Samuel Elias Brett is a supporting character in Alien.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Brett suffered from a violent childhood. After failing to graduate from the Nicholson Public High School in Hawks, West Virginia, he studied at the ICC Engineering Trade School on Earth, where he earned a degree in engineering. Prior to his posting to the Nostromo, Brett was assigned to the USCSS Nonnabo, where he quickly struck up a strong bond with his superior, the vessel's engineer Dennis Parker. Both men later transferred to the Nostromo together in 2120.
June 2122[]
When the Nostromo was damaged by dust entering one of the engine intakes while setting down on LV-426 in 2122, it fell to Brett and Parker to repair the ship. When Thomas Kane was brought back aboard with a Facehugger attached to his face, Captain Arthur Dallas elected to leave the moon immediately, regardless of the fact several non-essential systems had yet to be fixed. When an unsuccessful attempt to remove the Facehugger led to the creature's blood eating through several decks of the Nostromo, Dallas used Brett's pen to inspect the rapidly oxidizing acid, melting the tip, much to Brett's chagrin.
Brett before his death.
After Kane was killed by the Chestburster implanted inside him, Brett constructed several cattle prods and some sturdy nets to help catch the creature, and with assistance of several motion detectors the crew set about finding it. Brett, Parker and Ellen Ripley soon detected a signal, but when they discovered it was merely Jones, the ship's cat, Brett let him go. Ripley and Parker frustratedly pointed out they would now just pick up the cat's signal again later on, and so Brett set off to retrieve Jones. On finding the cat in the Nostromo's hold, he found himself set upon by the now fully-grown Alien. Brett frozen in fear, was unable to move as the creature slowly approached him. Brett lets out a yell as the Alien subsequently punctured his skull with a headbite and continues screaming for a few more seconds before being carried by the creature into the ship's ventilation shafts.
Death[]
Brett getting attacked.
He was killed by the Xenomorph when it wrapped it's tail around his legs, crushed his head, and pierced his brain using it's Inner Jaw.
Brett's Death
Director's Cut[]
Cocooned Brett.
His body was found being consumed by a Ovomorph along with Dallas, who still was alive, Dallas begs Ripley to kill him, and she complies, burning Dallas and Brett's corpses.
Trivia[]
- He is known for saying the word "Right".
- He is played by Harry Dean Stanton, who also played Detective Rudolph "Rudy" Junkins in Christine.