“Why don't we just get you some red boots and a cape, so you can fly around the city and stop all the crime!”

Keenen Ivory Wayans - Det. Jim Campbell

“- Kent: I collect Deputy Sheriff's guns. Whenever I meet a new deputy, I ask him for his gun and I ask him real nice.
- Tom Destry Jr.: I'm sorry, Mr. Kent. I'm afraid this here's one gun your collection's going to be minus.”
Brian Donlevy - Kent
James Stewart - Tom Destry Jr.

“McClane, what the hell do you think you're doing out there, huh? Playing John Wayne? How'd ya like to spend the rest of the night in a cell?”

Dennis Franz - Carmine Lorenzo

“- Jay: Kid? While you were off licking stamps I saved the world from a Crelon invasion.
- Kay: The Crelons are the Backstreet Boys of the universe. What'd they do, throw snowballs at you?”
Will Smith - Jay
Tommy Lee Jones - Kay

“- Teddy: Boy, you don't know nothing! Mighty Mouse is a cartoon. Superman's a real guy. There's no way a cartoon could beat up a real guy.
- Vern: Yeah, maybe you're right. It'd be a good fight, though.”
Corey Feldman - Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell - Vern Tessio