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We wait till the next report of trouble, and then we lie in wait for him, right in his path, and bushwhack him.

8 seconds sound clip from the The Atomic Submarine movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:34:53 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- That may be oversimplifying it, but, uh...

- Now our present tactics are useless.

- But suppose we place ourselves between Cyclops and the Pole.

- In such a way as to prevent him returning to the Pole to, as you put it, recharge his batteries.

- If we are lucky enough to catch him with his power depleted.

- Then we polish him off with an atomic fish.

- We wait till the next report of trouble, and then we lie in wait for him, right in his path, and bushwhack him.

- Bushwhack?

- Yes, it's an American tactical expression.

- So, a change of tactics.

- Now the Tiger Shark cruised almost over the North Pole, waiting for the radio report that would put the plan into effect.

- On July 13th, at 1600 hours, it came.

- We got it. Sounds like a distress signal from a small freighter between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. One Mayday, then nothing.

[...]

The Atomic Submarine Sound Clip

The Atomic Submarine

Memorable lines from The Atomic Submarine (1959 film), featuring audio clips and sfx.

Actors: Arthur Franz (Commander "Reef" Holloway), Dick Foran (Commander Dan Wendover)

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