"[confronting Dr. Woodruff after his roommate was asked to leave medical school] He's human. Not superhuman, just human. He did what he thought he had to do because he wanted to be a doctor more than anything else in the world and you ruined this for him."

"And now, now I just wonder about some of these brilliant doctors of mine. You know, with their minds for medicine and their hearts for, what, real estate. You know, I wonder what they'd say to some lonely terrified patient, who grabs their hand and says, "Can you explain this to me? Can you help me accept this? Can you at least sit with me so I don't feel so alone?" Well, I bet they don't say anything because I didn't teach them to."

"No one thought a rebel like Joe Slovak would make it through Medical School. But they didn't know Joe."

"It Takes Hard Work, Discipline, And Committment To Get Through Med School. But Joe's Never Done Anything By The Book."

"Matthew Modine - Joe Slovak"

"Daphne Zuniga - Laurie Rorbach"

"Christine Lahti - Dr. Rachel Woodruff"

"Todd Field - David Schreiner"

"John Scott Clough - Miles Reed"

"Alice Carter - Kim McCauley"

"Robert Desiderio - Dr. Banks"

"Alright, that's more like it, now you're talking! You can do it, mates! I've never seen such sailors. Not in all my born days, I ain't. Naturals! My God, everyone of you, naturals... [beat; to himself] We're gonna fucking die!"

"[after losing his glass eye] It never did fit anyway. Guess you gotta get 'em custom made."

"Hey! Uh, leg feels a lot better now, boss. I always been a fast healer, you know. 'Course I believe in Jesus, so that helps."

"A diesel loves her oil same as a sailor loves rum."

"[Captain Ron has left Martin at the wheel to pilot the boat alone. His wife comes and stands next to him] Isn't this great? Look at this! Open ocean, uncharted islands... Who knows what's waiting for us out there? Come here. [hugs his wife] Log entry: Day two. The adventure begins! What a thrill it is to be leaving the turmoil of civilization behind us!"

"Kurt Russell — Captain Ron"

"Martin Short — Martin Harvey"

"Mary Kay Place — Katherine Harvey"

"Benjamin Salisbury — Benjamin Harvey"

"Meadow Sisto — Caroline Harvey"

"Sunshine Logroño — General Armando"

"Jorge Luis Ramos — General Armando's Translator"

"J.A. Preston — Magistrate"