A scene from The Rock 1996
Commander Anderson

[In the Alcatraz shower room ambush scene]

Stand Fast!

Mercenary

Drop your weapons!

General Hummel

Hold your fire!

Agent Paxton

It's a **** trap.

General Hummel

This is General Hummel, drop your weapons... Drop 'em!

Commander Anderson

Anderson here, General Hummel. Commander. Team Leader.

General Hummel

Commander Anderson, if you have any concern for the lives of your men, you will order them to safety their weapons and place them on the deck.

Agent Paxton

This is not happening...

Commander Anderson

Sir, we know why you're out here. God knows, I agree with you. But like you, I swore to defend this country against all enemies— foreign, sir... and domestic. General, we've spilled the same blood in the same mud. And you know god damn well I can't give that order.

Navy SEAL

We're dead!

General Hummel

Your unit is covered from an elevated position, Commander. I'm not gonna ask you again. Don't do anything stupid. No-one has to die here.

Commander Anderson

[raising his voice]

You men following the General: You're under oath as the United States Marines, have you forgotten that? We all have shipmates we remember, some of them were shit on and pissed on by the Pentagon. But that doesn't give you the right to mutiny!

General Hummel

You call it what you want! You're down there, we're up here! You walked into the wrong goddamn room, Commander!

Commander Anderson

Stand fast!

General Hummel

Goddamn it, Commander, one last time. You tell your men to safety their weapons, drop 'em on the deck.

Commander Anderson

I cannot give that order!

General Hummel

I am not gonna repeat that order!

Commander Anderson

I will not give that order!

General Hummel

What the hell is wrong with you, man?

Commander Anderson

Stand fast!

Navy SEAL

Oh, my God!

Mercenary

Let's waste these ****ers.

General Hummel

One last time. You order your men to safety their weapons...

General Hummel

[Bloodbath ensues]

Cease fire! Cease fire! Cease fire!

In this scene

Agent Paxton William Forsythe
Commander Anderson Michael Biehn

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