Crimson Tide

     

Crimson Tide1995

Stars: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, George Dzundza
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 116 minutes

You can almost hear the studio pitch meeting echoing throughout Crimson Tide like the sonar on the soundtrack: "It's The Cain Mutiny on a nuclear submarine!" When radio communications problems aboard the USS Alabama prevent the sub from re… more »


Hunter:
All I'm saying, Captain, is that we have backup. Now, it's our duty not to launch until we can confirm.

Ramsey:
You're presuming that we have other submarines out there ready to launch. But as captain, I must assume that our submarines could have been taken out by other Akulas. We can play these games all night, Mr. Hunter, but I don't have the luxury of your presumptions.

Hunter:
Sir...

Ramsey:
Mr. Hunter, we have rules that are not open to interpretation, personal intuition, gut feelings, hairs on the back of your neck, little devils or angels sitting on your shoulders.

Hunter:
Captain...

Ramsey:
We're all very well aware of what our orders are and what those orders mean. They come down from our Commander-in-Chief. They contain no ambiguity.

Hunter:
Captain, sir...

Ramsey:
Mr. Hunter, I've made the decision. I'm captain of this boat. Now shut the f*** up! Damn. [over the intercom] Weapons/Conn: Shift targeting to target package SLBM 64741/2. This is the captain.

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