War of the Worlds (2005) quotes

View Quote Captured Army Private: Everybody, down!-[when explosion is about to occur]

View Quote Marine Corps Captain: Our mission Lieutenant, is to delay their advance until those refugees get to safety! Now keep firing!

View Quote Marine Corps Officer: Guidons, Guidons, Black Six. Attack, attack, attack!

View Quote Mary Ann: You're out of milk. And everything else.

View Quote National Guard Lieutenant: Load the Gustavs, this is gonna be a tough kill!

View Quote Reporter: Once the tripods start to move, no more news comes out of that area.

View Quote Tim: (awkwardly) I'm.....uh.....I'm gonna wait outside.

View Quote Mary-Anne: Take care of our kids.
Ray: Mary-Anne, you've got nothing to worry about.

View Quote Rachel: If everything's okay, why do we have to sleep in the basement? We have perfectly good beds.
Ray: It's, like a slumber-party. [looks around] This is a nice basement...
Rachel: I wanna sleep in my bed. I got back problems.
Ray: Uh, well, you know how on the Weather Channel, when they say a tornado's coming and they tell you to go to the basement for safety? It's like that.
Rachel: There's gonna be tornadoes?
Ray: Okay, Rachel, no more talking.
[Robbie puts his cap on Rachel's head.]
Rachel: Could you be a little nicer to me, God?

View Quote Ray: [after a lightning flash] It's okay, you're fine.
Rachel: It hit right behind our house!
Ray: Yeah... uh... it's not gonna hit there again, okay? Because lightning doesn't strike twice in the same- [lightning strikes the same place] holy shit!

View Quote Ray: Ketchup.. mustard.. Tabasco sauce.. vinaigrette.. This is good, Robbie, I told you to pack food. What the hell is this?
Robbie: That's all that was in your kitchen.

View Quote Reporter: Hey, were you on that plane?
[Ray shakes his head]
Reporter: Too bad. Would have made a great story.

View Quote Robbie: Is it the terrorists?
Ray: No... this came from someplace else.
Robbie: What, you mean like Europe?
Ray: No, Robbie! Not like Europe!

View Quote When they're hiding in the house of their mother
Rachel: I'm allergic to peanut butter.
Ray: Since when?
Rachel: Birth.

View Quote [Robbie, Ray and Rachel are fleeing the tripods along the highway]
Robbie: Where are we going?!
Ray: We gotta go! We got to be the only working car around here. I'm not stopping until we are clear.
Robbie: Clear of what?!
Ray: We gotta go!
Robbie: What is going on?!
Ray: You saw! We're under attack!!
[Rachel begins to cry and scream hysterically]
Robbie: By who?! Who is attacking us?!
Ray: Rachel... Rachel you've got to keep it down Rachel!
[Rachel, still crying, starts to hyperventilate]
Ray: Rachel! Shut up, Rachael! I can't think!!
Robbie: You are freaking her out!!
Ray: Well, look, I'm driving!! Do something!!
[Robbie turns to Rachel and shows her an arm formation]
Robbie: Okay, put 'em up, Rache. Make the arms. [Rachel copies the formation, still panicking. Robbie holds her arms] This space right here, this is yours. This belongs to you, right?
Rachel: [taking deep breaths, trying to calm herself] Yes...
Robbie: [reassuring her] You're safe in your space.
Rachel: I'm safe in my space...
Robbie: You're safe in your space. Nothing is going to happen to you in your space.
Rachel: I'm really scared...
Robbie: I'm gonna go to the front seat to talk to Dad.
Rachel: No...
Robbie: I will be two feet away, okay. Will you hold my hand?
Rachel: Yes.
Robbie: Are you gonna be okay?
Rachel: Yes.