Original subtitles

CHIP, WHAT'S OUR EXACT POSITION?

AT 1430 HOURS, WE CROSSED THIS LINE.

THAT'S 72 DEGREES, 35 MINUTES, 14 SECONDS SOUTH LATITUDE.

THAT PUTS US WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE ANTARCTICA COASTLINE.

AYE, AYE, SIR. THE BOTTOM'S SHOALING NOW.

OH, THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH THEN. YOU BETTER ALTER COURSE BY 90 DEGREES.

WE'LL PROCEED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL SHELF.

NINETY DEGREES RIGHT RUDDER. [ Man ] AYE, SIR.

FOUR DAYS UNDER THESE ICE FIELDS.

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN WE GET OUT OF HERE.

[ Banging ]

WHAT'S YOUR READING? MULTIPLE OBJECTS, SIR. ALL AROUND US.

ICEBERGS? AT THIS DEPTH?

[ Banging ]

LOOK.

[ Banging ]

[ Banging Continues ]

[ Banging Continues ]

ARE WE STILL AT 500 FEET?

650, KEEL TO BOTTOM.

I WANT TO TAKE HER DOWN A THOUSAND.

FULL DOWN ELEVATION, ALL PLANES. LEVEL OFF AT 1,000 FEET. [ Man ] AYE, SIR.

[ Banging ]

IT'S ALL CLEAR.

ALL STOP. HOLD TRIM. [ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.

- DAMAGE CONTROL, REPORT. - [ Man #2 On Speaker ] AYE, SIR. STAND BY.

HOW COULD A THING LIKE THIS HAPPEN, SIR? I THOUGHT ICE WAS SUPPOSED TO FLOAT.

WELL, YOU'VE, UH, PUT A PIECE OF ICE INTO A DRINK.

[ Bangs ]

WELL, THE ICE SINKS FIRST, THEN RISES BACK TO THE SURFACE.

[ Man On Speaker ] DAMAGE CONTROL. ALL TIGHT AND DRY, SKIPPER.

[ Sighs ] THOSE ICE CUBES MUST HAVE FALLEN FROM QUITE A HEIGHT.

YES, ICE IS BREAKING OFF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF.

THE SOUTH POLAR ICE PACK BREAKING UP?

- LET'S TAKE HER UP AND HAVE A LOOK. - KOWALSKI, WHAT'S OVERHEAD?

IT'S CLEAR ABOVE, SKIPPER, ALL THE WAY TO THE SURFACE.

BLOW ALL BALLAST TANKS. PREPARE TO SURFACE.

WE'RE APPROACHING THE SURFACE NOW, SIR.

ALL STOP. [ Man On Speaker ] ALL STOP.

COLD-WEATHER GEAR, SIR. RIGHT.

- CRACK THE DECK HATCH. - [ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.

[ Wind Whistling ]

THE SKY'S ON FIRE.

[ Man ] VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

STARRING RICHARD BASEHART,

DAVID HEDISON.

VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

[ Sighs ] BOY, THIS HEAT'S TERRIFIC.

LET'S GET BELOW.

WHEW! WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?

CERTAINLY INTEND TO FIND OUT.

CHIP, TAKE HER DOWN TO 90 FEET. AYE, AYE, SIR.

PREPARE TO DIVE.

DIVE. ALL DIVE. [ Man On Speaker ] ALL GREEN. DIVE.

THERE'S SOMETHING'S COMING THROUGH, SIR, BUT IT'S NOT THE OBSERVATORY.

YES, WE READ YOU. STAND BY FOR ADMIRAL NELSON.

COMMANDER McHENRY, SIR. THE PENTAGON.

HELLO, MAC.

DO YOU READ ME? THIS IS NELSON.

ADMIRAL, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RAISE YOU FOR TWO DAYS.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING DEEP ON RADIO SILENCE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTH POLAR REGIONS?

IT'S PART OF A RADIATION BELT OVER THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.

IT CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 48 HOURS AGO.

BUT-- BUT HOW?

[ McHenry ] WELL, WE CAN'T BE SURE.

BUT A NEW ZEALAND OBSERVATORY REPORTED A HEAVY METEOR SHOWER AT THE TIME IT IGNITED.

- NOW WE THINK THAT WAS THE CAUSE. - A METEOR SHOWER?

IT'S, UH, THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE. UH, WHAT'S THE OUTLOOK, MAC?

GRIM. THE WHOLE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IS THREATENED.

THERE'S AN EMERGENCY SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE GOING ON AT THE U.N.

THEY'VE BEEN IN SESSION DAY AND NIGHT AROUND THE CLOCK.

THE PRESIDENT WANTS YOU HERE IN WASHINGTON, PRONTO. NOW HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE IT?

PREPARE THE FLYING SUB FOR IMMEDIATE LAUNCH. AYE.

WELL, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THERE IN, UH, SOMETHING UNDER SIX HOURS.

GOOD. YOU CAN WORK ON THE PROBLEM DURING THE FLIGHT.

I'LL FEED YOU DATA BY RADIO. GOOD LUCK.

RIGHT. END TRANSMISSION.

I'VE HAD A BAG PACKED FOR YOU, ADMIRAL. THE FLYING SUB'S READY TO TAKE OFF.

OH, THANKS. IS THE, UH, MINIATURE COMPUTER WORKING? YES, SIR.

DO YOU WANT A COPILOT? NO, I'D RATHER GO ALONE.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF THINKING TO DO BEFORE I GET TO WASHINGTON.

I CAN SET THE COURSE ON AUTOMATIC MOST OF THE TIME.

IS IT SAFE TO GO ALOFT WITH THAT FIRE OVERHEAD?

WELL, I'LL SOON FIND OUT, WON'T I?

SIR, ALL CHECKED OUT AND READY TO GO.

THANKS, CHIEF. YEAH.

[ Air Hissing ]

STAND BY TO LAUNCH FLYING SUB.

LATEST SURFACE TEMPERATURE READINGS. MMM.

[ Sighs ] 125 DEGREES, AND WE'RE PRACTICALLY AT THE SOUTH POLE.

I'D HATE TO BE NEAR THE EQUATOR.

STILL AS BAD? WORSE.

WHAT ARE YOUR ORDERS? MAKE A COURSE DUE NORTH AND STAY CLEAR OF ANY MORE ICEBERGS.

ALL AHEAD STANDARD. AYE, SIR. IS THAT ALL?

MM-HMM. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO. IT'S ALL UP TO THE ADMIRAL NOW.

NO. NO, MAC, I'M ON AUTOMATIC PILOT, WORKING ON THE PROBLEM.

HAVE YOU CROSSED THE EQUATOR YET?

YEAH, ABOUT, UH, 30 MINUTES AGO.

THERE'S NO FIRE NOW. THE SKY'S CLEAR.

THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE ALL THE TIME IN THE SOUTH.

THE TEMPERATURE'S UP ANOTHER FIVE DEGREES.

ARE YOU GETTING ANYWHERE WITH YOUR CALCULATIONS?

WELL, I THINK I'M ONTO SOMETHING. I'M CROSS-CHECKING IT NOW.

I HOPE TO HAVE SOME DATA READY BY THE TIME I GET TO WASHINGTON.

GOOD. I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU, WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW IS A MIRACLE.

END TRANSMISSION. [ Chuckles ]

[ Man ] THE BLAZING RADIATION BELT CONTINUES TO BURN A PATH OF DESTRUCTION...

ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.

THE REST OF THE WORLD WATCHES IN HORROR...

AS SEARING HEAT TOUCHES OFF RAGING FOREST FIRES IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE ARGENTINE.

THOUSANDS OF DEATHS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED.

AND THE TEEMING POPULATIONS OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WATCH AND WAIT IN GROWING HORROR,

NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF THE DISASTROUS FIRE...

WILL SPREAD TO THEIR HALF OF THE WORLD.

MEANWHILE, WORLD LEADERS AND THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC BRAINS...

CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO WARD OFF TOTAL DISASTER.

FLYING SUB TO NATIONAL AIRPORT TOWER. REQUEST PERMISSION TO LAND.

OFFICIAL, PRIORITY "A." [ Man On Speaker ] ROGER, FLYING SUB 1.

CLEARED FOR LANDING. USE RUNWAY 14.

I SAY WE CAN STOP THE FIRE BY EXPLODING A NUCLEAR DEVICE 300 MILES IN THE AIR.

THIS WILL BLOW THE BURNING GASES CLEAR OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DANGEROUS PLAN.

OF COURSE, I WILL HAVE TO STUDY YOUR FIGURES,

BUT I SEE MANY PITFALLS. I AGREE. HAS IT OCCURRED TO YOU...

THAT SUCH ACTION COULD TRIGGER THE GASES IN THE BELT OVER THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE,

THE VERY THING WE MUST AVOID AT ANY COST?

NATURALLY. THE WAY TO AVOID THAT IS TO SELECT PRECISELY THE RIGHT MOMENT...

AND THE EXACT ANGLE FOR THE SHOT.

ADMIRAL NELSON HAS ALREADY MADE THE NECESSARY CALCULATIONS.

THE MISSILE MUST BE LAUNCHED AT EXACTLY 1600 HOURS...

ON THE 29th OF THIS MONTH.

LAUNCH POINT: LATITUDE, 58 DEGREES SOUTH,

LONGITUDE, 125 DEGREES WEST.

GENTLEMEN, THAT IS EXACTLY HERE.

RIGHT HERE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE SEAVIEW IS ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY MISSILE FOR THE SHOT.

THAT'S TRUE. OUR ONLY PROBLEM IS TO GET THE SEAVIEW IN POSITION TO FIRE.

IT'S GONNA BE A TIGHT RACE. BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

I'LL RADIO CRANE TO GET UNDER WAY AT FLANK SPEED.

I'LL FLY BACK TO THE SHIP MYSELF.

YOU'RE GONNA FLY BACK, ADMIRAL, BUT NOT ALONE.

NOW I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ANY ACTION...

WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL...

BASED UPON RECOMMENDATIONS OF A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE--

DR. CARLETON, DR. WEBER AND MYSELF.

NOW THE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE BY THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL...

WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.

AND NOW, ADMIRAL, WITHOUT DELAY,

YOU WILL ORDER YOUR SUBMARINE TO RACE FOR THE FIRING POINT, BUT...

WE THREE WILL BE ON BOARD TO REPORT TO THE U.N.

AND THEY, IN TURN, WILL DECIDE WHETHER YOU PULL THAT TRIGGER OR NOT.

THE WORLD'S ON THE POINT OF BURNING UP, AND WE'RE TANGLED IN RED TAPE.

ALL RIGHT, SHALL WE GET STARTED, GENTLEMEN?

THE SKY IS PERFECTLY CLEAR SO FAR.

WE'RE STILL NORTH OF THE EQUATOR. YOU'LL SEE YOUR FLAMES SOON ENOUGH.

BUT THERE'S NO SIGN OF THEM IN THE NORTHERN SKIES. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND, NELSON?

WE MUST KEEP IT THAT WAY.

WE MUST DO NOTHING TO RISK THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE.

AND LET EVERYONE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DIE?

THEY WILL NOT DIE, NOT ALL OF THEM.

[ Sighs ] DR. WEBER, YOU MAY BE A GREAT AUTHORITY ON GASES--

EVERYTHING FROM NERVE GAS TO SOLAR GAS-- BUT, IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE WRONG!

THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL DETERMINE THAT, ADMIRAL.

UH, DR. WEBER HAS CALCULATED THAT THE GASES IN THE BELT WILL BURN THEMSELVES OUT...

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES EXACTLY 173 DEGREES.

AND JUST WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE?

WELL, OUR COMPUTERS CALCULATE IT WILL REACH 173 BY 5:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON THE 29th.

YEAH. JUST AN HOUR TOO LATE TO FIRE THE MISSILE, AND IF DR. WEBER'S WRONG,

TOO LATE TO STOP THE FIRE.

BUT I AM NOT WRONG. I STAKE MY LIFE ON IT.

WE'RE ALL STAKING OUR LIVES, DOCTOR. LOOK AHEAD.

[ Nelson ] WE'RE JUST CROSSING THE EQUATOR.

[ Nelson ] FLYING SUB TO SEAVIEW. WE'RE ON THE LAST LEG.

GIVE US A HOMING SIGNAL SO WE CAN GET A FIX ON YOU. AYE, AYE, SIR.

HOMING SIGNAL NOW ACTIVATED.

WILL THE SHIP TAKE IT, ADMIRAL?

MADE IT ON THE WAY UP, BUT IT'S, UH-- IT'S HOTTER NOW.

NELSON, LOOK!

HIT IT WITH CO2.

I'LL TRY TO HOLD ALTITUDE.

THIS HEAT'S TOO MUCH.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RUN THE REST OF THE WAY SUBMERGED.

OKAY.

OUR POSITION IS JUST ABOUT HERE.

WE HAVE TO ARRIVE AT EXACTLY THIS POINT...

BEFORE 1600 HOURS DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

THAT'S A VERY GREAT DISTANCE.

WE'LL HAVE TO BE AWFULLY LUCKY TO MAKE IT BY THEN, ADMIRAL.

WE HAVE TO MAKE IT. WE'RE RUNNING WIDE OPEN NOW.

IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHETHER WE GET THERE OR NOT.

ONLY THE SECURITY COUNCIL CAN AUTHORIZE YOU TO FIRE THAT MISSILE.

BEFORE WE REACH THESE COORDINATES, DR. WEBER,

I HOPE TO HAVE THAT AUTHORIZATION.

THE SECURITY COUNCIL WILL DECIDE ON THE BASIS OF THEIR RECOMMENDATION?

[ Nelson ] WELL, THOSE ARE MY INSTRUCTIONS.

NOW DR. WEBER HAS REACHED HIS DECISION, I'VE REACHED MINE.

I THINK WE SHOULD PUT IT TO A VOTE. COMMANDER McHENRY?

THE NELSON PLAN.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY DR. WEBER VOTES FOR HIS OWN PLAN, I VOTE FOR MINE.

THAT'S TWO AGAINST YOU.

THAT LEAVES IT UP TO YOU, DR. CARLETON.

BUT THERE ARE MANY FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.

I-I'VE STUDIED YOUR CALCULATIONS, NELSON.

THEY-- THEY SEEM TO MAKE SENSE. BUT THE RISK.

IF WE WANT A DECISION FROM THE SECURITY COUNCIL,

YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

IF HE IS WRONG, THE WHOLE WORLD PERISHES. IF I AM WRONG,

AT LEAST THE GREATER PART, THE DENSELY POPULATED NORTHERN HEMISPHERE,

HAS A CHANCE TO SURVIVE.

AND I AM NOT WRONG.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY YOU CAN VOTE.

I NEED MORE TIME. I-I-I CAN'T VOTE NOW.

VERY WELL. GENTLEMEN, WE'LL WAIT TILL WE ARRIVE AT THE COORDINATES,

AND THAT IS ALL.

AH, GOOD DAY.

OH, WELL, UH-- WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT THIS ROOM IS RESTRICTED.

OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.

I MERELY WANTED TO SEE THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE MISSILE IS TO BE FIRED,

IF IT IS TO BE FIRED. OH, IT'LL BE FIRED, OKAY.

WELL, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE. IT'S FIRED FROM THE CONTROL ROOM.

INDEED? WELL, IT'S ONE OF THOSE NUCLEAR DEALS, YOU KNOW.

LOOK, UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I, UH-- NO, I'M LEAVING NOW.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY COURTEOUS.

OHH! OH, I'M SO SORRY.

MY RING-- IT SCRATCHED YOUR FINGER. FORGIVE ME. NO, NEVER MIND. FORGET IT.

I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY.

DOWN SCOPE.

[ Sighs ] THE TEMPERATURE'S STILL RISING.

WELL, THEY'LL HAVE TO LET US FIRE THAT MISSILE.

BUT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

A WHOLE HEMISPHERE WILL GO UP IN SMOKE IF WE DON'T ACT.

OR A WHOLE WORLD MIGHT GO UP IF WE DO.

"MIGHT." NOW THAT'S THE KEY WORD. BUT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE.

WE CAN'T STAND BY AND LET MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE.

IT'S TOO BIG A DECISION. WE-- WE CAN'T MAKE IT BY EMOTION.

WHAT OTHER WAY IS THERE TO MAKE IT NOW?

I'M SORRY, McHENRY. I-- I NEED MORE TIME.

UH, SPARKS, PIPE THIS THROUGH TO THE REST OF THE SHIP.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Man ] ...WHILE IN MELBOURNE, MULTIPLE FIRES SWEEP THROUGH THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN DECLARED IN AN EFFORT TO HOLD DOWN THE MANY DEATHS...

WHICH HAVE ALREADY RESULTED FROM THE WORSENING CATASTROPHE.

WORD FROM BOLIVIA INDICATES THAT COUNTRY...

IS PARTICULARLY HARD HIT AT THIS TIME AND HAS SENT NUMEROUS--

DID YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?

IF THAT FIRE SPREADS TO THE OTHER HALF OF THE WORLD, IT'S GOOD-BYE EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY.

WE'VE GOT, UH, ONLY 18 HOURS TO GET THERE. CAN WE GET ANY MORE SPEED?

OH, NOT FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME. THE ENGINES WON'T TAKE IT. MMM.

WELL, WE CAN MAKE IT THIS WAY,

BUT, UH, THAT'LL BE CLOSE.

[ Knocking ] COME IN.

OH, I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE BUSY. OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, MAC.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH,

I'VE BEEN HAMMERING AWAY AT CARLETON SINCE THIS AFTERNOON.

HE'S A SCARED RABBIT, BUT I THINK I'VE ALMOST GOT HIM TALKED INTO VOTING OUR WAY.

WELL, I HOPE YOU CAN DO IT.

YEAH. OH, THEN I MET WEBER IN THE CORRIDOR RIGHT AFTER DINNER.

HE KNOWS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON CARLETON, AND HE'S PRETTY WORRIED.

WELL, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE, MAC.

WEBER'S A PRETTY TOUCHY CHARACTER.

- I WOULDN'T BAIT HIM IF I WERE YOU. - WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT HE-HE GETS ON MY NERVES.

I'M GONNA LIE DOWN FOR A WHILE.

GOOD NIGHT, LEE. GOOD NIGHT, MAC.

GOOD NIGHT, ADMIRAL. NIGHT.

[ Coughs ]

[ Coughs ]

[ Coughs ]

[ Coughing ]

FIRE IN FRAME 42. FIRE DETAIL ON THE DOUBLE.

[ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR. FRAME 42.

[ Alarm Ringing ]

[ Alarm Continues ]

GIVE ME A HAND HERE!

[ Coughs ] [ Alarm Stops ]

[ Coughs ]

HOW IS HE? HE--

HE SWALLOWED A LOT OF SMOKE. TAKE HIM DOWN TO SICK BAY.

THERE'S NO HURRY NOW, SIR. THIS MAN'S DEAD.

ALL THE DECK HATCHES ARE OPEN. WE'RE SCRUBBING THE SHIP OF SMOKE.

OH.

ADMIRAL, WE CAN RESUME COURSE IN A FEW MINUTES.

[ Sighs ] I HOPE IT STILL MATTERS.

UH, ANY IDEA OF THE CAUSE OF FIRE?

YES, SIR. FIRE DETAIL SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.

MM-HMM. A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

REPORT HIS DEATH TO THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL AND ASK FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

ADMIRAL, UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD RADIO CONTACT FOR AN HOUR.

- ALL RIGHT. HAVE SPARKS KEEP TRYING. - AYE, SIR.

UH, GOOD MORNING, CHIEF. OH.

MORNING, SIR.

ANY MORE NEWS?

ONLY MORE OF THE SAME. BUT THE WORST IS OVER, CHIEF.

SOON THE TEMPERATURE WILL REACH 173 DEGREES AND THE FIRE WILL BURN OUT.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? YES, I AM POSITIVE,

IF ONLY NELSON IS NOT PERMITTED TO TRY HIS FOOL SCHEME.

IF HE DOES, I WARN YOU, THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE DESTROYED.

OH, MAN, AM I BEAT.

YOU AND ME BOTH, SKI. HOW LONG HAVE WE GOT BETWEEN WATCHES?

AN HOUR. YEAH, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, IT'S NOT TOO MUCH LONGER ANYWAY.

THAT'S ONE THING.

HEY, SAY, CHIEF. WHAT'S UP, CHIEF?

DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT IS GOIN' ON?

SURE, WE DO. AS SOON AS WE GET INTO THE RIGHT SPOT,

WE'RE GOING TO FIRE A MISSILE AND KNOCK OUT THAT FIRE. [ Chief ] NO!

WE GOT TO STOP 'EM. WE CAN'T LET 'EM DO IT.

HEY, CHIEF. HEY, YOU OKAY?

DON'T YOU TALK TO ME IN THAT TONE OF VOICE, MAC.

WAIT. HE ONLY ASKED YOU A QUESTION-- YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!

CHIEF, TAKE IT EASY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, SHARKEY?

ATTENTION! WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?

MASTER-AT-ARMS, AFT CREW'S QUARTER ON THE DOUBLE!

[ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.

WHAT STARTED ALL THIS?

[ Panting ] I DID, SIR.

WE-- WE-- WE CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH THIS PLAN.

IT'S, UH-- IT'S MASS MURDER, THE END OF THE WORLD.

SOME-SOMEBODY-- SOMEBODY'S GOT TO STOP THE ADMIRAL.

- BELAY THAT KIND OF TALK. - THAT'S HOW HE IS, SIR. HE'S PSYCHO.

ESCORT THIS MAN TO THE CAPTAIN.

IT'S MASS MURDER. IT'S-- IT'S--

CARRY ON. [ Sighs ]

I HEARD A DISTURBANCE. WAS THERE A FIGHT?

A FIGHT? [ Chuckles ]

OH, NO, SIR. WE, UH-- WE WERE JUST HORSING AROUND.

RIGHT, STU?

SURE. WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

YES, I KNOW.

A CREW UNDER TERRIBLE TENSION-- MANY THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

WE ARE ALL UNDER A STRAIN. [ Pats On Shoulder ]

BUT WE WILL SEE IT THROUGH, WON'T WE?

DO YOU DENY THE CHARGES, CHIEF?

- NO, SIR. - STRIKING AN OFFICER IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.

YOU KNOW THAT. YES, SIR.

MR. MORTON, IT'S UP TO YOU TO PREFER CHARGES.

I DON'T THINK I WILL, SIR.

IN MY OPINION, HE WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN ACTIONS AT THE TIME.

IS THAT TRUE, CHIEF?

- NO, SIR. - LOOK AT HIS EYES, LEE.

CHIEF, I'M SENDING YOU DOWN TO SICK BAY.

I WANT THE DOC TO GIVE YOU A THOROUGH GOING-OVER.

- YES, SIR. - TAKE HIM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

POOR McHENRY.

A TRAGIC DEATH. TRAGIC.

WELL, I FEEL AS BADLY ABOUT IT AS YOU DO,

BUT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF TRAGIC DEATHS TODAY.

IN A FEW HOURS, THERE WILL BE MILLIONS UNLESS WE ACT!

HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT?

FIVE HOURS BEFORE WE REACH THE COORDINATES.

IF WE GET THERE IN TIME, WE CAN SAVE THOSE LIVES.

HAS THE SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED YOU TO FIRE?

WE CAN'T REACH THEM. THE DECISION HAS TO BE BY VOTE--

YOURS, WEBER'S, MINE.

YOUR DECISION IS MADE. SO IS WEBER'S.

ACTUALLY, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THE WHOLE THING...

IS NOW UP TO ME. BUT I'VE GIVEN YOU ALL THE FACTS.

THERE ARE NO OTHER ARGUMENTS, PRO OR CON.

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND?

COURAGE, I SUPPOSE.

HOW MANY MILLIONS OF LIVES HANG ON WHICH WAY I DECIDE?

NO MAN SHOULD HAVE THE WEIGHT OF A DECISION LIKE THAT ON HIS SHOULDERS.

I-I-I CAN'T DO IT!

YOU'RE ACTUALLY FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU?

THE LIVES AT STAKE MEAN NOTHING.

YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT YOU.

HOW UNFAIR IT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMMIT YOURSELF.

WELL, WHETHER YOU ADMIT IT OR NOT, YOU'VE ALREADY MADE YOUR DECISION.

BY REFUSING TO VOTE AT ALL, YOU'RE ENDORSING WEBER'S PLAN.

AND YOU'RE GONNA LIVE WITH THAT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

YES, THAT'S TRUE, ISN'T IT?

AND SO IS WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ME, EVERY WORD OF IT.

TAKING A STAND ON THIS, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, MAKES ME SICK INSIDE.

LITERALLY SICK.

BUT I'VE GOT TO VOTE, AND I WILL.

[ Sighs ] GO ON.

YOUR PLAN, OF COURSE.

I'LL CALL WEBER NOW AND MAKE IT OFFICIAL. NO.

NO, I'D RATHER TELL HIM.

IF I CAN FACE THE DECISION I'VE JUST MADE, I CAN FACE HIM.

THAT, GENTLEMEN, IS THE SITUATION.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD AS A MAN OF SCIENCE,

AS AN EXPERT IN SUCH MATTERS.

IF YOU PERMIT THAT MISSILE TO BE FIRED,

YOU WILL DESTROY THE WHOLE WORLD.

I LEAVE YOU WITH THAT THOUGHT.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN SAY.

[ Door Closes ]

ALL RIGHT, YOU HEARD WHAT THE MAN SAID.

THAT'S NOT JUST SOME JOKER OFF THE STREET. HE'S A FAMOUS MAN, RIGHT, STU?

RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU GUYS, BUT I'VE GOT A LOT OF LIVING PLANNED FOR ME.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO LET ANYBODY THROW THAT AWAY,

ESPECIALLY FOR SOME FAR-OUT THEORY I DON'T EVEN DIG!

WHAT ABOUT OUR FOLKS BACK HOME, OUR FRIENDS?

DO WE JUST SIT AROUND AND LET THEM DIE, OR DO WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

AH, CARLETON. AH, I WAS COMING TO LOOK FOR YOU.

TIME IS RUNNING SHORT.

SOON YOU MUST MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND PUT AN END TO THIS MADNESS.

I KNOW. AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND YOU TO TELL YOU.

I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND.

GOOD. THEN WE WILL SETTLE EVERYTHING.

I'M RECOMMENDING NELSON'S PLAN.

- THIS IS HARDLY A TOPIC FOR JOKES. - I'M DEADLY SERIOUS.

I CAN'T PERMIT YOU TO MAKE SUCH A BLUNDER. THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. MY MIND IS MADE UP.

YES, I CAN SEE THAT IT IS.

BUT THERE'S NO NEED TO VOTE JUST YET.

THERE ARE STILL THREE OR FOUR HOURS. WHY POSTPONE IT?

NOTHING WILL CHANGE MY MIND NOW.

WELL, UNDERSTANDABLY, I AM QUITE SHAKEN BY THIS.

DO YOU HAVE A CIGARETTE?

I THINK SO. [ Chuckles ] THANK YOU.

OH, I AM SO SORRY.

NO! NO! WEBER, NO! WEBER, NO!

NO! HELP! [ Screams ]

[ Electricity Crackles ]

HOW SOON CAN YOU GET UNDER WAY AGAIN?

WE'VE GOT IT NOW. IT'LL JUST BE A FEW MINUTES. WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME.

HOW THE DEVIL DID THE TRANSFORMER BLOW?

DR. CARLETON BLUNDERED IN THERE BY MISTAKE. WELL, WHERE IS HE?

[ Man ] FULL POWER RESTORED.

ALL RIGHT. SECURE THE DETAIL.

I'LL GET US UNDER WAY RIGHT AWAY.

CHIP, GET US UNDER WAY AT ONCE.

I CAN'T. ENGINEERING JUST REPORTED ANOTHER FOUL-UP.

WHEN THE GENERATOR BLEW, ONE OF THE SPECIAL JET NOZZLES WAS EXPELLED FROM THE AFT BLOWER.

WELL, GET ANOTHER ONE FROM STORES. THERE AREN'T ANY SPARES.

THIS IS THE KIND OF FREAK ACCIDENT THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN IN A HUNDRED YEARS.

WITHOUT THAT NOZZLE, WE'RE DEAD IN THE WATER.

IT'S ON THE BOTTOM SOMEWHERE, IF WE COULD FIND IT.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND IT. ORDER A DIVING PARTY.

I'LL TAKE THIS ONE OUT MYSELF. AYE, AYE, SIR.

DIVING PARTY, STAND BY. DIVING PARTY, STAND BY.

YOU OKAY? YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

THIS LOOKS ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET ENGINEERING TO INSTALL IT IMMEDIATELY.

MAKE IT A RUSH JOB, CHIP. [ Sighs ]

ENGINE ROOM, TIE DOWN ALL SAFETY VALVES. GIVE ME EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.

[ Man On Speaker ] AYE, SIR.

LEE, WE JUST GOT A REPORT FROM SICK BAY ON CHIEF SHARKEY. WELL?

- HE WAS HEAVILY DRUGGED. - DRUGGED? WITH WHAT?

THE DOC STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE STUFF WAS, BUT HE SAYS IT TURNED HIM INTO A MADMAN.

- BRING HIM IN. - AYE, SIR.

BRING HIM IN.

UH, CHIEF,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ Chuckles ] I, UH,

GOT THE SHAKES, SKIPPER, BUT I'M OKAY.

YOU'RE RELIEVED. TECHNICALLY, HE'S STILL UNDER ARREST.

DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT NOT PREFERRING CHARGES?

YOU'RE THE ONE HE HIT. FUNNY, I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER A THING.

DO YOU, CHIEF?

NOT A THING, SIR.

CHIEF, YOU'RE ON WATCH. WE, UH-- WE NEED YOU HERE.

YES, SIR.

CHIP. YES, SIR?

I'M GOING UP TO REPORT TO THE ADMIRAL. TAKE OVER. AYE, AYE, SIR.

TEN MINUTES. HOW LONG BEFORE WE REACH THE COORDINATES?

WE'RE MAKING FANTASTIC SPEED. WE SHOULD BE THERE INSIDE OF, UH, EIGHT MINUTES.

- AND THE MISSILE? - SET TO GO.

BUT THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE STILL OUT. WHAT ABOUT THE AUTHORIZATION?

FORGET ABOUT THE AUTHORIZATION. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SHOT.

KOWALSKI, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

WE'RE TAKING OVER THE SHIP, CAPTAIN.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE. Y-Y-YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

[ Kowalski ] DON'T TRY ANYTHING, ADMIRAL, OR I'LL SHOOT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU MEN?

JUST GET YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR. WE'RE GONNA STOP YOU FROM FIRING THIS MISSILE.

[ Riley ] WE'RE NOT GONNA STAND BY AND LET YOU DESTROY THE WORLD, ADMIRAL.

[ Kowalski ] WE'RE GONNA LOCK YOU UP IN HERE UNTIL THE DEADLINE'S OVER.

GET A DETAIL AND GET UP THERE FAST. AYE, AYE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, YOU AND YOU TWO MEN, ON THE DOUBLE WITH ME.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT! GET HIM, BILL! DROP THAT!

ADMIRAL, THIS IS MORTON. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ Nelson ] YES, CHIP. WHAT'S OUR POSITION?

WE'RE AT THE COORDINATES. COME TO FULL STOP. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

ALL STOP. HOLD TRIM. READY FOR MISSILE SHOT. [ Man ] AYE, AYE, SIR.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

TAKE THESE MEN TO THE BRIG AND LOCK THEM UP UNTIL AFTER THE FIRING.

THEN I WANT THEM TAKEN TO SICK BAY FOR EXAMINATION.

WEBER.

NO!

[ Gunshots ]

STOP IN YOUR TRACKS! PUT THAT GUN DOWN.

[ Weber ] STAND STILL!

IF ANYBODY FIXES THAT PANEL, I DROP THIS GRENADE.

DON'T BE A FOOL. IF YOU WRECK THIS SUB, YOU DIE WITH IT.

I KNOW THAT.

I'VE ALREADY KILLED TWO GOOD MEN, NELSON, TO STOP YOU.

I'M PERFECTLY WILLING TO KILL A HUNDRED MORE...

TO KEEP YOU FROM FIRING THAT MISSILE.

IT'S NEARLY OVER, ADMIRAL.

DON'T! YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO DIE ANY MORE THAN I DO.

BRING ME THE MAGNETIC PRIMER, QUICK!

PREPARE NUMBER EIGHT MISSILE FOR FIRING.

[ Water Rushing ]

THIRTY SECONDS TO GO, ADMIRAL.

[ Clicking ]

[ Ticking ]

TIME HAS RUN OUT, ADMIRAL.

[ Explosion ]

THERE'S LEE. HE'S OKAY.

GIVE HIM A HAND.

[ Explosion ]

WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL, CHIEF?

KIND OF BUSTED UP.

WHAT HAPPENED TO WEBER?

WELL, HE CAUGHT THE FULL FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE RESULT.

RILEY AND KOWALSKI?

THEY GOT THE SAME DOSE OF DRUGS THAT YOU DID.

WEBER AND HIS RING AGAIN. THEY'RE ALL RIGHT NOW.

[ Nelson ] AND THE FIRE'S OUT. I FEEL BETTER.

WE ALL DO, CHIEF. BELIEVE ME.