Ben Crandall Quotes in Explorers (1985)

Ben Crandall: [to Steve Jackson, a school bully] Elephantitis is when something gets bloated and ugly like your ASS.

Ben Crandall: I've waited all my life to say this.

Darren Woods: Be my guest.

Ben Crandall: We come in peace.

Ben Crandall: Mom.

Mrs. Crandall: Yeah.

Ben Crandall: Remember that stuff you were tellin' me about your dreams and doin' what you want to do. Well, if I really want to be an astronaut and go out in space - and really do that, it'd be ok, right?

Mrs. Crandall: Sure honey, if that's what you really want to do.

Ben Crandall: Ok.

Mrs. Crandall: [hugs him] Sleep tight.

Ben Crandall: Good night.

[then, after she's left the room]

Ben Crandall: Bye Mom.

Ben Crandall: [stuttering, astounded at the violent film footage] But thi - see, this isn't real! A-a-and we don't really kill people! Well, we do, b-but n-not aliens, 'cause we haven't met any!

Ben Crandall: He's about to say something.

Wak: [in Bugs Bunny's voice] Ehhhhhhhhhhh, what's up doc?

Ben Crandall: [long pause] What?

Ben Crandall: What's that?

Wak: Uhh... Space Pirates.

[watching the movie "Starkiller"]

Wolfgang Müller: Explosions in space? It's impossible.

Ben Crandall: What do you mean? You can hardly see the strings.

[last lines in the film]

Ben Crandall: If this is all a dream, what's gonna happen when we wake up?

Wolfgang Müller: I don't know, but I can't wait to find out.