The Noah's Ark Principle
1984 · 100 MIN · IMDB 4.9 · 1,147 VOTES · DIR. Roland Emmerich
Overview
The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the Earth there is the European/American space station FLORIDA ARKLAB, capable of controlling the weather at any location on the planet underneath. A civil project by nature, it might be abused as an offensive weapon, since it could deliver devastation to any potential adversary simply by creating natural disasters such as storms and floods. No wonder the space station soon becomes the central point in rising political tensions between East and West, next stop World War 3 (as indicated by the tagline "The end of our future has already begun"). We follow the main protagonist Billy Hayes, an astronaut aboard the station, as he wades through a plot of secrecy and sabotage trying to tell friend from foe in the process.
Dialogue Timeline — 776 lines
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00:03:53 Wait a second, please.
00:07:49 What do you mean?
00:11:59 This is Max Marek on Florida Arklab.
00:15:12 ...I didn't see what went on anymore.
00:18:36 Yes, I know and I am your biggest advocate.
00:21:02 There is a different version, of course.
00:24:10 Sector "B" is being activated. Countdown started.
00:26:42 What about Hayes? Is he ready?
00:29:38 You heard it, go back to sleep. We'll talk in the morning.
00:32:12 We just want you to keep an eye on him.
00:34:41 Are they out of their mind? In the last three days...
00:37:15 Did he want the identity code?
00:42:32 - I can imagine. - And then the Laurin effect...
00:47:58 Max, do you hear? There's not enough time, we're in the countdown.
00:51:12 The thing hissed and sparked at every turn.
00:53:43 For the Americans, it was a legitimate move.
00:58:54 - Downstairs. - Is he hurt?
01:01:56 ...he'll give in as well.
01:04:59 Only Segment-5 is available.
01:07:38 - Who is this Vandenberg? - He wants to use the radiators.
01:10:18 Use force if you have to. Did you copy?
01:14:10 Billy will get us out of here.
01:22:07 Billy! Billy!
01:30:54 The cause of the accident is not clear and will be further investigated.