DILLON

Sent to Fiorina 161 after being convicted of raping and murdering numerous women, Dillon found new hope for redemption in God and soon about twenty-something of the convicts joined him in his newfound faith. It was not his imposing physical appearance, but his imposing strength of will, that led him to become the spiritual leader for the newly religious band of criminals. The men always felt a unity, not only of the spirit, but of trust, between one another When the Weyland-Yutani Corporation wanted to shut down the prison on the planet, it was Dillon that spearheaded the fight to allow him and his "brothers" (the other convicts that had attained this new faith in God) to stay behind as custodians - along with two men to mind them, plus one medical officer. When an EEV crash-lands on the planet, the ex-convicts are disturbed to hear that the only survivor is a woman. Dillon himself is concerned over this intrusion, and voices his feelings.

At the funeral for Corporal Hicks and Rebecca "Newt" Jordan, Dillon makes the closing statement, a moving testimonial to the upside of such a loss. Later on in the mess hall, Ripley walks up to Dillon and tries to thank him for his words. Dillon immediately tries to discourage her from trying to get to know him, but when he sees her persistence, he becomes a little more accepting, and explains both his initial anxiety and final acceptance to her.

  • "Do you have any faith, sister?" - Dillon
  • "Not much." - Ripley
  • "Well we've got a lot of faith here. Enough even for you." - Dillon
  • "I thought women weren't allowed." - Ripley
  • "Well, we've never had any before. But we tolerate anybody... even the intolerable."
  • "Thank you... " - Ripley
  • "That's just a statement of principle, nothing personal. You see, we've got a good place away here. And until now, no temptation." - Dillon

Ripley does not see Dillon again until when she tries to find Bishop out in the junkpile. After she retrieves what remains of Bishop, four of the ex-cons try to rape her, but Dillon appears just in time, and, armed with a metal bar, quickly pummels the men as punishment for their actions. Shortly afterwards, Dillon encounters a deranged Golic who was earlier assigned to survey the tunnels along with fellow ex-cons Boggs and Rains. He helps rush him into the infirmary where Superintendant Andrews comes to the conclusion that Golic probably killed the others, who are missing. Dillon quickly springs to Golic's defense.

  • "He's never lied to me. He's crazy, he's a fool, but he's not a liar."

It is not long after this that the ex-convicts all encounter the real killer for the first time, the alien. The men need a leader to help them fight the animal, and they initially want Dillon. But he declines and suggest Ripley instead. All of the convicts help in the first attempt attempt to trap the creature, which fails. Dillon is in a cell after this when Ripley comes in and informs him that she has a queen inside of her. She asks him to kill her since the alien will not. Dillon refuses, citing the fact that if it won't kill her that can help them to fight it. He and Ripley together come up with the plan to drown the beast in hot lead, and then meet the the other ex-cons down in the furnace to try to convince them to go along with it.

  • "You're all gonna die. The only question is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet? Or on your fucking knees. Begging. I ain't much for begging. Nobody ever gave me nothin'. So I say fuck that thing! Let's fight it!"

The men try to lure the alien in front of the piston but fail, and Ripley ends up attempting to bring it out. Her attempts fail until Dillon comes up behind her and drags her back towards the piston. The alien, thinking that Dillon is a danger to Ripley, follows after them, wanting to protect the queen Ripley carries. When they reach the lead mold, Ripley climbs out, but Dillon stays behind to keep the beast there, and thus prevent it from climbing out. Ripley asks him to climb up, and remind him of his promise to kill her if they kill the alien first.



  • "I've gotta hold it here." - Dillon
  • "What about me?" - Ripley
  • "God will take care of you now, sister!" - Dillon
  • "No!" - Ripley
  • "Pour the lead." - Dillon

Then, the only other ex-con still alive, Morse, pours the hot lead down upon both the alien and Dillon.

OTHER NOTES:
  • Played by Charles S. Dutton.
  • In the original script, Dillon was not killed before the lead was poured and then covered by it. He jumps out just as the lead is poured into the mold. Then, Ripley pleads with him to kill her. He finally says that he can't, and, just then, the alien leaps out and then falls back into the lead, pulling Dillon back in with it.


    • Written by Doug Skiles (rskiles@mail.win.org)