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Both times the surely/Shirley joke is used, neither follows "Doctor,". The joke works anyway.

"Surely you can't be serious?!" and "Shirley! You can't be serious?!" both make sense and sound similar enough for the joke to work.

A copy of the original script is available for download:

http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/Duel.pdf

Here ya go: http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/Duel.pdf

I thought 3 wasn't bad, not as good as the first two obviously but I didn't go into it expecting much, plus I've always been a big fan of Charles S. Dutton, ever since I first saw him on Roc .

If you've never read it, this was the original Alien 3 script by William Gibson, you should check it out. It needed a little polish still, obviously, but it would have been a much stronger film in my opinion. Not sure why they decided to go the way they did...

You don't hack a bank across state lines from your house, you'll get nailed by the FBI.

But in all seriousness, really? Has this guy not read the news ever? Throwing out common sense, ahh nevermind.

Alien 3 was dull though

I think the problem with Alien3 was that its director decided he wanted to try to recapture the feel of the original movie, rather than build on what made Aliens great. I wonder whether you've seen this? It's the first draft of the script for Alien3, and was totally different. The feel was much more like Aliens (especially as vg xrcg obgu Uvpxf naq Arjg nyvir engure guna xvyyvat gurz bss va gur gvzr tnc orgjrra gur svyzf [spoiler for the actual Alien3 film]). Some people reckon it would have made a much better film.

If they make AvP non-canon, then maybe they can do the same with Alien3 and Alien: Resurrection.

Agreed. I really wish they would film William Gibson's script for Alien III instead. If you get a chance, read it, it's awesome. It reads more like a novel than a script.

In summary... it was written at the time where Sigourney Weaver didn't want to do a sequel, and picks up where Aliens left off, except that the Sulaco drifts into Communist territory and is intercepted. Problem is, there are still aliens on the ship. The script basically centres around Hicks, as Ripley spends most of it in a coma. Lots of combat action... a true sequel to Aliens, rather than the butchering of the franchise we have been subjected to instead.

DOYLE What's your name, asshole?
BLACK PUSHER Fuck you, Santa Claus!
DOYLE hits him across the face.
RUSSO Your name is Willie Craven.
BLACK PUSHER doesn't look up.
DOYLE Who's your connection, Willie? What's his name? No response.
RUSSO Who killed the old Jew in the laundromat?
BLACK PUSHER's brow furrows, looks up just a little.
BLACK PUSHER I don't...
DOYLE Ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?
BLACK PUSHER What?
DOYLE Did you ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?
BLACK PUSHER I don't know what you're talkin' about
DOYLE Were you ever in Poughkeepsie?
BLACK PUSHER No... yeah...
DOYLE Did you ever sit on the edge of the
bed, take off your socks and stick
your fingers between your toes?
BLACK PUSHER Man, I'm clean.
DOYLE You made three sales to your
roaches back there. We had to
chase you through all this shit and
you tell me you're clean?
RUSSo Who stuck up the laundromat?
DOYLE How about that time you were
picking your feet in Poughkeepsie?
The BLACK PUSHER'S eyes go to RUSSO in panic, looking for
relief from the pressure of the inquisition.
RUSSO
(in pain)
You better give me the guy who got
the old Jew or you better give me
something or you're just a memory
in this town.
BLACK PUSHER
That's a lot o' shit. I didn't do
nothin'.
The BLACK PUSHER's eyes are on DOYLE, frozen in confusion
and fear.
DOYLE You put a shiv in my partner. Know
what that means? All winter I
gotta listen to him gripe about his
bowling scores. Now I'm gonna bust
your ass for those three bags -
then I'm gonna nail you for pickin'
your feet in Poughkeepsie.

That's bullshit.
He can always say no.

Of course, he might be risking getting fired for saying it.

Personally, I'd rather be unemployed than be paid by someone with the ethics to deliberately release software like this.
Sounds like the Death Star Dialog in Clerks:
...
BLUE-COLLAR MAN
(paying for coffee)
I'm alive because I knew there were risks involved taking on that particular client. My friend wasn't so lucky. (pauses to reflect) You know, any contractor willing to work on that Death Star knew the risks. If they were killed, it was their own fault. A roofer listens to this... (taps his heart) not his wallet.
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