Frogmen Operation Stormbringer (2002) - full transcript

Message coming in from the
flagship, captain.

Captain, I don't have to tell you

how important this mission
is to national security.

The entire free world is in danger.
Have you briefed your men yet?

Yes, sir, as we speak.
- It's time to go to work.

Yes, sir.

Every major terrorist act
in the last four years

has either been executed or devised
by this man, lieutenant.

These are the only photos we have.

Baker, get your head out of your
ass and get over here. - Yes, sir.

It's not much.
- Not much?



You can't see anything.
What else do we know about this guy?

All we know is that he
goes by the name Casper

and that he's the most resourceful
terrorist in the world today.

So I'm sure you will all jump for joy

when I tell you that our orders
are to bring him back alive.

Eloquently put, captain.
- Thank you.

Now, intel reports that they
do have underwater defenses.

Though antiquated, they may still
be operational and can kill you.

At 20:35 we'll break the surface,
commence on to the target.

And if all goes well,
we'll be back by 21:15.

In time for a late snack.

Finish checking your gear.

We'll assemble in the launch
room in nine minutes from mark.

All right, you heard the captain, ladies.
Move.



Steve.
- Yes, captain.

When you call me captain when no one's
around, I know something's wrong.

What's going on?
- Nothing.

Come on.
We've been friends a long time.

I know you better than that.

I got a call from Karen.
My baby is due tomorrow.

And I'm not going to be there.
- Captain Jefferies.

All engines stopped.
We are one half click from target.

Copy.

I'm sorry.

Let's go!
Move!

Check your gauges.
- Don't worry guys.

I'm from God's country.
We'll be safe.

It's showtime, baby, ha.

Hatch release activated.

All systems go.

We're close.
Do any last minute checks on gear.

Stay clear of these lines.

You heard the captain.
Be alert.

Careful of these trip wires.

Keep moving.

Shit.

I'm stuck!

I can't get free.

Joey, no!

He's gone. Let's go.
There's nothing we can do.

How you doing with that?

Not there yet.

Is it something you can fix?
- I don't know.

It might be these cheap wires.

What?

I said, it might be these cheap wires.

What about you?
- I'm done.

Time's up.
We've got to go.

Just a second.
- I don't have a second.

Move away from the table!
- Don't shoot! I'm unarmed.

Move away from the table!
- I can't.

Look at me when I'm talking to you!
- Where's Casper?

Get away from the table.
- Give us Casper.

Where is he?

He's gone.

He is not stupid enough to
hang around when a bomb is

about to explode in 15 seconds.

Miller, watch him.

Look at this.

Move!

Come on.

Come on!

We gotta go!

Steve.

Come on, let's go!
Baker, move!

Baker, move! Move!

Come on. We gotta go!

Go on!

Come on!

Come on!

Together, come on!

Go, go, go!

Come on!

Come on!

Go, go, go, go!

Come on, get moving! Move!
You've got the rear!

Get in the water!

Come on, move your ass!
- No, no, no! I don't swim.

I don't swim.

What's your name?

Andreas Thrasos.

Where's Casper? Don't give me that look.

I asked you a question.
Where is Casper?

Last chance.

Where's Casper?

No, no, no, no.

You need me.
- For what?

There's things I can tell you.

Then talk.

You're looking for Casper.
He's been in hiding for 10 years.

You think he tells me where he
goes, his servants,

where he goes, where he lives?

You think I have his address
and his phone number?

Then you don't mean shit to us.
Kill him.

No. Don't, don't.
Come on. Be smart.

I don't know where Casper is.
I know what he wants, though.

I could tell you that.
Be smart.

So tell us.
Tell us what he wants.

The Stormbringer.

If you find that bomb,
you'll be able to find Casper.

Last of the Cold War super weapons?

I am an explosives expert
with a physics degree.

That is a cluster bomb
with six warheads that fire

simultaneously on detonation.

A bomb like that can wipe
out six cities at once.

The Russians dismantled
those after the Soviet.

Union collapsed.
- Not all of them.

They kept some.
And they're selling them.

This one, the guerrilla Albanians
are buying, the freedom army.

And they want to use it to
resolve their border conflict.

What's Casper got to do with that?

Casper brokered the deal.

What the hell are you talking about?

You said find the Stormbringer
and we find Casper.

Now, you're telling me he sold the
goddamn thing to the Albanians?

You're not... You're getting it.

Casper needs this deal to go down.

Why?

Because once the Russians
deliver the bomb,

Casper will steal it from the Albanians.

And then, he'll sell it
to the highest bidder.

Relay that to intel.
Find out if it's bullshit.

Can you loosen these cuffs?
I can't feel my pinkie.

Ten-hut!

At ease.

Lieutenant, what's up with the new guys?

I think we're about to find out.

Yeah.

Good morning.
- Good morning, captain.

You can go on in.

The commander's expecting you.
- Thank you.

You're welcome.

Rick, good to see you.

Commander.

A drink?

No, thank you, sir. I'm fine.

That's all right.

Have a seat.

Rick, I'll cut to the chase.

I want you and your
men to steal that bomb.

The next worst thing would be for Casper

to get his hands on it.

So Casper, are we after him again?

If he surfaces, we'll take him out.

Casper is a secondary
target this time around.

This is not a revenge mission.

This is about getting the bomb.

And I've given you the team to do it.

Rogers is an expert in demo.

If you can't take the bomb out,
he knows how to disable it.

What's the extraction plan?

You'll travel via land from
Albania to camp Bondsteel.

Illegal op, you'll be on your own.

It's damn near a suicide mission.

Most of them are.

What about Jacobs?

What's his story?

A shooter, top of his class in
his Target Introduction Course.

In Bosnia, I got a Serb sniper from half

a mile away, single shot.

Looks like he's the only
one with combat experience.

He says he's still wet behind the ears,

wants you to hold his hand.

Smart kid.

McGee's your new communications officer,

Ivy League boy, watch out.

No, I can't take this one.

What?

This one, I don't want him.

I can't take him.

You have to, Rick.

Is that an order, sir?

Because I don't like to make mistakes.

And I sure as hell don't
like repeating them.

You read the report.

I lost good men on that island, sir.

And Baker might as well
pull the trigger himself.

Now, calm down.

He's a loose cannon, sir.
He's trigger happy.

He's gonna get us all killed.

I'm sorry, sir.

But he's bad for the team.

I'm pissed off enough to
kill the little bastard.

And I'm too pissed off
to reason through it.

Now, you can give me psych
leave so I can fix my head

or whatever.

But you need me now, and I'm telling you

I don't want him on the team.

Baker's father is a senator on
the Armed Services Committee.

Jesus.

Defense Appropriation.

Christ.

He wants his son returned to active duty.

I never thought you'd screw
us over politics, sir.

Politics is what pays your salary, son.

I'll just pretend I didn't hear that.

You'll need a tour guide over there.

Come in!

Hello.

What?

You can make me take Baker,
but you cannot make me take

this terrorist son of a bitch.

We told him if he didn't help us,

we'd make sure he died in prison.

I should have put a bullet
in you when I had the chance.

Take it easy, Rick.

Actually, I'm happy to see you
again, captain.

I didn't get a chance to
express my condolences.

You know what?

I just changed my mind.

I'll be happy to take him.

But I can guarantee he ain't coming back.

Commander.

Ten-hut!

I know the truth about who you are.

And you're a goddamn liability.

USS Truman, this Kilo 271

requesting permission to land.

Roger that, 271.

Permission granted.

The bomb will be delivered
by a Russian convoy

to a military depot in Northeast
Albania on April 13th, which

means we have less than 36 hours
to beat Casper to the depot

and steal the bomb before he does.

I've spotted them.

They're going in the water.

What should I do?

Start drop.

Help him.

Send the divers in now.

Right behind you.

, go over here.

Over here.

How many of them are there?

Over here.

They're coming in from all sides.

I'm coming Edwards.

Get a read on Edwards.

Edwards, you out there?

Edwards?

Edwards, you OK?

I'm going.

I'm going over here.

We got another one over here.

God damn.

I'm going over here.

I need help.

I'm on my way.

I'm on my way.

I think I see another one.

You got him?

Hurry up.

That was the last one.

Friends of yours, Andreas?

I don't know who they were.

Yeah, right.

Watch him.

All right.

Hey!

Sir, I don't like this at all.

Those are soldiers.

What should we do?

Just drive.

All right.

Just relax.
- All right.

All right. All right.

Well, that wasn't so bad, was it?

No, sir.

Shit.

Keep going.

Keep going.

It's just a check point.

Everybody relax.

Captain, with your
permission, I think it might

be best if I did the talking.

You better make it damn good.

Look at that tank.

You speak Albanian well for an American.

I've spent a lot of time in your country.

Where you are going?

Korce?

Shkoder.

Why you go there?

We're UN observers.

Observers?

Yes.

Papers.

Cigarette?

I see driver's passport?

Just give it to him.

Thank you.

Hot out today, no?

Yes, it's been a long drive.

I'm not talking to you.

I talking to him.

I talking with Baker.

Yes, it's hot.

OK.

Wait here.

Stay cool.

Relax.

Fuck.

Don't do anything.

What the hell was that?

He was pushing me, sir.

He wasn't pushing you.

He was testing you.

You panicked and blew our cover again.

That's twice.

We got to dump this vehicle
and get rid of these uniforms

and get another vehicle.

Pull over here.

Miller, hot wire that van.

Yes, sir.

How close are we?

I'd say about another half hour.

Move out.

Last chance.

The package is on the way.

Roger, understood, make your way back.

Big, big truck for a bomb.

So how do you want to do this?

First, you, Baker, McGee,
and Rogers will go in

and lay charges in case
something goes wrong.

Rogers, I want you to
set a canister of gas

in the barracks in the back.

Right.

First light,
we'll go in and take the camp.

Jacobs, you're going to cover
us from that guard tower.

Sir, why don't we just do everything now?

I mean, let's get in there.

You want to fight the
Albanians and the Russians?

No, sir.

No, I don't either.

There's nothing worse
than a pissed off Russian

pumped full of vodka.

But, captain,
how are we going to get the bomb?

We're going to carry on your back.

Baker, heads up.

Now, there's something
you don't see every day.

Get out of there, Baker.

McGee, on your right.

Miller, on the stairs.

You know, you didn't have to do what

you did back at the UN van.

If I didn't, we'd all be dead.

As much as I hate to say it, I'm gonna

need you when we go out there.

And, obviously, you know how to use it.

Let's go.

Roger, start the gas.

Roger that.

Jacobs, you set?

Captain, I have a shot.

All right, Baker?

Ready.

Miller?

Ready.
- McGee?

Ready.

It's done.

Jacobs, take the shot.

Take the shot, Jacobs.

God damn it! There's no keys.

Go! Go!

Go!

I think it would be safer if
we stay off the main roads.

I know of some mountain
roads that are around here.

But it will take us longer
to get to the border.

You'll be fine, man.

We need to stop before that.

Stop?

Baker is hurt bad.

He won't make it to the border.

We need to stop now.

There's an old quarry about
45 kilometers from here,

very hidden.

This isn't about Baker at all, is it?

Take us to the quarry.

I still don't think we should stop.

I don't remember asking your opinion.

Our mission was to get the bomb.

And to take Casper out if he surfaces.

Yeah, and you're doing everything you

can to make damn sure he does.

You know, I don't think I like
where you're going with this,

lieutenant.

We have to leave Casper behind.

Because of that motherfucker
my best friend is dead.

So don't fucking tell
me what I need to do.

I screwed up again, Rogers.

I guess I'm not cut out for this.

You picked a hell of a time to tell us.

We still got work to do.

You keep dragging along and you'll never

get this bomb out of here.

So what are you fighting for, Andreas?

Fighting for, you mean like a cause?

Sure.

I fight for many things, captain.

Casper pay you well for those things?

I don't do it for the money, all right?

I'm not a materialistic American.

Tell me about these
non-materialistic things you

feel so deeply about that you're willing

to help the world's biggest
butcher kill innocent people.

Wait a minute, captain, I mean, you work

for the American government.

They are much more of a butcher
than Casper will ever be.

I fight for democracy and human rights.

Why do anything without purpose?

Maybe we're not so different after all?

Pull off right up here.

Right up here.

Yeah, it's going to be one
hell of a luxury night.

Something ain't right here.

Miller, Jacobs, secure the perimeter.

Yes, sir.

Rogers, take Baker and go down to the...

Captain!

Drop your weapons!

Drop your weapons!

Drop your weapons!

Drop your weapons!

I said drop 'em.

Do it.

Wise decision, captain.

What about you?

Miller, drop your weapon.

No reason to get sentimental
about such a small weapon.

Bitch.

What did you call me?

You heard me.

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Please, tell me again,
if you have the balls.

I said, you're a fucking bitch.

Ha!

Anya, that's enough.

You Casper?

You're looking for Casper?

Don't patronize me.

You know I am.

Well, you found him.

At ease.

I have never been more at ease
in my entire life, captain.

Thank God we are good.

I missed you so much, Casper.

Surprise.

How are you going to take me down now?

Your mission was a big success.

Only you were too stupid to realize it.

And poor, obedient, and scared Andreas,

can't swim, can't escape, can't do

anything without the permission
of the great, big, strong Navy.

Seals.

You piece of shit.

You be careful, lieutenant.

You're not talking to Andreas anymore.

You're talking to me.

And I can shoot, remember?

Yes.

All right.

Krozniak?

Yes.

Gather the trucks in the quarry.

We leave at dawn.

Cuff these assholes.

Put your head up, buddy.

There you go.

Lean back.

Thanks.

Did you bring my bag?

Of course.

Put it in my room.

Pretty smart kissing ass,
using us to get Stormbringer.

Well, it was worth it, captain.

It couldn't have worked out better.

And that commander of
yours, all he wanted

was a Stormbringer, a few decorations,

maybe make general.

You know what he did?

He let me make calls from
an unsecure phone line

the second you left.

Is that when you called all your sissy

little terrorist friends to
ambush us at the water pipe?

Yeah.

And that didn't work out as
planned so I had to improvise.

I decided to take advantage
of the phenomenal opportunity

and let you and your Navy
Seals steal the bomb for me.

You don't know me, captain.

I am extremely ambitious.

I'm also extremely
lazy, so I prefer to let

other people do the dirty work.

The guerrillas will kill you when they

find out what you did to them.

You know that.

The Albanians?

The Albanians are incapable
of running a gas station,

much less a government, captain.

But you arranged for them to buy it.

Yes, and lose it.

I'm doing the world a favor, captain.

But I'll let you take all the credit.

I'm sure you will.

You are an imperial Yankee on
a search-and-destroy mission

in a third-world country.

And when they find your bodies,
they'll have all the evidence

of your atrocities.

I'll be sneaking away
quietly with the bomb.

Why wait?

Why don't you just go ahead
and kill us all right now?

What are you using it for?

In a few hours,
the bomb will be lowered into a trawler

in the port city of Durres.

And in 10 days,
it will sail into a harbor

on the east coast of America where

it will detonate, captain.

What do you get out of it?

Perfect, man, just perfect.

We are so fucked.

Damn it.
- You look like shit.

Blind date, she didn't like me much.

How you feeling?

Never better.

Can't you smell it?

What, that?

Yeah.

Hell, that's...

That's me.

It's a long line for the shower.

It's gangrene, bleeding internally.

My leg is about to rot off.

Look at it.

I'm gonna go see about the captain, OK?

Yeah.

What's going on?

Stevie looked up to me his whole life,

became a Seal because I did.

He thought it was cool.

I tried to tell him not
to, but he joined anyway.

He was a damn good Seal,
did his job like he was told

and he never panicked and
saved my life in the process.

God damn, I just keep seeing his face,

the way he was looking
at me before he died.

It's like a fucking movie over
and over in my head, you know?

Part of the job, Rick.

We all know that.

He was my best friend.

And you were right.

Ever since then, all I wanted to do

is get Casper, that mother fucker.

I jeopardized the mission.

And I jeopardized my men.

How we fucked up doesn't matter.

Question is,
what are we gonna do about it?

Captain Jefferies, if you please.

Anya, you stay.

, let's go.

Ready to leave?

Soon.

They're talking.

There's one guard on them.

Revenge, captain.

What?

You asked what I get out of it.

Revenge for what?

Five years ago in
Belgrade during the war,

I had a beautiful wife, Biara,
and a wonderful little boy,

Milos.

We lived in an apartment on
the outskirts of the city.

On the night of the American
bombing, my son,

he heard a loud crash outside.

So he runs out into the courtyard.

And there below his window is a cylinder

half-buried in the dirt.

Now, I imagine to the boy it
looked like a rocket ship.

Smart bomb?

Yeah, a smart bomb designed
to hit military targets.

Now, this place where these people lived,

these innocent people,
my wife, my son, apparently

was the target of some considerable

military significance.

Imagine that, captain.

My wife, she heard the
boy out in the courtyard.

So she runs out there.

And I suppose it was about that time

that the bomb started ticking again.

Wiped out the whole block,
my wife, my only son.

You asked me why.

Well, now I ask you,
Captain Jefferies, why?

Why did that happen?

In every war and every
battle, innocent people die.

It happens?

Not to my fucking wife
and kid it doesn't happen!

Your fucking hypocritical
government murders

numerous innocent people.

But it's OK, it's for a cause.

They are my fucking cause, captain!

That is my fucking cause.

You don't pretend you don't understand

because I've been watching you.

I understand the desire.

But I also understand that
revenge perpetuates revenge.

Take him back to his cell.

There's a couple of guys
loading stuff into Jeeps.

Looks like some of them are
going to move out tonight.

How many?

How many trucks?

Why?
- Tell me how many.

How many trucks?

Listen, I'm not going to
make it out of here, guys.

That's bull shit man.

You're going to be just fine.

Bull shit.

There's nothing you guys can do for me.

All right, Baker.

You're dying.

What do you want to do?

Well, if you guys want
to get out of here,

you're going to need a distraction.

I... I think I've got one.

The trucks are ready.

We should get moving.

Relax, Krozniak.

Have a drink.

To success.

Not yet.

It will only be a success
when the Americans

know what it's like to lose everything

they love in a single blast.

I don't understand this
passion for revenge.

The Saudis are willing to pay
as much more money for the bomb.

It's never been about the money.

It has been so long since
you lost your family.

You don't care that you will be hunted

for the rest of your life?

Yeah.

Are you sure it's worth the risk?

Move!

Move!

Hurry up.

Hurry up!

Come on.

Come on, Baker.
- Come on.

Baker's got an idea.

What?

Yeah.

Come on, move, move, move, move, move.

Let's go.

Clear!

Go, go.

Come on, Baker.

You can make it.

Casper, you need to come downstairs.

We have a problem.

Hi-ya!

Hyah!

Ha!

No.

No.

No.

What about the bomb?

We can't get to it.

Get in the truck, now!

Fuck, they did it again.

They did it again!

Our Father who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.

On earth as it is in heaven.

Thy will be done.

Amen.

Let's move out.

Go!

Go!

Go!

Get to the dock!

Jacobs, take out the driver!

Sweep the area and head for the docks.

Shit!

Truck went in right over there.

Where's Casper?

I nailed him.

Find Miller and Rogers
and come back here.

Yes, sir.

Nailed him, did you?

Man, I hit him dead center.

Do something with this.

You got a plan?

No, you?

Make that a yes.

Casper, Zodiac approaching.

Ready?

Yes.

Now!

Pretty good idea.

Thanks.

Take your time, really.

Hey, it's nice to see you guys.

Come on.

They're putting Baker up
for the Medal of Honor.

They should.

He deserves it.

He did a lot of growing
up on this mission,

surprised a lot of people, especially me.

I know.

That's what I put in your report.

But the senator wants to
know what really happened,

off the record.

Yeah, politics again, right?

I don't think so.

If it was politics,
he wouldn't have asked.

I'll tell you exactly what
happened, commander.

Ten-hut.

Baker sacrificed his
life for the mission.

His father should be damn proud of him.

He died like a man.

All right, Captain Jefferies, that's

exactly what I'll tell him.

He'll be proud to hear it.

Rick.

Commander.

At ease.

I don't know about you boys,
but I'm ready for a beer,

maybe 10.

Got any money?

Jesus.

Hey, I'll buy you a beer,
get Rogers a stick of gum.

Yup, another beautiful day in the Navy.