Gravity (2013)

Ed Harris: Mission Control

Quotes 

• Matt Kowalski : Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission.

  Mission Control : Please elaborate.

  Matt Kowalski : Well, it reminds of a story.

• Mission Control : Matt, do you have visual on just what Mission Specialist Shariff is doing up there?

  Matt Kowalski : He appears to be doing some form of the Macarena or that would be just a best guess scenario on my part.

• [first lines] 

  Mission Control : Please verify that the P1 ATA removal on replacement cap part 1 and 2 are complete.

  Explorer Captain : DMA, M1, M2, M3 and M4 are complete.

  Mission Control : Okay. Copy that, Explorer. Dr. Stone, Houston. Medical is concerned about your ECG readings.

  Ryan Stone : I'm fine, Houston.

  Mission Control : Well, medical doesn't agree, Doc. Are you feeling nauseous?

  Ryan Stone : Not anymore than usual, Houston. Diagnostics are green. Link to communications card ready for data reception. If this works, when we touch down tomorrow, I'm buying all you guys a round of drinks.

  Mission Control : That's a date, Doctor. Just remember, Houston's partial to margaritas

  Ryan Stone : Booting comms card now. Please confirm link,

  Mission Control : That's a negative. We're not receiving any data.

  Ryan Stone : Standby, Houston, I'm gonna reboot the comms card.

  Mission Control : Standing by.

  Matt Kowalski : Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission.

  Mission Control : Please expand.

  Matt Kowalski : Okay, let me tell you a story.

• Matt Kowalski : Explorer, this is Kowalski confirming visual contact with debris, debris is from a BSE sat. To repeat, I have...

  Ryan Stone : Dr. Stone requesting faster transport.

  Matt Kowalski : We have to go, we have to go, go, go!

  Mission Control : Kennedy reports meteorological conditions no-go...

  Ryan Stone : Houston, Explorer, copy.

  Ryan Stone : Explorer, Dr. Stone requesting faster transport to bay area. Explorer do you copy?

  Matt Kowalski : Explorer, permission to retrieve Dr. Stone.

  Explorer Captain : You're a go Kowalski. Houston, this is Explorer, copy... We've lost Houston... we've lost Houston.

  Matt Kowalski : Unstrap. Look, we need to get he hell out of here!

  Shariff : Need some help there, Matt?

  Matt Kowalski : No, don't wait for us!

  [a piece of debris hit Shariff on the face killing him instantly] 

  Matt Kowalski : Man Down! Man Down!

  Matt Kowalski : Houston this is Explorer, copy. Houston this is Explorer, copy. Kowalski repor...

  [transmission interrupts] 

  Ryan Stone : [Explorer shuttle is hit and destroyed by debris carrying Dr. Stone, still attached, around]  Ah! Ah!

  Matt Kowalski : Explorer's been hit. Explorer do you read? Explorer, over, Explorer? Astronaut is off structure. Dr Stone is off structure. Dr. Stone detach! You must detach!

  Ryan Stone : [Still attached]  No! No!

  Matt Kowalski : If you don't detach that arm's gonna carry you too far! Listen to my voice! You need to focus! I'm losing visual of you. In a few seconds I won't be able to track you. You need to detach. I can't see you any more. Do it now!

  Ryan Stone : I'm trying! I'm trying!

  [Ryan detaches and flies away into space] 

  Matt Kowalski : Houston, I've lost visual of Dr. Stone!

• Mission Control : I.S.S., this Houston, Explorer this is Houston.

  Explorer Captain : Go ahead Houston.

  Mission Control : Mission Abort. Repeat, Mission Abort. Explorer initiate emergency disconnect from Hubble. I.S.S. Initiate emergency evacuation.