"They say if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, there's a question of whether it made any noise. If none of us lives to tell about this, can be covered in glory?"

"Luke Askew — Mark Skinner"

"[leaving the room with his arms around three women] Chris, did I ever tell you I was born in Salt Lake? I'm a Mormon!"

"Jason Wingreen — Warden of Tucson Territorial Prison"

"Elizabeth Thompson — Skinner's Woman"

"Ron Stein — Juan De Toro"

"James Sikking — Captain Andy Hayes"

"Carolyn Conwell — Martha"

"Lee Purcell as Susan"

"Tony Burton as Guy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited)"

"Al Silvani as Inmate (uncredited)"

"Billy Beck as Flycatching Prisoner"

"Herbert Hirschman as Man at Dinner Party"

"Dave Moore as Skip Donahue (stunts)"

"Mickey Jones as Guard #8"

"Franklyn Ajaye as Young Man in Hospital"

"Cedrick Hardman as Big Mean"

"Luis Avalos as Chico"

"Charles Weldon as Blade"

"Jonathan Banks as Jack Graham"

"Grand L. Bush as Slowpoke"

"Erland Van Lidth as Grossberger"

"Miguel Ángel Suárez as Jesus Ramirez"

"Craig T. Nelson as Deputy Ward Wilson"

"JoBeth Williams as Meredith"

"Barry Corbin as Warden Walter Beatty"

"Nicolas Coster as Warden Henry Sampson"

"Georg Stanford Brown as Rory Schultebrand"

"Joel Brooks as Len Garber"

"Gene Wilder as Skip Donahue"

"Richard Pryor as Harry Monroe"

"You would be horrified at the sight of us. Had you fallen on our world, it might have been different. We understand more."

"From Ray Bradbury's great science fiction story!"

"We have a long way to go. By nightfall, we will have left your earth. You will not see us until it is time."

"We are right, and we're not crazy. And if we've been seeing things, it's because we did see them."

"Did you know, Putnam, more people are murdered at ninety-two degrees Fahrenheit than any other temperature? I read an article once - lower temperatures, people are easy-going. Over ninety two, it's too hot to move. But just ninety-two, people get irritable."

"This is Sand Rock, Arizona, of a late evening in early spring. It's a nice town, knowing its past and sure of its future, as it makes ready for the night, and the predictable morning. The desert blankets the earth, cooling, resting for the fight with tomorrow's sun. And in my house near the town, we're also sure of the future. So very sure."

"NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE!"

"Amazing sights the human eye has never before seen!"

"Charles Drake — Sheriff Matt Warren"

"Joe Sawyer — Frank Daylon"

"Barbara Rush — Ellen Fields"

"Richard Carlson — John Putnam"

"Harvey Keitel - Ben"

"Valerie Curtin - Vera"

"Jodie Foster - Audrey"

"Lelia Goldoni - Bea"

"Vic Tayback - Mel"

"Harry Northup - Joe & Jim's Bartender"