Them! (1954)
Onslow Stevens: Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien
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Dr. Harold Medford : [over the helicopter headset] Search Able to Search Baker.
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : Say "Over."
Dr. Harold Medford : Huh?
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : Then say "Over."
Dr. Harold Medford : "Over?"
Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford : Medford in Baker to Medford in Able: Go ahead, Dad. Over.
Dr. Harold Medford : Have you found anything yet?
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : Say "Over."
Dr. Harold Medford : I just said it.
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : I know. Say it again.
Dr. Harold Medford : Oh. "Over!"
Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford : Baker to Able: Not yet. We're about three quarters of the way across our sector. We're now at coordinates Charlie-Six. Over.
Dr. Harold Medford : Well, don't pass up any possibilities. Let me know the moment you find ANYTHING.
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : If you're finished, say "Over and out."
Dr. Harold Medford : But she KNOWS I'm through talking with her.
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : I know she does, Doctor. It's a rule, though. You gotta say it.
Dr. Harold Medford : [irritated] Ah...
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : Isn't that right, General?
Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien : Right, Sergeant.
Dr. Harold Medford : This is ridiculous! A lot of good your rules are gonna do us if we don't locate the...
Police Sgt. Ben Peterson : [over the headset] Over and out.
Dr. Harold Medford : Oh, now you're happy.
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Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien : [making a public broadcast] A couple of months ago in the desert of New Mexico, gigantic ants were discovered. These ants are similar in appearance and characteristics to the household and garden pests you are familiar with, except that they are mutations ranging in size from nine to twelve feet in length. The New Mexico colony was destroyed, but two queen ants escaped. One has been accounted for and destroyed. The other has not yet been found but is now known to have established a nest somewhere in the storm drains beneath the streets of Los Angeles. It is not known how long this nest has been established or how many of these lethal monsters have hatched. Maybe a few, maybe thousands.
