29 quotes
Nature's Unexplained Movement
Rachel Ferrier
The trees are moving...
[just before the tripods appear]
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Extermination, Not War
Harlan Ogilvy
This is not a war any more than there's a war between men and maggots... This is an extermination.
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Missed Opportunity for a Great Story
Reporter
Hey, were you on that plane?
Reporter
Too bad. Would have made a great story.
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Urgent Plea for Safety in Crisis
Ray Ferrier
Get in the car, Manny, or you're gonna die!
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Humanity's Survival Against All Odds
Narrator
From the moment the invaders arrived, breathed our air, ate and drank, they were doomed. They were undone, destroyed, after all of man's weapons and devices had failed, by the tiniest creatures that God in his wisdom put upon this Earth. By the toll of a billion deaths, man had earned his immunity, his right to survive among this planet's infinite organisms. And that right is ours against all challenges. For neither do men live nor die in vain.
[last lines]
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Urgent Escape Amidst Chaos
Robbie
Where are we going?!
Ray
We gotta go! We got to be the only working car around here. I'm not stopping until we are clear.
Robbie
Clear of what?!
Ray
We gotta go!
Robbie
What is going on?!
Ray
You saw! We're under attack!!
Robbie
By who?! Who is attacking us?!
Ray
Rachel... Rachel you've got to keep it down Rachel!
Ray
Rachel! Shut up, Rachael! I can't think!!
Robbie
You are freaking her out!!
Ray
Well, look, I'm driving!! Do something!!
Robbie
Okay, put em up, Rache. Make the arms. This space right here, this is yours. This belongs to you, right?
[Rachel copies the formation, still panicking. Robbie holds her arms]
Rachel
Yes...
[taking deep breaths, trying to calm herself]
Robbie
You're safe in your space.
[reassuring her]
Rachel
I'm safe in my space...
Robbie
You're safe in your space. Nothing is going to happen to you in your space.
Rachel
I'm really scared...
Robbie
I'm gonna go to the front seat to talk to Dad.
Rachel
No...
Robbie
I will be two feet away, okay. Will you hold my hand?
Rachel
Yes.
Robbie
Are you gonna be okay?
Rachel
Yes.
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Misunderstanding the Source of Danger
Robbie
Is it the terrorists?
Ray
No... this came from someplace else.
Robbie
What, you mean like Europe?
Ray
No, Robbie! Not like Europe!
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A Father's Concern for His Son's Safety
Ray Ferrier
Robbie, you wanna head in that direction?! There's nothing living in that direction, Robbie!
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Unexpected Food Choices in Crisis Situation
Ray
Ketchup.. mustard.. Tabasco sauce.. vinaigrette.. This is good, Robbie, I told you to pack food. What the hell is this?
Robbie
That's all that was in your kitchen.
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Invasion is Already Underway
Taglines
They're Already Here.
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Sharing Divisions Among Family Members
Ray Ferrier
Two for you, two for Robbie, two for me... One for the house.
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Misaligned Perspectives in Uncertain Times
Harlan Ogilvy
You and me - I don't think we're on the same page.
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Questioning the Presence of Others
Rachel Ferrier
Is it them?! Is it them?!
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Questioning the Threat in War of the Worlds
Rachel Ferrier
Is it the terrorists?!
[as the family is chased by a tripod]
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The Last War on Earth Begins
Taglines
This Summer, The Last War On Earth Won't Be Started By Humans.
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Questioning the Absence of Thunder
Ray Ferrier
Where's the thunder...?
[looking out at the teleporter's bolt of lightning]
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A Promise to Protect the Family
Mary-Anne
Take care of our kids.
Ray
Mary-Anne, you've got nothing to worry about.
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Questioning a Plan in Crisis
Harlan Ogilvy
So what are you gonna do? Hide and wait here till they come and get you? Is that your "plan"?
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Allergy Discovery in Family Conversation
Rachel
I'm allergic to peanut butter.
Ray
Since when?
Rachel
Birth.
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Existential Question Amidst Chaos
Rachel Ferrier
Are we still alive?
[unseen]
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Establishing Boundaries in Addressing Authority
Ray Ferrier
Okay, hey, enough of the "Ray" shit, alright! It's Dad, Sir, or, if you want, Mr. Ferrier. It sounds a little weird to me, but you decide.
[to Robbie]
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A Different Approach to the Situation
Ray Ferrier
Let's try a plan that doesn't involve your 10-year-old sister joining the army?
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Basement Safety During Uncertain Times
Rachel
If everything's okay, why do we have to sleep in the basement? We have perfectly good beds.
Ray
It's, like a slumber-party. This is a nice basement...
[looks around]
Rachel
I wanna sleep in my bed. I got back problems.
Ray
Uh, well, you know how on the Weather Channel, when they say a tornado's coming and they tell you to go to the basement for safety? It's like that.
Rachel
There's gonna be tornadoes?
Ray
Okay, Rachel, no more talking.
Rachel
Could you be a little nicer to me, God?
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Concern for Loved Ones in Crisis
Rachel Ferrier
Robbie! What are you trying to do?! Where are you trying to go?! Who's going to take care of me if you go?!
[crying, and softly hitting him]
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Determination to Survive Amidst Chaos
Harlan Ogilvy
I'm dead set on living. "Dead set on living".
[laughs, to himself]
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The Unseen Observers of Humanity
Narrator
No one would have believed, in the early years of the 21st century, that our world was being watched by intelligences greater than our own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns, they observed and studied, the way a man with a microscope might scrutinize the creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency, men went to and fro about the globe, confident of our empire over this world. Yet, across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cruel and unsympathetic regarded our planet with envious eyes...and slowly, and surely, drew their plans against us.
[first lines]
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Conflicted Love Amidst Hostility
Ray Ferrier
You can hate me, but I love you!
[to Robbie]
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Panic Amidst the Chaos of Destruction
Ray Ferrier
LOOK AT THE GODDAMN BIRDS!!!!
[angrily, to a soldier]
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Urgent Departure from the House
Ray Ferrier
We're gonna leave this house in 60 seconds.
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