Under Siege (1992)

Dennis Lipscomb: Trenton

Quotes 

• David Trenton, National Security Advisor : But what would be the consequences of those missiles dropping on Honololu?

  Admiral Bates : Colonel Sarnac?

  Air Force Colonel : Approximately one million people will reach ten thousand degrees Farenheit in less than a second.

• Tom Breaker : Just last year we found out North Korea was refitting an old French sub to fire anti-ship missile, so we sent Mr. Stranix in.

  Admiral Bates : You've been financing this goddamn maniac's private army, and it didn't occur to you it might become a problem?

  Tom Breaker : Once we realized we had lost positive control, under Executive Order 136 we tried to neutralize him... we missed.

  David Trenton, National Security Advisor : Excuse me, um, this North Korean sub... how do you know he sunk it?

  Tom Breaker : [in trembling voice]  Oh, we're positive he sunk it. Positive.

  [Trenton smiles mockingly, because Breaker's trembling voice makes it clear that he is NOT positive at all] 

• Tom Breaker : Men Like William Strannix, they are brilliant creative thinkers under pressure

  Trenton : You see Mr. Tom Breaker trains everyone who's not crazy... but what we'd like to know is how he got our battleship

  Tom Breaker : [brief pause]  That's his specialty