Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992 TV Movie)

Richard Thomas: Gary Brown

Quotes 

• Marg : Rescue One, this is Comm Center. What have you got there, dear?

  Gary Brown : She's down and burning! It's a big jet fuel fire. Bob says we got plenty of foam but not water. We need every truck full!

  Marg : What about survivors?

  Gary Brown : I don't think so, Marg.

• Al Haynes : Okay, Sioux. We dumped fuel down to 37. And with four in the cockpit, that's 296 souls on board.

  [pause] 

  Chris Porter : Uh... 232 Heavy, copy, 292 souls on board plus four in the cockpit, and 37 thousands pounds of fuel. Roger sir, continue approach.

  Mack Zubinski : This is Sioux Tower, to all rescue units, we have an Alert Three. I say again, we are declaring an Alert Three. A DC-10 in emergency approach. 296 souls on board. 35 miles Northeast.

  Gary Brown : Sioux Tower, Rescue One, Roger your Alert Three. We're calling every unit in the tri-state area.

  Chris Porter : Rescue One, Roger. You've got about 15 minutes to get them here.

  Gary Brown : Attention all units: this is Tri-State Rescue Net, Sioux Gateway is now in Alert Three. I repeat, Sioux Gateway is now on Alert Three. It's a DC-10, 35 miles North. May not be able to make the runway. Roll all units, this is not a drill! I repeat: this is not a drill!

• Gary Brown : Do I understand, a DC-10?

  Mack Zubinski : Affirmative.

  Gary Brown : What is that, like 200 people?

  Mack Zubinski : Rescue One, capacity more like 300 and 80,000 pounds of jet fuel.

  Gary Brown : [to a colleague]  Okay, we're gonna need lots more foam. And vehicles.

  Gary Brown : [to Zubinski]  You tell 'em we'll be ready.

• Heidi : Better pick up. It's Marg at the Comm Center!

  Gary Brown : Yeah, Marg?

  Marg : I... I just got a call from Sioux Tower. Get on the loop.

  Gary Brown : I'm on.

  Chris Porter : Understand Sioux City is option one after Des Moines. Is pilot aware Sioux Gateway's longest runway is 9,000 feet?

  Minneapolis Center : Sioux City, at this time pilot is just, uh, looking for a home.

  Chris Porter : Roger, standing by.

  [pause] 

  Gary Brown : My God. Rich! Rich! Get the comm trailer out to Gateway, I think we got something going on. Heidi? This one's real!

• Chuck Sundberg : I'm just beginning to feel it.

  Gary Brown : Feel what?

  Chuck Sundberg : Stress. You know what it's called just as well as I do, post-traumatic stress. We're all going to go through it. When this is all over, we're all going to need a little therapy, and just plain talking to people we love.

  Gary Brown : What are you saying, I'm flipping out?

  Chuck Sundberg : I don't want you taking anymore meetings, no more 5 AM thank-you letters. Go home and you sleep. I know you will. I just laced your coffee.

  Gary Brown : You did not.

  Chuck Sundberg : No, but I'll belt you if I have to.

  Gary Brown : Alright, alright. Where did you get your bedside manner? College?

  Chuck Sundberg : No, I was an English major. My medical degree is from Vietnam.

• Gary Brown : We did the best we could. Why isn't that good enough?