Star Trek (TV Series)

The Naked Time (1966)

James Doohan: Scott

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• Uhura : [over the intercom]  Entering planet's outer atmosphere, sir.

  Scotty : Captain!

  Capt. Kirk : What is it?

  Scotty : He's turned the engines off. They're completely cold. It'll take 30 minutes to regenerate them.

  Uhura : [over the intercom]  Entering planet's outer atmosphere, sir. Ship's outer skin is beginning to heat, Captain. Orbit plot shows we have about 8 minutes left.

  Capt. Kirk : Scotty!

  Scotty : I can't change the law of physics! I've got to have 30 minutes!

• Capt. Kirk : The purpose of a briefing, gentlemen, is to get me answers based on your abilities and experience. In a critical orbit there's no time for surprise.

  Scotty : Unless you people on the bridge start taking showers with your clothes on, my engines can pull us out of anything. We'll be warping out of orbit within a half second a' getting your command.

• Spock : Message from the Captain.

  Scotty : Tell him I'm doing my best. If I cut through the wrong circuits...

  Spock : We have fourteen minutes left.

  Scotty : Even if we were under a full-scale attack I couldn't move any faster, not and maintain a safety factor.

  Spock : At the rate you're proceeding, calculations show that you'll take a minute and a half more than we have left. You can't afford a safety factor.