“- Dr. Russell Oakes: You know what's going to happen next around here, don't you?
- Nurse Nancy Bauer: I've been trying not to think about it.
- Dr. Russell Oakes: We may be the only hospital operating within 100 miles. Everyone half-alive or dying will find their way here.”
Jason Robards - Dr. Russell Oakes
JoBeth Williams - Nurse Nancy Bauer

“- Jane Hilton: His burns seem almost healed.
- Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden: Yes, his burns, but the most serious injury - that, I'm afraid, will take more time.
- Jane Hilton: The injury to his mind? Is that what you mean?
- Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden: No, not to his mind. To his confidence, in himself and in others.”

Jennifer Jones - Jane Hilton
Albert Bassermann - Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden

“- Willa Weston: What are you doing?
- Vince McCain: I'm freezing him.
- Willa Weston: Why?
- Vince McCain: He's gotta be cryogenically frozen until they find a cure.”
Jamie Lee Curtis - Willa Weston
Kevin Kline - Vince McCain

“- Willa Weston: A cure? Vince, he has a bullet in the brain.
- Vince McCain: Well, get more ice.
- Willa Weston: Vince, there is no cure for a bullet in the brain. It is very fatal.”

Jamie Lee Curtis - Willa Weston
Kevin Kline - Vince McCain

“It's amazing how quickly you recover from misery when someone offers you ice cream.”
Jonathan Silverman - Eugene Morris Jerome