“You know, I have met some dumb blondes in my life, but you take the taco, pal! Only a Carpathian would come back to life now and choose New York! Tasty pick, bonehead! If you had brain one in that huge melon on top of your neck, you would be living the sweet life out in Southern California's beautiful San Fernando Valley!”

Bill Murray - Dr. Peter Venkman

“And remember, this is all due to the g-g-g-g-g-g-gullibility of the New York Police Department!”

Jeremy Irons - Simon Gruber

“- Harry Lime: Smell that?
- Marv Merchants: [sniffs] Yeah.
- Harry Lime: Know what that is?
- Marv Merchants: Fish.
- Harry Lime: It's freedom.
- Marv Merchants: No, it's fish.
- Harry Lime: It's freedom, and it's money.”

Joe Pesci - Harry Lime
Daniel Stern - Marv Merchants

“Christ Almighty, Daddy, how am I going to explain you're in New York?”

Reese Witherspoon - Melanie Smooter

“Well, there's something you don't see every day.”

Bill Murray - Dr. Peter Venkman