The Manhattan Project (1986)
John Lithgow: John Mathewson
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Quotes
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Dr. John Matthewson : You try to tough it out with them, they'll lock you in a room somewhere and throw away the room.
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[as he starts to take apart a nuclear bomb before it goes off]
Dr. John Matthewson : Anybody want to make a bet?
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Dr. John Matthewson : What do you think you're doing?
Paul Stephens : Well I thought we'd start out with kissing, and then we might move onto the fancy stuff.
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[last lines]
Dr. John Matthewson : It's okay. I did something.
Elizabeth Stephens : What happened?
Paul Stephens : Everything.
Dr. John Matthewson : Tell you about it later. Let's get out of here.
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[first lines]
Dr. John Matthewson : Now, the beta synchrotron sends the electrons through this magnet which bends the course of them down to the reaction vessel. Stay away from that elbow joint. All right. Bran, you want to get that? Now, this is a tunable excimer laser. It's tuned to the exact resonance of the plutonium-239 that's in the reaction vessel down at that end. Now, I think we're all set. Hit it.
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Paul Stephens : [sarcastically] And tell your pals no funny stuff. I'm very tense, and there's no telling what I might do.
Elizabeth Stephens : Paul?
Dr. John Matthewson : [sotto voce] Take it easy. You're fine.
Paul Stephens : [sarcastically] No, I'm a terrorist. Haven't you been watching television?
Elizabeth Stephens : Paul, what are you talking about?
Dr. John Matthewson : Look, just let us t...
Elizabeth Stephens : Paul?
Dr. John Matthewson : Paul?
[Paul has driven off, leaving the payphone dangling]
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Dr. John Matthewson : Look, he trusts me. Let me do it. I'll get it back. That's what we want, isn't it?
Lt. Colonel Conroy : How do we know this thing won't be armed?
Dr. John Matthewson : Armed?
Lt. Colonel Conroy : That's right. He used the phrase, "I'm a terrorist." Here.
Lt. Colonel Conroy : [reading transcript without sarcasm] "No, I'm a terrorist. Haven't you been watching television?"
Dr. John Matthewson : You people really live in your own world, don't you?
Lt. Colonel Conroy : Well, we don't have the luxury of living in yours.
