Timecop

Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa.

- Easy.|- Mornin'.

Mornin'. Y'all mind|steppin' aside?

- You know what I think?|- No, sir, I don't.

I think you got yourselves|a shipment of gold in that wagon...

that you're bringin'|to General Lee.

- Just who might you be?|- A friend of the Confederacy.

Why don't y'all show us what a|good friend you are by steppin' aside?

I'd be most happy to,|'cept first...

I'd be much obliged|if you'd give me that gold.

I don't think I heard you correct.

I think you did.|I'd like that gold now.

Listen, mister, it ain't|very nice out here, as you can see.

There are five of us.

If you don't step aside now,|I'd just as soon kill you as not.

You wanna die out here in this|miserable weather, that's your choice.

I'm gonna ask you|one more time.

Would you please|give me the gold?

Good afternoon, senators.

The president is very|grateful for your time here.

Believe me, this is a matter|of the utmost importance.

I cannot stress too much|the utmost secrecy.

Why don't you just|cut out the sh*t, George?

You're here to ask the committee|for money, so come out and ask for it.

Thanks for the advice.|I am gonna ask you for money.

Guess what else?|You're gonna give it to me.

You all remember|Dr. Hans Kleindast...

the Nobel Laureate who helped us|during the space program?

For 20 years...

he's been keeping his face|off of Time magazine doing research.

His field of research|has been time travel.

- Time travel.|- Time travel.

- Well, beam me up, Scotty.|- That's very funny, Senator.

- Wanna know what's funnier than that?|- He's gonna tell us.

The funny thing is...|the good doctor actually did it.

I thought that'd|get your attention.

He did it. The technology is|in the folders in front of you.

You won't understand it|any better than I can.

Now, you can't go forward,|because the future hasn't happened yet.

However, you can go back,|and that's where things get tricky.

If you go back and change something,|it's serious. It could be catastrophic.

It's like throwing|a stone in a lake...

only now there|are ripples in time.

So you can't go back and kill Hitler,|much as we'd like to...

because it could cause|a chain reaction of events...

that could alter|or even destroy mankind.

And that, my good senators,|is where you come in.

We have to form a new agency to police|this technology and protect time.

It will be called the Time Enforcement|Commission or the T.E.C.

Eugene Matuzak of the Washington P.D.|Is our choice to run the commission.

- How much is this gonna cost?|- A lot.

- How much is a lot?|- More than a little|and less than too much.

This is not a good time|to ask for money. The economy...

Suppose one of our competitors goes|back in time and invents the computer?

Or the airplane or the automobile?

You wanna talk about|the American economy, Senator?

How about this one?|Saddam Hussein finances a trip to 1944.

He gets our technology...

and Iraq becomes the first country|to have the atomic bomb.

- Oh, you like that one.|- Not bad.

Try this one.|We think there's already been a ripple.

Ten days ago, the C.I.A. Broke up|an arms sale to terrorists...

in Hamburg, Germany.

Ordinarily, that sort of news|doesn't cross the president's desk.

What made this different...

was that the purchase|was made with gold bullion...

and the bullion|was dated 1863...

and stamped|"Confederate States of America."

We had it carbon-tested|and authenticated. It's real.

Now, just think|about what I'm saying.

Going back in time|is a pretty easy way to make money.

Our committee would have exclusive|jurisdiction over this program?

Yours and yours alone. No one can know|about this. It's too dangerous.

That's very good, George.

Personally...

I think this sounds like that|bullshit Star Wars program.

You'll get your money. Anyone here want|to chair the oversight on this program?

Yeah, I'll do it.

Ah, young Senator McComb.

Why not?|Oh, you'll like him, George.

Very much like you,|except his dorsal fin's a bit bigger.

There's never enough time.

Never enough for what?

To satisfy a woman.

Then you never want|to miss an opportunity.

Are you busy?

I'm meeting my husband.

If I were him,|I would not keep you waiting.

If he's not here when I turn around,|I'll go home with you.

You'll do.

Mmm.

I didn't hear you|leave this morning.

It was early.|I was meeting with Matuzak.

Are you gonna|take that job?

- What?|- Be right back.

Read it.

- "Wolverine"?|- Between the lines.

I should get|the f*** outta here.

Good.

You know that purse?|Doesn't look good on you.

Thank you.

- Glad you're not hurt.|- Thank you.

Smart kid.|He read my mind.

With your English,|he doesn't have much choice.

Hey, I know all the good words.

You didn't answer my question.

- Are you gonna take this job?|- I think so.

Is this T.E.C. Thing dangerous?

I don't bake cookies for a living.

Will you have to travel?

Not the way you think.

Pictures bring back your memories.

Aw, you're gonna|be very happy you have this.

Why?

I can see into the future.

- You can see the future, huh?|- Mm-hmm.

- What do you see?|- I see it's gonna rain.

We both have|the afternoon off.

Why don't we go and practice some of|those words you seem to like so much?

Max?

Hmm? What?

I have something I want to tell you.

Sh*t. I'm sorry.

Don't answer it.|Just this once, don't answer it.

I have to.

Walker.

Now?

Oh, Jesus Christ.|Can you find somebody else?

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