Corrected entry: After Kane has volunteered to be in the first group to go out, Dallas says "you too Lambert". After she replies "swell" Dallas says "I'll break out the weapons" - where are the weapons that Dallas is referring to? Why could these not have been used to arm the crew, when the Alien was loose on the ship instead of trying to hunt for it in the air shafts with a solitary flame thrower?
Eliza
16th May 2003
Correction: If they shoot the Alien its blood will leak everywhere, and the blood is highly corrosive so it would go through the floors and potentially breach the hull of the spacecraft. They are trying to herd it with the flamethrower once they realise it is afraid of fire.
Eliza
They don't actually know that it's afraid of fire, that is just an assumption made by Ash in relation to most creatures retreating from fire. But as Ash is trying to help the Alien that may not be true in this case.
The weapons that Dallas is referring to is a space age looking pistol, Kane is holding one when he gets attacked by the facehugger.
If you remember Parker says "It's got a wonderful defence mechanism, you don't dare kill it".