The best bit of the “nuclear wessels” scene, is that Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig literally went out and asked passerby. Not extras; genuine strangers on the street.
I want to emphasize: in 1986, during the Cold War, they had a man with a Russian accent thick enough to walk on wander the streets asking random people about nuclear technology. I’m amazed that people were (vaguely) helpful.
@mother-entropy DOCTOR GAVE ME A PILL AND I GREW A NEW KIDNEY
DOCTOR GAVE ME A PILL AND I GREW A NEW KIDNEY!
possibly my favourite line in any movie, solely because of the delivery.
I love this film so much I made my family go to Alameda to look for nuclear wessels.