Vossler Quotes in Crimson Tide (1995)

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.

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.