Alien Page #5

Synopsis: A commercial crew aboard the deep space towing vessel, Nostromo is on its way home when they pick up an SOS warning from a distant moon. What they don't know is that the SOS warning is not like any other ordinary warning call. Picking up the signal, the crew realizes that they are not alone on the spaceship when an alien stowaway is on the cargo ship.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Ridley Scott
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.5
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
1979
116 min
Website
5,486 Views


All sorts of tests have to be made.

Ash, are you kidding? This thing bled acid.

Who knows what it will do when it's dead?

I think it's safe to assume it isn't a zombie.

Dallas, it has to go back.

I'd soon as not burn it at the stake,

but you're the science officer.

- It's your decision, Ash.

- Dallas!

- You won't make me change my mind...

- I'm not trying to change your mind.

I just want you to listen...

Will you listen?

- How can you leave that decision to him?

- I just run the ship.

Anything scientific, Ash has the final word.

- How does that happen?

- That's what the company wants.

- Since when is that standard procedure?

- Standard procedure is to do what they say.

- What's happening with the repairs?

- They're pretty much finished.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- There's still some things to do.

We're blind on B and C decks,

the reserve power system's blown...

That's horseshit. We can take off without that.

- We can. You think that's a good idea?

- Look, I just wanna get the hell outta here.

Dust in the intakes.

Number two's overheating.

Spit on it for two minutes, for Christ sake!

We're hot and we're getting hotter.

Engine room, red clip status.

- One kilometre on ascension.

- Engage artificial gravity.

- Engaged.

- I'm altering the vector... now.

Inhibit CNG.

- Struts retract.

- Struts retracted.

Walk in the park!

When we fix something, it stays fixed.

Don't we, Brett, baby?

Right!

We should freeze him. If he's got a disease,

why don't we stop it there?

- We can get to a doctor back home.

- Right.

Whenever he says anything,

you say "Right", Brett, you know?

Right.

Parker, your staffjust follows you around

and says "Right"! Just like a parrot.

- Shape up! What are you, a parrot?

- Right.

Come on, knock it off!

- Kane's gonna have to go into quarantine.

- Yes, and so are we.

- How about something to lower your spirits?

- Thrill me, will you, please?

According to my calculations,

based on time spent...

- Give me the short version. How far to Earth?

- Ten months.

Oh, God.

Yes?

- Dallas, I think you should see Kane.

- Has his condition changed?

- It's simpler if you come.

- We're on our way.

Right.

How are you feelin'?

- How are you doing?

- Terrific! Next silly question?

Oh, thank you.

Do you remember anything about the planet?

What's the last thing you do remember?

I remember some horrible dream

about smothering and...

Anyway, where are we?

- Right here!

- We're on our way home.

Back to the old freezerinos!

- I've got to have something to eat first.

- I need something to eat myself.

One more meal before bedtime. I'm buying.

Hey, that's a break!

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Dan O'Bannon

Daniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American film screenwriter, director, visual effects supervisor, and occasional actor, usually in the science fiction and horror genres.O'Bannon is best known for having written the screenplay for Alien, adapted from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett. He also contributed computer animation to Star Wars, worked on cult classics such as Dark Star, Heavy Metal, and Total Recall, and wrote and directed the horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead. more…

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