Parker
It's a robot! Ash is a god damn robot!
Played by Yaphet Kotto 
Alien (1979) · 35 quotes
Alien (1979) · 35 quotes
Scenes with Parker
12 scenes Parker
Brett
[The team is eating breakfast after awaking from cryosleep]
This is the worst shit I've ever seen, man.
Parker
What you say? You got any biscuits over there?
Ripley
Here's some cornbread.
Parker
Cornbread. Yeah.
Lambert
I am cold.
Parker
Still with us, Brett?
Brett
Right.
Kane
Oh, I feel dead.
Parker
Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man?
Ripley
Whenever he says anything you say "right," Brett, you know that?
Brett
Right.
Ripley
Parker, what do you think? Your staff just follows you around and says "right". Just like a regular parrot.
Parker
[laughs]
Yeah, shape up. What are you some kind of parrot?
Brett
Right.
Brett
[realizing Nostromo has changed its course and they have to investigate]
Well, so what?
Kane
Well, we are obligated under section eight...
Parker
I hate to bring this up but, uh, this a commercial ship, not a rescue ship...
Brett
Right.
Parker
...and it's not in my contract to do this kind of duty. Now what about the money? If you wanna give me some money to do it, I'll be happy to, uh, t-to, you know, oblige.
Brett
The man's right.
Dallas
Parker...
Parker
Let's go over the bonus situation. We haven't - Can we just talk about the bonus situation?
Ash
I'm sorry. Can I say something?
Parker
Let's talk about the bonus more.
Ash
There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated--
Parker
I don't wanna hear it...
Brett
We don't know if it's intelligent.
Parker
I wanna go home and party.
Dallas
Parker, will you just listen to the man!?
Ash
... on penalty of total forfeiture of shares. No money.
Dallas
You got that?
Parker
[chuckling]
Well, yeah.
Dallas
All right, we're going in.
Parker
[to Brett]
Yeah, we're going in, aren't we?
Parker
Uh, before we dock, I think we oughta discuss the bonus situation.
Brett
Right.
Parker
Brett and I, we think we oughta - we deserve full shares, right baby?
Brett
Right. You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a-an equitable level.
Dallas
Well, you get what you're contracted for like everybody else.
Brett
Yes, but everybody else, uh, gets more than us.
Parker
If they find what they're lookin' for out there, that mean we get full shares?
Ripley
Don't worry, Parker, yeah. You'll get whatever's coming to you.
Brett
Look, I'm not gonna do any more work, until we get this straightened out.
Ripley
Brett, you're guaranteed by law to get a share.
Parker
What?
Ripley
Why don't you just **** off?
Parker
What?
Brett
Uh, what'd you say, Rip?
Ripley
If you have any trouble, I'll be on the bridge.
Dallas
[looks at a pen being dissolved by alien's body fluid]
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.
Ripley
Ash, can you hear me? Ash?
Ash
Yes, I can hear you.
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 got to be a way of killing it, how - HOW do we do it?
Ash
You can't.
Parker
That's bullshit.
Ash
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
Lambert
... You admire it.
Ash
... I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.
Parker
Look, I am, I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.
Ash
[Ripley moves to turn Ash off, but he interrupts]
Last words.
Ripley
What?
Ash
I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
Ripley
Will you listen to me, Parker!? SHUT UP!
Parker
Let's hear it. Let's hear it.
Ripley
It's using the air shafts.
Parker
You don't know that.
Ripley
That's the only way! We'll move in pairs. We'll go step by step and cut off every bulkhead and every vent until we have it cornered. And then we'll blow it the **** out into space. Is that acceptable to you?
Ripley
When we throw the switches, how long before the ship blows?
Parker
Ten minutes.
Ripley
No bullshit?
Parker
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space.
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!
Parker
We found this laying there. No blood, no Dallas, nothing. How come I don't hear anybody say anything?
Ripley
I'm thinking! Unless somebody has got a better idea...we'll proceed with Dallas' plan.
Lambert
What? And end up like the others? No, no, you're out of your mind!
Ripley
You got a better idea?
Lambert
Yes! I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here! We take our chances and … and hope that somebody will pick us up!
Ripley
Lambert... the shuttle won't take four.
Lambert
Well, then why don't we draw straws and...
Parker
I'm not drawing any straws! I'm for killing that goddamn thing right now!
Ripley
Right. Well, let's talk about killing it. We know it's using the air shafts. Will you listen to me, Parker? Shut up!!
Parker
Let's hear it. Let's hear it.
Ripley
It's using the air shafts.
Parker
But we don't know that.
Ripley
That's the only way! We'll move in pairs. We'll go step by step and cut off every bulkhead and every vent until we have it cornered. And then we'll blow it the **** out into space. Is that acceptable to you?
Parker
If you think it means killing it, yeah, that's acceptable to me.
Ripley
Obviously, it means killing it. But we have to stick together.
