Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Marina Sirtis: Troi
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Cmdr. Deanna Troi : [very drunk] Look. He wouldn't even talk to me unless I had a drink with him. And then, it took three shots of something called "tequila" just to find out that HE was the one we're looking for! And I've spent the last twenty minutes trying to keep his hands off me! So don't go criticizing my counseling techniques!
Cmdr. William Riker : Alright.
[laughs]
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : It's a primitive culture! I'm just trying to blend in.
Cmdr. William Riker : You're blended alright.
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[Troi is drunk]
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Timeline? This is no time to talk about time! We don't have the time!... What was I saying?
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Cmdr. Deanna Troi : If you're looking for my professional opinion as ship's counselor: he's nuts.
Cmdr. William Riker : I'll be sure to note that in my log.
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Cmdr. William Riker : Doctor, tomorrow morning when they detect the warp signature from your ship and realize that humans have discovered how to travel faster than light, they decide to alter their course and make first contact with Earth, right here.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Here?
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge : Well, actually, over there.
Cmdr. William Riker : It is one of the pivotal moments in human history, Doctor. You get to make first contact with an alien race! And after you do... everything begins to change.
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge : Your theories on warp drive allow fleets of starships to be built and mankind to start exploring the Galaxy.
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : It unites humanity in a way no one ever thought possible. When they realize they're not alone in the universe, poverty, disease, war - they'll all be gone within the next fifty years.
Cmdr. William Riker : But unless you make that warp flight tomorrow morning before eleven fifteen, none of it will happen.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : And you people, you're all astronauts on... some kind of star trek.
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[Picard puts his hand on the Phoenix]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : It's a boyhood fantasy... I must have seen this ship hundreds of times in the Smithsonian but I was never able to touch it.
Lieutenant Commander Data : Sir, does tactile contact alter your perception of the Phoenix?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Oh, yes! For humans, touch can connect you to an object in a very personal way, make it seem more real.
[Data also puts his hand on the Phoenix]
Lieutenant Commander Data : I am detecting imperfections in the titanium casing... temperature variations in the fuel manifold... it is no more "real" to me now than it was a moment ago.
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : [observing from a catwalk] Would you three like to be alone?
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Cmdr. William Riker : Deanna! Deanna!
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Will, don't turn off the that...!
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Who is this jerk? And who told him he could turn off my music?
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Will Riker, Zefram Cochrane.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Is he a friend of yours?
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Yes.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Husband?
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : No.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Goood.
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Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Now this, Dena...
Deanna Troi : Deanna.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : [as he pours Deanna a drink] ... is the good stuff.
Cmdr. William Riker : Dr. Cochrane...
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : To the Phoenix... may she rest in peace.
[both drink, then choke]
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Oohh... Okay, that wasn't so good.
[tosses bottle away]
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[as Deanna counts down the Phoenix's ignition, Cochrane -- believing earlier that he'd forgotten something -- snaps his fingers]
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Oh, God! Now I remember!
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge : What?
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : [checking his pockets] Where is it? We can't lift off without!
Cmdr. William Riker : Geordi, we've gotta abort!
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : [suddenly finds a green disk] No, no! Wait! I found it!
[slams disk into player]
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Let's rock and roll!
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Seven... Six...
[she rips off her headphones as Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" blares over the stereo and the Phoenix takes off]
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Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Bridge to Captain Picard.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Go ahead.
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : We've just received word from the Fleet. They've engaged the Borg.
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard : What have you found out?
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : There's no sign of Cochrane anywhere in the complex.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : He has to be here. There was nothing more important to him than this ship. This flight, it was his dream.
Cmdr. Deanna Troi : Captain, we should consider the possibility that Dr. Cochrane was killed in the attack.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : If that's true, then the future may die with him.
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Deanna Troi : [learning the population of Earth is all Borg] How?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : They must've done it in the past. They went back and assimilated Earth, changed history.
Dr. Beverly Crusher : But if they changed history, why are we still here?
Lieutenant Commander Data : The temporal wake must have somehow protected us from the changes in the timeline.
[his console beeps]
Lieutenant Commander Data : Sir, the vortex is collapsing.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hold your course, Mr. Hawk. We must follow them back, repair whatever damage they've done.
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Cmdr. William Riker : How many ships?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : One. And it's on a direct course for Earth. They will cross the Federation border in less than an hour. Admiral Hayes is mobilizing a fleet in the Typhon sector.
Lieutenant Commander Data : At maximum warp, it will take us three hours, 25 minutes...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : We're not going.
Cmdr. William Riker : What do you mean we're not going?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Our orders are to patrol the Neutral Zone in case the Romulans decide to take advantage of the situation.
Deanna Troi : [confused] The Romulans?
Lieutenant Commander Data : Captain, there has been no unusual activity along the Romulan border for the last nine months. It seems highly unlikely they would choose this moment to start a conflict.
Dr. Beverly Crusher : Does Starfleet feel we need more shakedown time?
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge : Captain, we've been out in space nearly a year now. We're ready. The Enterprise-E is the most advanced starship in the fleet. We should be on the front line.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I have gone over all this with Starfleet Command. Their orders stand. Number One, set a course for the Neutral Zone.
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Dr. Zefram Cochrane : [seeing the Enterprise in the sky] That's a trick.
[looking for a model or miniature he thinks is there]
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : How'd you do that?
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge : It's your telescope.
Deanna Troi : That's our ship, the Enterprise.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : [looking again] And, uh, Lily's up there right now?
Deanna Troi : That's right.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Can I talk to her?
Cmdr. William Riker : We've lost contact with the Enterprise. We don't know why yet.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : So, what is it you want me to do?
Cmdr. William Riker : Simple. Conduct your warp flight tomorrow morning just as you planned.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Why tomorrow morning?
Cmdr. William Riker : Because at 11:00, an alien ship will begin passing through this solar system.
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Alien. You mean extraterrestrials? More bad guys?
Deanna Troi : Good guys. They're on a survey mission. They have no interest in Earth. Too primitive.
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Dr. Zefram Cochrane : Now, this, Deena...
Deanna Troi : Deanna!
Dr. Zefram Cochrane : This - is the good stuff.
[pouring shots of Tequila]