Alien Nation Page #6

Synopsis: A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination. When the first Newcomer police officer, Sam Francisco is assigned his new partner, he is given Matthew Sykes , a mildly racist veteran, the animosity between them soon gives way to respect as they investigate the Newcomer underworld, and especially Newcomer leader William Harcourt.
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Graham Baker
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
R
Year:
1988
91 min
150 Views


- I can't! You have the keys!

(sounds horn)

Turn the police light on.

(siren)

What are you doin'?

Don't put the gun in my face!

Matthew!

I think we lost them.

(Sykes) Move! Everybody move!

We're the goddamn police!

(siren stops)

Up ahead, on your right.

It's blocked. The goddamn road is blocked.

Oh, Christ.

Head straight for them. He'll move.

This is chicken, George. I never lose.

(speaks alien language)

Damn!

(groans)

You all right? Anything broken?

You all right?

Don't move.

Put 'em up.

I said put them up.

Hey.

- You move one finger and you're history.

- Not history.

Eternity.

I just remembered ajoke that my son told me.

Yeah?

So?

I'd better not tell it.

I don't tell jokes well.

Probably not, but go on, tell me.

If I begin to tell it and

you know the joke, please say.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

(wheezes)

I know it.

It's a funny joke.

I assume, with Harcourt and Kipling dead,

you will be requesting a reassignment now.

Well... just for your own good.

I think you'd probably be better with

a partner who's more by the book.

But still, George, I gotta tell ya.

For a quiet guy, once you get started,

you're hell on wheels, you know?

And I'd kinda hate to miss

your next few days as a detective.

Come on, guys,

I'll give you a lift to the station.

- Come on, partner.

- They want a statement on the shooting.

No, I didn't shoot Harcourt.

I didn't have to. He OD'd.

- You got a match?

- Yeah, in there.

What's this about, Sarge?

Just keep driving, all right? Just... drive.

What the heck is that?

Holy...

I'm callin' for backup.

No.

Leave it be, will you, Wiltey?

Sarge.

(Wiltey) Something gutted them.

I'm gonna request help and an air unit.

What... what?

- What is this?

- It's Harcourt.

- He's dead.

- No, not if he overdosed on the drug.

Massive amounts trigger a change.

Your body seizes up, you appear dead,

but it is really a state of incubation. When

you emerge, you are metamorphosised.

We must not let him get away.

What?

What would happen if humans see

what we are capable of becoming?

Got him.

Wiltey, no!

(tyres screech, crash)

(flutter of clothing)

(clank)

(boat horn)

(helicopter approaches)

Hey, you! Get the hell off my boat.

You heard me! Get off the boat!

Over there!

Nice view, huh? You dumb sack of sh*t!

(growls)

For Tug. Let's have a cold one!

Take her down!

Down! Take her down!

(screams)

Your scarf. Can I borrow your scarf?

Take her down!

(screaming)

Wait, wait, wait.

What the hell was that down there?

It looked really weird.

What do you mean, weird? It looked like

every other Slag to me, just plain ugly.

Here, look at this.

(Sykes) Here, let me hold the tie.

Everybody gets dressed right before

their daughter gets married.

- Is it on top of the collar?

- No... Now it is.

- It looks all right?

- You look very good.

Ready, Daddy?

Yes, honey.

George, I just want to tell you in advance...

I want to apologise for all the rotten things

I'm gonna do and say to you over the years.

It is all right, Matthew.

After all, you're only human.

What a wild man.

Well, my daughter's got a husband.

I got a partner.

He really ain't half bad, except when

he's got that rotten milk on his breath.

We are friends, we are brothers

Always there, looking out for each other

In a world where so many dreams

Are broken apart

Yeah, but

When the world

Tries to beat us

We hang tough

Ain't no way they'll defeat us

You and I will always survive

Together we're strong

Heart to heart

Any storm, we can weather

You and I

We've become united for ever

Two hearts that can beat as one

There ain't a single thing we can't overcome

We're indestructible

Indestructible

We've got the power of love

So strong, we can generate

A wall of solid love nothing can penetrate

We're indestructible

Whoa-oa, whoa-oa

There's a power

Deep inside us

Ain't no one that could ever divide us

Cos we won't fall

We'll show 'em all

Just what we're made of

You and I

We're in it together

We stand strong

Through it all, united for ever

Two hearts that can beat as one

There ain't a single thing we can't overcome

We're indestructible

Indestructible

We've got the power of love

So strong, we can generate

A wall of solid love nothing can penetrate

We're indestructible

Whoa-oa, whoa-oa

Heart to heart

Any storm, we can weather

You and I

We've become united for ever

Two hearts that can beat as one

There ain't a single thing we can't overcome

We're indestructible

Indestructible

We've got the power of love

So strong, we can generate

A wall of solid love nothing can penetrate

We're indestructible

Whoa-oa, whoa-oa

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Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon is an American television writer, screenwriter and producer. O'Bannon has created five original television series (Farscape, seaQuest, Defiance, Cult, and Alien Nation). O'Bannon made his writing debut selling spec material to NBC's Amazing Stories (1985) and CBS's The Twilight Zone (1985), but first garnered critical attention for his film Alien Nation (1988) and its subsequent spinoff television show. His next notable achievement was his original series seaQuest DSV (1993) which ran for three seasons. O'Bannon's most critically acclaimed success was the space epic Farscape on Syfy (1999–2003) which ran for four seasons and spun off into a mini-series, a comic book series, and a rumored film. Since Farscape, he's created the TV show Defiance (2013) and CW's Cult (2013), the miniseries The Triangle (2005), along with helping to write the Warehouse 13 (2009) pilot. He's also written and produced for Constantine, Revolution and V among others. O'Bannon prides himself on creating "shows that truly aren't like anything else" and pushing the boundaries of the science fiction genre. He's won multiple Saturn Awards (including best series for Farscape) and been nominated for other awards such as a Hugo Award and a WGA Award. more…

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