▁would ▁be ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁the ▁character , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁dropped , ▁though ▁remained ▁listed ▁as ▁" S ir ▁Alex ▁D ane " ▁in ▁the ▁cred its . ▁Rick man ▁also ▁provided ▁input ▁into ▁the ▁prost h etic ▁piece ▁that ▁D ane ▁would ▁use ▁to ▁play ▁Laz arus , ▁saying ▁" it ▁was ▁important ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁al iens ▁who ▁believe ▁we ' re ▁the ▁real ▁thing , ▁but ▁also ▁che es y ▁enough ▁to ▁imagine ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁something ▁he ▁applied ▁himself ". ▁Rick man ' s ▁sense ▁of ▁drama ▁came ▁into ▁play ▁during ▁initial ▁reads ▁and ▁script ▁revis ions . ▁Rock well ▁said ▁that ▁Rick man ▁" was ▁very ▁instrument al ▁in ▁making ▁sure ▁the ▁script ▁hit ▁the ▁dram atic ▁notes , ▁and ▁everything ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁logic ▁and ▁reason ▁behind ▁it ". ▁The ▁scene ▁where ▁D ane , ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Laz arus , ▁gives ▁a ▁final ▁speech ▁to ▁Qu elle k , ▁played ▁by ▁Patrick ▁B reen , ▁heavily ▁util ized ▁Rick man ' s ▁sense ▁of ▁drama ▁to ▁be ▁power fully ▁emot ional , ▁according ▁to ▁Rock well . ▁ ▁Rick man ' s ▁knowledge ▁of ▁drama ▁played ▁well ▁off ▁Allen ' s ▁love ▁of ▁sci - fi , ▁and ▁while ▁Rick man ▁initially ▁was ▁anno yed ▁with ▁Allen ' s ▁excitement ▁over ▁his ▁role , ▁eventually ▁the ▁whole ▁cast ▁bond ed ▁over ▁the ▁film . ▁Dr . ▁Laz arus ' ▁catch phr ase ▁" By ▁Grab th ar '