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minus-squareekZepp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-21 year agoNight of 25: “Sir, the subject is approaching the territory of North Corea at Mach 10. Awaiting for order.” [Murmuring: Fat old idiot… we warned you…] “Arm the missiles! Engage!”
minus-squaredrolexlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoThe president [Orson Welles, vaguely Nixonian] to the psychopath general with a cigar [Yul Brinner]: ‘WaaAaAAAAAAaaaAaAAA! Bring us to Defcon2’ The general: ‘We shall destroy him! And we shall prevail’. Starts to sing and dance. The black general [Anthony Quinn] voice of wisdom, with a Hungarian accent for some reason: ‘But Sirrrrr!’ The scientist [Paul Newman] barging into the room: ‘No! Stop!’ Proceeds to stare into the camera for 30 seconds. The secretary [Katharine Hepburn]: ‘We tried! Ah! We tried to stop him! Ah! No! Ah!’ Wails uncontrollably. The phone rings. It’s the Soviet leader [Anthony Quinn, this time with a a Jamaican accent]… ----- They don’t make movies like that anymore.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year ago“The missiles sir! They’re gone! Missiles had no effect, subject is now increasing speed”
Night of 25:
“Sir, the subject is approaching the territory of North Corea at Mach 10. Awaiting for order.”
[Murmuring: Fat old idiot… we warned you…]
“Arm the missiles! Engage!”
The president [Orson Welles, vaguely Nixonian] to the psychopath general with a cigar [Yul Brinner]: ‘WaaAaAAAAAAaaaAaAAA! Bring us to Defcon2’
The general: ‘We shall destroy him! And we shall prevail’. Starts to sing and dance.
The black general [Anthony Quinn] voice of wisdom, with a Hungarian accent for some reason: ‘But Sirrrrr!’
The scientist [Paul Newman] barging into the room: ‘No! Stop!’ Proceeds to stare into the camera for 30 seconds.
The secretary [Katharine Hepburn]: ‘We tried! Ah! We tried to stop him! Ah! No! Ah!’ Wails uncontrollably.
The phone rings. It’s the Soviet leader [Anthony Quinn, this time with a a Jamaican accent]…
-----
They don’t make movies like that anymore.
For context:
“The missiles sir! They’re gone! Missiles had no effect, subject is now increasing speed”