Phantom (I) (2013)
David Duchovny: Bruni
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Quotes
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Demi : The Americans *do* have an incentive for peace.
Bruni : What would that be?
Demi : Empathy. Humanity.
Bruni : You'd wager the survival of our country on that?
Demi : And what if you're wrong? What if their intentions are completely defensive?
Bruni : Well, what if you're wrong and they're not?
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Bruni : Your father was Nikolai Zubov. Commanded the 1st Submarine Brigade of the Baltic Fleet.
Demi : That's right. Make your heading 1-7-5.
Bavenod : 1-7-5, aye, sir.
Bruni : This man's father wrote the book on submarine warfare.
Pavlov : The legacy of the captain's family is very well known throughout the Navy.
Bruni : Awarded a "Hero of the Soviet Union" for sinking the Kriegsmarine ship Goya during the war. Do I have that right?
Alex : Gentlemen, we're in the middle of operations.
Demi : He was decorated, yeah.
Bruni : Sent 6,000 miserable Wehrmacht and Nazi sympathizers to the bottom of Gdansk Bay. If the acorn doesn't fall too far from the tree, our captain should be able to dodge a Yank sub or two.
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Bruni : Engage the Phantom.
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Sonar Operator : Conn, surface contact, 11,000 meters, bearing 1-9-5.
Demi : Very well. Classification?
Sonar Operator : Big and slow. Probably a merchant.
Demi : Five degree left rudder.
Alex : [relaying the order] Five degree left rudder.
Bruni : Stop the drill, Captain.
Demi : Why?
Pavlov : 'Cause our orders require us to take tactical advantage of the testing opportunities for the classified onboard equipment.
Bruni : Captain, I need you to put us under that ship.
Alex : We have men below.
Bruni : Then you should get them out.
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Garin : Only personnel with a security clearance are permitted in this room.
Demi : By whose authority?
Bruni : When you open your orders, you'll understand.
Demi : A lot of noise topside. Is your equipment secure?
Bruni : Yes, it's secure.
Demi : Sound is the enemy on a submarine, Mr. Bruni. The Americans have superior sonar. They don't need any more help from us.
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Pavlov : These are technicians from the Special Projects Institute. They'll be joining us on this cruise.
Alex : They're testing some kind of prototype equipment.
Demi : Have you ever been to sea before?
Bruni : Oh, we've spent some time on ships, yes.
Alex : Skimmer's a vacation, Mr...?
Bruni : Bruni.
Alex : Mr. Bruni. This ship barely accommodates the 86 men required to sail her.
Bruni : We'll try to stay out of your way, then.
Alex : Yeah, good luck with that.
Demi : Mr. Pavlov will show you to your berths. Stow your gear. We'll sail with the tide.
Bruni : Captain. It's good to see you again.
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Demi : Sonar, one active ping for ranging, on my mark.
Sonar Operator : Standing by, captain. One ping for range.
Bruni : With sound being the enemy, won't that alert the Americans to our position?
Demi : Americans already know our position. I'd just like to avoid running into 'em.
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Demi : Panamanian flag. Tanker.
Bruni : Good. She can't shoot at us, then.
Demi : No, but she can report our position.
Bruni : Put us beneath her keel. You can do that.
Alex : The noise from her screws will blind us, Captain.
Demi : [picking up the radio] Engineer, time on the batteries?
[getting a response of 30-35 minutes]
Demi : All full ahead. Make your depth 30 meters. Put us in her wake.
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Bruni : Put us under that ship.
Alex : Sir... we don't know who that is.
Demi : Mr. Bavenod, plot an intercept for that ship. Put the moon on our stern.
Bavenod : Aye, Captain.
Alex : Sir...
Demi : Level the boat. Make our depth ten meters.
Alex : [relaying the order] Level the boat, depth ten meters.
Demi : We'll take a look before we get any closer.
[to Bruni]
Demi : If that's all right with you.
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Sonar Operator : [as the Phantom is engaged] What the hell are we doing?
[an alarm sounds]
Sonar Operator : Son of a... conn, sonar. American is turning to intercept.
Demi : Battle stations.
Alex : Battle stations. Aye. Rig for battle stations. This is not a drill.
Demi : Rear torpedo, stand by on tubes five and six. Sonar, conn. What's that ship doing?
Sonar Operator : She's falling in behind us, sir.
Demi : Has she opened her doors?
Sonar Operator : Not yet, sir.
Demi : You ever start a war, Mr. Bruni? Because if she even blinks, I'm gonna put a fish into her. Any ROE I need to know about before I sink this son of a bitch?
Bruni : That's "rules of engagement."
Pavlov : I know what an ROE is. Any hostile action may be with force at your discretion.
Demi : Well, at least we agree it's hostile.
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Pavlov : [after the Phantom is tested] So the Americans thought they were following the Panamanian tanker.
Bruni : Yes.
Garin : We've turned their own technology against them.
Pavlov : Perfect countermeasure.
Bruni : Any ship equipped with the device becomes a phantom. Soon, we'll have acoustic signatures from ships all over the world. The Americans will run in circles.
Alex : Our engines were running. We were making noise, too. Besides, the strength of a sonar echo is directly proportional to the size of a ship. And, uh, we're not exactly a freighter.
Bruni : The Phantom magnifies the echo, making us appear any size we want.
Bruni : The genius of the algorithm is how it makes us invisible to active sonar and enables us to mask ourselves as any ship we like. We should all be very proud of what we've accomplished here today, gentlemen.
Pavlov : [raising his drink] To the Phantom.
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Demi : I'm sure Squadron Command will be pleased that the device is operational.
Bruni : Of course.
Demi : As protocol dictates, we'll send word to Fleet as soon as we reach our reporting point.
Bruni : Protocol is the political officer's purview, would you agree, Mr. Pavlov?
Pavlov : I agree that Fleet would be pleased.
Demi : Mr. Pavlov is one of the most diplomatic political officers in the Navy.
Bruni : A contradiction in terms.
Demi : That's what I keep trying to tell him.
Pavlov : I assure you that my intentions are purely that of the State and the Party.
Bruni : [quasi-sarcastic] Well, thank goodness.
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Demi : Radio, conn. Prepare to send microburst transmission.
Bruni : Our orders are to proceed to our patrol box.
Demi : Well, as soon as we make our position report and confirm our orders, we'll do that.
Garin : Sending a transmission will alert the Americans of our position.
Alex : 50 meters.
Demi : Continue. You can turn your gadget on and we can run away again. We seem to be pretty good at that.
Bruni : The Phantom device can't mask a radio broadcast. Our mission objectives would be compromised.
Demi : What are our mission objectives?
Pavlov : To remain undetected, of course.
Alex : We have countermeasures, procedures to ensure our stealth. 30 meters, Captain.
Demi : Continue.
Bruni : This is an unacceptable risk.
Demi : Protocol dictates encrypted progress transmissions are sent to Fleet Command at predetermined waypoints.
[Pavlov begins to argue]
Demi : Are you saying something to me?
Pavlov : You have authority to make status reports at your discretion.
Demi : In a time of war, yes, I do. You know something I don't?
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Bruni : Stop the ascent.
Demi : Continue.
Pavlov : Stop the ascent, Captain!
Demi : Mr. Pavlov, if you contradict me again, I'll have you chained to the forward head.
Alex : Ten meters.
Demi : Stand by for microburst transmission.
Bruni : I can't allow you to do that.
Demi : Officer of the deck, escort Mr. Bruni to his cabin and lock him to his bunk.
Garin : [cocking a pistol] Somebody dive the boat or I'll shoot the captain.
Alex : Dive the boat. Bow planes 20 degrees down.
Pavlov : Gentlemen, I'm sure if we let the captain think...
Demi : I don't have anything to think over.
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Bruni : Dmitri Zubov is an epileptic who uses drugs and drink to medicate his neurological malady. The result of a brain injury he sustained when he collided with Vladimir Markov's boat... killing how many sailors?
Garin : 36 injured. Six lost souls. All on this very ship.
Bruni : You also boast one of the lowest scores to ever come out of the Officers Training School. Well, you don't deny it, anyway. The real mystery is how you were never run out of the Navy altogether.
Alex : And I'm sure you're going to tell us why.
Bruni : Pedigree, influence, and advanced skills in bribing duty officers, ship surgeons, and political officers.
Demi : That's a lie.
Bruni : So much shame, you tried to take your own life, but even at this you failed. But I'm sure you knew all that.
Alex : No, actually I didn't.
Bruni : Those of you who wish to remain in the service of your country may stand your posts. Those who do not may join your captain in a court martial. What about you, Mr. First Officer? Your loyalty in exchange for a hero's welcome home and your first command?
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Bruni : What was that noise?
Demi : I don't know... Captain. What'd you run us into?
Bruni : You're in no position to understand the events unfolding around you.
Demi : I understand you've seized this vessel without authority.
Sonar Operator : [calling on the radio] You'd better get up here. We have a contact bearing down on us at almost 40 knots.
Bruni : American?
Sonar Operator : No. It's one of ours.
Demi : Well, if I were you, skipper, I'd sound battle stations.
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Demi : [submerging to crush depth] Sonar, conn. Where's the November?
Sonar Operator : She's right on top of us, sir.
Bruni : Now what?
Demi : We wait.
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Demi : You ever been in America?
Bruni : No. Have you?
Demi : Yeah, my wife was a dancer. I was allowed to accompany her to New York City in an arts exchange.
Sonar Operator : The November's opening her outer doors.
Demi : Unless you know some naval combat tactics, Mr. Bruni, this situation is gonna get ugly.
Bruni : All right, Captain. You have the ship.
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Demi : Maybe now would be a good time for you to tell me just what the hell it is we're doing, Mr. Bruni.
Bruni : Have you heard of an American program called Dark Star?
[Demi shakes his head]
Bruni : It's a fully synchronized system of endoatmospheric antiballistic missiles guided by a highly accurate radar.
Sonar Operator : Torpedo, 700 meters.
Demi : Copy that.
Bruni : If the Americans launch a first strike, all our land-based missiles would be taken out even before they can be fueled.
Demi : That's why we have submarines and bombers.
Bruni : That's why they developed Dark Star. It's a radar array that guides and detonates atomic missiles in the ionosphere.
Pavlov : An electromagnetic pulse weapon.
Bruni : Yes. It'll take down everything our surviving submarines and aircraft can get up. They've tested it and it's fully operational. Not a single American city would be hit.
Pavlov : If there's no consequences for attacking us, what's their incentive for peace?
Bruni : There is none.
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Demi : Do you have any authority for doing this? Secretariat, the Central Committee, anyone?
Bruni : Politicians have no stomach for anything but self-preservation.
[indicating Pavlov cowering on the ground]
Bruni : This man proves that.
Demi : What's our target package?
Bruni : We will create the conditions necessary for our leaders to seize absolute...
Demi : What's the target?
Bruni : The Pacific Fleet at Midway. Once the Phantom is engaged, and the Americans are fooled into believing that the Chinese launched a nuclear strike against them, they will have no choice but to retaliate. We will step aside as our enemies destroy each other. We will emerge on the right side of history.
Demi : [spotting Alex and Bavenod] You give me no recourse.
Bruni : Recourse for what?
Demi : To take back my ship.
Alex : [coming in] Drop your weapons.
Bruni : Mr. Bavenod.
[Bavenod turns his gun on Alex]
Bruni : [taking Alex's rifle] Contingencies, Captain. You didn't think I was gonna leave you alone to plot our defeat, did you?
Garin : [seeing a panel light clicking] They're trying to get to the missile.
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Bruni : Your firing keys.
[Pavlov reluctantly hands his over, and Alex tries to resist the removal of his]
Bruni : [turning to Demi] I will not ask you twice.
[as he reaches for the key, Demi swats his hand away, and a commando restrains him]
Bruni : [seeing Demi's pendant] You really think religious icons are gonna save you?
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Bruni : Fuel the missile. Enter the firing coordinates.
Garin : Loading into firing computer.
Demi : You'll be starting the apocalypse.
Bruni : Not me. You, Demi. You'll be remembered as the man who turned our enemies to dust. Years from now, children will be taught your name in school, and you'll be honored as the hero you've always longed to be but never were.
Garin : [the sub surfaces] Missile fueling complete, sir.
Bruni : Activate the warhead.
Garin : [flipping switches] Warhead activation complete. Loading into firing computer.
Bruni : Begin firing sequence. Enter launch code 4-7-7-5-3-6.
Garin : [an alarm beeps] Shit! The launch code's been compromised.
Bruni : [glancing at Demi, then turning to leave] Bring him! All of 'em!
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Bruni : Open the safe!
Demi : What good is that gonna do?
Bruni : There's an encrypted watermark on the ship's orders with an alternate launch code. Do not test me!
Pavlov : Demi... don't open it.
[Bruni shoots him]
Dr. Semak : No!
Pavlov : [weakly, as he's lowered to the ground] Sometimes you gotta pick a side.
Dr. Semak : [Bruni grabs him] For God's sake, Demi, do not open that...
[Bruni shoots him, too]
Demi : No!
Bruni : I have a bullet for every man on this ship, Captain, including you. Now open the god damn safe.
Demi : You son of a bitch!
Sonar Operator : [calling on the radio] Contact, bearing 0-6-0, 1,500 meters. It's the November, sir.
Bruni : That's why you left them alive.
Demi : Contingencies.
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Bruni : We're on the bottom.
Demi : Yes.
Bruni : We haven't been crushed.
Demi : You sound disappointed.
Bruni : [wry chuckle] Surprised.
Demi : We're sitting on the French Frigate Shoals; a flooded mountain range. So close to the surface, we could almost swim.
Bruni : Hmm. You don't remember me, do you?
Demi : Why would I?
Bruni : I was your boatswain's mate on this very boat. You ordered me to seal the hatch on the lives of all the men in the forward battery. Afterward, I didn't have your choices, Demi... didn't have your father.
Demi : So, this is what? A vendetta?
Bruni : It wasn't personal. You were a target of opportunity.
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Bruni : Missiles between the Americans and the Chinese are crossing in the air as we speak. We're lost. Why not accept it?
