Crash Dive

GEORGE, I'M SURE MR. MacDONALD WILL SERVE

THE ULYSSES WITH THE SAME PRECISION THAT EARNED HIM TOP

HONORS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM.

MR. MURPHY, YOU'LL SEE TO IT OUR NEW X.O. WILL HAVE

EVERYTHING HE NEEDS BEFORE WE GET UNDERWAY.

AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN.

GENTLEMEN, GIVE THE COMMANDER AND I A MOMENT.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST REAL TOUR--MUST BE EXCITING FOR YOU.

YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH A GREAT CREW.

SO I WAS TOLD.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST X.O.

ON RECORD, AM I RIGHT?

I WOULDN'T KNOW THAT.

I JUST KNOW I EARNED MY JOB.

OF COURSE YOU DID.

YOU GENTLEMEN GETTING ACQUAINTED OKAY?

GETTING ALONG JUST FINE.

HAPPY TO HAVE HIM ABOARD.

FINE, I'LL EXPECT YOU TO SHOW COMMANDER LANGE

SOME EXCELLENT TEAMWORK.

YOU'LL SHIP OUT TOMORROW.

OH, NO, THEY WON'T.

EXCUSE ME, DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S JAMES CARTER.

HE DESIGNED THE SUBMARINE.

HE'S EX-NAVY, USED TO BE A SEAL, AND ONE OF THE BEST.

THAT'S RIGHT. MR. MacDONALD, MR. MURPHY, SEE YOU ON BOARD.

YOU'RE DISMISSED.

Both: AYE, CAPTAIN.

CARTER, IT'S A HELL OF A TIME FOR A MALFUNCTION.

DON'T TELL ME IT'S THE REACTOR.

NO.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM?

NO, NOT THAT, EITHER.

THEN WHAT IS IT?

I NEED A NEW DEEP FRYER.

HELLO, GEORGE, JOHNNY.

THIS IS TOMMY, MY SON.

HELLO, TOMMY.

YOU THINK YOUR DAD'S PRETTY FUNNY, DON'T YOU?

YES I DO, SIR, VERY FUNNY.

ADMIRAL. I'VE REVIEWED YOUR AGENDA FOR THE JOINT CHIEFS

MEETING.

I'VE ALSO INCLUDED S.O.P.

ON NUCLEAR PROTOCOL.

THE CAR'S READY, SIR.

SWELL. GOOD SAILING, GEORGE.

SEE YOU AT HOMECOMING.

SIR.

SEE YOU, JAMES.

WOW, DAD, YOU SHOULD'VE GOT HER PHONE NUMBER.

ANYWAY, WHO IS SHE?

AH, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER LISA STARK, SPECIAL

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER-- ADMIRAL PENDELTON'S RIGHT HAND.

SMART AS A WHIP.

JIM, I GOTTA GET ON BOARD.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING A LOOK FOR ME.

SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE. TAKE CARE.

SEE YOU WHEN WE GET BACK.

WILL DO.

BE WELL.

HER NAME'S LISA.

YOU SHOULD'VE GOT HER PHONE NUMBER.

MacDONALD IS ONE OF THE MacDONALDS, FROM THE

CONNECTICUT MacDONALDS!

USED TO STEER HIS DADDY'S YACHT ON WEEKENDS.

MURPHY...

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME?

NO PROBLEM AT ALL, SIR.

I EXPECT YOU GENTLEMEN TO SHOW SOME RESPECT TO THE NEW X.O.

CAPTAIN'S IN CONTROL.

HOW WE DOIN', MURPH?

SAILING SMOOTH, SIR.

VERY WELL. MR. MacDONALD, RUN A STATION CHECK FOR US.

YES, SIR.

SONAR, CONN, SYSTEM CHECK.

SONAR REPORTING.

WELCOME ABOARD, SIR.

AND MAY I SAY THAT MY

INVOLVEMENT IN WHITEWATER WAS ENTIRELY HILLARY'S FAULT--

NAVIGATION.

STEADY AT 808 DEGREES AND READY TO ROLL, SIR.

WEAPONS.

FIRE CONTROL 1, SWEET AND FINE-LOOKING AS A WOMAN AT

THE END OF TOUR, SIR.

HOW'S OUR PILOT DOING?

A-OKAY, SIR, ALL READY.

MR. COLLINS, WHAT THE HELL

WAS THAT?

IT MEANS CRASH DIVE, SIR.

CRASH DIVE.

AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES DOES A 688-ATTACK CLASS

SUBMARINE WITH TOMAHAWK MISSILES EVER DO A CRASH DIVE?

NEVER, SIR.

I TRUST YOU HAVE ENOUGH INTELLIGENCE TO REMEMBER THAT.

ALL SET, MR. MacDONALD?

YES, SIR.

SUBMERGE THE SHIP.

SUBMERGE THE SHIP, AYE, SIR.

ALL HANDS, PREPARE TO DIVE.

DOWN BUBBLE.

MAKE YOUR DEPTH 150 FEET.

THREE DEGREES DOWN BUBBLE.

MAKING MY DEPTH 150 FEET.

( rhythmic clapping )

Tommy: EMPTY BALLASTS!

AYE-AYE, SIR!

AHH!

YOU SCARED ME.

I SCARED YOU, HUH?

COME ON, IT'S TIME FOR DINNER.

HAVE YOU SCOPED UP LISA YET?

NO, I HAVEN'T SCOPED OUT LISA YET.

YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB HERE, BUDDY, REAL GOOD.

SHE'S JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

OH, YOU THINK SO, DO YOU?

SHE'S JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

WHAT?

THE DOCTOR ORDERED DINNER.

CONN TO RADIO.

RADIO, CONN, GO AHEAD.

CAPTAIN, I'VE GOT A DISTRESS CALL COMING IN FROM TOPSIDE.

IT'S PRETTY WEAK, SIR.

PATCH IT THROUGH.

Man: ( Russian accent ) MAYDAY, MAYDAY, OUR SHIP

IS DESTROYED BY STORM!

ONLY FIVE OF US ARE ALIVE.

WE ARE IN A SMALL RAFT.

BY THE LOVE OF GOD, HELP US!

HELP US!

PETTY OFFICER WAGER, WHAT'S THE WEATHER TOPSIDE?

15-FOOT SWELLS, AND I GIVE YOU 10 TO 1 ODDS THERE'S

A HURRICANE COMING.

THE NEAREST SHIP?

NOTHING FOR OVER 100 KLICKS.

WE SHOULD PICK THEM UP, SIR.

ORDERS ARE SILENT PATROL.

NOTHING SILENT ABOUT SURFACING.

IT PUTS US AT RISK FOR DETECTION.

THE STORM WILL SWALLOW THOSE PEOPLE UNLESS WE HELP THEM.

MR. MURPHY!

GENTLEMEN...

MR. MURPHY, TAKE US TO THE SURFACE.

TO THE SURFACE, AYE.

MR. MacDONALD.

THREE DEGREES UP BUBBLE, SMARTLY.

THREE DEGREES UP BUBBLE, SMARTLY. AYE, SIR.

MR. MacDONALD, YOU ARE HERE TO LEARN AS WELL AS SERVE.

BOOKS AND RILLS ARE ONE THING, BUT AS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER

OF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST WEAPONS EVER KNOWN TO MANKIND, IT WOULD

BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HUMANITY.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

YES, SIR.

NOW, MR. MacDONALD, YOU ARE NOW PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE SURVIVORS.

SEE TO IT EACH OF THEM MAKE IT ON BOARD SAFELY AND THAT THEY

HAVE A COMFORTABLE STAY WHILE THEY'RE WITH US. CLEAR?

YES, SIR.

VERY WELL.

MR. MURPHY, SEE TO IT THE MEDICS ARE STANDING BY.

AYE, CAPTAIN.

PREPARE TO SURFACE.

WE'RE GONNA PICK UP SURVIVORS TOPSIDE.

ATTENTION MEDICS, RESCUE TEAM, REPORT TO THE TOWER

IMMEDIATELY.

( indistinct chatter )

GIVE ME YOUR HAND!

COME ON, GET 'EM ON!

LET'S MOVE!

GET 'EM BELOW AS QUICKLY

AS POSSIBLE!

WELL, THEY DID IT.

TAKE US DOWN, MR. MURPHY.

AYE, CAPTAIN.

MR. COLLINS, TAKE US DOWN.

AYE, SIR.

DO THEY HAVE ANY WEAPONS?

NO, SIR.

TAKE THEM TO THE WARDROOM SO THEY CAN DRY OFF, SEE TO IT

THEIR CLOTHES ARE DRIED.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

WE ARE GRATEFUL. SPASIBA.

TAKE THEM TO THEIR QUARTERS.

YES, SIR.

FOUR MEN, ONE WOMAN, SIR.

IF THERE'S A WOMAN, SHE SHOULD HAVE SECURE QUARTERS.

I'LL SEE TO IT.

THE X.O. HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SURVIVORS.

HE'LL SEE TO IT.