Area 51 Guard Quotes in Independence Day (1996)

Area 51 Guard: I'm sorry, Captain. This is a restricted area. I can't let you pass without clearance.

Captain Steven Hiller: Okay. Come here. You wanna see my clearance?

[shows the guard the alien wrapped up in a parachute. Guard jumps back]

Captain Steven Hiller: Maybe I'll just leave this here with you.

Area 51 Guard: [to other guard blocking entrance] Let them pass! Let them pass!

Captain Steven Hiller: [to other guard blocking entrance] Get the hell out the way!

Area 51 Guard: [to the other guard, freaked out] Did you see that?

[the refugee convoy arrives outside Area 51]

Captain Steven Hiller: [salutes] Captain Steven Hiller, United States Marine Corps.

Area 51 Guard: [returns the salute] I'm sorry, Captain, this is a restricted area. I can't let you pass without clearance.

Captain Steven Hiller: Okay. Come here. You want to see my clearance?

[He lifts the tarp in the bed of the pickup truck, revealing the body of the alien pilot he downed. The guard gasps and leaps back]

Captain Steven Hiller: Maybe I'll just leave this here with you?

Area 51 Guard: [to other guard] Let 'em pass! Let 'em pass!

Captain Steven Hiller: Get the hell out of the way!