Between 1978 and 1997, 20th Century Fox brought four Alien movies to the big screen. The films – collectively known as the Alien Quadrilogy – included Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien: Resurrection (1997).
Each movie starred Sigourney Weaver and each saw various humans sliced, diced, and eviscerated by blood-thirsty xenomorphs. In fact, the kill count across the Alien Quadrilogy was pretty high, with few making it out alive.
But it wasn’t just ‘kills and thrills’ that audiences warmed to – they also liked the writing and dialogue within the films too. The Alien Quadrilogy includes some very memorable lines, with one or two becoming crowd-pleasing phrases, and this is something which fans return to again, and again.
In this post I am taking a look at the dialogue from the Alien movies, with a collection of the best lines from the Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien: Resurrection. I am including a selection of lines from across the four films, so be sure to keep on reading to find the best lines from your favourite movie.
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Best Alien (1979) movie quotes
Ash – “Ripley, for God’s sake, this is the first time that we’ve encountered a species like this. It has to go back. All sorts of tests have to be made.”
Ripley – “Ash, are you kidding? This thing bled acid. Who knows what it’s gonna do when it’s dead.”
Ash – “I think it’s safe to assume it isn’t a zombie.”
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Parker – “It’s a robot! Ash is a goddamn robot!”
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Dallas – “I haven’t seen anything like that except, uh, molecular acid.”
Brett – “It must be using it for blood.”
Parker – “It’s got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don’t dare kill it.”
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Ripley – “Mother! I’ve turned the cooling unit back on. Mother.”
Mother – “The ship will automatically destruct in T minus five minutes.”
Ripley – “You… BITCH!”
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Dallas – “Well… some of you may have figured out we’re not home yet, we’re only half way there. Mother’s interrupted the course of our journey. She’s programmed to do that should certain conditions arise. They have. It seems that she has… intercepted a transmission of unknown origin. She got us up to check it out.”
Ripley – “A transmission? Out here?”
Lambert – “What kind of a transmission?”
Dallas – “Acoustical beacon. It, uh… repeats at intervals of twelve seconds.”
Kane – “S.O.S.?”
Dallas – “I don’t know.”
Ripley – “Human?”
Dallas – “Unknown.”
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Ripley – “What was your special order?”
Ash – “You read it. I thought it was clear.”
Ripley – “What was it?”
Ash – “Bring back life form. Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.”
Parker – “The damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?”
Ash – “I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.”
Ripley – “How do we kill it, Ash? There’s gotta be a way of killing it. How? How do we do it?”
Ash – “You can’t.”
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Kane – “The pit is completely enclosed. And it’s full of leathery objects, like eggs or something.”
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Lambert – “Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?”
Dallas – “Thrill me, would ya?”
Lambert – “Well, based on my calculations, based on time spent getting to and from the planet…”
Dallas – “Just give me the short version, how far to Earth?”
Lambert – “Ten months.”
Ripley – “Oh god.”
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Ash – “There is an explanation for this, you know.”
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And finally from Alien…
Ripley – “Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo, third officer reporting. The other members of the crew – Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash, and Captain Dallas – are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about six weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.”
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Best Aliens (1986) movie quotes
Private Hudson – “Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?”
Private Vasquez – “No. Have you?”
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Private Hudson – “That’s it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?”
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Private Hudson – “Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen!”
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Ripley – “You know, Burke, I don’t know which species is worse. You don’t see them fucking each other over for a goddamn percentage.”
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Newt – “We’d better get back ’cause it’ll be dark soon and they mostly come at night. Mostly.”
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Ripley – “They cut the power.”
Private Hudson – “What do you mean *they* cut the power? How could they cut the power, man? They’re animals!”
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Private Vasquez – “Look, man. I only need to know one thing: where they are.”
Private Drake – “Go, Vasquez. Kick ass.”
Private Vasquez – “Anytime, anywhere, man!”
Private Hudson – “Right, right. Somebody said “alien” she thought they said “illegal alien” and signed up!”
Private Vasquez – “Fuck you, man!”
Private Hudson – “Anytime, anywhere.”
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Private Hudson – “We’re on an express elevator to hell, going down!”
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Private Vasquez – “All right. We got seven canisters of CM-20. I say we roll them in there and nerve gas the whole fuckin’ nest.”
Corporal Hicks – “It’s worth the try, but we don’t know if that’s gonna affect them.”
Private Hudson – “Look let’s just bug out and call it even, okay? 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.”
Private Hudson – “Fuckin’ A!”
Burke – “Hold on, hold on just a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it.”
Ripley – “They can *bill* me.”
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Private Hudson – “They’re coming outta the walls. They’re coming outta the goddamn walls. Let’s book!”
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Ripley – “These people are here to protect you. They’re soldiers.”
Newt – “It won’t make any difference.”
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Ripley – “How long after we’re declared overdue can we expect a rescue?”
Corporal Hicks – “Seventeen days.”
Private Hudson – “Seventeen *days*? Hey man, I don’t wanna rain on your parade, but we’re not gonna last seventeen hours! Those things are gonna come in here just like they did before. And they’re gonna come in here…”
Ripley – “Hudson!”
Private Hudson – “…and they’re gonna come in here AND THEY’RE GONNA GET US!”
Ripley – “Hudson! This little girl survived longer than that with no weapons and no training.”
Ripley – “Right?”
Private Hudson – “Why don’t you put *her* in charge?”
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Sergeant Apone – “All right sweethearts, you heard the man and you know the drill. Assholes and elbows! Hudson, come here! Come *here*!”
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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.”
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And finally from Aliens…
Ripley – “Get away from her, you bitch!”
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Best Alien 3 (1992) movie quotes
Bishop – “Do me a favour. Disconnect me. I could be reworked, but I’ll never be top of the line again. I’d rather be nothing.”
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Dillon – “We’re all gonna die, the only question is when. This is as good a place as any to take your first steps to heaven. The only question is how you check out. Do you wanna go on your feet? Or on your fucking knees, begging? I ain’t much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothin! So I say fuck that thing! Let’s fight it!”
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Dillon – “Do you have any faith, sister?”
Ripley – “Not much.”
Dillon – “Well, we’ve got a lot of faith here. Enough even for you.”
Ripley – “I thought women weren’t allowed.”
Dillon – “Well, we’ve never had any before. But we tolerate anybody. Even the intolerable.”
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Ripley – “This is a maximum security prison, and you have no weapons of any kind?”
Andrews – “We have some carving knives in the abattoir, a few more in the mess hall. Some fire axes scattered about the place – nothing terribly formidable.”
Ripley – “That’s all?”
Andrews – “We’re on the honor system.”
Ripley – “Then we’re fucked.”
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Dillon – “Take off. I gotta “re-educate” some of the brothers! We’re gonna discuss some matters of the spirit.”
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Ripley – “Don’t be afraid, I’m part of the family.”
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Dillon – “I don’t like losin’ a fight. Not to nobody, not to nothin’. That damn thing out there’s already killed half my men, got the other half scared shitless. As long as it’s alive, sister, you’re not gonna save any universe.”
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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 horse shit! 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 gonna let you interfere with their plans for this thing? They think we’re – we’re crud. And they don’t give a fuck about one friend of yours that’s… that’s died. Not one.”
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Ripley – “You’ve been in my life so long, I can’t remember anything else.”
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Bishop II – “Ripley! Think of all we could learn from it! It’s the chance of a lifetime, you must let me have it!”
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Ripley – “What’s this “eighty-five” thing?”
David – “A couple of us sneaked a look at his personnel file the day he arrived. It’s his IQ.”
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Dillon – “All right. The fucking thing is loose. It’s out there. The rescue team is on its way with guns and shit. Right now there isn’t any place that’s real safe. But we stay here, in the assembly hall. This place never had any fucking air conditioning. If it comes in it’s gotta be through one of these doors. Now we post a guard to let us know if it’s coming. In the meantime, you lay low, be ready and stay right… in case your time comes.”
David – “Don’t you start bullshitting, Dillon. We’re gonna be trapped in here like rats.”
Dillon – “You got a weapon? You got a blade? Then you take it out and you fucking use it!”
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Ripley – “Wanna get me some clothes, or should I just go like this?”
Clemens – “Given the nature of our indigenous population, I would suggest clothes. None of them have seen a woman in years.”
Clemens – “Neither have I, for that matter.”
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And finally from Alien 3…
David – “I have a problem with this.”
Jude – “What part?”
David – “The part where we’re running around in the dark fucking maze with that thing chasing us.”
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Best Alien: Resurrection (1997) movie quotes
Ripley – “My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones. But there are.”
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Distephano – “I thought you were dead.”
Ripley – “Yeah, I get that a lot.”
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Purvis – “What’s in-fucking-side me?”
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.”
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General Perez – “Ellen Ripley died trying to wipe this species out. For all intents and purposes, she succeeded!”
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Johner – “Hey, Vriess, you got a socket wrench? Maybe she just needs an oil change. Can’t believe I almost fucked it.”
Vriess – “Yeah, like you never fucked a robot.”
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Johner – “Earth, man. What a shithole.”
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Ripley – “Who do I have to fuck to get off this boat?”
Johner – “I can get you off. Maybe not the boat.”
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Ripley – “Does it grow?”
Dr. Gediman – “Yeah. Very rapidly.”
Ripley – “It’s a queen.”
Dr. Gediman – “How did you know that?”
Ripley – “She’ll breed. You’ll die. Everyone in the company will die.”
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Purvis – “God, I’m so tired.”
Johner – “Sleep when you die, man.”
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Call – “He is breeding an alien species. More than dangerous. If those things get loose, it’s gonna make the Lacerta Plague look like a fucking square dance!”
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And finally from Alien: Resurrection…
Johner – “Hey, Ripley. I heard you, like, ran into these things before?”
Ripley – “That’s right.”
Johner – “Wow, man. So, like, what did you do?”
Ripley – “I died.”
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