A character in Alien 3 (1992)

Dillon quotes from Alien 3 (1992)

Charles S. Dutton

2nd most-quoted character in Alien 3 (1992): in 7 of its 14 quotes
Most scenes with: Ellen Ripley (4), Morse (4)

A line from Dillon

We give you thanks, O' Lord. Your wrath has come and the time is near for us to be judged. The apocalypse is upon us! Let us be ready! Let your mercy be just! Amen!

Scenes with Dillon

6 scenes

Why? Why are the innocent punished? Why the sacrifice? Why the pain? There aren't any promises. Nothing's certain. Only that some get called, some get saved. She won't ever know the hardship and grief for those of us left behind. We commit these bodies to the void... with a glad heart. For within each seed, there is the promise of a flower. And within each death, no matter how big or small, there's always a new life. A new beginning. Amen.

Andrews
[Note: Bolded lines are from the Assembly Cut only.]

We commit this child and this man to your keeping, O' Lord. Their bodies have been taken from the shadow of our nights. They have been released from all darkness and pain. The child and the man have gone beyond our world. They are forever eternal, and everlasting. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Dillon

Why? Why are the innocent punished? Why the sacrifice? Why the pain? There aren't any promises. Nothing's certain. Only that some get called, some get saved. She won't ever know the hardship and grief for those of us left behind. We commit these bodies to the void... with a glad heart. For within each seed, there is the promise of a flower. And within each death, no matter how big or small, there's always a new life. A new beginning. Amen.

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 **** is happening here? What the **** 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!!

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 **** is happening here? What the **** 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.

[runs into the room, breathless and panicking]

It's here! It got Clemens!

Andrews
[loses his temper]

Stop this raving at once! Stop it!

I'm telling you! It's here!

Andrews

Aaron, get that foolish woman back to the infirmary!

[the alien lunges down from an overhead airduct and lifts Andrews off his feet, and into the airshaft] [holding a chair, after the panic subsides in shocked silence]

...****!

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

Dillon

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

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

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 **** about one friend of yours that's died. Not one.

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 **** us up. Maybe we can get even for the others. So how do you want it?

What the **** are you talking about?

Dillon

I'm talkin' about killing that big mother****er.

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

Rescue team for who?

For us.

They just want the beast. You know that.

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

I wouldn't be so sure.

Come on, they're gonna take us home.

Dillon

They're not gonna take us home.

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

You've gotta be **** 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 **** company man!

Yeah, okay. So I'm a company man, I'm not a **** criminal. You keep telling me how dumb I am. Well I'm smart enough not to have a life sentence on this rock! [the prisoners yell insults and profanities at him] Yeah, and I'm smart enough to wait for some firepower to show up before we fight this thing! Right?

Dillon

Okay, fine. Just sit here on your asses.

[sarcastically]

How about if I sit here on my ass?

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.

Okay, look. I want the same thing as you. I want to see it dead, I hate the ****er! 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 **** suicide run?!

Right!

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

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

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 **** about one friend of yours that's died. Not one.

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 want it on your feet, or on your **** knees... begging?! I ain't much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say **** that thing! Let's fight it!

David

Have you got some sort of plan?

Dillon

This is a leadworks, isn't it? All we got to do is lure the **** beast into the mold. Drown it in hot lead.

Oh right... and how do we do that?

Gregor

Yeah. What are we gonna use for bait?

Kevin
[realizes]

Aw, ****!

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 want it on your feet, or on your **** knees... begging?! I ain't much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say **** that thing! Let's fight it!

**** it! Let's go for it!

[Ripley and Dillon have trapped the alien in the lead mold while Morse starts the machine]

Now!

Dillon

What about you?

I'm staying.

Dillon

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

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!

[Dillon and Ripley begin climbing up the wall. The alien sees this and begins to follow. Dillon climbs back down]

Dillon!

Dillon

I've gotta hold it here.

What about me?

Dillon

God will take care of you now, sister!

No!

Dillon

Pour the lead! [he takes off his glasses and turns to the alien] Just **** you. [the alien attacks him] Pour it, Ripley! Go on! God damn it! Pour the lead, Ripley! Pour it now! [to the alien] Come on! Come on! That's all you got? Is that as hard as you fight, mother****er?!

[waves to Morse]

Morse! Over here!

Ripley!

Pour the lead! Pour the lead! [Morse positions the machine over the pit] Pour it!
[Dillon and the alien are drowned in molten lead]

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