How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Alien.
Quote #7
RIPLEY: Unless somebody has got a better idea, we'll proceed with Dallas' plan.
LAMBERT: What? And end up like the others? Oh, no, you're out of your mind!
In movieland, Lambert's fear makes her about the last character we want to root for, since no one likes a crybaby. But in reality, let's face it, Lambert's reaction to mortality is one many of us share.
Quote #8
RIPLEY: Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo third officer reporting. The other members of the crew, Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash, and Captain Dallas, are dead.
The final report contains the body count, complete with names. It is a chilling way to end. Instead of a scene of mayhem or a safe return, we get an enumeration of all the death that has come before.