theory. Thus, let us begin the facts.

So I suggest this:

So it's all about knowing, Mr. Vossler.

So they called us.

So this is what it's all about, gentlemen. It's what we've trained for.

So what are you saying?

So, Mr. Hunter, do you think I was wrong to run that drill?

Some of the things they do, uh, defy belief.

Somewhere in the Mediterranean.

Sonar/Conn, Conn/Sonar: Second torpedo incoming! It's gonna be close!

Sonar/Conn: Aye. Man battle stations torpedo. Rig for ultra quiet.

Sonar/Conn: Give me exact ranging and speed on our weapons.

Sonar/Conn: Let me know when our range to that Akula is open to 1,000 yards!

Sonar/Conn: Report hostile contact.

Sound's gone, sir.

Speaking of horses...

Spin up all missiles. This is an exercise.

Spin up missiles 1 5 and 20 24.

Spin up missiles 1 5 and 20 24...

Spin up missiles 1 5 and 20 24...

Stand aside!

Stand guard.

Steady as you go.

Stop the goddamn winch!

Subsequent to the setting of condition 1 SQ for strategic missile launch...

Supe? Come here.

Suspended all foreign aid to Russia.

Take a seat.

Take them away. Lock them up in the officers' mess.

Terminate launch, all missiles.

Test results from the missile drill.

Than has ever been released in the history of war.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, sir. Sorry, sir.

Thank you.

That footage was taken yesterday, but half an hour ago...

That he would launch his land based nuclear weapons at the United States and atJapan.

That houses 25 hardened silos for Russian ICBMs...

That includes a submarine base...

That Lieutenant Commander Hunter be given his next command...

That means we don't question each other's motives in front of the crew.

That morale may be a bit low...

That rule is the basis for the scenario we've trained on time and time again.

That should give us enough reach to receive the EAM transmission, sir.

That strange sensation you'll be feeling in the seat of your pants...

That they're doing the proper thing...

That was not my first thought, sir.

That you may be a bit...

That your actions aboard the Alabama...

That's four armored divisions numbering 60,000 men.

That's his style. He's a hard ass.

That's right. And, uh, we're lucky to have him.

That's the whole fucking point is we don't have time!

That's what Clausewitz was trying to say.

That's what this is about: Proper orders.

That's why he wants time to confirm the message.

That's why his wife left him.

That's why we have to find out first.

That's why we maintain more than one sub. It's what they call redundancy.

The Commander in Chief has directed U.S. Military forces...

The Enemy Below.

The fire in the galley could have flared back up. I would have seen to it first, sir.

The last time we hit this state of emergency was 32 and a half years ago...

The Lipizzaner stallions.

The message could mean anything. It could be a message to abort.

The most highly trained horses in the world. They're all white.

The Navy looks the other way 'cause he's one of the few skippers left...

The Navy looks the other way 'cause he's Ramsey.

The NCA has determined that...

The only safeguard was that the Russian government controlled the launch codes.

The only way we're gonna know is if you fix that radio. You understand me?

The release of nuclear weapons has been authorized.

The release of nuclear weapons has been authorized.

The rest of you, return to your stations.

The Russian Army was in position and circling the rebel camps...

The Russian parliament was suspended and martial law was declared.

The Russian president ordered massive bombing strikes against rebel positions...

The ship has been hit, and I'm going in to see my captain.

The ship sinking or being attacked by a giant octopus...

The threats come as a response to the United States' involvement in Chechnya...

The true enemy can't be destroyed.

The use of nuclear weapons has been authorized.

The use of nuclear weapons has been authorized.

The winch is stopped, sir!

Their silos could be empty 'cause they've flown their birds and struck us first.

Their training program is simplicity itself.

Then I will kill 900,000 of the people who are responsible.

Then it's meaningless.

Then yesterday at dawn, Radchenko and rebel forces...

Then you feel free to relieve yourself of duty now.

There seems to be massive defections.

There were some sporadic battles...

There will be a nuclear holocaust beyond imagination.

There you go. There you go! Aw, shit!

There'll be a memorial service in the enlisted men's mess at 1100 hours.

There's trouble in Russia.

These are serious threats which I hope to be in the position to carry out.

These are the keys to the entire submarine.

These French planes taking off behind me...

They claim that Radchenko forces...

They come down from our Commander in Chief. They contain no ambiguity.

They could launch against our west coast direct...

They have acquired a nuclear base at Artem...

They have satellites looking down on us to see if our birds are aloft...

They hear your voice right after mine, without hesitation.

They might not have a brain in their head, but they do know all the boys want to fuck 'em.

They passed astern! They were too close to arm, sir!

They seem to want you to know why.

They're fueling their missiles! We don't have time to fuck around!

They're gonna fire from missile control.

They're not from Portugal: They're from Spain.

They've seized the region by the Chinese and North Korea borders.

Things got out of hand. I pushed him: He pushed me.

This is a mutiny, Peter. There's only two sides to a mutiny.

This is as real as it gets.

This is Captain Kirk. I need warp speed on that radio.

This is expressly why your command must be repeated.

This is not a drill.

This is Richard Valeriani for CNN.

This is Richard Valeriani reporting live for CNN...

This is Richard Valeriani reporting live for CNN...

This is the captain.

This is the captain.

This is the captain. Mr. Zimmer is the new X.O.

This is the captain. Set condition 1 SQ for strategic missile launch.

This is the captain. Set condition 1 SQ for strategic missile launch.

This is the dilemma that will occupy this panel, this Navy...

This is the executive officer.

This is the X.O.

This might be our Commander in Chief's Navy...

Those sailors out there are just boys...

To assume alert coverage, mid Pacific, the Far Eastern TVD target package.

To avoid that sub.

To him, you're Annapolis, Harvard...

To rise to launch depth, launch our birds and then get the hell out of there.

To set DEFCON four.

To target package SLBM 64741/2.

To the USS Alabama: :

Turn around! Move it!

Two on boomers: One as X.O.

Two!

Two.

Ultranationalist leader Vladimir Radchenko...

Under the operating procedures governing the release of nuclear weapons...

Up slow and silent to launch depth. Aye, aye, Captain.

Very aware, sir!

Very inspiring, sir.

Very well.

Very well.

Very well.

Very well. Chief of the watch, raise the VLF radio antenna.

Very well. Float the buoy.

Very well. Mr. Hunter, go to Radio, please.

Violation of nuclear launch protocol.

VLF antenna coming up!

Von Clausewitz.

Von?

War is a continuation of politics by other means.

Was entering into what can only be described as a state of civil war.

Was ultimately resolved with fewer than a hundred soldiers dead.

We all know what this means.

We also have orders to launch our missiles, which is exactly what we're going to do.

We are rigging for ultra quiet. All hands be ready.

We can play these games all night, Mr. Hunter, but I don't have the luxury of your presumptions.

We can't get the same capacity in here any more.

We can't launch unless he concurs.

We don't know that for sure! That's the whole point!

We got a limited radio transmission indicating an incoming EAM.

We have an Akula class submarine out there.

We have orders in hand, and those orders are to make a preemptive launch.

We have to know whether or not our order to launch has been recalled or not.

We know that Radchenko controls at least four submarines. This could be one of them.

We launch. They see us. They launch.

We lost that frying unit, and then, uh, we...

We served together on more than a few occasions.

We'll achieve launch depth as quickly as we can for strategic missile launch.

We'll be compelled to act.

We'll maintain security alert.

We'll presume nothing, defend ourselves at all cost.

We're going to reestablish communications and get that radio message.

We're gonna keep on doing it until he gets it right. Damn.

We're here to preserve democracy, not to practice it.

We're locked on the Akula!

We're terminating the drill. Mr. Mahoney, take the conn. I'm going below.

We're working on it, sir. Aye, aye, Captain.

We've been informed by the NSA that an entire rebel corps of the Russian Army is involved.

We've been ordered to get under way at 0600 hours...

We've got out of control flooding! Request damage control!

Weapons, this is the captain. Unlock the tactical firing trigger.

Weapons/Captain: Report approximate time for 1 SQ.

Weapons/Conn:

Weapons/Conn: Estimated time to 1 SQ.

Weapons/Conn: Remove the tactical firing trigger.

Weapons/Conn: Shift targeting...

Weapons/Conn: Simulate pressurizing, all tubes.

Well, as captain I must assume that our submarines could've been taken out by other Akulas.

Well, how much time do you need?

Well, I said that the Kirby Silver Surfer was the only real Silver Surfer...

Well, I'm Captain Kirk, you're Scotty. I need more power.

Well, welcome aboard the Alabama, son.

Well, you certainly fooled them, sir.

Well, you seem to have the pulse of the men.

Weps, if we fire now, we'll be firing while we're blind and crippled. Do you understand me?

Weps?

Weps. Weps, listen. Don't do this.

Were consistent with the best traditions of the Navy...

What are you gonna do?

What are you gonna do?

What are you, a communist? You have a problem with us dropping nuclear bombs on Japan?

What if Radchenko surrendered and it's over? Hmm?

What the fuck are we doing here?

What'd you think, son? I was just some crazy old coot...

What's that make us, since we're the only nation to ever drop a nuclear bomb on anyone?

When our missile system is ready, Mr. Hunter, it is my intention...

When you got something to say to me, you say it in private.

Which is exactly why we need to confirm, sir.

While preserving the chain of command.

Who are you, sweetheart?

Who played the German sub commander in The Enemy Below with Robert Mitchum?

Who's in charge here?

Why not?

Will be my boot in your ass!

Will not go unanswered.

With a whole new set of rules.

With theJoint Chiefs of Staff.

Wrong answer! Drop down and give me 20! Now!

X.O. /Radio: Sir.

X.O. Has the conn.

X.O., incoming EAM on the broadcast...

X.O., take the conn. I'm going to my stateroom for the launch keys.

Y Yes, the purpose of war is, is to serve a political end...

Yeah, horses are fascinating animals.

Yeah, right.

Yes, sir, I'm aware that they're all white.

Yes, sir, I've seen them.

Yes, sir, you're aware they're all white or yes, sir, you've seen them?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. It, uh, it got cut off during the attack.

Yes!

Yes.

You and Hunsicker are going to enter the conn from the bow.

You bet. Hey, Bobby. This is Bobby Dougherty, Supplies.

You cannot proceed. We got other ships out there that can handle this.

You do pants too?

You do qualify your remarks.

You don't have to be able to read Ulysses to know where they're comin' from.

You don't just fight battles when everything is hunky dory.

You don't put on a condom unless you're gonna fuck.

You get me those men, a small security force, then come back and get me.

You got him, sir! You got him!

You got three minutes.

You hear that?

You just stick a cattle prod up their ass, and you can get a horse to deal cards.

You keep your priorities straight: Your mission and your men.

You knew to shut up and enjoy the view.

You remember when the Klingons were gonna blow up the Enterprise...

You repeat this order or I'll find somebody who will!

You stand with me now.

You take with me

You tell your buddy Weps we're gonna do it again.

You think this guy is Patton?

You wanna get along, you gotta get to understand him a little bit.

You were both right.

You were right, and I was wrong.

You're aware of the name of this ship, aren't you, Mr. Cob?

You're doing the right thing.

You're not ready to make tough decisions yet.

You're not supposed to: You've been ordered to.

You're presuming that we have other submarines out there ready to launch.

You're the only one that knows the combination. It's up to you, Weps.!

You're way out of your league, Hunter.

Your interests, Mr. Hunter. What do you like to do? Do you, uh...

Your stock just went up a couple of points.

Your very best.

Zero bubble. Commence hovering.

Zero bubble. Commence hovering. Aye, sir.

Zero bubble. Up slow and silent to launch depth.

1 MC.

1,500 yards. Bearing 070!

75 yards! Weapons ready for arming, sir!

100 yards, 55 knots!

150 feet. Aye, sir.

200 yards, 50 knots.!

300 yards and closing, sir.!

950.

1825.

1 MC. Aye, sir.

2,500 yards.! Rig ship for impact!

Abracadabra! I I I I can't hear you.

All I'm asking for is the time we need to get back on line. Calm down, Mr. Hunter.

All right, what do you got? Sir, we have a possible submerged submarine...

All right. Get out of here. Yes, sir.

All stop, ten degrees up. Ten up. Aye, sir.

And four caps. Aye, sir.

and insist upon this launch without confirming this message first... Son of a bitch!

And what do we say? Go, 'Bama.! Go, 'Bama.!

And what is that name, Mr. Cob? Alabama, sir!

And what? Robert Mitchum. Incomplete answer.

And, uh, you know Darik. Yes. Westergaurd.

Are we clear about that, Commander? As a bell, sir.

Are you ready? Uh, ready. Go.

As captain and commanding officer... authority and command...

At ease. Be seated. Sir, such talk is highly inflammatory.

Attention! With nuclear weapons.

Aw, fuck that. I mean it, man!

Aye, aye, sir. Raising number two scope. Radio/Conn: Mr. Vossler.

Aye, sir. Aye, sir. You, you, man the aft hatches.

Aye, sir. Don't get overzealous now and try to recruit the whole ship.

Aye, sir. Initiate fire.

Aye, sir. I have the conn. Cob. Sir.

Because if you believe in magic... Where'd he go? I'll get him. I'll get him.

But you wouldn't agree with it? No, sir, I do not.

By the book. I thank you anyway.

Captain has the conn. Passing 800 feet, sir.

Captain Ramsey? No, sir.

Captain, I cannot concur. Repeat my command.

Captain, message is authentic. I concur, sir.

Captain, that fire in the galley could still flare... Now is not the time.

Captain. How can I help you?

Captain. X.O.

Captain... Mr. Hunter, I've made the decision.

Captain... We're all very well aware of what our orders are...

Captain's down. Captain is down.

Chief of the boat, how are we doing? Sir, we are going down! I need propulsion!

Chief of the watch to Maneuvering, give me max speed now! Maximum speed. Aye, sir!

Chief of the watch, float the buoy. Float the radio buoy. Aye, sir.

Cob, arrest this man and get him out of here! Captain Ramsey...

Cob, remove Mr. Hunter from the control room. Get Lieutenant Zimmer in here right now! No, sir. No, sir.

Cob! Captain, please. The X.O. Is right.

Cob. Yo.

Come on. You'll miss your daughter's levitation. While the President is sequestered...

Come up to the conn, Mr. Hunter. Yes, sir.

Comin' through! Spin up missiles 1 5 and 20 24.

Congratulations, Mr. Hunter. Thank you.

Conn/Sonar: Aye, sir! Goddamn it, let's just shoot this fucker. What's 1,000 yards for?

Continue up the periscope depth. Belay that order!

Countermeasures away, sir! Rig ship for impact! Rig ship for impact! Aye, sir!

Countermeasures away, sir! Shift your rudder to left full!

Countermeasures away, sir. Dive!

Davis. How you doin', sir?

did you ever see those Lipizzaner stallions? What?

Dive, make your depth 831 feet, smartly. Aye, sir.

Do you know what's going on here? Yes, sir.

Everybody ready? Yeah. Let's do it.

expert on theory, well versed in world affairs. Ha!

Fire control ready? Aye, sir. Launcher ready?

Fire was out, wasn't it? Yeah, and a man died too.

Fire's out of control. He's hurtin'. You hit the kill switch?

Five. Cary Grant.

Follow me, please. Yes, sir.

Freeze! Hold it, sir. Drop the weapon now!

Fuckin' dirty piece of shit! Bennefield, you crazy, man?

Get out of here, man! Get him out! Motherfucker!

Get that EAM. Aye, aye, sir.

Get the authenticator. Get the authenticator.

Get up! Jesus.

Go back to your station. Excuse me. Go back to your station and stay there.

Go see to it. Aye, aye, sir.

Good. And, uh, Roy Zimmer, Communications.

Good. Well, it's fanatics who make history.

Halt, sir! Shoot me. Shit. Shit.

Hardy Kruger. No way.

He's gone. Like hell he is. He's up there.

He's lost his nerve. Bullshit!

Hell, no, you won't, sir. You're relieved of your position.

Hell, Patton was a fanatic. It's what made him great.

Here we go again, Commander. Thank you.

Hey, Vossler, we need communications, not smart ass remarks. Aye, sir.

Hey. Long time no see. Yeah. How's Julia? She's excellent.

Hey. Mr. Linkletter. Commander.

Holy shit. Wow.

How about Linkletter? Nah, you won't be able to talk to the TSO. He's at the conn.

How long is it gonna take? I don't know, sir.

How you doin'? Hi. I'm fine. Thanks. Good.

I agree. Message is authentic.

I almost had it. You saw it. Conn/Weapons:

I am calm. You don't appear to be calm.

I can't jeopardize the safety of this ship. Yes, sir.

I don't know, sir. Vossler, calm down. Just calm down.

I don't understand. What don't you understand?

I have the conn. Captain has the conn.

I have the conn. The captain has the conn.

I know about redundancy, Mr. Hunter. All I'm saying...

I know this guy, Bobby! You... Weps, we've been ordered to launch.

I lost my head, sir. I'm sorry. Rivetti, you're a supervisor.

I love you, Dad. I love you too, son.

I need a volunteer... Me! Me! From the audience.

I say again, I order you to place the X.O. Under arrest... to relieve you of command, Captain!

I think we got it under control, sir.! Passing 1,500 feet.

I want this down to five minutes. Train on it. Yes, sir.

I will be forced... Chief of the boat! Backed by the rules of precedents...

I'd like to be undisturbed for the next 30 minutes. I'll see to it, sir.

I'm assuming command. You're not assuming anything.

I'm going to launch from missile control. Aye, aye, sir.

I'm gonna fuck you up! Get out! Get...

Initiate weapons system readiness test. Aye, sir.

Interesting way you put that. How'd I put it, sir?

Is everybody okay? Yeah!

Is he gonna fit in the sub? Doubtful.

It bears a proud name, doesn't it, Mr. Cob? Very proud, sir!

It could be a message that... It could be a fake Russian transmission.

It represents fine people. Very fine people, sir!

Jesus Christ. Fuckin' thing. Come on. This whole system is crashed.

Left full rudder! Left full rudder! Aye, sir! All ahead full, zero bubble.

Lock him in his stateroom. Captain, please...

Lock him in his stateroom. Captain, please...

Look out! Move!

Lookouts, clear the bridge. Clear the bridge. Aye, sir.

Make your depth 150 feet. Make my depth 150 feet. Aye, sir.

May I have your attention, please? Summer's here and the time is right

Me! Over here? Over here?

Message is authentic, Captain. I concur, sir.

Message is authentic, sir. I concur, sir.

Missiles are ready for launch, sir. Very well.

Move! Move! One. Two.

Mr. Cob? Yes, sir!

Mr. Dougherty? Aye.

Mr. Linkletter. No close contact, sir.

Mr. Mahoney, take the conn. Aye, sir. I have the conn.

Mr. Rivetti, I'm impressed. I never liked him, sir.

Mr. Zimmer, you stay with me. Aye, aye, sir.

Mr. Zimmer. Ready, sir.

Mr. Zimmer. Welcome aboard. Thank you.

Not 'cause of what the captain did. Weps.

Not 'cause of what the captain did. What?

Not necessarily, sir. Do you think I got that man killed?

Now, am I right or wrong? Y... You're right, sir.

Now, Cob! Aye, sir.

Now, Cob! Aye, sir.

Nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to run, baby

of the USS Alabama, I order you... regulation 08150H6...

Oh, shit! Control, this is Bilge Bay!

Oh, shit! What? What happened? Reattach that lead!

Okay, Moebius, open the door. You broke my nose, man.

On edge, sir. On edge.

on October 18, Me! Me! Me! Nineteen hundred and ninety.

Ooh! Oh, he shot fire!

Ouch. Last one caught... What was it? Appendicitis?

Pleasure to meet you. Mr. Dougherty. Billy Linkletter, TSO.

Propulsion limit. Ahead full, sir! Full ahead steam.

Radio buoy is severed. What the fuck does he want us to do? Shit electrons?

Range. 600 yards.

Recommend alert one! Recommend alert one! Recommend alert one.

Ride horses. Horses.

Rivetti, what the hell is going on? Sir, the master 28...

Rivetti, what's up? I'm sorry, sir.

Robert Mitchum. And?

Run Silent, Run Deep. Three.

Russian ultranationalist leader, backed by his rebel army... Stand up here on the chair.

Sander Vanocur is standing by... It is.

Send a man to find Zimmer. Aye, sir.

Ship has been rigged for ultra quiet. Captain?

Simulate pressurizing, all missiles. Simulate pressurizing, all missiles. Aye.

Sir, request permission to authenticate. Permission granted. Authenticate.

Sir, this is an EAM pertaining to nuclear missile launch. No, Mr. Hunter.

Sir. Good of you to make it, Mr. Hunter.

Sir... Mr. Hunter, we have rules that are not open to interpretation...

So what? So you wanna fight him, go ahead.

Somebody should just step up and shoot him. I have no problem with that.

Sound the collision alarm! Sound collision alarm! Aye, sir!

Spin up all missiles. What the hell is he runnin' a missile drill now for?

Station your guards fore and aft. Last two, forward hatch!

Stay on him! Aye, sir.

Steady course 231. Aye, sir. 231.

Step aside, seaman. Yes, sir.

Step aside, Tommy. I'm sorry, sir.

Submerge the ship. Diving Officer, submerge the ship.

Supe, he's coming around! Conn/Sonar: The Akula's turning toward, sir.

Take a deep breath. Are you calm? Yeah, sort of.

Take us up to periscope depth. Aye, aye, sir.

Target package confirmation, sir. This is the captain.

That's a message fragment. Because it got cut off during the attack, sir.

That's it? Uh, uh huh. It's incomplete, sir.

That's you, honey. That's you. Me! Me!

The TSO's with Hunter. And you have the keys to the small arms locker.

The USS Enterprise. Yeah. The whole... All right.

The winch! Conn/Sonar: We have a sound short from the buoy winch!

Threatened nuclear attack on the United States and Japan. And turn around.

threatened to use nuclear arms... Maybe it's not as bad as it looks.

Tomahawks in the Gulf in '91. Took out what? Eight or nine X.O. S in '94?

TSO, is that sound still out there? Sonar/TSO: Is that sound still out there?

Uh, it'll never happen again, all right? It better not happen again.

Uh, uh, me, me, me, me, me! Me! Me! Me!

Uh, we served together on the Baton Rouge. Twice.

Uh, you'd agree with that? Well...

Very well. Main seawater pump is out of commission.

Very well. Commence hovering. Commence hovering. Aye, sir.

Was it CurtJurgens or Hardy Kruger? Sir?

We can suspend you in the air... Be right back.

we cannot launch our missiles unless both you and I agree. Cob!

We lost it when the radio buoy cable got severed. All right.

We need to go shallow to reestablish communications. With that sub still up there?

We'll lead from the top down. Aye, sir. Right away.

We're beginning CPR. Chief of the watch, on the 1 MC.

We're not? No, we're not. I been with the captain for years...

Weapons. Aye, sir.

Well, keep looking. He's out there looking for us. Aye, sir.

Weps. Weps, this is Hunter. Listen to me.

What are you doing down here? Jesus, I was just going to the bathroom.

What are you waiting for? Now, this is not a formality, sir!

What do you got? Nuclear war.

What do you think? I think there's nothing on this.

What the fuck's going on? Take it easy!

What the hell are we doin', Fred? I don't know about you, but I'm pissin' my pants.

What, Bennefield, I need an escort to take a shit? Shut up!

What, the German guy with the white hair? Yeah. What's his name?

What's goin' on? We're not gonna let this go down with the X.O. At the helm.

What's the best horse you ever rode? Arabian, sir.

Where are you? Don't worry about where I am.

Where is he? I don't know, sir.

Where the fuck are you? Do not remove that firing trigger.!

Who live in a fine, outstanding state. Outstanding, sir!

Who was it? Curt Jurgens. No.

who'd love to drop one on us. That's right. That's why we should drop one on them.

who've actually seen some combat. Hey, he took SEALS into Panama in '89.

Whoa. All right.

Why? She doesn't know what's goin' on.

Without my testimony, sir? You have a problem with that?

Without the help of a flying carpet. Meeting in an emergency session...

Would you have run the drill? No, sir, I wouldn't have.

X.O. Down. X.O. Is down.

Ye... Captain... That's our number one rule. National Mili...

Yeah, of course I seen Star Trek. Star Trek. You know, Star Trek.

Yes, sir. It's a rule we follow without exception.

Yes, sir. You have to set an example even in the face of stupidity.

Yes, sir. You know as well as I do that any launch order...

You all right, son? Yes, sir. I got it.

You ever ridden one? Who, me? Are you kidding?

You find out who that is. Aye, sir.

You got anything? No, Vossler. Then get on it.

You got three minutes, Vossler. Three minutes and counting. Yes, sir.

You guys ready? Just about, sir.

You know I don't know what to say. Just say good bye.

You think it was a mistake, Mr. Hunter? Sir?

You will? Yeah. You promise?

You'd use nuclear weapons? Yes, I would hit them...

You're a piece of shit. Son of a bitch.

You're in charge. Aye, sir.

Zero bubble. Zero bubble. Aye, sir. 1,275 feet, sir.

'Cause it takes 1,000 yards for the torpedoes to arm. Jesus, who'd you fuck to get on this ship?