Well captain, I'd let you off the hook for the thermite...
5 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:30:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Fogarty to Hendry: Withhold newspaper story until permission from Air Force HQ.
- Fine, now somebody else will get the story.
- Remove aircraft from ice at once.
- Use thermite bombs if necessary to melt ice.
- Ah, that's what I like about the army... smart all the way to the top.
- Well captain, I'd let you off the hook for the thermite...
- Take it easy, Scotty. Go ahead.
- Erect temporary structure to protect aircraft until my arrival.
- And here's another one. Came a few minutes ago. Could only get part of it.
- Everything grounded. Can't join you... something or other. Want you... something or other.
- Then it got really fouled up.
- You mean you're not getting anything?
- Not a thing. Static's knocking it right out of the air.
[...]