"At the end of the world, no one survives alone."
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney
The Dog Stars — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
I never want to repeat myself, and all my films have been on the money... I'm not a filmmaker, I'm an influencer.
Context
Stated by the director during the promotional tour for The Dog Stars.
Meaning
Reflects Scott's provocative stance on auteur cinema and remaining relevant in contemporary culture.
Hope is a dangerous transmission.
Context
The official tagline and narrative premise highlighted throughout the film's promotional campaign and exhibition materials.
Meaning
Highlights the premise that reaching out for connection carries life-threatening risks in a hostile world.
You fly past the point of no return, there's no wind that's going to blow you back home.
Context
Bruce Bangley cautioning Hig against wasting irreplaceable aircraft fuel to follow a phantom radio signal into uncharted territory.
Meaning
Warns of the lethal finality of exhausting irreplaceable resources on uncertain hopes.
If you shoot everything that walks up the road, you're just surviving in a graveyard.
Context
Hig confronting Bangley over the latter's zero-tolerance kill policy regarding destitute survivors approaching their perimeter.
Meaning
Articulates the film's core theme that ruthless self-preservation without empathy hollows out the human spirit.
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