Dallas Parker, would you shut up and listen to the man!?
Played by Tom Skerritt 
Alien (1979) · 35 quotes
Alien (1979) · 35 quotes
Tied for 3rd most-quoted character in Alien (1979): in 9 of its 35 quotes
Most scenes with: Ripley (4), Parker (4), Brett (4)
Alien life form. Looks like it's been dead a long time. Fossilized. Looks like it's growing out of the chair. Bones are bent outward, like he exploded from inside.
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Well, we are obligated under section eight...
I hate to bring this up but, uh, this a commercial ship, not a rescue ship...
Right.
...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.
The man's right.
Dallas Parker...
Let's go over the bonus situation. We haven't - Can we just talk about the bonus situation?
I'm sorry. Can I say something?
Let's talk about the bonus more.
There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated--
I don't wanna hear it...
We don't know if it's intelligent.
I wanna go home and party.
Dallas Parker, will you just listen to the man!?
... on penalty of total forfeiture of shares. No money.
Dallas You got that?
Dallas All right, we're going in.
Uh, before we dock, I think we oughta discuss the bonus situation.
Right.
Brett and I, we think we oughta - we deserve full shares, right baby?
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.
Yes, but everybody else, uh, gets more than us.
Dallas Ok Ripley, we're clean let us in.
What happened to Kane?
Dallas Something's attached itself to him, we have to get him to the infirmary right away.
What kind of thing, I need a clear definition.
Dallas An organism, open the hatch!
Wait a minute, we let it in the ship could be infected. You know the quarantine procedures, 24 hours for decontamination.
Dallas He could die in 24 hours! Open the hatch.
Listen to me, if we break quarantine we could all die.
Look! Would you open the goddamn hatch, we have to get him inside!
No - and if you were in my position you'd do the same.
Dallas Ripley this is an order, you open that hatch right now you hear me?
... Yes.
Dallas Ripley, that was an order! Do you hear me?!
... Yes, I read you. The answer is negative.
Inner hatch opened.
Dallas [looks at a pen being dissolved by alien's body fluid]
I haven't seen anything like that except, uh, molecular acid.
It must be using it for blood.
It's got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don't dare kill it.
Come on, Ash, I mean, the Science Department should be able to help us. What can we do to drive it?
Yes, well, it's adapted remarkably well to our atmosphere considering its nutritional requirements. The only thing we don't know about is temperature.
OK, what about temperature? What happens if we change it?
Let's try it. I mean most animals retreat from fire, yes?
Dallas Fire, yeah.
Dallas All right! Ripley, when I give an order, I expect to be obeyed!
Even if it's against the law?!
Dallas YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT!!
Well, now that she has a point, you know, who the hell knows what that thing is!
Dallas [to Kane]
Do you remember anything about the planet? [Kane shakes his head]
What's the last thing you do remember? Huh?
I remember some... horrible dream about smothering... and, anyway, where are we?
Dallas Right here.
We're on our way home.
Yeah. Back to the old freezerinos.
