- God damn it! - Sir? - Sir? - Damn! Woman: Come on, baby. Come on, baby. Come on, baby. Come on. This better not be another damn Russian spy job. Boys from Air Traffic RES say skies are clear. It's the real thing. A radio signal from another world. Let--Let's not jump the gun here. Get on-line with Space Command. They're gonna want to know about-- Jeez, what's with the golf balls? You're gonna kill me here. Wait. wait. This can't be right. The calculated distance from source is only 37 5,000 kilometers.
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Just in case. Where's--Where's, um...
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TV: The three choppers are steadily approaching what has been unanimously agreed to be the front of these spaceships, a parabolic indentation 9 city blocks... You're leaving now? [Door Closes] David, see if they got those pens that they give away. Dad, what?
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They want to organize a counteroffensive. It's about bloody time. What do they plan to do?
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David! What the hell are you doing? I'm making a mess! Yeah, this I can see. We gotta burn the rain forest, dump toxic waste, pollute the air, and rip up the ozone, 'cause maybe if we screw this planet up enough... they won't want it anymore. Wait, wait, wait. David, David! Don't do this to yourself. Listen to me. Are you listening to me? Everyone loses faith at some point in their life. David, look at myself. I haven't spoken to God since your mother died. Yes.
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[Praying]
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It looks like there's some kind of activity here. This may be some type of response, Echo One. Echo One: We see it, too. Can't identify it.
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Now!
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Let's move outta here!
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Holy God.
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Oh, crap.
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Radio: Station WXBY out here in Brooklyn. Radio: Station WXBY out here in Brooklyn. The temperature is 95 degrees in Central Park. What it is here in the borough, God only knows. Let's go to NickJones. He'll give us a traffic report to the beaches... So why are you waiting? Hmm? My social security will expire, you'll still be sitting there. I'm thinking. Yeah, well, think already.
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David, haven't you been watching? David! TV: General. Good afternoon. So far, the phenomenon has not caused any damage. We have to ask you to try to stay calm, and it's important for everyone not to panic. We have a fix on three of the occurrences about to appear over American cities. It's just unreal. Hey, Miguel, come here. TV: One is headed towards Los Angeles. The other two are on our eastern seaboard headed towards New York and Washington, D.C. headed towards New York and Washington, D.C. Marty. Marty.Jamie says this building has an old bomb shelter. We're heading down there now. All right. Um, everybody, head down to the basement. Take it slow. Don't run. Walk down to the basement.
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Jasmine: Can you give me a hand? Yeah, sure.
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Look out! Look out!
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P.A.: What we're planning at this time is to launch a counteroffensive. However, with our depleted manpower, we're asking that anyone with any flight experience come forward. Military training is preferable, but anyone who can fly a plane would be useful. I can fly. I'm a pilot.