“- Bud White: He tied me to the radiator. I watched him beat my mother to death with a tire iron. Then he left me there. Three days before a truant officer found us... they never found the old man.
- Lynn Bracken: Is that why you became a cop? To get even?
- Bud White: Maybe.”

Russell Crowe - Bud White
Kim Basinger - Lynn Bracken

“- Kathryn Morgan: Our shark couldn't have killed Overman. Its mother did.
- Calvin Bouchard: You're talkin' about some damn shark's mother?”
Bess Armstrong - Dr. Kathryn 'Kay' Morgan
Louis Gossett Jr. - Calvin Bouchard

“- Louis Booker: Sal won't kill you. He's married to your mother.
- Charlie Carbone: If Sal Maggio thinks I stole his money, he'll kill me in front of my mother and then make her clean it up.”
Anthony Anderson - Louis Booker
Jerry O'Connell - Charlie Carbone

“- Debbie Thompson: Rick, you promise you won't fool around at your bachelor party?
- Rick Gassko: I swear on my mother's grave.
- Debbie Thompson: Your mother's still alive.
- Rick Gassko: Well, if I go back on my word, I'll kill her.”
Tawny Kitaen - Debbie Thompson
Tom Hanks - Rick Gassko

- Momma: Owen! Food!
- Owen: In a minute, momma.
- Momma: Don't you "in a minute, momma" me! Get off your fat little ass or I'll break it for you! I want two soft-boiled eggs, white toast, and some of that grape jelly goddammit! And don't burn the toast!
- Owen: Kill her, Larry.
Anne Ramsey - Momma
Danny DeVito - Owen