The 30 Best Aliens Quotes From James Cameron’s Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Film

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From a fantastic script to elements of humor, there’s a lot of factors that make Aliens such a great white-knuckle violent roller coaster ride. Here are the best Aliens movie quotes from director James Cameron’s groundbreaking 1986 film.

The 1979 movie, Alien, made Sigourney Weaver an instant star. In the film, Weaver and her companions discover an abandoned spaceship on a newly discovered planet… but they’re not alone. A vicious alien creature is stalking them and incubating its young in the bodies of its victims. Luckily for us, Weaver makes it out alive, and we get to see the sequel titled Aliens, and all the great Aliens quotes on this list.

When it came time to film the sequel, Aliens, director James Cameron took the elements of fear and gore that made the original so memorable and went wild. Unlike Cameron’s other major films, including Terminator, True Lies, The Abyss, Titanic, and Avatar, Aliens is a very scary movie. It is a white-knuckle violent roller coaster ride and has one of the most intense finales in film history.

But there’s also a lot of humor. That’s part of what makes this movie so quotable. The film has a fantastic script and there are a ton of great Aliens movie quotes from all the characters.

Necessary Comic Relief: Bill Paxton Aliens Quotes

In particular, Bill Paxton was incredible in Aliens. Don’t worry, there are plenty of Bill Paxton Aliens quotes in this list. His comedic lines and humor give the audience time to breathe in between intense action scenes. The Bill Paxton quotes from Aliens are all classics. If you’re old enough to remember, many of Paxton’s lines became popular computer sound effects in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Best Quotes From Aliens

Here are the best Aliens quotes from James Cameron’s groundbreaking 1986 film.

“Get away from her, you bitch.”

• Ellen Ripley: Get away from her you bitch!

“Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen!”

• Hudson: Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen!

“How do I get out of this chickensh*t outfit?”

“Somebody said “alien” she thought they said “illegal alien” and signed up!”

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• Vasquez: Look, man. I only need to know one thing: where they are.
• Drake: Go, Vasquez. Kick ass.
• Vasquez: Anytime, anywhere, man!
• Hudson: Right, right. Somebody said “alien” she thought they said “illegal alien” and signed up!
• Vasquez: F*ck you, man!
• Hudson: Anytime, anywhere.

“It’s a bughunt.”

• Hudson: Is this gonna be a stand up fight, sir, or another bughunt?
• Gorman: All we know is that there’s still no contact with the colony, and that a xenomorph may be involved.
• Frost: Excuse me sir, a-a what?
• Gorman: A xenomorph.
• Hicks: It’s a bughunt.

“Well, that’s great man!”

• Private Hudson: (After the drop ship crash) Well, that’s great. That’s just f*ckin’ great, man! Now what the f*ck are we supposed to do? We’re in some real pretty sh*t now, man!
• Corporal Hicks: (Grabs him by the shirt)  Are you finished?
• Newt: I guess we’re not gonna be leaving now, right?

“Game over, man. Game over! What the f*ck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?”

• Private Hudson: (After the drop ship crash) That’s it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the f*ck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
• Burke: Maybe we can build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don’t we try that?
• Newt: We’d better get back ’cause it’ll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night… Mostly.

“Maybe We Could Build A Fire. Sing A Couple Of Songs, Huh? Why Don’t We Try That?”

• Burke: Maybe we can build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don’t we try that?

“A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal’s a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! And every formation a parade! I love the corps!”

• Sgt. Apone: All right sweethearts, what are you waiting for, breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal is a banquet. Every paycheck a fortune. Every formation a parade. I LOVE the corps!

“We’re on an express elevator to hell, going down!”

• Private Hudson: We’re on an express elevator to hell, going down!

“Yeah, man, but it’s a dry heat!”

• Private Frost: Hot as hell in here.
• Private Hudson: Yeah man, but it’s a dry heat!

“Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?”

• Ripley: Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?

“We’d better get back, ’cause it’ll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night… mostly.”

• Newt: I guess we’re not gonna be leaving now, right?
• Ripley: I’m sorry, Newt….
• Newt: We’d better get back ’cause it’ll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night. Mostly.

“You Tell Me, Man. I Only Work Here.”

“Just tell me one thing, Burke. You’re going out there to destroy them, right? Not to study. Not to bring back. But to wipe them out.”

• Ripley: Just tell me one thing, Burke. You’re going out there to destroy them, right? Not to study. Not to bring back. But to wipe them out.
• Burke: That’s the plan. You have my word on it.
• Ripley: All right, I’m in.

“I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”

• Private Vasquez: (After barely surviving the alien surprise attack) All right. We got seven canisters of CM-20. I say we roll them in there and nerve gas the whole f*ckin’ 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: F*ckin’ A!
• Burke: Hold on, hold on just a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it.
• Ripley: They can *bill* me.
• Burke: Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let’s not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly… clearly an important species we’re dealing with and I don’t think that you or I, or anybody, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
• Ripley: (Laughs feebly) Wrong.
• Private Vasquez: Yeah. Watch us.
• Private Hudson: Hey, maybe you haven’t been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
• Burke: Look. I’m not blind to what’s going on, but I cannot authorize that kind of action. I’m sorry.
• Ripley: Well, I believe that Corporal Hicks… has authority here.
• Burke: Corporal Hicks has…
• Ripley: This operation is under military jurisdiction and Hicks is next in chain of command. Am I right, Corporal?
• Corporal Hicks: Yeah… yeah, that’s right.
• Burke: Yeah… Look, Ripley, this is a multi-million dollar installation, okay? He can’t make that kind of decision. He’s just a grunt! Uh, no offense.
• Corporal Hicks: (Coldly) None taken. (Into headset) Ferro, do you copy?
• Corporal Ferro: (On comms) Standing by.
• Corporal Hicks: Prepare for dust-off. We’re gonna need immediate evac.
• Corporal Ferro: (On comms) Roger. On our way.
• Corporal Hicks: I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. (Looks to Ripley)
• Corporal Hicks: It’s the only way to be sure.
• (Ripley smiles)

“Marines. We are leaving.”

“All right. Then we put the other sentry units here and here, right? Outstanding. Now, all we need is a deck of cards.”

Outstanding. Now, all we need is a deck of cards.

• (While reviewing a plan with Ripley to weld the doors shut and set up sentry guns)
• Corporal Hicks: All right. Then we put the other sentry units here and here, right? Outstanding. Now all we need is a deck of cards.

“I don’t know which species is worse. You don’t see them f**king each other over for a g*ddamn percentage.”

• Ripley: You know, Burke, I don’t know which species is worse. You don’t see them f*cking each other over for a g*ddamn percentage.

“We’re in the pipe; five by five.”

• Corporal Ferro: (As the dropship enters atmosphere) We’re in the pipe, five by five.

“I got a bad feeling about this drop.”

• Frost: Man, I’m telling you, I got a bad feeling about this drop.
• Crowe: You always say that, Frost. You always say, “I got a bad feeling about this drop.”
• Frost: Okay, okay. When we get back without you, I’ll call your folks.

“Hey, maybe you haven’t been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!”

• Burke: Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let’s not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly… clearly an important species we’re dealing with and I don’t think that you or I, or *anybody*, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
• Ripley: (Laughs feebly) Wrong.
• Private Vasquez: Yeah. Watch us.
• Private Hudson: Hey, maybe you haven’t been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!

“Eat this!”

• (Sticks shotgun right inside an alien’s mouth)
• Corporal Hicks: Eat this!

“I guess she don’t like the cornbread, either.”

• (Ripley slaps away the tray of food Bishop offers her)
• Private Frost: I guess she don’t like the cornbread, either.

“I like to keep this handy… for close encounters.”

• (Pulling out his pump-action shotgun)
• Corporal Hicks: I like to keep this handy… for close encounters.
• Private Frost: I heard *that*.

“Check those corners. CHECK THOSE CORNERS!”

• Sgt. Apone: Check those corners. CHECK THOSE CORNERS!

“Oh dear Lord Jesus, this ain’t happening, man… This can’t be happening, man! This isn’t happening!”

• Private Hudson: Oh dear Lord Jesus, this ain’t happening, man… This can’t be happening, man! This isn’t happening!

“It’s a rescue mission, you’ll love it. There’s some juicy colonists’ daughters we have to rescue from their virginity.”

“It’s a rescue mission, you’ll love it.”

• Private Hudson: Hey top, what’s the op?
• Sergeant Apone: It’s a rescue mission, you’ll love it. There’s some juicy colonists’ daughters we have to rescue from their virginity.

“Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy.”

• (During the drop to LV-426)
• Hudson: I am ready, man. Ready to get it on! Check-it-out. I am the ultimate badass…state of the badass art. You do not want to f**k with me. Hey, Ripley, don’t worry. Me and my squad of ultimate badasses will protect you. Check-it-out…Independently targeting particle-beam phalanx. VWAP! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phased-plasma pulse-rifles, RPG’s. We got sonic electronic ball breakers, we got nukes, we got knives… sharp sticks…
• Sergeant Apone: Knock it off, Hudson. All right, gear up.

“We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks.”

“We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks.”

• Hudson: We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks.

The Best Aliens Movie Quotes

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