Aliens

Discussion on Synthetic Crew Members

Ripley You never said anything about android being aboard, why not?

[to Burke, agitated]

Burke It never... never occurred to me. It's just a common practice, we always have a synthetic on board.

Bishop I prefer the term "artificial person" myself. Is there a problem?

Burke I'm sorry. I don't know why I didn't... On Ripley's last trip the synth- the artificial person malfunctioned.

[to Bishop]

Ripley Malfunctioned"?!

Burke We had some problems and, uh... few deaths were involved.

Bishop I'm shocked. Was it an older model?

Burke Yeah. Hyperdyne Systems 120-A/2.

Bishop Well, that explains it. I mean, the A/2s always were a bit twitchy. That could never happen now with our behaviour inhibitors. It is impossible for me to harm, or by omission of action, allowed to be harmed, a human being. Are you sure you don't want some?

[hands the tray with corn bread to Ripley]

Ripley Just stay away from me, Bishop. You got that straight?

[angrily knocks the tray out of Bishop's hand]

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Galaxy Quest

Reflections on Fame and Performance

Alexander Dane How did I come to this?

Tommy Webber Not again.

Alexander Dane I played ].

[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]

Fred Kwan Five curtain calls.

Alexander Dane There were five curtain calls. I was an actor once, damn it. Now look at me. Look at me! I can't go out there, and I won't say that stupid line one more time. I can't. I won't.

Gwen DeMarco Well, Alex, at least you had a part. Okay? You played a character people loved. I mean, my TV Guide interview was six paragraphs about my boobs and how they fit into my suit! No one even bothered to ask what I do on the show.

Fred Kwan You had the - wait. Wait, I'll think of it.

Gwen DeMarco I repeated the computer, Fred.

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Aliens

Desperation in a dire situation

Hudson That's great. That's just fucking great, man. Now what the fuck are we supposed to do?! We're in some real pretty shit now, man!

Hicks You finished?

[grabs Hudson and draws him closer]

Newt I guess we're not going to be leaving right now, then?

Ripley I'm sorry, Newt.

Newt You don't have to be sorry. It wasn't your fault.

Hudson That's it! Game over, man! Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now?! What are we gonna do?!

Burke Maybe we could build a fire and sing couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?!

Newt We'd better get back because it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night. Mostly.

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Alien³

Crisis Unfolds in a Troubled Facility

Dillon Give us strength, O Lord, to endure. We recognize that we are poor sinners in the hands of an angry God. Let the circle be unbroken until the day. Amen. What the fuck is happening here? What the fuck is this bullshit that's coming down? We got a murder. We got a rape. We got brothers in trouble. I DON'T WANT NO MORE BULLSHIT AROUND HERE!! NOW WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS!! WE STAND TOGETHER!!

Andrews Yes. Thank you, Mr. Dillon. All right. Once again, this is rumor control. Here are the facts. At 0800 hours, prisoner Murphy, through carelessness on his part, was found dead in vent shaft 17. He seems to have been sucked into a ventilator fan. At about 2100 hours, prisoner Golic reappeared in a deranged state. Prisoners Boggs and Rains are missing. There seems to be a good chance that they have met with foul play at the hands of prisoner Golic. We need to organize and send out a search party; volunteers will be appreciated. I think it's fair to say that our smoothly running facility has suddenly developed a few problems. I can only hope we are all able to pull together over the next few days until the rescue team arrives for Lieutenant Ripley.

Ripley It's here! It got Clemens!

[runs into the room, breathless and panicking]

Andrews Stop this raving at once! Stop it!

[loses his temper]

Ripley I'm telling you! It's here!

Andrews Aaron, get that foolish woman back to the infirmary!

Morse ...FUCK!

[holding a chair, after the panic subsides in shocked silence]

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Aliens

Discussion on LV-426 and Terraforming Efforts

Ripley Van Leuwen? Why don't you just check out LV-426?

Van Leuwen Because I don't have to. There have been people there for over twenty years and they never complained about any hostile organisms.

Ripley What do you mean? What people?

[alarmed]

Van Leuwen Terraformers. Planetary engineers. They go down there and set up these big atmosphere processors to make the air breathable. It takes decades. That's what we call shake'n'bake colony

[he tries to leave, but Ripley blocks his way with her arm]

Ripley How many are there? How many colonists?

Van Leuwen I don't know. Sixty, maybe seventy families Do you mind?

[looks pointedly at Ripley's arm]

Ripley Families. Jesus.

[lets him go and speaks to herself]

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Alien³

Choosing between action and inaction

Dillon This is the choice. You die sitting here on your ass or to die out there. At least we take a shot, we owe it one! It's fucked us up. Maybe we can get even for the others. So how do you want it?

Morse What the fuck are you talking about?

Dillon I'm talkin about killing that big motherfucker.

Aaron Hold it, hold it. The rescue team is on its way. We could just sit this out.

Ripley Rescue team for who?

Aaron For us.

Ripley They just want the beast. You know that.

Aaron I don't give a damn what they want. They're not gonna pick us off one by one, are they?

Ripley I wouldn't be so sure.

Aaron Come on, they're gonna take us home.

Dillon They're not gonna take us home.

Morse Still doesn't mean we should go out and fight it. Jesus Christ, give us a break!

Aaron You've gotta be fucking nuts! Look, I've got a wife and a kid--

Dillon Nobody give a shit about you, 85. You're not one of us, you're not a believer. You're a fucking company man!

Aaron Yeah, okay. So I'm a company man, I'm not a fucking criminal. You keep telling me how dumb I am. Well I'm smart enough not to have a life sentence on this rock! Yeah, and I'm smart enough to wait for some firepower to show up before we fight this thing! Right?

[the prisoners yell insults and profanities at him]

Dillon Okay, fine. Just sit here on your asses.

Morse How about if I sit here on my ass?

[sarcastically]

Dillon: No problem. Oh, I forgot. You're the guy that's made a deal with God to live forever, huh? And all the rest of you pussies can sit it out too. Me and her will do all the fighting.

Morse Okay, look. I want the same thing as you. I want to see it dead, I hate the fucker! It killed my mates too! Why can't we just wait for the company and have some guns on our side? Why do we have to go on some fucking suicide run?!

Aaron Right!

Ripley Because they won't kill it. They might kill you just for having seen it, but they're not gonna kill it.

Aaron That is crazy! That is horseshit! They will not kill us!

Ripley When they first heard about this thing, it was crew expendable. The next time they sent in marines; they were expendable too. What makes you think they're gonna care about a bunch of lifers who found God at the ass-end of space? You really think they're going to let you interfere with their plans for this thing? They think we're crud, and they don't give a fuck about one friend of yours that's died. Not one.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Understanding Eywa and the Sky People

Varang Is not our air poison to Sky People? How do you still live, air breather?

[interrogating Spider]

Kiri Because it is the will of Eywa!

[The Mangkwan snarl and hiss in fury. Varang turns to Kiri, her expression contemptful]

Varang Eywa?

[disdainfully]

Kiri Yes.

[Varang holds a knife to Spider's throat]

Varang If I cut now, do you think Eywa will come to save him? Do you think?

Kiri No.

[hangs her head, defeated]

Varang Your goddess has no dominion here.

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Gorillas in the Mist

Knowledge Gaps in Gorilla Research

Dian Fossey How big are these night nests?

Sembagare I don't know.

Dian Fossey You mean you've forgotten.

Sembagare How can I forget? I never knew.

Dian Fossey Night nests, Sembagare. George Schaller's book says we count the ]s night nests to get the census.

[[gorilla]

Sembagare I don't know about gorillas.

Dian Fossey Of course you do. You're a tracker.

Sembagare Yes, of buffalo, antelope, and ].

[[elephant]

Dian Fossey What? Hey! Hey! That's great. That's just great. What the hell have you been doing for the last five hours?

[pause]

Sembagare I've been waiting for you to show me.

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Avatar: The Way of Water

Connection Through Heartbeats in Avatar

Kiri Dad, I know you think I’m crazy. But I feel her. I hear her heart beat. She’s so close.

Jake Sully So what does her heartbeat sound like?

Kiri Mighty.

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Alien

An Uncertain Conversation About Kane's Condition

Ripley That's amazing. What is it?

[watching Ash examine the creature]

Ash Uh, yes, it is. Uh, I don't know yet. Did you want something?

Ripley Yes, I, uh … have a little talk. How's Kane?

Ash He's holding, no changes.

Ripley And, uh... our guest?

Ash Oh.

Ripley Hm?

Ash Well, as I said, I'm still... collating, actually. But I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides. Has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon, which gives him a prolonged resistance to adverse environmental conditions. Is that enough?

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Aliens

Debating a Dangerous Plan for Survival

Hudson I say we grease this rat fuck-son-of-a-bitch right now!

[aiming his rifle at Burke]

Hicks It just doesn't make any goddamn sense.

Ripley He figured he could get the alien past the quarantine if one of us was... impregnated - whatever you call it - and frozen for the way home. Nobody would know about the embryos we're carrying. Me and Newt.

Hicks Wait a minute, now, we'd all know.

Ripley Yes, the only way he could do it is if he sabotaged certain freezers on the way home. Namely, yours. Then he could jettison the bodies and make up any story he liked.

Hudson Fuck! He's dead! You're dogmeat, pal!

[aims his rifle at Burke again]

Burke This is so nuts. I mean, listen... listen to what you're saying. It's all paranoid delusion. It's really sad. It's pathetic.

Ripley You know, Burke, I don't know which species is worse. You don't see them fucking each other over a goddamn percentage.

Hicks All right, we waste him. No offense.

[he and Hudson grab Burke and attempt to escort him away]

Ripley No! He's gotta go back...

[the lights turn off]

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Gorillas in the Mist

A Conversation About Bathing and Movies

Bob Campbell You, my beautiful, are becoming a ]. Would you like to go to the movies?

[[legend]

Dian Fossey Can I have a bath first?

Bob Campbell You can have a bath second.

Dian Fossey Why am I in this movie so much?

Bob Campbell You're the story. You're what people are interested in. The gorilla girl.

Dian Fossey It makes me look like some real weirdo.

Bob Campbell Crawling around the mud in this climate after a bunch of gorillas might be perceived as weird.

Dian Fossey Do you think I'm weird?

Bob Campbell I do. Absolutely. Without question. I also think you are wonderful.

Dian Fossey Which comes first, weird or wonderful?

Bob Campbell Weird.

Dian Fossey The gorillas look great. Look at that.

Dian Fossey You see anyone you know?

Bob Campbell I've asked my wife for a divorce. Did you hear me?

Dian Fossey I'm scared.

Bob Campbell You're scared? I'm about to marry a girl who's liable to have gorillas for bridesmaids, and you're scared?

Dian Fossey You should be scared.

Bob Campbell You know what I want? I want to get this film finished, be well paid for it, go to a warm climate, and be around to make love to you on your 64th birthday.

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Gorillas in the Mist

Challenges in Gorilla Research and Conservation

Dian Fossey March 23, 1967. "Dear Dr. Leakey, Sembagare and I are doing our best to track the gorillas. We're covering a lot of ground, but making very little progress. The only guide we've got is Schaller's book. So far, we haven't had any luck. I'm not discouraged, but I'm starting to think I'll spend my six months in ] without ever seeing any.

[voiceover; [Africa]

Dr. Louis Leakey April 22nd. Dear Miss Fossey, surely you didn't expect the beggars to come out and line up so you could count them. These animals are being methodically wiped off the face of the ]. They hold a clue to the way man adapted to his environment. That's why it's essential we discover...

[voiceover; [Earth]

Dian Fossey I know that. I'm not an imbecile.

Dr. Louis Leakey I know you're not an imbecile, but we must remember the elementary steps one overlooks in situations like this.

Dian Fossey Maybe I'm just no good at this. Six weeks. Six whole weeks, and not a single gorilla... Shit. Shit. I sat in shit. Oh, my God. It's gorilla spoor.

Dr. Louis Leakey And it's fresh.

Dian Fossey It most certainly is.

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Aliens

Combat Experience in the Face of Danger

Ripley How many drops for you is this, lieutenant?

Gorman Thirty-eight. Simulated.

Vasquez How many combat drops?

Gorman Uh, two. Including this one.

Drake Shit.

Hudson Oh-ho, man...

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Prayers for Bobby

A Mother's Regret and Call for Understanding

Mary Griffith Homosexuality is a sin. Homosexuals are doomed to spend eternity in Hell. If they wanted to change, they could be healed of their evil ways. If they would turn away from temptation, they could be normal again if only they would try and try harder if it doesn't work. These are all the things I said to my son Bobby when I found out he was gay. When he told me he was homosexual, my world fell apart. I did everything I could to cure him of his sickness. Eight months ago my son jumped off a bridge and killed himself. I deeply regret my lack of knowledge about gay and lesbian people. I see that everything I was taught and told was bigotry and de-humanizing slander. If I had investigated beyond what I was told, if I had just listened to my son when he poured his heart out to me, I would not be standing here today with you filled with regret. I believe that God was pleased with Bobby's kind and loving spirit. In God's eyes kindness and love are what it's all about. I didn't know that each time I echoed eternal damnation for gay people, each time I referred to Bobby as sick and perverted and a danger to our children. His self esteem and sense of worth were being destroyed. And finally, his spirit broke beyond repair. It was not God's will that Bobby climbed over the side of a freeway overpass and jumped directly into the path of an eighteen-wheel truck, which killed him instantly. Bobby's death was a direct result of his parent's ignorance and fear of the word gay. He wanted to be a writer. His hopes and dreams should not have been taken from him but they were. There are children, like Bobby, sitting in your congregations. Unknown to you they will be listening as you echo "amen", and that will soon silence their prayers. Their prayers to God for understanding and acceptance and for your love. But your hatred and fear and ignorance of the word gay will silence those prayers. So, before you echo "amen" in your home and place of worship, think. Think and remember, a child is listening.

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Galaxy Quest

Questioning the Logic of Fictional Elements

Gwen DeMarco What is this thing? I mean, it serves no useful purpose for there to be a bunch of chompy, crushy things in the middle of a hallway!

Jason Nesmith Gwen, Gwen!

Gwen DeMarco No! I mean, we shouldn't have to do this! It makes no logical sense! Why is it here?

Jason Nesmith Because it's on the television show!

Gwen DeMarco Well, forget it! I'm not doing it! This episode was badly written!

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Gorillas in the Mist

Conflict Over Morality and Responsibility

Brendan How could you do that? I don't care what that man did. This isn't your private kingdom. That was sick.

Dian Fossey You think I'm sick? Am I a murderer? Did I do this? This won't stop until those butchers are stopped! What are you crying about? I have been wasting my time with you. Sembagare!

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Alien³

Sealed Facility Offers No Escape Options

Aaron Never been used. They were gonna dump a lot of nuclear crap in there. Never got around to it. Clean as a whistle inside.

[showing Ripley a nuclear waste storage room]

Ripley This is the only way in or out?

Aaron That's right. Walls are six feet thick, solid steel. They really knew how to build these babies.

Ripley You're saying we get something inside... there's no way it can get out?

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Working Girl

Confrontation Over Betrayal in the Workplace

Tess McGill Look, you, maybe you've got everyone around here fooled with this saint act you have going, but do not ever speak to me again like we don't know what really happened! You got me?

[to Katharine]

Katherine Parker Tess, this is business. Let's just bury the hatchet, okay?

Tess McGill You know where you can bury your hatchet? Now get your bony ass outta my sight! And if you really think that I said I loved you as part of some scheme, then that is really pathetic, you know?

[to Jack]

Katharine Parker My God, she'll stop at nothing.

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Alien³

Survival Challenges in the Dark Environment

Ripley It's like a lion. Sticks close to the zebras.

Aaron Zebras? Oh, right. But look, running around down here in the dark - are you kidding? Once you get out of this main shaft, there's no overheads.

Ripley Don't we have flashlights?

Aaron We've got thousands of them, but no batteries. I told you, nothing works.

Ripley Torches? Do we have the capacity to make fire? Most humans have enjoyed that privilege since the Stone Age.

Aaron No need to be sarcastic.

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The Village

Warning of a Potential Predator

Alice Hunt What we seem to have amongst us is a predator of some type. Most likely a coyote, or a wolf. It's manner of killing and removing the fur, but leaving the flesh torn, may be a sign that this animal suffers from madness; and for the next fortnight we should be vigilant for sightings of this coyote. Keep careful watch over our little ones as they play on the hills.

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Alien³

Discussion on Quinitricetyline and Organization Tasks

Aaron This is where we keep it. Forget what the stuff's called...

David Quinitricetyline.

Aaron I knew that. Right, I've got to get these section arrangements organized with Dillon for the paintbrush, so...

David David.

Aaron Yeah, you can get these drums organized.

David Right, 85.

Aaron And, uh... don't call me that.

[starts walking away; leaves]

Ripley What's this 85 thing?

David Couple of us sneaked a look at his personnel file the day he arrived. It's his IQ. I saw a drum of this stuff fall into a beachhead bunker once. The blast put a tug in dry dock for 17 weeks. Great stuff.

[about the chemicals]

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Avatar

Advice on Relaxation and Letting Go

Dr. Grace Augustine Just relax and let your ] go blank. That shouldn't be hard for you.

[to Jake; [mind]

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Aliens

Investigating the Costs of Space Disasters

Ripley I don't understand this. We have been here for three and a half hours. How many different ways you want me to tell you the same story?

Van Leuwen Look at it from our perspective, please. Please. Now, you freely admit detonating the engines of, and thereby destroying an M-class star freighter, a rather expensive piece of hardware.

[points at an empty chair; Ripley sits down]

Insurance attorney Forty-two million in adjusted dollars. That's minus payload, of course.

Van Leuwen The lifeboat's flight recorder corroborates some parts of your account. In that for reasons unknown, the Nostromo set down on LV-426, an unsurveyed planet at that time. That it resumed its course and was subsequently set for self-destruct, by you, for reasons unknown.

Ripley Not for reasons unknown. I told you. We set down there on company's orders, to get this thing, which destroyed my crew. And your expensive ship.

Van Leuwen The analysis team, which went over the lifeboat centimeter by centimeter, found no physical evidence of the creature you describe.

Ripley Good! That's because I blew it out of the goddamn airlock! Like I said.

[stands up]

Insurance attorney Are there any species like this hostile organism on LV-426?

ECA representative No, it's a rock. No indigenous life.

Ripley Did IQs just drop sharply when I was away? Ma'am, I already said it was not indigenous, it was a derelict spacecraft, it was an alien ship, it was not from there. You get it? We homed in on its beacon.

[sarcastically]

ECA representative And found something never recorded once in any of the three hundred surveyed worlds "A creature that gestates inside living human host", these are your words, "and has concentrated acid for blood".

[reads the report]

Ripley That's right Look... I can see where this is going, but I'm telling you those things exist.

[beat]

Van Leuwen Thank you, officer, that will be all.

Ripley Please! You're not listening to me. Kane, the crew member... Kane, who went into that ship, said he saw thousands of eggs there. Thousands.

Van Leuwen Thank you, that will be all.

Ripley Goddammit, that's not all! Because if one of those things gets down here, then that will be all, and all this this bullshit that you think is so important you can just kiss all that goodbye!

[picks up documents; throws the documents on tabletop]

Van Leuwen It is the finding of this court of inquiry that Warrant Officer E. Ripley, NOC 14472, has acted with questionable judgement, and is unfit to hold an ICC license as a commercial flight officer. Said license is hereby suspended indefinitely. Now, no criminal charges will be filed against you at this time, and you are released on your own recognizance for a six-month period of psychometric probation, to include monthly review by an ICC psychiatric technician. These proceedings are closed.

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Alien Resurrection

Parasite Revelation and Impending Doom

Purvis What's in-fucking-side me?!

[shouting]

Dr. Wren A parasite! A foreign element.

Ripley There's a monster in your chest. These guys hijacked your ship, and they sold your cryo tube to this... human. And he put an alien inside of you. It's a really nasty one. And in a few hours it's gonna burst through your ribcage, and you're gonna die. Any questions?

Purvis Who are you?

Ripley I'm the monster's mother.

[smiles]

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Galaxy Quest

Frustration with Illogical Plot Decisions

Gwen DeMarco We shouldn’t have to do this! It makes no logical sense! Why is this here? Whoever wrote this episode should die!

[before going through the chompers; after going through the chompers]

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Aliens

Emergency Venting in a Critical Situation

Ripley It's very pretty, Bishop, but what are we looking for?

[looking out the window at the atmosphere processing plant]

Bishop That's it. Emergency venting.

[points at gas flaring from the reactor]

Hudson Oh, that's beautiful, man. Oh, man, that - that just beats it all.

Hicks How long till it blows?

Bishop Four hours. With a blast radius of 30 kilometers, equal to about... 40 megatons.

[Hicks groans]

Hicks We got problems.

Hudson I don't believe this, I don't fucking believe this!

Bishop Vasquez, close the shutters.

Ripley Why can't we shut it down from here?

Bishop I'm sorry, the crash caused too much damage. An overload is inevitable at this point.

Hudson Oh, man, and I was getting short. Four more weeks and out. Now I'm gonna buy it on this rock. It ain't half fair, man!

Vasquez Hudson, give us a break!

Hudson Four more weeks. Oh, man...

Ripley Well, we've got to get the other dropship from the Sulaco. I mean, there must be some way of bringing it down on remote.

Hudson How? The transmitter was on the APC, it's wasted!

Ripley Well, I don't care how, but we'd better think of something. We'd better think of a way.

Hudson Think of what?! We're fucked!

Hicks Shut up!

Hudson We're doomed-!

Hicks Shut up! What about the colony transmitters? The uplink tower down at the other end. Why can't we use that-?

[louder; to Bishop]

Bishop No, I checked. The hardware in between here and there was damaged. We can't align the dish.

Ripley Well, somebody's gonna have to go out there. Take a portable terminal, go out there and patch in manually.

Hudson Oh, yeah, sure! With those things runnin around? You can count me out.

Bishop I'll go.

[speaking under Hudson]

Hicks Yeah, I guess we can just count you out of everything, Hudson.

Hudson That's right, man! Hey, why don't you go, man!

Bishop I'll go.

[more loudly]

Ripley What?

Bishop I'll go. I mean, I'm the only one qualified to remote pilot the ship anyway.

Hudson Yeah, right, man. Bishop should go. Good idea!

Bishop Believe me, I'd prefer not to. I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid.

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Galaxy Quest

Confusion Amidst Unfamiliar Surroundings

Mathesar The medical quarters are to the left.

Tommy Webber What the hell is going on?

Alexander Dane Jason, what have you gotten us into?

Gwen DeMarco I don't believe this, it's insane.

Fred Kwan Wow, the floors are so clean.

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Aliens

Identity and Courage in Adversity

Ripley I don't know how you managed to stay alive. But you're one brave kid, Rebecca.

Newt N-Newt.

Ripley What'd you say?

Newt Newt. My name is Newt. Nobody calls me Rebecca except my brother.

Ripley Newt? I like that. I'm Ripley. It's nice to meet you. And who is this?

Newt Casey.

Ripley Hello, Casey. What about your brother? What's his name?

Newt Timmy.

Ripley Is Timmy around here too? Maybe hiding like you were? Any sisters? Mom and Dad? Newt. Look at me. Where are they?

[Newt doesn't answer; Newt shakes her head; Newt nods]

Newt They're dead, all right? Can I go now?

Ripley I'm sorry, Newt. Don't you think you'd be safer here with us? These people are here to protect you. They're soldiers.

[Newt shakes her head]

Newt It won't make any difference.

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Aliens

Assessing Salvaged Equipment and Rescue Timeline

Hicks That's absolutely everything we can salvage from the APC wreckage. We've got four pulse rifles, with about fifty rounds each. That ain't so good. We got, uh, fifteen of these M-40 grenades. Don't touch that. Dangerous, honey.

[Newt reaches for a grenade]

Ripley Is that the only flamethrower?

Hicks Yeah. It's only half-full, but it's functional. Got another one, it's damaged, so I don't know about that one. But the good news... We've got four of these robot sentries, with display and scanners intact. They really kick ass. They'll come in handy.

Ripley How long after we're declared overdue we can expect a rescue?

Hicks Seventeen days.

[deadpan]

Hudson Seventeen days? Hey man, I don't wanna rain on your parade, but we're not gonna last seventeen hours! These things are going to come here like they did before and they're gonna...

[starts rambling unintelligibly]

Ripley Hudson! HUDSON! This little girl survived longer than that with no weapons and no training Right?

[Hudson stops talking; to Newt]

Hudson Why don't you put her in charge?!

[scoffs]

Ripley You better start dealing with it, OK!? Listen to me! Hudson, just deal with it, because we need you, and I'm sick of your bullshit. I want you to get into the terminal and get me some kind of floor plan of this building. Construction blueprints, I don't care, anything that shows us a layout of this place. You listening?

Hudson Yeah.

[distraught]

Ripley I need to see air ducts, I need to see electrical access tunnels, sub-basements, every possible way into this complex We don't have much time.

[beat]

Ripley Hudson! Just relax.

Bishop I'm gonna be in the med-lab. Check on Gorman, continue my analysis.

Ripley All right. You do that.

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Galaxy Quest

Commitment to a Challenging Task

Gwen DeMarco Look, I have one job on this lousy ship. It's stupid, but I'm gonna do it, okay?

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Working Girl

Corporate Tensions and Power Struggles

Katharine Parker Oren, I beg your pardon, but if you are insinuating...

Oren Trask Miss Parker, if I were you... I'd go to your office and take a long last look around. Because in about five minutes, I'm going to see to it that you get the boot... but good!

Katharine Parker Oren, this is a simple misunderstanding and I... You cannot...

Oren Trask I can and I will! Now get your... What was that you called it?

[to Tess]

Tess McGill, Jack Trainer Bony ass.

Oren Trask Right... your bony ass out of my sight!

Katharine Parker I'm sorry... but I simply won't stand for that kind of talk. Will you excuse me, please?

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Gorillas in the Mist

Observations on Marriage and Practical Skills

Dian Fossey It's nice to see a married man who can sew.

Bob Campbell How did you know I was married?

Dian Fossey The night you arrived, you shook the rain off your parka outside the door so you wouldn't get the floor wet.

Bob Campbell Does it matter?

Dian Fossey Apparently not.

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Alien Resurrection

Exploring Potential in Alien Life Forms

Dr. Wren And the animal itself - wondrous! The potential? Unbelievable once we've tamed them.

[ecstatic]

Ripley Roll over, play dead, heal.

[laughs sarcastically]

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Aliens

Reluctance to Return to Danger

Ripley I don't believe this. You guys throw me to the wolves, and now you want me to go back out there? Forget it. It's not my problem.

Burke Can I finish?

Ripley No. There's no way.

Gorman Ripley, you wouldn't be going in with the troops. I can guarantee your safety.

Burke These Colonial Marines are very tough hombres. They're packing state-of-the-art firepower. There's nothing they can't handle. Lieutenant, am I right?

Gorman That's true. We've been trained to deal with situations like this.

Ripley You don't need me. I'm not a soldier.

[scoffs]

Burke Yeah, but we don't know exactly what's going on out there. It may just a downed transmitter, okay? But if it's not... I'd like you to go there as an adviser. And that's all.

Ripley What's your interest in all this? Why are you going?

Burke Corporation co-financed that colony along with Colonial Administration. We're going into a lot of terraforming, building better worlds-

Ripley Yeah, yeah, I saw the commercial. Look, I don't have time for this. I've gotta get to work.

Burke Oh, yeah. I heard you're working at the cargo docks.

Ripley That's right.

Burke Running loaders and forklifts.

Ripley Yeah. So?

Burke Nothing. I think it's great that you're keeping busy. And I know it's the only thing you could get. There’s nothing wrong with it. What would you say if I told you I could get you reinstated as a flight officer? The company has already agreed to pick up your contract.

[pause]

Ripley If I go.

Burke Yeah, if you go. Come on, that's a second chance, kiddo. I personally think for you the best thing in the world would be to get out there and face this thing, get back on the horse-

Ripley Spare me, Burke. I've already had my psych evaluation this month.

Burke Yeah, I know, I've read it. You wake up every night, your sheets are soaking with sweat-

Ripley I said no, and I mean it! Now, please leave. I'm not going back. And I... I wouldn't be any good to you if I did.

[angrily; in normal voice again]

Burke Okay, shhh. Just do one thing for me, okay? Think this over

[leaves calling card]

Gorman Thanks for the coffee.

[leaving along with Burke]

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Avatar

Consequences of Violent Actions on Nature

Dr. Grace Augustine Yeah, that tends to happen when you use machine guns on them.

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Alien

Deciphering a Warning in Space

Ripley Ash, that transmission, MOTHER's deciphered part of it. It doesn't look like an S.O.S.

Ash What is it, then?

Ripley Well, it looks like a warning. I'm gonna go out after them.

Ash What's the point? I mean, by the, the time it takes to get there, you'll, they'll know if it's a warning or not, yes?

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Working Girl

Strategic Partnership Proposal from Katherine

Katharine Parker Dear Jack, There's a light bulb over my head. I know Trask and you know media. And that adds up to us finally doing a deal together. Let's run with it. Best, Katherine.

[on computer]

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Aliens

Moral Dilemma Over Profiting from Danger

Burke Look, those two specimens are worth millions to the bio-weapons division. Now, if you're smart, we can both come out of it as heroes, and we will be set up for life.

Ripley You're crazy, Burke, you know that? You really think you can get a dangerous organism like that past ICC quarantine?

[beat]

Burke How can they impound it if they don't know about it?

Ripley Oh, but they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know that you were responsible for the deaths of 157 colonists!

Burke Wait a second —

Ripley You sent them to that ship!

Burke You're wrong!

Ripley I just checked the colony log. Directive dated 6/12/79, signed Burke, Carter J. You sent them out there and you didn't even warn them! Why didn't you warn them, Burke?

Burke Okay, look. What if that ship didn't even exist? Did you ever think about that? I didn't know! So now, if I went and made a major security situation out of it, everybody steps in. Administration steps in, and there are no exclusive rights for anybody; nobody wins. So I made a decision, and it was wrong. It was a bad call, Ripley. It was a bad call.

Ripley Bad call"? These people are dead, Burke! Don't you have any idea what you've done here?! Well, I'm gonna make sure that they nail you right to the wall for this! You're not gonna sleaze your way out of this one! Right to the wall!

[grabs Burke by the collar and presses him to the window; lets him go and starts to walk away]

Burke Ripley... You know, I... I expected more from you. I thought you'd be smarter than this.

[Ripley stops and turns around]

Ripley I'm happy to disappoint you.

[takes a breath]

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Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist - Dialogue 3

Sembagare Your ] is ] of ]. They think you are a ].

[[hair; [color; [fire; [witch]

Dian Fossey Oh yeah? They wouldn't be the first.

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Alien

Authority and Dissent in a Crisis

Dallas All right! Ripley, when I give an order, I expect to be obeyed!

Ripley Even if it's against the law?!

Dallas YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT!!

Parker Well, now that she has a point, you know, who the hell knows what that thing is!

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Gorillas in the Mist

Conflict Over Authority and Responsibilities

Dian Fossey Kim? Kim, I'd like to talk to you, please. May I come in? Oh, God. This isn't a summer camp. If you want to crawl into each other's beds, you can do it somewhere else, all right? You're fired!

[enters tent and catches Brendan and Kim in bed together]

Brendan You can't fire us! We work for the Leakey Foundation!

Dian Fossey Get off my mountain! What are you staring at, you stupid, lazy wogs? If you'd done your job, none of this would've happened.

[to the others]

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Gorillas in the Mist

A Journey Begins Amidst Travel Fatigue

Dian Fossey You mean we go now?

Dr. Louis Leakey Yes, to make it by sundown.

Dian Fossey Dr Leakey, I just spent 35 hours on 4 different airplanes. I should at least take a shower.

Dr. Louis Leakey No one will mind dear.

Dr. Louis Leakey There. I've put something in there for you.

Dian Fossey Thank you, that's very nice of you. You forgot the rest of my luggage.

Dr. Louis Leakey No room. They'll be sent up next fortnight with the rest of the gear.

Dian Fossey Now wait a minute! I quit my job, left my fiancé, to say nothing of my appendix, and flew halfway around the world. Those cases contain my hairdryer, my makeup, my underwear, and my brassieres. If they don't go, Dr. Leakey, I don't go.

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Aliens

Comforting a Child's Fear of Nightmares

Ripley Last stop. Get in. Scoot down. That's good. Now, you lie here and have a nap. You're very tired.

[Newt lies down on the bed]

Newt I don't want to. I have scary dreams.

Ripley Well, I bet Casey doesn't have scary dreams. Let's take a look. Nope. Nothing bad in there. See? Maybe you could try to be just like her, hmm?

[holds up Casey]

Newt Ripley, she doesn't have bad dreams because she's just a piece of plastic.

Ripley Right. I'm sorry, Newt. There.

[smiles; turns on heater]

Newt My mommy always said there were no monsters, no real ones, but there are.

Ripley Yes, there are, aren't there?

Newt Why do they tell little kids that?

Ripley Most of the time it's true.

Newt Did one of those things grow inside her?

Ripley I don't know, Newt. That's the truth.

Newt Isn't that how babies come? I mean, people babies? They grow inside you.

Ripley Oh, that's very different.

[smiles]

Newt Did you ever have a baby?

Ripley Yes, I did. I had a little girl.

Newt Where is she?

Ripley She's gone.

Newt You mean dead.

Ripley Here. Take this. For luck. There's that.

[gives Newt her wristwatch; switches off the light]

Newt Don't go, please.

[grabs Ripley's arm]

Ripley Newt, I'm gonna be right in the next room. And you see that camera right up there? I can see you right through that camera, all the time to see if you're safe. I'm not gonna leave you, Newt. I mean that. That's a promise.

[points to security camera]

Newt You promise?

Ripley I cross my heart.

Newt And hope to die?

Ripley And hope to die. Now, go to sleep, and don't dream.

[Newt hugs her, Ripley kisses her on the cheek]

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Galaxy Quest

Recognizing an Unfavorable Sound

Gwen DeMarco I remember that sound! That's a bad sound!

[on the ship's klaxon sounding]

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Alien

Urgent Medical Situation Aboard the Spaceship

Dallas Okay, Ripley, we're clean. Let us in.

Ripley What happened to Kane?

Dallas Something's attached itself to him. We have to get him to the infirmary right away.

Ripley What kind of thing? I need a clear definition.

Dallas An organism. Open the hatch!

Ripley Wait a minute. If we let it in, the ship could be infected. You know the quarantine procedures: 24 hours for decontamination.

Dallas He could die in 24 hours! Open the hatch.

Ripley Listen to me. If we break quarantine, we could all die.

Lambert Look! Would you open the goddamn hatch? We have to get him inside!

Ripley No. And if you were in my position, you'd do the same.

[briefly pauses]

Dallas Ripley, this is an order. You open that hatch right now, you hear me?

Ripley Yes.

Dallas Ripley, that was an order! Do you hear me?!

Ripley Yes, I read you. The answer is negative.

Ash Inner hatch opened.

[opens the inner hatch door and lets Dallas and Lambert in with Kane]

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Galaxy Quest

Damage Report and Engine Status Inquiry

Computer Forward thruster shaft, 87% damage. Aft vector guards, 96% damage. Structural breaches in quadrants 32, 34, 40...

Jason Nesmith What about the engines?

Computer Forward thruster shaft, 87% damage.

Gwen DeMarco Computer, what about the engines? Why don't we have power?

Computer The beryllium sphere has fractured under stress.

Gwen DeMarco It's fractured.

Jason Nesmith Can it be repaired?

Gwen DeMarco Computer, can it be repaired?

Computer Damage to beryllium sphere: Irreparable. New source of beryllium must be secured.

Gwen DeMarco We need another one.

Alexander Dane You broke the ship. You broke the bloody ship!

[to Jason]

Jason Nesmith Eh, uh-- Computer, is there, uh, a replacement Beryllium sphere on board?

[clears throat]

Gwen DeMarco Computer, is there a replacement Beryllium sphere on board?

Computer Negative, no reserve Beryllium sphere exists on board.

Gwen DeMarco No, we have no extra Beryllium sphere on board.

[to crew]

Tommy Webber You know, that is really getting annoying!

Gwen DeMarco Look! I have one job on this lousy ship. It's stupid, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?

Tommy Webber Sure, no problem.

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Galaxy Quest

Seeking Refreshment in Unlikely Places

Gwen DeMarco Alex, where are you going?

Alexander Dane To see if there's a pub!

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Sacrifice for Scientific Discovery

Dr. Grace Augustine I would die to get samples...

[about the Tree of Souls]

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Galaxy Quest

Unexpected Sounds in a Calm Situation

Jason Nesmith What? what was that?

Alexander Dane Uh, nothing.

Jason Nesmith I heard some squealin or somethin'.

Gwen DeMarco Oh, no. Everything's fine.

Teb But the animal is inside out.

Jason Nesmith I heard that! It turned inside out?

Teb And it exploded.

Jason Nesmith Did I just hear that the animal turned inside out, and then it exploded? Hello?

Gwen DeMarco Hold, please.

[Flipping a bit of pig-lizard off her communicator]

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Gorillas in the Mist

Selecting a Tracker for the Expedition

Dr. Louis Leakey Choose your man.

Dian Fossey What?

Dr. Louis Leakey Your top man. Your tracker.

Dian Fossey You speak English? The priest?

Sembagare Saint Christopher. Patron saint of travellers, and me too.

Dian Fossey What's your name?

Sembagare Sembagare.

Dian Fossey Sem-ba-ga-re.

Sembagare I am the finest tracker. This man is not as good as me. Him is a great liar. Me - I'm the best.

Dian Fossey Okay, okay. Sembagare, you're on.

Sembagare Thank you.

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The Ice Storm

Frustration with Golf and Competition

Ben Hood We were golfing. You know, golfing, to me, is something I'm supposed to enjoy. And I was on the goddamn golf team in college, so it's something one would assume I'd do well. I used to do well. But basically, these days, golfing for me is like hoeing... or plowing. It's like farming. And George Clair has obviously, in the mere two years since he's been with the firm, he's obviously been taking secret lessons with a golf pro. And I bet the entirety of his disposable income has been dedicated to humiliating me on the golf course. That guy talks nonstop throughout the entirety of the misery of the miserable 18 holes...

Janey Carver Ben.

Ben Hood On topics that are the supposed domain of my department.

Janey Carver Ben.

Ben Hood Yeah?

Janey Carver You're boring me. I have a husband. I don't particularly feel the need for another.

Ben Hood You have a point there. That's a very good point. We're having an affair. Right. An explicitly sexual relationship. Your needs, my needs. You're absolutely right.

Janey Carver You better get dressed. The boys will be home soon.

Ben Hood Gotcha.

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Galaxy Quest

Actors Face Off Against Their Adversary

Tommy Webber Whoo!

Guy Fleegman We're getting hammered, Jason! Return fire?

Jason Nesmith No! Divert all energy to the armor!

Sarris How adorable. The actors are going to play war with me.

Gwen DeMarco Sarris ship accelerating toward us at Mark 2.

Jason Nesmith Accelerate to Mark 4!

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The Ice Storm

Suspicion and Observation in Relationships

Ben Hood Thanks. You having one?

[Janey hands drink to Ben]

Janey Carver In a bit.

Ben Hood You know, I think Elena might suspect something. Maybe, it's all for the better, you know? Yesterday at dinner, she - Well, she didn't say anything. Has she acted funny to you? Have you noticed anything?

[he leans his head onto Janey; he starts unbuttoning his shirt; he takes his shirt off]

Janey Carver Have I noticed anything?

Ben Hood Mmm.

Janey Carver I'm not married to her, Benjamin. You are. I think you've probably a better vantage point from which to observe her.

Ben Hood Yeah, but... I've been working a lot lately and - No, that's not it. I... I guess maybe we're just on the verge of... saying something. Saying something to each other. On the verge.

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Galaxy Quest

Confrontation in the Face of Danger

Sarris Let me remind you, sonny: I am a general. If you are counting on me to blink, then you are making a deadly mistake.

Jason Nesmith Well, let me tell you somethin', Sarris! It doesn't take a great actor to recognize a bad one. You're sweating!

Gwen DeMarco Armor almost gone, Jason!

Sarris You fool! You fail to realize that with your armor gone, my ship will tear through yours like tissue paper!

Jason Nesmith And what you fail to realize is my ship is dragging mines!

Sarris OH, NO! TURN! TURN!

Galaxy Quest

Urgent Escape from Imminent Danger

Gwen DeMarco Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!

The Ice Storm

Reflections on Mikey's Disconnection from Reality

Janey Carver Mikey's been out of it since the day he was born.

Gorillas in the Mist

Conflict Over Gorilla Conservation and Threats

Dian Fossey Nice ring, Van Vecten. Zoo sale profits?

Van Vecten Miss Fossey, where did you see your first wild animal? The zoo, wasn't it?

Dian Fossey You like this ring? You want to keep the hand this ring is on? If I see or hear or smell you anywhere near my gorillas, you'll be writing with your other hand, and I'll have a new ashtray, understand?

Van Vecten You are mad.

Dian Fossey Yes, I am mad. I am crazy.

Van Vecten You go too far.

Dian Fossey Good! Don't push me. I'll push you off the Earth, you murderer!

Sembagare Mukara was here this afternoon. He is very angry with you. He says you're telling people there's typhoid here on the mountain. Mademoiselle, the government needs money from the tourists. They get very mad if you scare these people away. Mukara also said last week you shot a tourist in the meadow.

Dian Fossey Now, that is not true. I shot way over their heads. They are not going to turn this mountain into a big damn zoo.

Sembagare They're not. Mademoiselle, Mukara told me to tell you if you continue to do this, they will not give you a new work permit.

Dian Fossey Did he, now? A three-year work permit issued 10 days ago. They can't touch me now.

[holds up a paper]

Avatar

Support for a Cause

Dr. Grace Augustine I'm with her, Jake. She's ].

[last words about the Navi' goddess, Eywa; [real]

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Conflict Over Family and Protest

Dr. Ian Garvin Has my protest noted now, fuckers?

Kiri Leave my mother alone, bitch!

[threatening Varang]

Prayers for Bobby

A Message of Hope and Resilience

Mary Griffith To all the Bobbys and Janes out there, I say these words to you as I would my own precious children: Please don't give up hope on life, or yourselves. You're very special to me, and I'm working very hard to make this life a better and safer place for you to live in. Promise me you'll keep trying. Bobby gave up on love; I hope you won't. You are always in my thoughts.

Working Girl

Anticipation of a Proposal

Katharine Parker I think he's it, and I think this could be the weekend we decide. He said that there was something very important that he wanted to discuss with me. I think he's going to pop the question.

Tess McGill What if he doesn't?... pop the question?

Katharine Parker I really don't think that's a variable. We're in the same city now, I've indicated that I'm receptive to an offer, I've cleared the month of June... and I am, after all, me.

Galaxy Quest

Fear of the Unknown in Space Adventure

Guy Fleegman I changed my mind; I wanna go back.

[whimpering]

Alexander Dane After all the fuss you made about getting left behind?

Guy Fleegman Yeah, but that's when I thought I was the crewman that stays on the ship and something is up there and it kills me. But now I'm thinking I'm the guy that gets killed by some monster five minutes after we land on the planet.

Jason Nesmith You're not gonna die on the planet, Guy.

Guy Fleegman I'm not? Then what's my last name?

Jason Nesmith It's, uh, uh-- I don't know.

Guy Fleegman Nobody knows. You know why? Because my character isn't important enough for a last name, because I'm gonna die five minutes in.

Gwen DeMarco Guy, you have a last name.

Guy Fleegman DO I??!! DO I??!! FOR ALL YOU KNOW, I'M "CREWMAN #6"! Mommy! Mommy!

[puts his head on Gwen's shoulder and cries]

Alexander Dane Are we there yet?

[wearily]

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cost of Sacrifice for the Greater Good

The Director This is all most unpleasant. I know you can hear me. I hope you'll listen. You won't get out of this complex alive. What I want you to try to understand is that you mustn't. Your deaths will avert countless others. You've seen horrible things: an army of nightmare creatures. And they are real. But they are nothing compared to what lies beneath us. There is a greater good, and for that you must be sacrificed. Forgive us... and let us end it quickly.

[to Dana and Marty]

Aliens

Determining Intentions in a Critical Situation

Burke Hello? Ripley? You're okay?

Ripley Just tell me one thing, Burke. You're going out there to destroy them, right? Not to study, not to bring back, but to wipe them out.

Burke That's the plan. You have my word on it.

Ripley All right, I'm in And you, you little shithead, you're staying here.

[pause; disconnects, then turns to Jones, her cat]

Working Girl

Frustration with a Colleague's Ambition

Katharine Parker Why that little... slut! That goddamn little... bitch! Secretary!

[Upon reading Tess' day planner]

Dave

A Temp Agency's Unexpected Leadership Role

Ellen Mitchell So, what do you do for a living?

[after Dave reveals his true identity to Ellen]

Dave You mean, when I'm not running the country?

Ellen Mitchell Yeah.

Dave I run a temp agency. You know, secretaries and stuff.

Ellen Mitchell So you find people jobs.

Dave Yes.

Dave What? What's so funny?

Ellen Mitchell It's just, it's more than most people do around here.

Alien Resurrection

Surprising Revelations About Humanity and Robots

Ripley You're a robot?

[after discovering Call is a robot]

Johner Son of a bitch! Our little Call's just full of surprises.

Ripley I should have known. No human being is that humane.

Avatar

Disruption of Daily Plans

Dr. Grace Augustine This is gonna ruin my whole day.

[after getting shot by Quaritch]

Galaxy Quest

Self-Love and Fan Appreciation in Galaxy Quest

Gwen DeMarco You've gotta admit, they really do love him.

[watching the fans' reaction to Nesmith]

Tommy Webber Yeah, almost as much as he loves himself.

Alien³

Confronting Choices in Dire Situations

Dillon Why should I put my ass on the line for you?

Ripley Your ass is already on the line. The only question is... what are you gonna do about it?

Alien³

Confrontation Amidst Uncertainty and Fear

Ripley Don't come any closer!

Aaron Wait. They're here to help...

Ripley Stay where you are!

Bishop II Ripley.

[removes his sunglasses and steps forward]

Ripley Bishop?

Bishop II I'm here to help you.

Ripley No more bullshit. I just felt it move.

Bishop II Do you know who I am?

Ripley You're a droid, same model as Bishop. Sent by the fucking company.

Bishop II No. I'm not the Bishop Android. I designed it. I'm very human. The company sent me here to show you a friendly face, to demonstrate how important you are to us... to me.

Ripley You just wanna take it back.

Bishop II We want to kill it and take you home.

Ripley Bullshit.

Bishop II You're wrong. We want to help.

Ripley What does that mean?

Bishop II We're going to take that out of you...

Ripley ...and keep it.

Bishop II We can't allow it to live. Everything we know would be in jeopardy.

Ripley You don't wanna take it back?

Bishop II Ripley, time is important. Let us deal with the malignancy. We've got a surgical base set up on the rescue ship. Come with me.

Medic It's very quick. Painless. A couple of incisions... you'll be out for two hours.

Bishop II And then it's over. You still can have a life. Children. And most important, you'll know it's dead. Let me help you.

Ripley What guarantee do I have, once you've taken it out... that you'll destroy it?

Bishop II You have to trust me. Please? Trust me?

[approaches her]

Bishop II What's this going to achieve? STOP!

[a soldier shoots Morse in the leg]

Morse AHHH! Oh, Jesus!

Ripley Morse, will you help me?

Morse What do you want me to do?

Bishop II It was a mistake! There was no need for any of it!

Aaron Fucking android!

[picks up a large wrench, then hits Bishop II over the head with it]

Bishop II I'M NOT A DROID!!

Bishop II Ripley, think of all we can learn from it! It's the chance of a lifetime! You must let me have it! It's a magnificent specimen! No pictures!

[to cameraman]

Ripley You're crazy.

Bishop II What are you doing?

Bishop II NOOOOOOOOO!

[as Ripley falls into the furnace below, a queen Chestburster pops out, but Ripley holds her captive and both of them get engulfed in the furnace]

The Village

A Question of Thoughts and Communication

Alice Hunt What goes on in that head of yours? Say something Lucius.

Gorillas in the Mist

Mask Request in Nairobi

Dian Fossey I need eight more ] masks - only red ones. Or ones with red hair.

[[Halloween]

Bob Campbell I won't even ask why, but I'll try to get some for you in Nairobi.

Dian Fossey What else will you do in Nairobi?

Bob Campbell What do you mean?

Dian Fossey Nothing. Never mind. It looks bad for flying.

Bob Campbell It'll pass.

Dian Fossey I don't think so.

Bob Campbell Those puddle jumpers can fly in anything.

Dian Fossey I know these storms. You shouldn't be flying. I'm right about this.

Bob Campbell Yes, you are right. I will be seeing my wife.

Dian Fossey I know.

Bob Campbell I know. I love you.

Dian Fossey What?

Aliens

Introduction of the Marines in Aliens

Gorman Morning, Marines. Sorry we didn't have time to brief you, people, before we left gateway-

Hudson Sir!

[raises his hand]

Gorman What is it, Hicks?

Hudson Hudson, sir. He's Hicks.

Gorman What is the question?

[beat]

Hudson Is this gonna be stand-up fight, sir, or another bug-hunt?

Gorman All that we know is that there's still no contact with the colony and that... a Xenomorph may be involved.

Frost Excuse me, sir, a... a what?

Gorman A Xenomorph.

Hicks It's a bug-hunt. What exactly are we dealing with here?

Gorman Ripley?

Ripley I'll tell you what I know. We set down on LV-426. One of our crew members was brought back with something attached to his face, some kind of... parasite. We tried to get it off, it wouldn't come off, later it seemed to come off by itself and died. Kane seemed fine. We were all having dinner and... it... must have laid something in his throat, some sort of embryo, he started... uh... he-

[steps forward]

Vasquez Look, man. I only need to know one thing: where they are.

[mimes pointing a gun]

Drake Go, Vasquez. Kick ass, man.

Vasquez Anytime, anywhere.

Hudson Right, right. Someone said "alien", she thought they said illegal alien and signed up!

Vasquez Fuck you, man.

Hudson Anytime, anywhere.

Ripley Are you finished? I hope you're right. I really do.

[angrily; comes closer and speaks to Vasquez]

Gorman Yeah, OK, thank you, Ripley. We also have Ripley's report on disk. I suggest you study it -

Ripley Because just one of those things managed to wipe out my entire crew in less than 24 hours, and if the colonists have found that ship, there's no telling how many have been exposed. Do you understand?

Gorman Anyway, we have it on disk, so you better look at it. Any questions? What is it, Private?

[Hudson raises his hand again]

Hudson How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

[grinning]

Apone You secure that shit, Hudson!

Aliens

Discussion on Weaponry and Tactical Positioning

Ripley Lieutenant, what do those pulse rifles fire?

Gorman 10 millimeter explosive-tip caseless. Standard light armor piercing round. Why?

Ripley Well, look where your team is. They're right under the primary heat exchangers.

Gorman So?

Ripley So... if they fire their weapons in there, won't they rupture the cooling system?

Burke Whoa ho-ho... yeah, she's absolutely right.

Gorman So? So what?

Burke Look, this whole station is basically a big fusion reactor, right? So she's talking about a thermonuclear explosion and... adios, muchachos.

Gorman Oh, great. Wonderful. Shit! Look... Uh... Apone. Look, we can't have any firing in there. I, uh... I want you to collect magazines from everybody.

[talking via radio]

Hudson Is he fucking crazy?

Frost What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?

Gorman Flame units only. I want rifles slung.

Apone Sir, I-

Gorman Just do it, Sergeant. And no grenades.

Aliens

Debating the Best Way to Eliminate Threats

Vasquez All right, we got seven canisters of ]. I say we roll them in there and nerve gas the whole fucking nest.

[[w:CN-20|CN-20]

Hicks That's worth a try, but we don't know if it's gonna affect them.

Hudson Let's just bug out and call it even, OK? What are we even talking about this for?

Ripley I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Hudson Fuckin A!

Burke Ho- ho- Hold on a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it.

Ripley They can bill me.

[scoffs]

Burke Okay, look. This is an emotional moment for all of us, all right? I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly an important species we're dealing with here, and I don't think you or I or anybody has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.

Ripley Wrong!

Vasquez Yeah, watch us.

Hudson Maybe you're not keeping up on current events. We just got our asses kicked, pal!

Burke Look, I'm not blind to what's going on, but I cannot authorize that kind of action. I'm sorry.

Ripley Well, I believe Corporal Hicks has authority here.

Burke Corporal Hicks is...?

Ripley This operation is under military jurisdiction, and Hicks is next in chain of command. Am I right, Corporal?

Hicks Yeah... yeah, that's right.

Burke Yeah... look, Ripley, this is a multi-million dollar installation, OK? He can't make that kind of decision. He's just a grunt! Uh, no offense.

Hicks None taken. Ferro, do you copy?

Ferro Standing by.

[via radio]

Hicks Prep for dust-off. We're going to need immediate evac.

Ferro Roger. We're on our way.

Hicks All right. We take off. Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[glances at Ripley in agreement]

Working Girl

Navigating Workplace Relationships and Social Dynamics

Katharine Parker Ugh! What a slob.

Tess McGill You were so smooth with him. I probably would have...

Katharine Parker Never burn bridges. Today's junior prick, tomorrow's senior partner. So, how do you think the party's going?

Tess McGill Pretty well, I think. Should I stop serving now?

Katherine Parker Better make one more round.

Tess McGill Right.

Katharine Parker I'd love to help you but... we can't busy the quarterback with passing out the Gatorade.

Alien³

A Decision Amidst Imminent Danger

Ripley Now!

Dillon What about you?

Ripley I'm staying.

Dillon Bullshit! There's gonna be ten tons of hot lead in here!

Ripley I'm telling you, I wanna die!

Dillon We got a deal, remember?! It dies first, then you! I'm not gonna move without you! Now get going!

Ripley Dillon!

Dillon I've gotta hold it here.

Ripley What about me?

Dillon God will take care of you now, sister!

Ripley No!

Dillon Pour the lead! Fuck you. Pour it, Ripley! Go on! Goddamn it! Pour the lead, Ripley! Pour it now! Come on! Come on! That's all you got? Is that as hard as you fight, motherfucker?!

[he takes off his glasses and turns to the alien; the alien attacks him; to the alien]

Ripley Morse! Over here!

[waves to Morse]

Morse Ripley!

Ripley Pour the lead! Pour the lead! Pour it!

[Morse positions the machine over the pit]

Sigourney Weaver Quotes

Memorable Quotes from Sigourney Weaver

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