Mission Control Quotes in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Mission Control: Buckaroo, The White House wants to know is everything ok with the alien space craft from Planet 10 or should we just go ahead and destroy Russia?

Buckaroo Banzai: Tell him yes on one and no on two.

Mission Control: Which one was yes, go ahead and destroy Russia... or number 2?

Matt Kowalski: Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission.

Mission Control: Please elaborate.

Matt Kowalski: Well, it reminds of a story.

Mission Control: Matt, do you have visual on just what Mission Specialist Shariff is doing up there?

Matt Kowalski: He appears to be doing some form of the Macarena or that would be just a best guess scenario on my part.

Matt Kowalski: Explorer, this is Kowalski confirming visual contact with debris, debris is from a BSE sat. To repeat, I have...

Ryan Stone: Dr. Stone requesting faster transport.

Matt Kowalski: We have to go, we have to go, go, go!

Mission Control: Kennedy reports meteorological conditions no-go...

Ryan Stone: Houston, Explorer, copy.

Ryan Stone: Explorer, Dr. Stone requesting faster transport to bay area. Explorer do you copy?

Matt Kowalski: Explorer, permission to retrieve Dr. Stone.

Explorer Captain: You're a go Kowalski. Houston, this is Explorer, copy... We've lost Houston... we've lost Houston.

Matt Kowalski: Unstrap. Look, we need to get he hell out of here!

Shariff: Need some help there, Matt?

Matt Kowalski: No, don't wait for us!

[a piece of debris hit Shariff on the face killing him instantly]

Matt Kowalski: Man Down! Man Down!

Matt Kowalski: Houston this is Explorer, copy. Houston this is Explorer, copy. Kowalski repor...

[transmission interrupts]

Ryan Stone: [Explorer shuttle is hit and destroyed by debris carrying Dr. Stone, still attached, around] Ah! Ah!

Matt Kowalski: Explorer's been hit. Explorer do you read? Explorer, over, Explorer? Astronaut is off structure. Dr Stone is off structure. Dr. Stone detach! You must detach!

Ryan Stone: [Still attached] No! No!

Matt Kowalski: If you don't detach that arm's gonna carry you too far! Listen to my voice! You need to focus! I'm losing visual of you. In a few seconds I won't be able to track you. You need to detach. I can't see you any more. Do it now!

Ryan Stone: I'm trying! I'm trying!

[Ryan detaches and flies away into space]

Matt Kowalski: Houston, I've lost visual of Dr. Stone!

[first lines]

Mission Control: Please verify that the P1 ATA removal on replacement cap part 1 and 2 are complete.

Explorer Captain: DMA, M1, M2, M3 and M4 are complete.

Mission Control: Okay. Copy that, Explorer. Dr. Stone, Houston. Medical is concerned about your ECG readings.

Ryan Stone: I'm fine, Houston.

Mission Control: Well, medical doesn't agree, Doc. Are you feeling nauseous?

Ryan Stone: Not anymore than usual, Houston. Diagnostics are green. Link to communications card ready for data reception. If this works, when we touch down tomorrow, I'm buying all you guys a round of drinks.

Mission Control: That's a date, Doctor. Just remember, Houston's partial to margaritas

Ryan Stone: Booting comms card now. Please confirm link,

Mission Control: That's a negative. We're not receiving any data.

Ryan Stone: Standby, Houston, I'm gonna reboot the comms card.

Mission Control: Standing by.

Matt Kowalski: Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission.

Mission Control: Please expand.

Matt Kowalski: Okay, let me tell you a story.