Armageddon Page #7

What if they get up there,

and they forget what

they're fighting for?

You see what's goin' on up there.

These boys are ready to snap.

They didn't ask to be here.

They got pulled off the street.

For all we know, tomorrow night could be

the last night they ever see Earth.

l don't think it's too much to ask to

let 'em spend it with their families.

- Well, listen, there's

no possible way we can do that.

- You got family, Colonel?

- Two girls.

- Wouldn't you like to spend tomorrow

night with your little girls?

l'm not askin' ya.

l'm tellin' ya.

Make this happen.

This is a pretty big loan.

Why don't you count the cash?

Nah, this looks like

l'm givin' you this at 60 percent.

l hope you know what you're doin'...

because l'll bust your head

with a sledgehammer.

- You'll get your money back.

- You don't look too healthy.

You're not gonna die on me,

are ya?

Let's just say,

no more than you are. Thanks, Vic.

Don't wanna close my eyes

l don't wanna fall asleep

'Cause l'd miss you, baby

- And l don't wanna miss a thing

- You know what l was thinkin'?

- What?

l-l really don't think that the

animal cracker qualifies as a cracker.

- Why?

- Well, 'cause it's sweet,

which to me suggests cookie.

And, you know, putting cheese

on something is sort of

the defining characteristic...

of what makes a cracker

a cracker.

l don't know why

l thought of that. l just--

Baby, you have

such sweet pillow talk.

l got a little animal cracker, Discovery

Channel thing happenin' right here.

Watch the gazelle

as he grazes through the open plains.

Now look

as the cheetah approaches.

Watch

as he stalks his prey.

Now, the gazelle's

a little spooked...

and he could head north

to the ample sustenance...

provided by

the mountainous peaks above.

He could go south.

The gazelle now faces man's

most perilous question:

north, or...

south?

Way down under.

Tune in next week.

Baby...

do you think it's possible

that anyone else in the world...

is doing this very same thing

at this very same moment?

l hope so.

Otherwise, what the hell

are we tryin' to save?

Don't wanna close my eyes

l don't wanna fall asleep

'cause l'd miss you, baby

And l don't wanna miss a thing

Hey.

- What are you doing here?

- l was just passin' by on the, uh--

l came--

- Who's he?

- That man's a salesman.

Would you go inside?

Thank you.

He got big.

You can't come around like this.

The court says you can't.

lt confuses him.

No, l know. l just--

l wanted to say

that l'm sorry...

about everything, and...

l got somethin' comin' up.

lt's something kinda big.

You just might be proud of me.

Would you do somethin' for me?

Would you just give him this?

You don't have to-- You don't have to

tell him who it's from. Just--

Everybody talkin' about

what it is, what it ain't

Kiss on the devil

and you piss off a saint

But it can't be love

if you don't have to crawl

You say you don't need nothin'

but you got to have it all

- Come back here!

- Hey, Noonan, you need ten grand?

- Yeah.

- We gotta put

these girls through college.

- l love this astronaut stuff.

- All right!

- Good work if you can get it.

Yeah, l'm just in town doin'

a little astronaut training.

Ooh! Astronauta.

Ah, si.

l'm a mission specialist.

- Yes, and what's that mean?

- l don't know.

Hey! Who the hell

do you think you guys are?

- You're hoggin' all the action.

- Hey, pinhead. Why don't you

go find your own party?

- Why don't you spread the wealth, pal?

- Here. Why don't you go

buy yourself a neck?

Hey, Mr Clean!

- Man! Call NASA!

- Get over there.

- They'll confirm it! We're astronauts!

- Yeah, yeah.

- Yeah, we're astronauts.

- Yeah, we're all astronauts.

You are so messing with national

security right now, man.

- Turn around.

- You are fired tomorrow morning.

l'm telling ya.

l'll get the ClA and the FBl.

- You'll be working security at Toys

'R' Us. Oh, oh, baby. No, no. No, no!

- Bye-bye, little astronaut.

- Oh, it's time to go now.

- Oh, don't leave, baby. No, no.

- You see, l'm goin' into space,

and l'm not comin' back.

- No, no, no.

-lt's coming in at 30,000 miles an hour!

-Give me a projected impact.

- East Asia, 11 minutes.

- We're gonna have to warn--

Warn who?

The entire South Pacific?

So the whole world knows.

Tell me you've never let

anybody down before.

l never quit yet.

How's that?

l guess that'll have to do.

You know somethin'?

l still remember the first,

middle and last name...

of every guy that qualified

for the astronaut programme

the first year l was here.

Thanks. l went

into the engineering programme.

Kinda had to.

But, boy, l wanted to go up there.

l wanted to be one of those guys

with a mission patch on my arm.

l tell you, l'd be on that shuttle

with you, Harry, if l could.

You don't want to be up in that shuttle

any more than l do.

Well, good luck in Florida tomorrow.

The death of 50,000 people in Shanghai

yesterday has rattled the na--

A French satellite has tracked

an object in space--

Sources are estimating

that the tidal wave was five--

This is CNN, live in Florida.

We have just learned that NASA

is on a full-scale military alert.

They're calling this

a global killer.

The government has been

very tight-lipped throughout this--

The Pentagon is getting involved

at this point with some kind...

of a project involving NASA

and perhaps a shuttle mission--

Senior Pentagon officials

refused comment...

adding fuel to the speculation that

there could be a very serious problem.

We have a special team of astronauts

that arrived in Florida this evening.

NASA's in emergency launch

preparation...

in cooperation with Russian, Japanese

and French space agencies...

on the most massive

joint space venture in history.

Gracie?

Got your note.

- What are you doing out here, honey?

- Um, just thinkin'.

- Yeah.

- l, um, want to apologize to you for--

Oh, no, Grace. Stop.

You don't have to apologize at all. l--

l sh--

l shouldn't have dragged you around

on all those oil rigs. l just--

l don't think that l did

the right thing with you.

- You're wrong.

- You see--

l love my life.

l love everything

about my life...

and l don't blame you

for my mother leaving.

She left us both.

And-And l love you.

And don't talk

like you're not comin' back.

Promise me that you'll come back.

- Okay.

- Say, ''l promise.''

l promise, Grace.

lt's gonna be all right, Grace.

lf it's not too much trouble, can you

please bring my fiance home with you?

Oh, Jesus.

The president will be

addressing the nation...

and all of you personally

within the hour.

Astronauts.

l'll see you

in a couple days, honey.

All my bags are packed

l'm ready to go

l'm standing here

outside your door

l hate to wake you up

To say goodbye

So kiss me and smile for me

Let me know you'll wait for me

Hold me like

you'll never let me go

'Cause l'm leavin'

On a jet plane

Don't know

when l'll be back again

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