The Finest Hour (1992) - full transcript

["Finest Hour" by Ben Green playing]

[Mazzoli, VOICEOVER]
I drove three days

and two nights
from Maryland to San Diego,

all the way along asking
myself again and again,

why was I doing this?

But there are times when
thinking won't bring answers,

and then suddenly an image
puts it all together.

When I crossed
the Coronado Bridge,

the answer became crystal clear.

I once heard a story
about a guy in Chicago

who liked
to jump out of airplanes.



He worked as an accountant,
but every weekend,

he would drive out
to the country

and go free-fall skydiving.

Somebody asked the guy
why he did it.

He said it was simple.

He was afraid of heights.

Me, I had this thing
about deep water.

-[Bosco] Ackerman.
-Yes, sir.

-[Bosco] Brantley.
-Yes, sir.

[Bosco] Mazzoli.

-Yes, sir.
-[Bosco] Haymer.

Hammer... Sir.

-[Bosco] Thurston.
-Yes, sir!

Scoot your bony ass down. Scoot.



That is the worst bunch of names
I've ever heard in my life,

and I've lived a long time.

I'm Bosco.

[plane flies above]

You can call me chief
or you can call me sir,

but don't you ever
call me Bosco.

You're all volunteers.

We don't force anybody
to be a Seal.

So, at any time you can't cut it,

anytime you can't do
another push-up,

can't run another mile,

can't stand the sound
of my voice one more time,

all you have to do is ring
that ship's bell three times,

and you're disenrolled.

Anybody ready to ring it now?

Come on, ladies.

Save yourself a ton of grief.

How about you, Hammer?

Why wait ten, 12, 14 weeks

after I've run that smirk off your face?

Do yourself a favor. Ring my bell.

I'd like to, sir,
but I don't know you that well.

You're a tough guy,
aren't you, Hammer?

Yes, sir.

So, all of you guys
are tough guys, huh?

How many of you little chest-pounders
think you can kick my ass?

Step forward.

What's wrong with you, mister?

You don't think
you can kick my ass?

No, sir.

I know I can.

[helicopter flies above]

Hey, bop, re-bop, bop, bop

[trainees] Hey, bop, re-bop, bop, bop

Wish I was back on the blacktop

[trainees] Wish I was back on the blacktop

[Bosco] With my KA-BAR in my hand

[trainees] With my KA-BAR in my hand

[Bosco] I'm gonna be a knifin' man

[trainees] I'm gonna be a knifin' man

[indistinct shouting]

[Bosco] Move, move!

I want sugar cookies,
you little chest-pounders!

-[man] What are you looking at?
-[Bosco] I wanna tight butt down here.

I said, tight!

All right!

On your feet!

Attention!

[yelling]

Back in the water!

Move!

[shouting]

[rock music playing]

[woman] Oh!

Hello!

Sorry.

It's all right. It felt good.
Want to do it again?

I would...

But the excitement might kill you.

Bye.

Somebody you know?

You know, a Seal.

Denver couldn't score dick
all game long, and you know why?

Why?

Drug problem.

Drug problem?

They got drug.

Up and down the field all day!

Excuse me.

"Excuse me"?
I had $100 riding on that shot.

Yeah? Put it on my tab.

Pay now.

I'm gonna kick your Cincinnati red ass.

[grunts]

Actually, I'm from Dayton

but you don't wanna split hairs.

You want your money back?

Yeah.

You'll get it
the old-fashioned way. Earn it.

Tequila.

Double.

[loud bangs]

You took the man's dignity.

Leave his money.

What's your problem?

You're giving the teams
a bad name.

You want to give the guy
his money back? Fine.

But you're gonna have to
go through me to do it.

If I want trouble,

I'll look for it
in the bottom of a bottle.

[Hammer] A ring knocker.

You know, you Annapolis boys
are all alike.

You don't have the balls
to go up against a real sailor.

[grunting]

Enough said?

[Bosco] I can't believe...

[recruit]
Permission to recover...

[Bosco] My grandmother can move
faster than that!

You keep this up
and I'm gonna put you

-in the surf zone all night long!
-[yelling]

[Bosco] Come on, Mazzoli.

You name sounds like a cheap
spaghetti! Get your ass up here!

[yelling]

Get your ass down!

Get on back down that rope!

Move!

Permission to recover, sir!

-Permission to recover, sir!
-Permission to recover, sir!

[Bosco] Platoon, recover!

Well, looks like a tie to me.

So, no one's gonna get afternoon liberty.

But I tell you what you gonna get,
'cause you did real good.

Drown-proofing...

A basic Seal skill.

Every Seal is at home in the water.

The water is his lover,
his mother, his friend.

I know what you're thinking.

"Air, got to get some air."

But you're gonna do what I tell you.

Blow out all the air
in your lungs and sink.

When you hit the bottom,
you kick off hard.

When you surface,

take in a deep breath

and exhale,
so you can go down again.

Mazzoli, get him.

If he wants to live,

he's gonna have to exhale
all that air out of his lungs.

Boyle's law, ladies.

The volume of gas varies
conversely to the...

What are you laughing at?

Hammer, Mazzoli, cut that shit out!

Get over here.

Never...

You never play games in the water.

It can cost a mission.
It can cost a life.

You got that?

I thought you two guys

were the best in the class,

but what you've just proven
is you're the best two assholes.

So, we're gonna slap
some manners in you.

I want you on the point in five minutes.

Five minutes.

[shouted commands]

[Bosco] Mazzoli! Hammer! Out front!

Face off!

Mazzoli, measure up.

We're gonna get this
out of your system real quick

and in a military manner.

Open hand only at my command.

Mazzoli.

Hammer.

Mazzoli.

Hammer.

Mazzoli.

Hammer.

Mazzoli.

Hammer.

Mazzoli.

Hammer.

Mazzoli.

I think we should switch hands.

I agree. Otherwise, we're gonna be kissing
like this for the rest of our lives.

[Bosco] Mazzoli.

That's much better.

Downright refreshing.

[Bosco] Hammer.

[Bosco] Hammer.

Mazzoli.

Hammer.

All right, boys.

That's enough.

Attention!

Right face!

Double time back to the barracks.

Let's move!

Superman was a man of steel

[trainees] Superman was a man of steel

[Bosco] He ain't no match for a Navy Seal

[trainees]
He ain't no match for a Navy Seal

[Bosco] Chief and suit got in a fight

[trainees] Chief and suit got in a fight

Sir, got these from the mess hall.

Thank you.

[man 1]
And I got something for you, Mr. Hammer.

Get your shit together.
We've had enough.

It's hard enough trying
to get through this course

without taking all of your crap, too.

[man 1] Looks like you need
an attitude adjustment.

And you're just the guys to do it?

I don't think so.

We got more than enough
for a decent blanket party.

Come on, man. Cool down.

You got enough for two blankets?

You're taking his side?

You're taking my side?

We're a team.

We all are.

Fucking A, ringknocker.

[rock music playing]

You with these guys?

[woman] Hammer!

-How's it going?
-Hey.

This is for you.

Come on. You wanna dance with me?

Yeah.

[woman laughing]

Hey, Hammer.

Hey, I'm right here, you know.

[woman] Yeah!

You probably don't remember me, but...

I do.

But it's not to your benefit.

[Mazzoli] I thought we had a moment.

Wanna dance?

No. I can't compete with that.

You're a hell of a lot prettier
than she is.

She's a friend.

[Mazzoli] Great.
She's dancing with my best pal.

[woman] Yeah? I know him, too.

Really? You know Hammer?

Hammer thinks "How do you do?"
are fighting words,

drinks tequila like it was tax-deductible,

and thinks women are
life-support systems for a...

But he has his moments.

[Hammer] What you talking about?

You.

Dean-o, this is Barbara Almeyer,

this is Diane Bender. Dean Mazzoli.

-How you doing?
-Annapolis.

Annapolis Seal? That's cool.

-Can I see your ring?
-Sure.

You know, Diane's a suborbital
delivery systems analyst.

She works for Northrop.

I'm a rocket scientist.

No shit.

-[Barbara laughs]
-Great.

[Hammer] Barbara here is a...

What is it? Go ahead. Tell him.

Teacher... Of dolphins.

I'm a marine biologist, actually.

God...

Divorced, one child.

Wanna marry me?

[Bosco] T.J...

Now.

[yelling]

[chaotic gunfire]

[shouting commands]

[shouting]

Are you wet yet?

[Bosco] You still a tough guy, Hammer?

-Yes, sir!
-You wanna fuck with me?

[yelling]

I want you to give me 100 push-ups.

Your belly touches that deck, you're dead.

Welcome, ladies,

to hell week.

[Bosco] Come on! Dig in, dig in!

Mazzoli, give me a face walk!

-Yes, sir!
-[Bosco] Now! Move it!

Hammer, give me a face walk!

-[Hammer] Yes, sir!
-[Bosco] Move!

I want your face digging up water! Move!

-One!
-[trainees] One!

-Two!
-[trainees] Two!

-Three!
-[trainees] Three!

Okay. You ladies better not drop me.

You drop me, we're gonna be paddling
all the way to North Island.

[Bosco] Ah, bop-a-loo-bop
Seal team, baby

[trainees] Ah, bop-a-loo-bop
Seal team, baby

[Bosco] I joined up for this
Now people think I'm crazy

[trainees] I joined up for this
Now people think I'm crazy

[Bosco] Don't look at me!

Put that head in the water.

Put your head in the water.

Roll in that mud, frogs.

[trainee] That's it.

That's it!

Franklin!

[Bosco] Where do you think you are going?

[Franklin] I'm walking!

[Bosco] You sure that's what you wanna do?

[Franklin] I'm out of the team.

[Bosco] On your feet.

Attention!

[man] Come on, you girls.
Stand up straight!

Bunch, Class 182,

secured from hell week.

Dismissed!

-Booyah!
-[trainees] Booyah!

[laughter]

Ringknocker!

I'm here.

Can't see.

-Oh, my God.
-Great. Look at them.

Mom, they've been sleeping
for four hours.

[Barbara] I know.

[singing]

The Seal team way

[Barbara, Diane and Mazzoli]
The Seal team way

[Hammer] We have two hostiles
incoming in an unmarked canoe.

Search and destroy.

Roger.

Missile launch.

Mom, fix it!

Hammer.

He sure has a way with Joshua.

And with you?

Diane was wondering...

what the story is with you guys.

[Mazzoli chuckles]

No story whatsoever.

Wait a minute.

There's a bee right there.

-Where? Get it off.
-Be careful.

[bee buzzes]

[squeals]

That's a hell of a frogman, huh?

Now I see why they train
you guys in underwater tactics.

Let me... Let me see if
I can turn this damn thing over.

Maybe I can help.

Is that what that is?

It would be great to find out

you and Hammer were
actually brother and sister.

Really?

Separated at birth by gypsies?

Yeah.

Something like that.

[Joshua] Mom, I'm starving.

Okay.

[Hammer] I'll go get us some pizza.

See you guys back at the hotel.

Hammer, wait. I'm...

I'm coming with you.

[music playing]

We should go.

Not... Not quite yet.

What do you wanna do?

I don't know. We could...

kill another 85 maniacs.
Damn it.

Or we could cruise
the main drag again...

Or...

we could get married.

I'm game.

I now pronounce you man and wife.

Good luck.

That will be $52.47 with the ring.

You can kiss the bride now.

[Barbara laughs]

[wedding march playing]

-[Hammer moans]
-[Barbara laughs]

[wedding march playing]

[man on TV] Come on down.
You're the next contestant...

[male news reporter]
...following a rich harvest...

I'm starving.

Let's call room service.

With Hammer driving,
we ought to call the police.

[both laughing loudly]

[humming wedding march]

[exclaims]

Congratulations are in order.

Yes.

You're kidding, right?

No, Dean.

It's for real.

[Hammer and Barbara laughing]

[Diane] You guys really did it?

[Joshua] Mom, did you get the pizzas?

Yes... You.

-Diane, can you believe this?
-[Diane] My God.

Really?

[Mazzoli] Ouch.

You...

[man on TV] This author's father,
among the school master, was one...

Let's get drunk.

Hey...

It's great.

It's great when people make decisions.

I'm happy.

I'm very happy.

I love you, Barbara.

And I love you, Hammer.

I love you, Diane.

You, Josh...
I love you most of all.

I love you, too, Dean.

There you go.

Baby, it's time for bed.

What do you say?

-Hey, ring pick-up.
-[Barbara laughs]

That was a nice speech.

So, how's it feel?

No pain so far.

It was her idea.

I guess we're the ones that turned out
to be brother and sister.

If you ever need a dolphin...

[national anthem playing]

[man] Lieutenant junior grade,

Dean Walter Mazzoli,
United States Navy.

Ensign Lloyd Lawrence Hammer,

United States Naval Reserve.

Radio man first class,
Tyrene Michael Carter.

Boatswain's mate first class,

Mark Crescent.
United States Navy.

Intelligence specialist
second class,

Randolph Alison Henry...

[Mazzoli] Class 182!

[all] Booyah! Class 182!

[whooping]

Greenspan.

Dean, hey.

I never would have made it
without you, buddy. Thanks.

You hung in there. It was great.

Thanks... Sir.

Dean?

We haven't seen much of you lately.

It got hectic towards the end.

We missed you, especially Josh.

But we'll make up for it
in the next few weeks.

I have orders for Portsmouth, Virginia.

SDV training.

Act like an adult.

You didn't tell me

that Dean had his
advance training in Virginia.

Come on. I thought
we were taking our SDV here

at Coronado.

What the hell is this?

I thought we stuck together,

like buddies.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

So, all this buddy stuff

was just some line to get us
through training, is that it?

No.

I just need my space.

You coward.

It's Barbara.

Enough said.

[Mazzoli, voiceover]
Even though Hammer and I

had become the hottest team in the water,

our separation was inevitable.

That same day,
I flew to Portsmouth, Virginia,

to begin my SDV mini-sub training.

In the months that followed,

Hammer had quickly become
the best SDV operator in the west

while I developed
quite a reputation for myself in the east.

2,700 miles between us,

and our rivalry still continued.

I'm gonna miss you.

I'll miss you, too.

[Mazzoli, voiceover] During that time,
I spoke to Hammer and Barbara

only once or twice over the phone.

We never mentioned what happened,

so it seemed like
we had put it all behind us.

The day after my 24th birthday,
Iraq invaded Kuwait.

[male news reporter]
Pentagon officials have

revealed the scope
of the US involvement so far...

[female news reporter] More than 160
Air Force Reserve pilots and crew members

reported for active duty yesterday
at Andrews Air Force Base,

and about 1,000 reservists

from Virginia, Maryland, and the district

were told they are likely
to be called up shortly...

[male news reporter]
...is on its way to the Mediterranean.

Almost 50,000 American servicemen...

[female news reporter]
Operation Desert Shield

has pushed the US military's
airlift and sealift capabilities

further than ever before.

The Saudi armed forces have
vacated entire airfields

and other military facilities
to accommodate the growing...

[Mazzoli, voiceover] Seal Teams 1 and 3

were immediately deployed
to the Persian Gulf

to track the movements
of SCUD missile launchers

and plant surveillance devices
along the Euphrates River.

Hammer and his team
were gathering intelligence

on Hengam Island, small,
but of enormous

strategic importance
at the mouth of the Gulf.

-[beep]
-[shutter clicks]

[shutter clicks]

[shutter clicks]

[helicopter flies above]

[commands in a foreign language]

[engines buzzing]

[Hammer] We got an enemy boat offshore.
Turn inland.

Left on my mark.

Now!

[engines buzzing]

Change your heading to southeast.

I'll head southwest.

Yeah.

[gunfire]

[metal clang]

[gunfire]

Hammer! I'm burning in!

Keep your heading.

Bosco?

[gunfire]

[panting]

[yelling]

-[gunshot]
-[groans]

[groaning]

[gun clicks]

-[engine buzzing]
-Hang tough.

I'll be back to get you.

[announcement over PA, foreign language]

Hell of a place for a reunion, huh?

Ask for the best, forget the rest.

I did.

When do we go get Bosco?

I can't get a fucking answer
out of anybody.

[Admiral] This is Hengam Island.

Perfect strategic position
at the mouth of the Gulf.

Recently, our spy satellites

have shown a lot of increase
in activity around the island.

Until we know
what they've got on the island,

we can't enter the Gulf.

George, we want your team

to penetrate the underground compound

and find out what they've got.

They've got Bosco.

We must preserve the element of surprise

in case we have to take
the island out later,

so whatever you do,

leave no footprints.

How's Barbara?

Great.

Now that I'm in the Persian Gulf
she's in San Diego.

I thought you'd never ask.

I don't know.

I've got BUD/S training,

then I've got AOT in Alaska.

Now I'm over here on recon.

I mean, when the hell do I have the time?

It's like Popeye the Sailor.

I am what I am.

Of course, it didn't help matters

that I had this fling
with this girl I met in Colorado.

She was from Boulder.

Barbara found out about it,

she took it the wrong way.

That'll do it.

She asks about you all the time, man.

So does Josh.

So how have you been?

[Admiral] All hands, be advised.

Clear all bowl traffic.

A little further! Slow!

[Admiral] Open interbay locks.

-Good luck.
-Thanks.

-Good luck, Dean.
-Sir.

[Admiral] Stand by
for SDV launch and escort.

[officer] Hey, Dean! Hey, Dean!

Kick some ass.

[male news reporter 1]
The aircraft carrier

Theodore Roosevelt steamed through
the Suez Canal this afternoon

ready to assume her battle station
in the Red Sea...

[female news reporter]
While the Iraqi war machine

digs in even deeper,

President Bush...

[male news reporter 1]
...450 war planes onboard

will be operating in water near Iraq...

[male news reporter 2]
Even though the US Navy

is gathering its fleet
at the mouth of the Gulf,

most of its vessels have not
crossed the Straits of Hormuz.

Many observers are asking why.

[Admiral] On my mark
at three, two, one...

Mark.

SDVs acquisition
to target will be 49,000 yards.

Ten miles.

Green light.

[men speaking foreign language]

[rumbling]

-[beeping]
-What's that?

The nightly patrol.

Sir, they're gonna make it just in time
to hit the open net.

[man speaking foreign language over PA]

[ma over PA continues]

[men speaking foreign language]

[man speaking foreign language over PA]

[men speaking foreign language]

Good evening, Mr. Bosco.

How do you feel?

[men speaking foreign language]

[shutter clicks]

[man speaking foreign language over PA]

[shutter clicks]

[interrogator] Listen,
I'll count from one to ten.

When I reach the first digit
of your radio frequency code,

just say, "Bingo."

I don't ask for much, do I?

But remember,

I would hate it if my big men

were forced to be angry with you again.

One,

two,

three,

four,

five,

six,

seven...

Foolish man.

Th desert sands of our great nation
will cover your bones.

All of you.

[brute grunts]

-[clicks]
-[Mazzoli] Psst.

Leave no footprints.

We're not leaving him here.

[soldier yells]

[Bosco groans]

[footsteps approach]

[man speaking foreign language]

[brute punches]

[soldier yells]

[Bosco cries out]

[Bosco cries out]

[Bosco laughs]

Bingo.

[thud]

[Bosco panting]

Up we go.

[man speaking foreign language]

[door opens]

[Bosco groans]

-[gunshot]
-[soldier grunts]

[Mazzoli] Okay. I got you.

[grunts]

Okay.

Come on.

[gun clicks]

[alarm blaring]

-[man speaking foreign language over PA]
-[yelling in foreign language]

Fuck!

[Bosco] There's another way.

We can go through
the cooling system right there.

[clamoring in foreign language]

[alarm blaring]

[man continues over PA]

[engine propels]

-[beep]
-I knew it. They got Bosco.

But now they're stuck in the net.

[clanking]

[footsteps above]

[men speaking foreign language]

[man speaking foreign language]

[click]

[explosion]

[helicopter flies]

[alarm blaring]

[officer] One, two, three, go!

Easy.

Hammer!

[officer 1]
Let's get him fast into decompression.

[officer 2] Sustaining heartbeat...

[officer 3] You're fine.
Let's bring him.

Easy does it!

[officer 1]
Okay, we got paralysis of the legs,

noticeable tremors, mild convulsions...

Irregular heartbeat. Pulse is up.

Air bubbles in the blood.

How deep, sir?

Thirty feet.

[officer 1]
All right, let's treat for table seven.

[officer 2] Mixture's ready.
What's holding us up?

[officer 1] All right, let's get him in.

Careful. He's sliding.

I'm on it. I'm on it.

Charge the gas.

Dean...

If I bite it,

take care of Barbara.

She likes you better anyway.

I think you're a lunatic,
and you're gonna live forever.

[man]
There are signs of pulmonary O2 toxicity.

Get that thing on.

Let's go. Lock it down.

-Garvey.
-Sir?

You're on the systems check
on the fire control turret.

[Garvey Aye-aye, sir.

You all right?

We have to bring her.

Bring who?

Barbara, his wife.

[announcement over PA, foreign language]

Can I take your bag, ma'am?

Hi, Dean.

Hi.

So... how bad is he?

We don't know yet.

He's still in recompression treatment.

[doctor] Bring him up to 50 feet,

ten feet per minute.

I don't see him.

Hammer?

Hammer?

-What?
-Hammer?

[laughs]

Hammer, I'm gonna kill you.

How's Josh?

[Barbara] He's fine.

[doctor] Now, listen.
We're gonna bring you up.

And if we lose visual contact,
just keep talking.

Never been a problem.

[doctor] Hammer?

[singing] Hey!

-[singing] I feel good...
-[doctor] Is he always like this?

-Yeah. Mostly when he's scared.
-[Hammer singing indistinctly]

[radio report] Tastes like real egg
with zero cholesterol and zero fat...

You know, you're right, Dean.

I am gonna live forever.

[Mazzoli] Not if you keep eating
12 eggs at a pop.

I can hear your arteries
hardening from here.

Speaking of hardening...

-Hello!
-Hello!

[news reporter] President Bush
will have to decide whether the embargo...

-Are you comfortable?
-I make a living.

[news reporter] ...challenging scores
of merchant ships each day.

Now they are under orders

to stop any suspicious Iraqi tankers.

This embargo's bullshit.

What about those pictures we got?

They're still reading them.

It's some very heavy shit.

So, we are gonna go back.

You can bet on it.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

Hey, doc! Who do I have to fuck
to get out of here, huh?

As I just explained
to your very beautiful wife,

we have to make sure there are
no internal injuries

we haven't noticed.

Doc, there are gonna be a lot of injuries
unless you let me out of here.

[mouths a word]

I'll check on you
in the morning, Lieutenant.

Good-bye.

Hammer, why don't you stop playing around?

You could have died.

I'm glad to see you want me alive.

Two weeks ago, she was ready to kill me.

You know I flew halfway around
the world

with my heart in my mouth.

And now that I'm fine,
you're pissed off as usual.

Hey, I think I'm just
gonna head out, okay?

Dean, wait for me out there.

I need to get to my hotel.

You heard the lady.

You're still mad at me, aren't you?

Diane told me what happened.

I was drunk.

How unusual.

Look, she gave me a ride home.

She was all over me.

Diane is my best friend.

You are my husband.

Do we have to fight even now?

[foreign language over PA]

Can I see you tomorrow?

Thank you for the visit, gentlemen.

But I do not plan on dying.

[Bosco] Not until I see your legs.

[laughing]

How did they let this guy out of here?

I'm just a miracle of modern medicine.

You bet.

The Admiral has to go,

so we'll see you.

Thank you.

Thanks for coming by, sir.

So long, son.

[Hammer] Sir...

What's the story?

Biochemical. Worse than we thought.

Photos confirm that we're
dealing with B-63 binary gas.

What would be the scenario?

Stick a gas warhead on a missile,

send it up over the Straits.

It sits there for about 60 days,

contaminates the whole area.

Anything comes in contact with it

is dead in 20 seconds.

Sixty days?

That's the genius of it.

[clatter]

I'm sorry, gentlemen.

Injection time.

[Admiral] Why you wanna
get out of here, I don't know.

Hey, Isabel. Do me a favor.

Stick it hard in his backside.

I will.

[Bosco] Hammer...

She's gonna take good care of you.

[Isabel] Bottoms up.

Okay.

Hey, am I gonna get a lollipop
when I'm done?

Only if you behave.

Okay.

Hey, be gentle.

[chatter]

Will you make sure
that Josh knows it's from me?

I will.

He's a good kid.

Whoa!

-[Barbara laughs]
-Speaking of good kids.

Can we walk somewhere else?

There's somewhere I wanna show you.

Yeah?

Come on.

[Mazzoli] It's called the forbidden beach.

It's only for foreigners.

I wish I could take you for a dive.

I wish you would.

[rock music plays]

I'm cold.

Here.

Listen, Dean...

It's got nothing to do with you.

But I'm telling Hammer it's over.

Not that he would notice.

Wait until he gets home.

He can take it.

He can take it. I can't.

Not anymore.

You know?

You still have this.

You still have this with you?

I've been waiting for my dolphin.

"Isabel Marx."

I don't suppose you have
any family in Ohio.

No.

Listen...

Can you get me a medical release form?

I need to get out of here tomorrow.

I can't.

But the doctor said you'd
be out of here in eight days.

Look, I can't let some doctor

wrapped up in this bureaucratic
bullshit run my life.

Isabel...

Get me the form.

I won't do it.

I can't sit here twiddling my thumbs

while somebody else pulls my load.

I won't do it.

[woman on radio]
All American troops

-within the sound of my voice...
-I'm a Seal.

[woman on radio]
...a very good evening.

A warm breeze blows,

and the scent of jasmine fills the air.

Don't you wish you were
back with your families?

Your wives and mothers
cry out to you with longing,

"Do you wish to die in a foreign..."

I'm sorry.

Well...

You look well taken care of, dear.

We have to talk.

So, talk.

I'm all ears.

Talk.

Hammer, please.

I came here to tell you...

that I've decided...

Decided what?

That I...

Go home.

Go back to Josh.

I'm gonna be fine.

Hammer, I have to talk to you now.

It's...

It's about Dean.

Well, we've talked. You can go.

[plane whooshing]

Dean...

Let's say good-bye now.

I can walk you in.

No, it's...

It's better here.

Okay.

Mr. Camel.

Mr. Camel.

Here.

Are you going on the mission?

What mission?

Okay.

You take care of yourself.

Okay?

For both of us.

The lieutenant's eyesight
is getting worse and worse.

You wanted to see me. Is anything wrong?

No. Quite the contrary. I feel great.
I'm ready to be released.

Don't you think
I should be the judge of that?

[Hammer] Absolutely.

That's why I called for you.

Would you sign that?

What is this? Where did you get this?

Will you sign it?

I will. In maybe as soon as ten days.

I'm sorry. That's not acceptable.

Not acceptable?

Look, pal, I don't expect
you to understand this,

but I have got to get out of here today.

[doctor] I understand fully.

As a matter of fact, I'm going
on that mission myself

as medical director.

We're shipping out tonight.

It's a pity you're stuck in the hospital.

I'd be happy to dress your wounds.

What can I say, doc?

Have a good mission.

See you in a few days.

See you in my next life.

[female reporter] These Iranian soldiers
were treated for chemical wounds

at the university hospital in 1984.

[Admiral] The binary components
of B-63 have to be combined

in a special process.

This process can only begin

12 hours after receiving
the complementary elements.

Okay, that's enough. You get the idea.

Any questions?

Carry on, George.

Thank you, sir.

Okay, listen up.

The following order involves
all operators present

and commences at 0400 hours.

As a sneak attack

on Hengam Island's chemical compound.

You will be infiltrating
the compound port area via SDVs,

where you'll bottom out
and dive into the harbor,

using rebreathers.

The objective...

Destroy the facility.

The squad under Dean's command

will be deployed in four buddy teams.

Pair number one, Dean, Albie.

[announcement over PA]
Middle Eastern Airlines flight 32

to Paris and New York
is now ready for boarding.

Departing passengers proceed
to gate 10 immediately.

[George]
...from Lieutenant Hammer,

who'll be overseeing the mission
along with Bosco and myself,

aboard the U.S.S. Hepburn.

Last but not least,

we've just been informed that as of today,

the enemy has been receiving

the complementary components
to the B-63 binary gas.

Due to the urgency of the situation,

we've moved up the operation.

That means infiltration by daylight.

Is there anyone here
who's not fully fit to dive?

Sir,

could I... could I speak to you
for a moment, please, privately?

Spit it out, Albie. No secrets here.

[clears throat]

Sir, I went diving today

with a beautiful Australian stewardess
on the forbidden beach.

[George] How deep?

Ninety feet, sir.

How long?

-Forty-five minutes, sir.
-[officer] Oops.

No good, Albie.

You're out.

I'm sorry.

I fucked up.

[Admiral] What's your alternative, George?

Hammer.

You're the luckiest bastard in the Navy.

Blankets, sheets, syringes, and bandages.

Yes, we're going to be
needing all of these supplies...

-Excuse me.
-Can you hold on, please?

[officers laugh]

[inspirational music plays]

[Admiral] All hands. All hands.

General quarters. General quarters.

Stand by battle stations.

All hands and special seat detail
to your stations.

[man] Welcome aboard, Captain.

Lieutenant.

One hour into it, George.

No intervention from Allah.

[engine propels]

[man speaking foreign language over PA]

[ominous music plays]

[men speaking foreign language]

[Mazzoli] Thurston, Moonjean,
set security up at that dock.

Keep the gunboat light in case
we got to get out of here fast.

Redhead, T.J., in three.

Carter, Greenspan,
two feet behind Hammer and me.

The doc didn't clear you, did he?

No.

You irresponsible son of a bitch!

Nobody is perfect.

You're risking our lives in this mission.

Save it.

[boat horn]

Let's move out.

[man speaking foreign language over PA]

[snap]

[radio signal]

[Carter] Psst.

-[gunshot]
-[grunts]

[man speaking foreign language over PA]

[chokes]

[stabs]

[twists]

[chokes]

[man speaking foreign language]

[clatter]

[Mazzoli] Shit. Enemy divers.

Those SDVs are right below them.

[Mazzoli] Great. They found the subs.

[man] Fire control,
I have unknown patrol craft,

a possible Iraqi, bearing down on wetwork.

Thirty-four nautical miles.
Track 8-2-4-0...

Issue first challenge.

-Issue first challenge.
-[officer] Aye, sir.

[man] No response.

[click]

[explosion]

Son of a... Sir, something went wrong.

I think we lost the SDVs.

Send them code seven.

Doc, I want you in the submarine.

We'll meet the sub in three minutes.
Get ready.

Bosco, you, too.

[beep]

We've lost the SDVs.

[Mazzoli] Looks like they have
the chemical warheads.

E&E, T.J.

[foreign language]

T.J.!

[alarm blaring]

[erratic gunfire]

[click]

[engine starts]

[screams]

[foreign language]

[screams]

[stab]

[gunfire]

[engine starts]

-[Moonjean] Thurston, look out!
-[soldier yells]

Yeah!

[explosion]

[alarm blaring]

[countdown]

Thurston!

Moonjean, call for recovery.

[gunfire]

All right, you're good. Keep aligned.

In!

All right, clear, clear.

Hang on, hang on. I got you.

All right, clear.

Come on, Carter!

In! All right, go! Go!

Sir,

they've left the island,
but they're not in the water.

The E&E plan's been changed.

Send the sub in.

[man speaking foreign language]

Faster! Faster!

Full speed!

You all right?

[gunfire]

[foreign language]

Greenspan, 40 mike miles!

[man yelling in foreign language]

[Mazzoli] Moonjean,

blow the son of a bitch now!

[yelling]

[yelling] Booyah!

[all yelling] Booyah!

[officer] Holy shit!

[Mazzoli] Greenspan, T.J.,
get on the .50-cals.

Thurston, take care of Hammer.

Son of a bitch!

We lost four engines!

I'm out of ammo!

[Carter] Steadfast, steadfast,
this is wetwork. Do you read?

Steadfast, steadfast, this is wetwork.
Come in, please.

Come in, steadfast. Come in, steadfast.

-We're out of ammo!
-Shit!

Sir, I'm receiving transmissions
on the emergency band.

-[Carter over radio]
-It's wetwork.

They're in an enemy boat,
and they're in trouble.

[Thurston]
Sorry I took so long. Hang on, sir.

[foreign language]

[Thurston] I'm hit!

Thurston is down! Get him!

Yes, sir.

[screaming]

[T.J.] I got you, buddy.
I got you. Hang in there.

Sir, we got through!

Fuck!

[Carter]
We rendezvous at the sub in four minutes.

It'll be too late.

Moonjean, gear up!
We're going back in the water!

What?

Carter, we got any satchel charges left?

One, a big one!

Set it! We'll blow a remote
from the water

as they try to take the boat.

Okay!

All right, gear up, everybody!
We're going overboard!

We're on autopilot.

Take it easy. Take it easy.

You're gonna be all right.
Take a breath of this.

Ready? We're going overboard.

-[Mazzoli] Let's go!
-[T.J.] We're going over now.

[Mazzoli] Redhead!

Greenspan!

Carter, now!

Moonjean, T.J.!

Can you jump now?

Yes.

[bullets whiz past]

They're not following us.

Dean!

Catch you later.

Hammer!

Hammer!

[groaning]

[soldiers scream]

Hammer!

Hammer!

Hammer!

Hammer?

Hammer!

[grunts]

Relax.

It's just some morphine.

[grunts]

I... jumped too late.

Son of a bitches.

It's okay. You were great, buddy.

You were great.

[Mazzoli] Yes!

We made it.

We made it.

Am I dying?

You're always dying.

[officer] Come on, buddy.

Hey, doc, remember me?

Where's Dean?

I'm right here, buddy.

I'm with you all the way.

I love you, Hammer.

Don't you go on me.

It's freezing down there.

Hold my hand.

Keep talking, Hammer.

Keep talking.

I'm scared.

Yeah.

Take care of Barbara.

You're not going anywhere, Hammer.

Hammer? Hammer!

Doc!

He stopped breathing. Quickly, suction.

[man] No B.P.

Move it.

Now.

Please.

[doctor] Now!

Now!

[clatter]

[boat horn]

[man speaking over PA]

[indistinct conversation]

[officer] Easy, now.

There. Watch it.

Easy.

He saved us all.

[Mazzoli, voiceover]
Shortly after we took the island,

the Shield became a Storm.

[female news reporter]
More than 250 sorties

have flown day and night from the Red Sea

in the first 30 hours of combat.

Many highly accurate cruise
missiles have been launched

from this battle group, too.

This US air strike
is moving along very smoothly.

No reports yet of any
US aircraft downed or anything like that.

The air strikes against
Iraq by allied air forces,

primarily the US Air Force,
have been massive...

[male reporter] In one of the largest
ground campaigns since World War II,

Desert Storm forces smashed
through Iraqi defenses,

destroying more than 2,300 tanks,

capturing more than 80,000 prisoners...

[boat horn]

[Mazzoli, voiceover] The war with Iraq
was quick and decisive.

It was the nation's finest hour,

and all of America rejoiced
when the troops came home.

[cheers]

[male news reporter 1] A huge audience,

estimated between 700,000 and 1 million,

lined along the parade route,

enthusiastically cheering and applauding

more than 5,000 marines and soldiers.
sailors and airmen...

[male news reporter 2]
...tanks rolling down Sunset Boulevard.

Los Angeles hosted
a homecoming parade

for troops returning
from victory in the Persian Gulf War.

[female news reporter] The response was
especially sweet for Vietnam veterans,

who had come home not to fanfare...

[Mazzoli, voiceover] Much has been said
about the amazingly

small number of casualties in this war.

But for those of us who lost a friend,

it was like losing the whole world.

As for me and Barbara,

when we lost Hammer, we lost each other.

Heaven or hell,

I'll find out one day
where the war took my best friend.

["Our Finest Hour"
by David Allen Morgan playing]