“- Johnny Utah: Bodhi, this is your fucking wake-up call man. I am an F.B.I. Agent!
- Bodhi: Yeah, I know man. Ain't it wild? That's what makes it so interesting. You can do what you want, and make up your own rules. Why be a servant to the law, when you can be its master?
- Grommet: Fuckin' a!”
Keanu Reeves - Johnny Utah
Patrick Swayze - Bodhi
Bojesse Christopher - Grommet

“I know. It's a free country, I ain't got the right. But I got a badge. What do you got? Things are tough all over. Beat it.”

Simon Oakland - Schrank

“I love this job Roger. I love the power. I love the little badges. I love being a human target for anyone within sniping range of a donut shop.”

Joe Piscopo - Doug Bigelow

“I'm the chief of police, sport. I can do whatever I want. Like for example if I were to run a blood test on you tonight and the results made you look like Christian Slater on New Year's Eve, do you think anyone would question me?”

John Ritter - Chief Warren Kincaid

“- Captain Graff: Dunbar, get me a cup of coffee, two sugars.
- Nick Dunbar: Yes, sir.
- Punk Girl: Easy to see who has all the status around here, Dunbar.”
Reginald VelJohnson - Captain Graff
Arliss Howard - Nick Dunbar
Kimberley Pistone - Punk Girl