The Black Hole

"The word "impossible," Mr. Booth, is only found in the dictionary of fools. [Napoleon Bonaparte]"

"Some cause must have created all this, but what caused that cause?"

"In, through... and beyond."

"If there's any justice at all, the black hole will be your grave!"

"These poor creatures are what's left of the crew...kept alive by means I don't pretend to understand."

"[badly damaged in a shootout with Maximilian] It's no use, V.I.N.CENT! My useful days are finished! But part of me goes with ya. You'll never be obsolete. [dying, his systems failing] Carry on the tradition. We're the best... [His systems die and so does he. V.I.N.CENT's eyes slowly look down at his comrade in arms, then turns towards the probe ship, turning his head backwards to look at B.O.B. once more as he leaves.]"

"A wolf remains a wolf, even if it has not eaten your sheep [Manchurian proverb]"

"A pint cannot hold a quart, Mr. Pizer. If it holds, the pint is doing the best it can. [Margaret Deland]"

"I don't mean to sound superior, but I hate the company of robots."

"To quote Cicero: rashness is the characteristic of youth, prudence that of mellowed age, and discretion the better part of valor."

"All sunshine makes a desert, so the Arabs say."

"[to Captain S.T.A.R. being damaged having lost a match] If One Dances...One Must Pay The Piper [Captain S.T.A.R. starts smoking while throwing a fit until overloading] If There's Anything I CANNOT STAND...It's A Sore Loser [Captain S.T.A.R. blows a fuse and collapses]"

"[to B.O.B.] They still haven't improved on our model. You can't modify perfection. We are the best."

"A journey that begins where everything ends"

"[from trailer] There is an inexorable force in the cosmos where time and space converge. A place beyond man's vision, but not his reach. It is the most mysterious and awesome point in the universe, where the here and now may be forever. It is unavoidable, moving through space, swallowing everything in its path, radio waves, light, even planets and stars. Now, man is about to enter...The Black Hole. A journey that begins where everything ends."

"Maximillian Schell - Dr. Hans Reinhardt"

"Anthony Perkins - Dr. Alex Durant"

"Robert Forster - Captain Don Holland"

"Joseph Bottoms - Lieutenant Charlie Pizer"

"Yvette Mimieux - Dr. Kate McCrae"

"Ernest Borgnine - Harry Booth"

"Tom McLoughlin - Captain S.T.A.R. ("Special Troops/Arms Regiment")."

"Roddy McDowall - Voice of V.I.N.CENT (uncredited)"

"Slim Pickens - Voice of Old B.O.B. (uncredited)"