I say we take off, and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Played by Jenette Goldstein 
Aliens (1986) · 80 quotes
Aliens (1986) · 80 quotes
Tied for 4th most-quoted character in Aliens (1986): in 13 of its 80 quotes
Most scenes with: Hudson (11), Ripley (7), Hicks (6)
Scenes with Vasquez
13 scenes
You secure that shit Hudson!
Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Vasquez No. Have you?
Go Vasquez! Kick ass!
Vasquez Anytime, anywhere, man!
Right. Somebody said 'alien' and she thought they said 'illegal alien' and signed up!
Vasquez **** you, man!
Anytime, Anywhere!
Vasquez Hey, mira- who's Snow White?
Ferro
She's supposed to be some kind of consultant. Apparently she saw an alien once.
Whoopee ****in' doo, I'm impressed.
How many drops is this for you, Lieutenant?
38. ...Simulated.
Vasquez How many combat drops?
Uh... 2, including this one.
Ah, shit.
Hicks, meet me at the South Lock. We're coming in.
Roger.
He's coming in. I feel safer already.
Vasquez Pendejo jerk-off!
Vasquez All right, we got seven canisters of CN-20. I say we roll them in there and nerve gas the whole **** nest.
That's worth a try, but we don't know if it's gonna affect them.
Let's just butt out and call it even, man! What are we even talking about this for?
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
****in' A!
Hold on a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it.
They can bill me.
Okay. This is an emotional moment for all of us, I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly an important species we're dealing with and I don't think you or I or anybody has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
Wrong!
Vasquez Yeah, watch us.
Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
Look, I'm not blind to what's going on, but I cannot authorize that kind of action. I'm sorry.
Well, I believe Corporal Hicks has authority here.
Corporal Hicks?
This operation is under military jurisdiction, and Hicks is next in chain of command. Am I right, Corporal?
Yeah... yeah, that's right.
Yeah... look, Ripley, this is a multi-million dollar installation! He can't make that kind of decision, he's just a grunt! Ah, no offense.
None taken. Ferro, do you copy?
Ferro
Standing by.
Prep for dust off. We're going to need immediate evac.
Ferro
Roger. We're on our way.
Alright. We take off, nuke the site from orbit.
It's very pretty Bishop, but what are we looking for?
Right there. [indicates blue flashing from a vent at the power station] Emergency venting.
That's beautiful, man. That just beats all.
How long until it blows?
Four hours, with a blast radius of 30 kilometers, equal to about 40 megatons.
We've got problems.
I can't believe this. I CAN'T **** BELIEVE THIS!
Vasquez, close the shutters.
Why can't we shut it down from here?
I'm sorry, but the crash caused too much damage. An overload was inevitable at this point.
Aw, man. And I was getting short. Four more weeks and out. Now I'm going to buy it on this rock! It ain't half-fair, man!
Vasquez Hudson, give us a break!
Four more weeks! Aw, man!
Well, we need the other drop-ship from the Sulaco. I mean, there must be some way of bringing it down via remote.
How? The transmitter was on the APC! It's wasted!
Well, I don't care how, but we'd better think of something, we'd better think of a way now.
Think of what? We're ****!
Shut up! [Over Hudson's panicking] SHUT UP! What about the colony transmitters? The uplink tower at the other end? Why can't we use--
No, the hard-wiring between here and there was damaged. We can't align the dish.
Well, then somebody has got to go out there, take a portable terminal, and patch in manually.
Oh, sure! With those things runnin' around? You can count me out!
I'll go.
Yeah, I guess we can just count you out of everything, Hudson.
That's right, man. Hey, why don't you go, man?
I'll go.
What?
I'll go. I'm the only one qualified to remote-pilot the ship anyway.
Yeah, man. Bishop should go. Good idea!
Believe me, I'd prefer not to. I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid.
Movement. Signal's clean. Range twenty meters.
They found a way in, something we missed.
We didn't miss anything.
17 meters.
Something under the floor, not in the plans.
15 meters.
Ripley.
Definitely inside the barricades.
13 meters.
That's right outside the door! Hicks, Vasquez, get back!
Man, this is a big **** signal!
How are you doing, Vasquez? Talk to me!
Vasquez [welding the door shut]
Almost there.
That's it! Keep it up!
12 meters. 11, 10...
Vasquez They're right on top of us!
9 meters.
Remember: short, controlled bursts.
8 meters. 7, 6...
They can't be. That's inside the room.
It's reading right, man! Look!
Well then you're not reading it right!
5 meters, man! What the hell?! [Looks up along with the rest as they realize they're in the ceiling] ... Oh shit... oh ****...
Vasquez Hey, mira, who's Snow White? [indicates Ripley]
Ferro
She's supposed to be some kind of consultant. Apparently, she saw an alien once.
Whoopee-****-doo. Hey, I'm impressed.
Vasquez ¡Que bonita!
Hey, Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Vasquez No. Have you?
How many drops for you is this, lieutenant?
Thirty-eight. Simulated.
Vasquez How many combat drops?
Uh, two. Including this one.
Shit.
Oh-ho, man...
Vasquez You always were an asshole, Gorman.
