All language subtitles for The Concorde Airport 79 1979.eng

(DRAMATlC
lNSTRUMENTAL MUSlC)

More coffee?

(LAUGHlNG)

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

May I have
another coffee,
please?

l'll help you.

WOMAN: Yes!

(WOMAN LAUGHlNG)

l was surprised to see
your name on the crew list
this morning.

Life is full
of surprises.

You still
take it black?

Mmm-hmm.

l heard you retired.

For a short time.
l've changed my mind.

l'm glad you did.

ls there anything
else you need, Captain?

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

METRAND: lt is still
amazing to me.

Only three
hours and a half ago
we were in Paris.

The world seems so small.

Thank you, Dulles.

They want us to
park on 23.

There's going to be
a ceremony

when Federation
officially takes
ownership of the plane.

Tell them we'll
be right there.

Concorde Flight 28,
you're clear for landing.

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Roger, Dulles.

Holy Christ.

What is over
the runways, Dulles?

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

Full power.
Go around.
Gear up!

Gear up.

WOMAN: Oh, my God !
What's happening?

The three balloonists,
two men and a young woman,

members of
the radical environmentalist
group, Airpeace,

surrendered to
Virginia State Police.

The Concorde flight 28
was en route from Paris.

The airplane was
recently purchased
by Federation World Airlines,

making it America's
first supersonic
commercial carrier.

A spokesman for
the airline said

that today's incident
would not change their plans

to make a pre-Olympic
goodwill flight to Moscow
on the Concorde tomorrow.

ln other news,
Harrison lndustries today

unveiled its highly
secret Buzzard Project.

Science editor
Jeffrey Marks was

at Harrison lndustries'
Maryland test facility

for this special report.

MARKS: Since 1974,
Harrison lndustries

has been developing
for the Air Force

the Buzzard Attack Drone,

the newest weapon
in the United States
arsenal.

A radio-controlled,
unmanned target plane

is being sent
out over the ocean.

Conceived of
by Dr. Kevin Harrison,

chairman of
Harrison lndustries,

the Buzzard was designed
by Harrison's chief designer,
Willie Halpern.

Capable of speeds
that exceed twice
the speed of sound,

the attack drone has
an interception range
of over 1,000 miles

and a hitherto unheard of
rate of successful kills
close to 100%.

Guided by
television cameras
set into its nose

and an on-board
computer system,

the Buzzard
shows its muscle.

Once locked
to its prey,

the super-fast bird
electronically
homes in on its target.

At Harrison lndustries'
test facility,

this is Jeffrey Marks
for Nightly News.

Testing of the drone
will continue at

the Harrison facility
at daybreak tomorrow.

ln a related story,
the prestigious

United States
Science Foundation

has named Dr. Kevin Harrison
as their Man of the Year

for his achievements
in advancing
aerospace technology.

Dr. Harrison, 43,
chairman of the conglomerate
Harrison lndustries,

was graduated from Harvard
with a doctorate in physics.

Dr. Harrison lives
in Washington

with his wife
and three children.

Members of
the Russian Olympic team

concluded
a weeklong goodwill tour

at the Cole Fieldhouse
at the University of
Maryland this afternoon.

As a continuing
feature leading
to our exclusive coverage

of the 22nd Olympiad
in Moscow,

Robert Palmer gives
us this special look
at these fine athletes.

Sport has always been
a tapestry of contrasts,

a never-ending
variety of movement.

The epitome of grace,
Alicia Rogov,

was the all-round
women's gymnastics
gold medal winner

in Munich and Montreal.

She'll be trying
for an unprecedented
third gold medal in Moscow.

Just another facet
of the 22nd Olympiad.

This is Robert Palmer
for Nightly News.

(SlNGlNG lN RUSSlAN)

Can I interview you
for American television?

Are you crazy?
What are you doing here?

My viewers want
the whole story.
lt's up close and personal.

l will scream if
you don't leave!

Please, do not scream.

l'm just gonna ask
you a few questions.

How does it feel to
be a national hero?

Would you look
right into the camera?

Ladies and gentlemen,
we're talking today
with Miss Alicia. . . Rogov!

Thanks.

Come on, American.
lnterview me.

All right, Miss Rogov.

Tell us why it's so
important for you to win
three gold medals.

You're 24.
lsn't that a little
old for competition?

Old? I want to
show everyone,

you don't have to be 15
with a figure like boy
to win gold medal.

Anything else,
Mr. Reporter?

Whatever happened to
the shy young woman

l met four years
ago in Montreal?

She grew up
and fell in love.

Nelli !

Alicia!

Please!
Very soon the bus is
leaving for the hotel.

(GlGGLES)

What?
Something amuses you.

The bubbles.
They tickle in
strange places.

l want you to put
all your strange places
into nice, dry clothes.

Now.

She's gone, Robert.

Robert!

Robert Palmer!

Thanks for
the interview.

Come back here,
Robert Palmer.

Thanks, Walter.

Any time, Joe.

l won't, Paul.

l know.
Just friends.

You don't know how much
you hurt me when you left.

l never wanted to hurt you.

lt doesn't take very much.

lsabelle, can I tell you
something very personal?

Mmm-hmm.

Your hair is in
my French fries.

l won't let you
hurt me again.

(DOORBELL RlNGS)

Hold on ! l'm coming !

(DOORBELL RlNGS)

l'm coming !

Who is it?

Miss Whelan?
My name is Carl Parker.

l'm the assistant
sales director for
Harrison lndustries.

We met at an
open house you had here
for the World Hunger Council.

l need your help.

l'm sorry.

l would've called,
but your number's
not listed.

No, it's all right.
Please, come in.

Well, I only
have a minute.

Miss Whelan,
you're an important person.
You have influence.

Now, they'll
listen to you.

l don't understand.
What is the problem?

l have information
that Harrison lndustries,

through their
overseas operations,

have been making
illegal sales of arms
for the last 15 years.

Harrison lndustries?

Weapons were sold to
the North Vietnamese
during our war there.

Weapons that
killed a lot of our men.

Come on.
That's ridiculous.
No!

They've secretly
sold arms to Cuba,
to Syria and Uganda,

arsenals to
terrorist groups.

Can you prove any of this?

l have the documents
that detail the sales.

l've locked them
away in a safe place.

l gave my wife the key
and l've asked her

to deliver them to
you tomorrow morning.

l'm leaving for Paris
in the morning.

Now if these documents exist,
we can go see them now.

No! They have
people looking for me.
l have to leave town.

Now let me just go up
and get changed,
and I can be right. . .

But you don't understand !

MAN: Mr. Parker?

(DlALlNG)

WHELAN: Hello? Hello!
Hello, operator!

Help! Help me!
Please, somebody, help!

Help me! Please!

Please! Help me!

Help me! Please!

(ALARM RlNGlNG)

(WHELAN WHlMPERlNG)

(GASPlNG)

Captain Metrand?

Captain Metrand,
Joe Patroni.

Oh.
l'm gonna be flying with ya.
Just wanted to say hello.

l'm sorry, Captain.
l went to bed early.

Oh, I didn't mean
to disturb you.

Get some sleep and
we'll talk tomorrow.

Good night to you,
too, honey!

l've heard a lot
about you, Captain.

So I knew that
terrific perfume
wasn't yours.

(CHUCKLES) Oh. . .

Carl was
a friend of mine.

He worked for me
for almost 20 years.
This is unbelievable.

l was standing
right next to him.
(SNlFFLlNG)

One minute
he's talking to me.
Then. . .

(SOBBlNG) Oh, God !
lt was horrible!

Kevin,
he said there
were documents.

Documents that proved
that Harrison lndustries

has been making
illegal arms sales.

You would have to
approve those sales.

Documents?

What did Carl
think he was doing?

Somebody in
my organization must be
trying to blackmail me.

l just can't understand
how Carl got involved.

He always seemed like
such a decent, kind man.

Why would
your own people want
to blackmail you?

Because big business
is like that kid's game,
King of the Mountain.

When you're on top,
somebody always wants
to knock you on your ass.

Are you saying
you've never made
illegal arms sales?

Maggie,
l'm a very rich man.

l have everything in
life I could ever want.

Why would I jeopardize that
by doing something
so incredibly stupid?

(SNlFFLES)

Blow your nose.

Sweet Maggie.

Sweet, sweet Maggie.

l love you so much.

You're cold.

Yeah.

Morning, Willie.

Good morning, K. H.

Look like
you haven't slept.

My grandchild is
staying with us.

She slept in the same
bed with us all night.

My three kids used
to climb in with us.

lt was like a disco
on Saturday night.

Carl Parker is dead.

Did we get
the documents back?

No.

And there's
somebody else involved.

Maggie Whelan
knows about them.

What time is
the drone test
scheduled for?

6:30. A little
over an hour from now.

l want it delayed
until 8:00.

We've been
together a long time,
haven't we, Willie?

Twenty-two years.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Almost half my life.

This could destroy
everything we've
worked for.

l need your help, Willie.

How difficult would it be
to reprogram the drone?

No problem at all.

Where'd you
get your training?

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

Early on,
l was flying cargo
to Saigon

during the war we
had in lndoChina.

Then I flew the Mirage.

l was a military advisor
in Saigon when we
first got in the war.

l remember this Eurasian gal.
She had these
great big blue eyes.

They called her the Tarantula.
Did you ever run into her?

No. I don't think so.

You'd remember her
if you did.

She was a real
ball-breaker.

Now here's
a beautiful lady.

METRAND: Yes.
You have good
taste, Joseph.

There's nothing
like her in the skies.

She can maneuver
with a military jet.

Go just as fast
and a lot farther.

l think l'm
falling in love.

The instructors
at the Concorde
flight school in Toulouse

tell me you scored very
high in their testing.

Nothing but gold stars.
Just like you, Paul.

Ever since I was a little boy,
anything that flies
has been my hobby.

How long have you
been flying?

l stopped counting
after 30 years.

Flown just about
every aircraft there is

through three wars
and 40 pounds.

The only thing l'm
afraid of is heights.

You afraid of anything,
Metrand?

American pilots.

Captain.

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

Coach Markov,
can we get a picture of

you and Gregori Valdikoff
together picture?

What?
This little muzhik?

Sure. Right.
Right. Now.

(LAUGHTER)

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

What'd he say?
What'd he say?

He says l'm a genius.

Coach, what did the team
enjoy most about
the United States?

The children.
Wonderful,
happy children.

This is
my daughter, lrina.

Her name sign is lrina.

lrina, is the Coach
a good father?

She says l'm
an ugly bear.

She must know something.

Excuse me.
Thank you.

Are you excited about
taking the Concorde?

(LAUGHS)

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

What'd he say?
How should I know?

You're still
on that diet?

Barely just.

Last night
l came within that much
of a big, juicy steak.

What'd you eat?

Fruit compote.

lt was torture.

l woke up in
the middle of the night
in a cold sweat.

l dreamt I was being chased
by a giant banana.

(CHUCKLlNG)

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

No cream and
sugar for me.

Two cups, black.

Two cups, black.
Oh, you pilots
are such men.

They don't call it
the cockpit
for nothing, honey.

Wait a minute!

That perfume of yours
smells awfully familiar.

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

What'd she say?

Probably the same as
you say in English.

Thank you.
How we doing?

Just waiting
for Maggie Whelan.

Listen.
All I wanna know,

are you sure there
was nothing delivered
for me at the studio?

l mean,
like a package, an envelope,
something like that?

Okay.
l'll talk to you
from Paris.

Kevin.

l was worried
about you.
You're too much.

l wanted to make sure
everything is okay.

lt's okay.
l'm exhausted,
that's all.

You can sleep
on the airplane.

Miss Whelan, l'm going to have
to lock the door.

Did those
mysterious documents
turn up?

No. You were
right as usual.

Bon voyage,
you beautiful lady.

ANNOUNCER:
Your attention, please.
Take care of yourself.

The mobile lounge
for Federation World
Airlines Concorde...

l will. You, too.

...to Paris and Moscow
is ready for immediate
departure from Gate 14.

This is your final call...
WOMAN: Maggie!

...for the Concorde's
mobile lounge.

All aboard, please.
Maggie!

Have a wonderful trip.
Thank you.

Miss Whelan.

Maggie!

You killed him !
You murdered Carl !

Killer!

That'll do.
lt's okay.
Excuse me.

Was the additional
ice put on board?

lt's in the freezer.

lt's just a precaution.
We shouldn't need it.

The heart's been
packed in plenty of ice.

What we need now is
a really fast trip.

Excuse me, please.

Would you mind very much
if I sat right here?

Of course not.

Thank you.

l'll hang that.

Thank you.

The transplant
is for your son?

Yes.

He just turned seven.

(SNlFFLlNG)

And so the colonel says,
"No, ya fathead,

"you're supposed to
ride the camel to town !"

There you are.

l couldn't figure out
where you ran off to.

Paul, Joe.
This old lady here
is my wife, Amy.

She's stoned on Dramamine.
Tell her she's got
nothing to worry about.

lt's just like
taking a bus, Mrs. Sande.

She's afraid
of buses, too.

l think you better
throw my husband
out of here.

He wants to
fly the plane.

Okay. Okay.

Have fun, boys.

All right.
We'll see you later.

Uh-huh.

Nice-looking lady.
ls he really her husband?

She's his fourth wife.
He always was
a horny bastard.

There's this story
that back in the '20s
when he was barnstorming,

he made a bet
that he could put it

to this
good-looking
wing walker.

He boffed her out on
the wing 1,000
feet above El Paso.

His ass got so sunburned
he couldn't sit down
for a week.

(LAUGHlNG)

Who is he?

That's your boss, sweetheart.
Eli Sande,

president of
Federation Airlines.

Hey, Coach !

(SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

Ma'am. Could you wait
until we take off, please?

Well, I have this
bladder condition.
When l'm nervous, l. . .

l really enjoyed
your farewell concert
at Carnegie Hall.

lt was a classic.

Thank you.
lt's nice to
be remembered.

l could never figure
out why you retired.

Well, honey,
the road's a killer.

When I woke up not knowing
what town I was in,

l decided it was
time to quit.

This yours?
Yeah.

Get that for me?
Thank you.

Did I read you're going
to be in the
Moscow Jazz Festival?

Yeah ! lt's kind of
a homecoming for me.

That's fabulous.
l was born in Moscow.

l haven't been back since
l was about five years old.
Long time.

That's great. I'll be there,
front row and
center to cheer you on.

Oh, thank you, love.

(PLAYS TUNE)

The Lord is my shepherd
and I see what I want.

(PLAYS A NOTE)

l'm sorry, sir.
You're gonna have to
store that for takeoff.

l can put it in
the cupboard for you.

Obviously, my dear,
you don't congeal
the situation here.

See, this is my Siamese twin.
We go everywhere together.

Right, Gretch?

Oh, that's right.
They even sleep together.

You know,
everybody's doing it.

(ENGlNE ROARlNG)

Robert.

Why don't you defect?
You would make
a good Russian.

l don't want to
be a Russian.

l don't want to
be American.

But that's great.
We'll live in Sweden.

Marriage is
too complicated.

Let's just do interviews?

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

Forgive me.

Excuse me, sir.

Sonia, I want to sit there.
You could sit in my seat.

(MAN OVER RADlO)
Concorde, Dulles Tower.

Radar has
a two-minute hold on you.
Hold in position.

Concorde.
lnto position
and hold.

MAN: (OVER PA)
Attention, please.
All Buzzard test personnel,

please stand by
to clear the pad.

All personnel in
launching pad 17,

this is a
five-minute warning.

Five minutes
to countdown.

Please.

Thank you.

l'm sorry to bother you.

Hiya, Maggie.

Joe. lt's good to see you.
l thought I heard your name.

Good to see you.

Maggie Whelan, Peter O'Neill,
our flight engineer.

Captain Paul Metrand.
Hello, Maggie.

Hello.
l feel like I know you.

l'm a big fan of yours.
Thank you.

First trip on Concorde?
Yes.

l hope you'll enjoy it.
Thank you.

l haven't seen you
since 1975,

that crash landing
at Salt Lake City.

You still don't look
like you're more
than 18 years old.

How's your family?

My boy is
starting college.

My wife has been
dead for about a year.

l'm sorry to hear that.

How 'bout you?
Did you ever
get married?

Not a chance.
Just a lot of
fooling around.

That'll keep you healthy.

Depends on who you're
fooling around with,
l guess.

Peter? Will you
give my friend a hand?

Good to see ya.
Thank you, Joe.

l'll try.
What number is it?

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your captain,
Joe Patroni.

We'd like to
welcome you all aboard.

Our flying time to Paris
today will be
three hours and 50 minutes.

We'll be climbing up
to an altitude
of 59,000 feet.

Our cruising speed
will be Mach 2.

That's roughly
1,400 miles an hour,
twice the speed of sound.

The cabin will remain
pressurized to
a comfortable 6,000 feet.

And you'll barely
notice the speed.
Enjoy your flight.

lt's ringing.

Maggie?

l have the
documents, Kevin.

l can't believe it.

Your signature.

l don't want to
believe any of this.

(WHlSPERS)
You had Carl Parker killed !

l didn't, Maggie!

l've done a lot of things
l've been ashamed of,
but I am not a murderer!

You know, l'm not sure
l really know you at all.

When we hang up,
l'm gonna call my
news department.

l'm gonna tell them
about the documents.

You wanna hang me
without an explanation !

You hung yourself.
What's left to explain?

A lot.

l'll meet you in Paris.

lf you really
care about me,

you won't do anything
about those documents
until I get there.

l'll see you in Paris.

(SOBBlNG)

Maggie, you okay?

Yeah, l'm fine.

l'm sorry. I feel like
a fool sitting here crying.

lt's all right.

Thank you, Joe.
Sure.

Anytime you feel
like a good cry,
just come on back up.

Can't be traced.
lt's all set.

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Concorde, this is Dulles.
You're clear for takeoff.

Dulles tower, Concorde.
We're rolling.

Boise, I thought
you were an atheist.

What do I got to lose?

Yes! Superman !
(LAUGHS)

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Dulles tower, this is
Harrison lndustries'

Memphis test facility
keeping you advised.

Our Buzzard test
will commence
in 30 seconds.

Monitoring air traffic.

Okay.
Good luck.

All right.
Stand by.

Target plane is airborne.

Beats me all to
hell and back.

Fifteen seconds
to countdown.

Buzzard is operative.

Relay cameras, operative.

On-board computer,
operative.

Stand by for countdown.

Ten, nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four,
three, two, one.

We have ignition.

Washington Center,
good morning.
This is the Concorde.

We're with you
climbing to
flight level 270.

We will accelerate
and climb 30 miles
east of Sea lsle to 590.

MAN: (OVER RADlO) Concorde,
this is Washington Center.
Turn right, heading 035.

(BEEPlNG)

(ALARM BEEPlNG)
Attack drone is off course.
Stand by for termination.

Standing by for termination.
(TURNS OFF ALARM)

MAN: Terminate!

Beginning primary
destruct sequence.

Actuating
alternate destruct.

MAN: Drone is not
responding to commands.

What the
hell's going on?

We've got a malfunction
in the termination switch.

Can you bring it back?

(SCATTlNG)

Sing it out. Sing it out loud.
Sing it with the words.

(SlNGlNG)
l keep repeating
never leave me

Never, never leave me

'Cause if,
if you go away

Boise.

Maybe I don't
have it anymore.

Don't have it anymore?
Does Ella still have it?

Does Sinatra still have it?
Does Sarah Vaughn
still have it?

Well, Gretchen Carter
definitely has it.

You're like fine wine.

You get better with age.
And you're gonna
get those Russians drunk.

Little Buddy's heart
has failed twice
since he collapsed.

lt's a miracle
he's still alive.

They don't expect him
to last the week though.

Must not have been easy
to find a heart for him.

lt's all computerized.

Thousands of hospitals
around the world.

What they do is
look for a heart

with compatible tissues
for transplanting.

Oh, God !
lt sounds so cold.

And they found it
last night?

Yes.

A couple of days ago
there was an accident

and a little girl suffered
brain damage and died.

Her heart survived and. . .

Buddy has a chance to live,
if we ever get there in time.

Don't worry.
He's gonna make it just fine.

You're sweet.
Thank you.

(lNDlSTlNCT RADlO CHATTER)

We have
a computer malfunction.

What's its course?

035.

Jesus!
That's the Dulles
eastbounds!

(RAPlD BEEPlNG)

(RAPlD BEEPlNG CONTlNUES)

Everybody relax.
Tell Washington
what's happening.

Yes, sir.

MAN:
Point 98. Point 99.

Mach 1 !

We traveling at
the speed of sound !

You feel anything?

No, I don't
feel anything.

We're going
faster than sound !

MAN:
lt's about as fast as you
were running that day.

(MAN LAUGHlNG)

When she came out. . .

(SAXOPHONE PLAYlNG)

Excuse me.

There's nobody home!

(SAXOPHONE PLAYlNG)

l'm not feeling too well.

You're a minority of one.

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Attention, all aircraft!

All aircraft, please
maintain present flight
altitudes and vector spaces.

We have an emergency.
Repeat. Emergency!

We have a malfunctioning
drone off course
from a test range.

The Air Force jets
are responding.

l'm gonna hit
the seat belt sign.

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

What is that?

Please sit down and
fasten your seat belts.

What's happening?
We're not turning
back are we?

No. There's probably
some turbulence ahead.
That's all.

(REPEATlNG HORN BLAST)

PATRONl:
Sorry to bother you, folks,

but Washington Center
has advised us

of some military traffic
in our air space.

There's a possibility
we may be asked

to make some
minor course changes.

You'll be more comfortable
if you please

stay seated with your
seat belts fastened.

l'm gonna put on
some music,

but l'd appreciate it
if you don't
dance in the aisles.

That's one l
never heard before.

People relax if
you sound relaxed.
You should hear my yawn.

(BEEPlNG)

The drone's
locked on target.

Four o'clock, Joseph !

(SCREAMlNG)

Where did it go?

Shouldn't we continue
evasive action, sir?

No.
Those attack drones lock on
with a guidance system.

lf we start
juking around the sky,

that needle-nose bugger
will nail us
when we can't see him.

Let it make
the first move.

Here it comes!

(SCREAMlNG)

l can't shake
that bug bastard.

F-15s at ten o'clock.

He's dead.

The fighter's
too close.

lf he overshoots,
we'll end up with
a missile in our laps.

(CHEERlNG)

(EXHALES)

Does that hurt?

No.

How 'bout that?
No.

And l'm glad to see
that nobody is hurt,

but we do have
a doctor on board
if anybody needs one.

Oh, Captain !
Ma'am?

Um. . .

Who's driving the plane?

lt's on
automatic pilot, ma'am.

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention,
please?

Now if everyone's okay,
we're gonna continue
on our course to Paris.

We've run a complete
check on the aircraft,

and everything is in
perfect running order.

What happened, Joe?

All we know is that
a military test vehicle

accidentally strayed
into our air space.

We had to make
some adjustments in order
to avoid a collision.

Those were
some adjustments.

Good work, Joe.

(APPLAUDlNG)

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

Oh.

You deserve
a rest, Captain.

Oui, oui, Kevin. Hmm.

Some things are necessary.

There's only tragedy
and drama. lt's done.

Ah ! Thank you, Kevin.

Mmm.

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

Samantha,
is my plane ready?

And so,

this famous
gold bear says,

"Who's sleeping

"in my bed?"

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

(OVER lNTERCOM)
Mr. Harrison,
this is Captain Moyer.

Mr. Robelle is
calling from Paris, sir.

Put him through.

André?
Oui, Kevin.

l'm putting us
on a scrambler.

(BEEPlNG)

Go ahead.

The fighter plane
should be airborne now.

What about
the French Air Force?

lt's flying under
French coastal radar.

When he makes his attack,

he'll have four minutes
before the Air Force
responds.

Four minutes
will be an eternity
for the Concorde.

l'll be in Paris
before dark.

Very good, Kevin.

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Good afternoon, Concorde.

This is Paris Control.
Go ahead, please.

Nice to be with you,
Paris Control.

We've just passed
10 degrees west.

We should be on the ground
in under an hour.

lSABELLE:
Ladies and gentlemen,

we are starting
our gradual descent

for landing at
Charles de Gaulle
Airport in Paris.

Captain Metrand has
turned on
the seat belt sign.

He requests that
you stay seated

with your
seat belts fastened.
Thank you.

Oh, please, madame.
Would you mind
taking your seat?

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Concorde,
this is Paris Control.

We are advised of
unknown
high-speed traffic

in French air space,
your area.

The Air Force
is responding.

Please monitor
French Air Force traffic
on the following...

Paris Control,
can you read me?

(STATlC)

Hello? Hello?

We've lost communication
with Paris Control, Captain.

Jesus Christ.

There's an armed Phantom,
and he's coming right for us.

Full power.

Goddamn !

He fired one!
Missile at five o'clock!

Those missiles have
a narrow seeking angle,
no more than 30 degrees.

lf we make enough
violent maneuvers,

we may be able
to cause a flyby.

You son of a bitch !

(SCREAMlNG)

Oh, no.
Something's
happening again.

O'NElL:
Mayday! Mayday!
This is Concorde.

We're under attack
by an unmarked
fighter plane.

Mayday!
This is Concorde.
Please respond.

l'd love to see
what my horoscope said
for this morning.

He's got three more.

The plane will break up
if I do anymore
violent aerobatics.

We need to send
a false target.

With the Very pistol.

The flare is small,
but it's hot.

O'Neill, emergency!
Depressurize!

O'NElL:
Depressurizing.
(AlR HlSSlNG)

Everybody, please
put on your oxygen masks!

Turn it over!

Things are being
thrown all over.

My God, we're rolling !

The hydraulic
system's been hit.

PlLOT:
One minute to intercept.

Roll it, Paul,
so I can get at them !

Son of a bitch !
lt's jammed !

Get it!

The pin's broken.

Where's the other
Very pistol?

ln the rear storage!

By the time I get back
there, we'd have two
missiles up our ass!

Missile at five o'clock!

He let number four go.
Missile at eight o'clock!

They're running
after the engines.

l'm going to kill
the heat source.
Turn them off!

Here we go!

(PASSENGERS SCREAMlNG)

(GLASS SHATTERS)

(GUNS FlRlNG)

Tracers!
He's on his cannons!

Power on, engine two.

Engine two.

No response, sir.

Try engine four.
Power!

Starting engine four.

No flame, sir.

We're diving
straight down !

(PANTlNG)
There's so much fear!

O'NElL: She's not
responding, Captain.

METRAND:
Engine three, power!

Oh, dear Lord,
please help us!

Oh, God, no!
lt's the last thing
we knew!

Oh, God, no! Please, no!
We're going into the ocean !
Oh, no!

O'NElL: Engine three,
no response, sir.

METRAND:
Power, engine one!

l think my feet
are getting wet.

Starting flare!

O'NElL: Number one's
got ignition, sir.

Try number
two again !

Ooh, whee!

A thing like that
could ruin his whole day!

O'NElL:
Engine four running, sir.
Starting three.

PATRONl: (OVER PA)
Ladies and gentlemen,

you can remove
your oxygen masks.

We still don't know who
attacked the aircraft.

As soon as we get
any information,
we'll pass it right on to you.

ln a few minutes
we're going to be
touching down

at our alternate
airport in Paris,

where barrier nets
will assist our landing
if needed.

Thank you.

The bathroom's broken.

You boys okay?

The only problem is
we may not be able
to stop this big lady.

The reverse thrusters
are out on one side, sir.

No brakes?

The hydraulic
system is damaged.

l don't know if
they're going to
work or not.

My wife thinks
we'll all be safe

if l'm up here
in the cockpit.

l'll ride it out
with you.

(SlRENS WAlLlNG)

Le Bourget
dead ahead, Paul.

Final landing checklist.

Landing gear, down.

Landing gear,
coming down.

l landed into
experimental nets
in Vietnam.

lt was like trying
to stop a bullet
with crepe paper.

Emergency brake.

Emergency brake available.
Ground speed, 110.

Ground speed, 95.

Trying the brakes.

(TlRES SCREECHlNG)

We can't stop!

Ninety.

(SlRENS WAlLlNG)

PATRONl: Eighty-five.

End of the runway,
300 meters, Paul.

After that,
this airplane
buys us a farm.

(TlRES SCREECHlNG)

(PASSENGERS SHOUTlNG)

(TlRES SCREECHlNG)

Whew.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to Paris.

(SlRENS WAlLlNG)

The helicopter will be
here in five minutes.

Just enough time
to make it.

Oh, please,
Dr. Stone, let's hurry.

l'll meet you at debriefing.
l'm going to call Sarah.

Mr. O'Neill.

Thank you.

Thank you, too, sugar.

Captain?

Captain.

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

Will what happened today
change your flight plans?

l'm sorry,
l can't discuss it.

What is your reaction
to the near tragedy?

Thank goodness it
wasn't a tragedy.

Miss Whelan, have you heard
that four terrorist
groups have taken credit

for the attack as a protest
against the Olympics?

The world's gone mad.
Excuse me.

lf this plane is ready,
we're going to
Moscow tomorrow!

l'll be damned
if anybody's gonna
stop this flight!

Was this
a publicity stunt?

Repair work
gonna be done here?

lf everything's up
to specs,

the crew will
ferry her to de Gaulle
late tonight.

lsabelle!

Joseph,
you're my guest
for dinner.

l have
the perfect lady
for you.

l guarantee
you'll fall in love.

Be careful about
his guarantees,
Captain Patroni.

What does this
perfect lady look like?

For you, Porky Pig.

What can I say?
He was the best
money could buy.

Apparently not
good enough, André.

Don't worry, Kevin.
l'm prepared.

l've already
spoken to someone.

(THUNDERCLAP)

Ha!

Brr!
(GROANlNG)

Oh !

Whew!
(LAUGHlNG)

Paris always
hated foreigners.

He looks cute
when he's wet.

He reminds me
of a happy fish.

Find us a table, Joe.

l'll call and see how
repairs are going on
the Concorde.

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

Here. Here.

Oh, you're soaking wet!

Ah ! (CHUCKLES)

A happy fish.

A happy fish, yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

You're adorable when
you're embarrassed.

You look like
a married man.

What does
a married man
look like?

His smile says, "No."
His eyes, they say,
"When?"

Well, when?

l was married.
My wife was killed
in a car accident.

Do you miss her?

Very much.

Do you have children?

l have a boy.
He's just
starting college.

(EXCLAlMS lN FRENCH)

My son just
started college.
The Sorbonne.

College?
You don't look
old enough

to have a child
in the fifth grade.

Just makeup.
Oh, no.

What is your son to study?

Medicine.

What a coincidence!
So is my Phillipe.

We have a lot
in common, Captain.

You're a very shy man.

My wife used to
say that.

An understanding woman
is very important.

Maybe you'll ask
"when" again.

l promise.

What a night
to work.

We have to check
the cargo hold.

What are this
week's numbers?

Eight, seven,
five, seven.

(WHlRRlNG)

A hand, strong man.

The ohmmeter.

There we go.

All right.

When did you start
wearing glasses?

Last week.
They're just
for reading.

l'm gradually learning
to accept most of
life's humiliations.

l've written this draft
as the announcement
for the press.

lt gives the complete details
of Harrison lndustries'
illegal activities

done in my behalf
and with my full knowledge

that the responsibility
for these action
rests solely with me.

Maggie,

would you look
at this for me?

Writing is not
my strong suit.

Maybe you can
polish the rough edges.

l need some air, Kevin.

(WHlSTLES)

(CAR ENGlNE STARTS)

l feel like
walking, Kevin.

You did it
again, stormy.

You said
it wouldn't rain.

Let's go to your hotel.

ls that gonna
solve everything?

l'm gonna
broadcast the documents
as soon as I get to Moscow.

lt'll be old news by then.
l made you a promise.

A promise?
You made me a promise?

Oh ! What a pathetic joke.

Maggie,
the hotshot reporter.

The great
judge of character.

l was never gonna
fall in love and
get hurt.

That couldn't
happen to me.

Oh, damn it.

l fell so hard.

Talk about
love being blind.

Oh, Kevin Harrison,
you are perfect, though.

Attractive,
charming, intelligent.

And destructive.

Why couldn't you
be straight with me?

l would've done
anything for you.

l've never loved anyone
the way I love you.

But it's over.

Saddest part of
the whole thing is
that I still love you.

Already miss us, Doc.

Taxi !

Maggie.

Control circuits
are in good order.

What time is
their departure?

3:30.

No problems here.

Close the cargo door.
l'll check
the pressure ceiling.

(CARGO DOOR CLOSlNG)

Froelich !
Some hot coffee?

Froelich !

l'll be right out!

You see?

You didn't forget
very much.

(CHUCKLES)

l guess it's
kinda like swimming.

Once you learn how. . .

Just like a happy fish.

This is the nicest evening
l've had in a long, long time.

Me, too.

Again?

You haven't changed.

You're even
more beautiful.

l love you.

As long as l've known you,
you've never said that to me.

People change.

l think you should
get used to hearing it.

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

l'd like us to
try again, lsabelle.

Today, when we were
that far above the ocean,

life seemed very short.

The plane is
here at de Gaulle.
The repairs are completed.

MAN:
A bomb, Froelich?

No. Bombs are unreliable.
This way is certain.

When the door opens,
the change in pressure
will tear the plane apart.

How long before
the Concorde
is destroyed?

Ten minutes.
lt's not quick, but
it's completely efficient.

When I give you
the money,
leave France.

Yes, sir.

At 4:00,
it will be finished.

Tell your friend
to enjoy himself.

lt's better
to be rich.

(CHUCKLES)

(WOMAN ON PA SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

Good morning, Joseph.

Paul !

l don't know how
the hell to thank you.

l never was a believer
in love at first sight,
but that Francine. . . Whoo!

What a night!

She was
really special !

For 2,000 francs,
she'd better
have been special.

Wait a minute.
You. . .

Are you trying to
tell me she was
a hooker?

As you Americans say,
"A real pro."

All that stuff
about coincidences.

A son in college.
ln medicine!

An understanding woman.

You goddamn
son of a bitch !
She was great!

What are friends for?

(BOTH LAUGHlNG)

Absolutely number one!
Terrific!

l told her you
were gonna pay.

Okay, sure!

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

Lovely afternoon,
isn't it, gentlemen?

What makes
you so happy?

Oh, a little escargot,
roast pork,

a magnificent
chocolate mousse.

What are you
going to tell Sarah
when you go back home?

Sarah. Sarah?
Sarah who?

WOMAN: (ON PA)
Your attention, please.

This will be
the only boarding call

for the Concorde
flight to Moscow.

No visitors will be
permitted on board.
Thank you.

(REPEATS ANNOUNCEMENT
lN FRENCH)

Circuit breakers,
check.

Check.

(GREETlNG lN FRENCH)

Emergency evacuation
and emergency lights armed.

Armed.

Hang on a second
for some coffee.

l think I said some
things last night.
l was very tired.

l didn't believe
you anyway.

lsabelle.

l'm not tired now.

Still je t'aime.

PATRONl: All right,
"no smoking" signs on.

Check.

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKlNG RUSSlAN)

lt's easy for you
to say it.

Fasten your
seat belt, please.

Oh, thank you.

Let me take your fur.

No, no, it's okay.

You see,
l have a very cold hand
and I prefer sticking in.

Thank you.
lsabelle.

(DOG YlPS)

(DOG GROWLS)

(WHlNlNG)

Let me take it.
No, no, it's okay.

(GROWLlNG)

Dogs are not allowed.

Oh, young lady, please.
Please,
don't miscon-screw me.

You see,
this is not
an average dog.

This is my
seeing eye dog.
l need him.

Seeing eye dogs
are usually
German shepherds.

Oh. You mean he's not?

l'm sorry. . .
l know.

But it's against
the rules.

Rules.

Rules.
Did you hear that?

Can you say to the lady,
what do you think
about those rules?

(WHlNES AND YlPS)

Me, too.

(SPEAKlNG SPANlSH)

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

Something's wrong.
Call security!

(SPEAKlNG FRENCH)

So you take the two door,
and connect with
the three door. . .

Get off me!

(SHOUTlNG lN FRENCH)

Stop!

(WHlSTLE BLOWlNG)

Grab that man !

(CROWD SCREAMlNG)

What the hell?

(EXCLAlMS lN FRENCH)

Did we hit him?
l don't think so.

He may have run into
our wake turbulence.

(SlREN WAlLlNG)

l know him.
That's Froelich,
mechanic on the Concorde.

You're very quiet.

Oh, I was just
thinking about my wife.

lt must get
pretty lonely,
my friend.

O'NElL: Sir?

Paris Control advises
of a change in en route
weather conditions.

There's a storm front
moving through Germany.

We've been advised
to take a southerly course.

Give me a heading.

Right, sir.

Joseph?

l know a great woman
who works for the French
Embassy in Moscow.

(CHUCKLlNG)
l'll bet you do!

(LAUGHlNG)

Time for me to do
some flying of my own.

l see you have
a new one.

We're triplets.

You don't need
the ladies' room?

Never again.

WOMAN: Oh,
what a pretty girl
she is!

Tired?

Mmm.

You look like you
lost your best friend.

Maybe I did.

Why don't you stretch out?
l can sit right back here.

Hey, thanks.

l only regret we
didn't have more kids.

After our boy,
we just kept
putting it off.

Then about a year ago,
we decided to adopt.

But. . .

l always wanted
a big family.

l guess l'm one of
those wholesome slobs.
(CHUCKLlNG)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Coach Markov
would like to know

if his daughter could
visit the flight deck.

Of course.

lt's all right.
You can come in.

Are you sure
this is no trouble?

None at all.

Hi, baby!
Hello.

This is my daughter.

lrina.

She says, "Hi."

(CHUCKLlNG)

lt's just like
Disneyland up here.

This shows
how high we are.

This shows how
fast we're going.

This is Mickey Mouse.

(GlGGLlNG)

(BANGlNG NOlSE)

What was that?

l think you better
get down, sweetheart.

l thought
something popped open.

l don't hear anything.

No. I guess not.

Thank you for coming by.

Thank you very much,
gentlemen.

You're very welcome.

You're kind.
Bye.

Come.

(lNDlSTlNCT CHATTER)

(PLAYlNG)

Oh, I could swear
that floor was moving.

You're spaced, baby.

Spaced.

(GASPS)

Gremlins.

l'm getting a little
vibration on the yoke.

We'd better run
a complete systems check.

Yes, sir.

Altimeters?

Set and checked.

What's wrong?
Hmm?

Oh, I just can't
get comfortable.

Feels like my
seat's coming loose.

Some joke.

(MUSlC PLAYlNG)
What's that noise?

l don't hear anything.

Would you mind
turning off
the music, please?

Oh, sure.

Come on.

Excuse me.

lt's back here.

(PHONE BEEPlNG)
Yeah.

Air speed indicators?

Air speed indicator,
check.

Okay.

We're getting
a whistling and
a banging noise

from the bottom
of the aircraft.

Jesus, the cargo door?

The warning light should
indicate if it's open.

Peter?

O'NElL:
lt's not working.

lt was all right at
the pre-flight check.

l'm going back to
check that noise, Joseph.

Let's have
the seat belt sign.

lSABELLE:
Please return
to your seats.

Fasten your seat belts.
Thank you.

MAN: Good night.
Gregori.

ls something wrong,
Captain?

Nothing we're
sure of.

What aren't
you sure of?

Don't worry.
lt's nothing serious.

Sit down.

The cargo door
is about to open.

We've got
explosive decompression !

(SCREAMlNG)

Our computers
are out!

Our control systems
are out!

Try an emergency system.
We're completely
out of control !

(SCREAMlNG CONTlNUES)

Come on, emergency systems.
Give us some help! Come on.

(ELl SCREAMlNG)

Eli !

Air speed, 320.
Altitude, 11,000 feet.

My God, we fell
20,000 feet.

l've radio contact
with Munich.

l'll advise them
of our condition.

l better go back and
check the passengers.

Yeah.

Eli, you okay?

l had the best
seat in the house!

PATRONl:
Listen to me, everybody!

You can take off
your oxygen masks now,
if you like.

We're at 11,000 feet
and you can breathe.

But if any of you
still feel the altitude,

or you feel
lightheaded or anything,

then use the oxygen.

The cargo door has blown off.
lt's affected the airplane's
primary function.

That's why you're
feeling this vibration.

But we've activated
a secondary system and
it's working perfectly.

We're also in
contact with Munich Center
for landing instructions.

l'm gonna ask
lsabelle and her crew
to pass out some pillows.

When we come in for a landing,
l want you to put
them over your knees

and assume
a tuck position.

They'll show you how.

The rear cabins
okay, sir.

Good.

We're gonna make it.

Mrs. Sande!
Here, take this seat!

The jettison pumps
are open.

We're losing fuel.
l can't shut them off.

Munich Center,
please advice
nearest airfield.

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Concorde,
this is Munich Center.

We show your
position 40 miles northwest
of Patscherkofel lntersection.

lnnsbruck is your
closest airfield.

Joseph, what's our
flying time to lnnsbruck?

About 15 minutes.

Do we have
the fuel to make it?

No way.

The Alps dead ahead.

Patscherkofel?

l used to ski there.

ls there a snow field?

The snow lasts all year.

l love you,
Robert Palmer.

lf we ever come in Moscow,
l want to marry you.

Why wait?

Do you, Alicia Rogov,
take me, Robert Palmer,

to be your
lawfully wedded husband?

l do.

Do you, Robert Palmer,
take Alicia Rogov,

to be your
lawfully wedded wife?

l do.

l now pronounce
us man and wife.
Kiss the groom.

Alicia!

God bless you both !

(PASSENGERS SCREAMlNG)

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Roger, Concorde.

Understand your
decision is to make

an emergency landing
at Patscherkofel.

The Alpine Ski Patrol
is marking a runway

and is in radio contact
with Munich Center.

You ever come down
on your belly, Paul?

Sure.

ln a simulator.

That's terrific.

Well, that makes
two of us.

lsabelle, we'll be trying
to land in just a few minutes.

Will you tell
your passengers?

l'll tell them.

And lsabelle, je t'aime.

This is
Patscherkofel Rescue Center.
Do you read me, Munich?

MAN: (OVER RADlO) Loud
and clear, Patscherkofel.
Go ahead.

How much time
do we have left?

Between eight
and nine minutes,
no more than that.

So, please, hurry.

We copy, Munich.

MAN: (OVER RADlO)
Concorde, there is
a 15-foot base

of hard-packed
snow at Patscherkofel.

METRAND:
We're going for it, Munich.
Thanks for everything.

Good luck, Concorde.
This is Munich Center, out.

Altitude, 8,800 feet.
Air speed, 180.

There's one hell
of a crosswind.

Mr. Harrison,
this is Captain Moyer.

We'll be
landing in 30 minutes.

That'll be 11:00 a.m.,
Washington time, sir.

We now confirm reports
that a Federation World
Airlines Concorde,

en route from
Paris to Moscow,

is attempting to make
an emergency landing

on a rugged
mountainside in the Alps.

Maggie Whelan,
anchorwoman on our
Nightly News,

is among the passengers.

Just a moment.

l have been informed
that we have been linked,
via satellite,

with Munich Center,
which is receiving reports

directly from
the landing site.

Roger, Gooden.
We understand, they are
seven minutes away.

Medical assistance
has just now reached
the landing area.

PATRONl:
Altitude, 8,300.

Air speed, 160.
Christ, this is like
threading a needle.

Patscherkofel
dead ahead.

We're only going
to get one chance
at this bastard.

MAN: I can see
the belly of the plane.

There are large holes in
the bottom of the fuselage.

Metal is ripped open.
She's shaking,
rocking, fighting the wind.

PATRONl:
Here we go.

Air speed, 130.

(ALARM SOUNDlNG)

Stall warning !

l hear it, I hear it!

(ALARM CONTlNUES)
Stick shaker!

Think I can't feel it?

Power off!
Engines off!

Brace!

(YELLlNG)

MAN: I smell gas!
The plane's gonna explode!

Get out of the plane!

(PASSENGERS YELLlNG)

(SCREAMlNG CONTlNUES)
Switches off.

lrina!

(GROANlNG)

Listen, folks! Listen !

You wanna get
out of here safely,
then sit down !

Sit down !

Come.

Maggie? Maggie!

Baby, are you okay?

Yeah.
Come on.

Let's go, Peter.

(BANGlNG)

RESCUER: Clear below!

Watch yourself,
watch out!

Hide your head !

Watch the area!
Look out down there!

All right, look out below!
We're dropping a ladder.

Here we go.
Watch your step.

MAN:
People are starting to
come out of the plane.

There's a strong
smell ofjet fuel.

l should be getting
reports in a moment
if there are any fatalities.

l see two,
now three more people
coming up the ladders!

My husband !

RESCUER:
Come on, let's go.
Climb on up!

Move them up
that ladder!

Move them up.
That's it.

Let's go!
Come on, Maggie.

Ah ! The documents!

Maggie!
Miss Whelan !

METRAND:
Your turn.

MAN: Okay.

Ah !

Thank you !
Thank you !

(REPORTER ON TV)
They're bringing a
passenger to us now.

Miss, were there
any fatalities?

l'm fine.
l don't need any help.

RESCUER:
Come on. Hurry up!

MAGGlE:
Here at the rescue center,
it's a scene ofjubilation.

Men and women in tears,
a small child
embracing her father.

They've asked me to
clear this channel now,

but I will be broadcasting
to you from Moscow

with a complete
report of these events,

and information
l have received

This is Maggie Whelan
at the Concorde crash site,

grateful to be alive.

lf everybody's out
of the rear section,
we're all out.

The roof's collapsing !
Everybody, off!

Quick, if the fuel
tanks are crushed,
they'll explode!