That was an unavoidable accident, sir.

4 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:05:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, and tell the O.D. if there's any more messages come in from Dr. Carrington, that I wanna be notified personally, no matter what the time.

- Yes, sir.

- Well, here's your weather. There's a front moving in, but you ought to have time to get there and back without bumping into it.

- General, that newspaperman Scott...

- Yeah, what about him?

- He'd like to go with us.

- It's alright with me if you maroon him up there. Now, don't get me wrong about who gets marooned.

- And I'd appreciate it if you didn't smash into the landing ski this time.

- That was an unavoidable accident, sir.

- Well, look, I'll expect you back sometime tomorrow night.

- Yes, sir. And I'll close the door.

- Just tell me what you find up there. No one tells me anything around here.

(Douglas DC 3 plane taking off)

- Want some coffee?

- Hey, thanks.

- Here you are, sir.

- Mr. Scott... Coffee.

- Are we there?

- No, sir. Hot coffee up front, sir.

- Oh.

[...]

The Thing from Another World Sound Clip

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Revisit the sci-fi classic "The Thing from Another World" with our collection of sound clips featuring iconic quotes from the 1951 movie.

Actors: Margaret Sheridan (Nikki Nicholson), Kenneth Tobey (Captain Patrick Hendry), Robert Cornthwaite (Dr. Arthur Carrington), Douglas Spencer (Scotty)

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