The Abyss (1989)

Michael Biehn: Lt. Coffey

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Quotes 

• Lt. Coffey : We don't need them. We can't trust them. We may have to take steps. We're gonna have to take steps.

• Lt. Coffey : It went straight for the warhead, and they think it's cute.

• [passing over the wreck of the Montana] 

  Lindsey Brigman : Coffey, these are the missile hatches, is that right?

  Lt. Hiram Coffey : That's right. It looks like a couple of hatches have sprung. Radiation's nominal. Warheads must still be intact.

  Lindsey Brigman : How many are there?

  Lt. Hiram Coffey : Twenty-four Trident missiles, eight M.I.R.V.s per missile.

  Lindsey Brigman : [after a pause]  That's a hundred and ninety-two warheads, Coffey. How powerful are they?

  Lt. Hiram Coffey : The M.I.R.V. is a tactical nuke. Uh, fifty kilotons, nominal yield, say... five times Hiroshima.

  [One Night, listening, mouths "fuck!"] 

  Lindsey Brigman : Jesus Christ. It's World War Three in a can.

• [One Night is trying to disconnect the umbilical] 

  Virgil : How's it going, One Night?

  Lisa "One Night" Standing : All hell must be breakin' loose up there. This cable's pissin' me off. I can't get a grip on it!

  Virgil : Well, keep tryin' baby, just keep tryin'.

  Bendix : [back on the Benthic]  Shit! We've got a problem! We're losing number two thruster! Bearing's going... It's not holding! We're swinging out of position here!

  Benthic Explorer Captain : God damn it!

  [the cable slams into One Night's cab] 

  Lisa "One Night" Standing : Shit!

  Alan "Hippy" Carnes : The rig is movin'!

  Virgil : Yeah, I can see that!

  [to the radio] 

  Virgil : Topside! Topside, pay out some slack, we're gettin' dragged!

  Benthic Explorer Captain : [to the crane operator over radio]  Down on number one winch!

  Virgil : We're gettin' dragged!

  Benthic Explorer Captain : [shouts]  Down on one!

  [he gestures frantically through the window at the crane operator; the crane operator signals that he can't hear; the crane breaks off the ship and falls into the water] 

  Benthic Explorer Captain : Shit! Get him on the UQC!

  [into the radio] 

  Benthic Explorer Captain : Bud! We lost the crane!

  Virgil : Say again, what?

  Benthic Explorer Captain : The crane! We've lost the crane! It's on its way down to you!

  Virgil : All right, all right everybody brace for impact! Close all the exterior hatches, let's go go go go!

  Lt. Coffey : [to SEALs]  You two help secure the rig! Let's go!

  Virgil : One Night! One Night, can you hear me? Get the hell outta there, the crane's comin' down!

  [part of the cable hits One Night's cab, but she manages to get away] 

  Lisa "One Night" Standing : I'm okay, I'm clear, Bud!

  [the crew braces for impact; Hippy puts Beany in a plastic bag] 

• Lt. Coffey : Everybody just stay calm. The situation is under control.

• [Lindsay sees the nuclear warhead] 

  Lindsey Brigman : You know, you've got some huevos bringin' that thing into my rig. With all that's going on up in the world you bring a nuclear weapon IN HERE?

  Lt. Coffey : Mrs. Brigman...

  Lindsey Brigman : Does this strike anyone as particularly psychotic, or is it just me?

  Lt. Coffey : Mrs. Brigman, you don't need to know the details of our operation, it's better if you don't.

  Lindsey Brigman : You're right, I don't need to know, what I need to know is that THING is off this rig, do you hear me ROGER RAMJET?

• Lt. Hiram Coffey : Sniff something? Did ya, rat boy?

• Lt. Coffey : We have no way of warning the surface. And you know what that means? It means, whatever happens, is up to us.

• Lt. Coffey : Let's get something straight. You people are under my authority.

  Catfish De Vries : Look, partner, we don't work for you. We don't take orders from you. And we don't much like you.

  Virgil : Hey, Cat. Cat.

  Catfish De Vries : Yeah?

  Virgil : Why don't you take the first watch on sonar? Okay?