"You better wake up. The world you live in is just a sugar-coated topping. There is another world beneath it — the real world. And if you want to survive it, you better LEARN TO PULL THE TRIGGER!"

"Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill. [Kicks the last serum tranquilizer at Deacon's forehead causing him to explode]"

"Quinn, I'm gettin' a little tired of choppin' you up. Thought I might try fire for a change. [Proceeds to light him ablaze]"

"Well, you never know...you just never know. You just go along figuring some things don't change ever, like being able to drive on a public highway without someone trying to murder you. And then one stupid thing happens. Twenty, twenty-five minutes out of your whole life, and all the ropes that kept you hanging in there get cut loose, and it's like, there you are, right back in the jungle again. All right boy, it was a nightmare, but it's over now. [pauses] It's all over."

"Carey Loftin - The Truck Driver"

"Dick Whittington - Radio Interviewer (voice)"

"Amy Douglass - Old Woman in Car"

"Alexander Lockwood - Old Man in Car"

"Shirley O'Hara - Waitress"

"Charles Seel - Old Man"

"Tim Herbert - Gas Station Attendant"

"Lucille Benson - Lady at Snakerama"

"Gene Dynarski - Man in Cafe"

"Lou Frizzell - Bus Driver"

"Eddie Firestone - Cafe Owner"

"Jacqueline Scott - Mrs. Mann"

"Dennis Weaver - David Mann"

"A duel is about to begin between a man, a truck and an open road. Where a simple battle of wits is now a matter of life and death."

"The most bizarre murder weapon ever used!"

"When the headlights of a truck become the eyes of a psychopath."

"Terror in your rear view mirror."

"The Killer's Weapon - A 40 Ton Truck"

"Fear is the driving force."

"[to himself, in Chuck's Cafe] I don't know, all I did was pass this stupid rig a couple of times, and he goes flying off the deep end. He has to be crazy. Okay, so he's crazy. What can I do about it? Find him a psychiatrist? Oh, boy. Now wait a minute. Now wait just a minute. All right, now, think. Okay, he's in here. Well, that doesn't mean he intends to continue his attack. It is lunchtime, and Chuck's Cafe may be the only place to eat for miles around. Yeah. He probably eats here all the time. He was just moving too fast before, and he had to slow down, turn around, that's all. That's all. [pause] Why didn't I leave right away when I saw his truck outside? Then I'd know what he intends to do. What if he followed me out, though? Started after me again? I'd be right back where I started; even if I got a lead, he'd overtake me soon enough. He's got some, some, some souped up diesel; my car's just not that powerful, I just can't break eighty and ninety miles an hour. As soon as I stop concentrating, I'd go back to sixty or seventy like I always do; it's a habit, I can't help it, he's just... [pauses] take it easy...just, take it easy."

"Sam Phillips as Katya"

"Richard E. Council as Otto"

"Kevin Chamberlin as Charles Weiss"

"Nicky Wyman as Mathias Targo"

"Anthony Peck as Ricky Walsh"

"Larry Bryggman as Inspector Walter Cobb"

"Colleen Camp as Connie Kowalski"

"Graham Greene as Joe Lambert"

"Jeremy Irons as Simon Peter Gruber"

"Samuel L. Jackson as Zeus Carver"

"Bruce Willis as Lieutenant John McClane"

"Guys like me die caught. Guys like you die bloody."

"Ice-T — Hamilton"

"Bokeem Woodbine — Franklin"

"Thomas Haden Church — Deputy Quigley"

"Howie Long — Jack"

"Jon Lovitz — Jay Peterson"

"David Arquette — Gus"

"Kevin Pollak — Deputy Quigley"

"Christian Slater — Hanson"

"Courteney Cox — Cybil Waingrow"

"Kevin Costner — Thomas J. Murphy"

"Kurt Russell — Michael Zane"

"Either quit smoking or get a new lighter."

"I didn't leave Jesse with a stranger. I left him with you."