Dante's Peak

"Paul, I think we should monitor the entire area. Get the whole shooting match in here. I don't know, but the acidity in the lake is high enough to bother me. There's enough carbon dioxide coming out of the soil to start killing trees and wildlife…Paul. Paul, you sent me up here to check. I'm doing that. I think attention should be paid."

"I've always been better at figuring out volcanoes than people & politics."

"This rig can take it. The engine's got a snorkel."

"[While attempting to outrun the pyroclastic cloud] Oh, my God! Don't look back, kids! Don't look back!"

"When we get out of here… and we will get out of here…what do you say we go down to Florida, we get ourselves a boat, and we stock it with all the nicest, yummiest things…we can possibly get our hands on, and we go out there and we catch ourselves a big, old, fat fish?"

"I'd like to thank Karen from Money magazine for this wonderful award. It's…oh, what is it, Lauren, is it Karen or Kathy?"

"Thank you, Karen. Thank you, Lauren. This award means a lot to us. We've been proud of our town for a long time. It's beautiful. It's safe. It's a wonderful place in which to raise a family. And now with the prospect of a major investment in our economic future…by Mr. Elliot Blair of Blair Industries…Will you stand up, Elliot? Next year we're gonna be number one."

"A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind. Or nothing."

"Fun is what you have when you don't have two children, a business, and a town to run."

"Eight years it took us to get this town on its feet. You wouldn't believe the struggle."

"Paul Dreyfus: How about a nice adult beverage?"

"Greg: [seeing Rachel get out of her car with the coffees] Yes! It's coffee time! Coffee! Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee! Cappuccino! Java! Yes!"

"Harry: This little puppy's called Spider Legs. She goes in when it's too dangerous for us. Boldly goes, I might add."

"Terry: You guys see this? Do you see this? I expect apologies and six-packs from each one of ya."

"Paul: That's Terry's answer to everything. Kick it if it doesn't work."

"Sheriff Turner: Attention all citizens. There will be a meeting held…in the high school gymnasium at 6 PM to discuss the evacuation of Dante's Peak. To repeat: All citizens are urged to attend the meeting…that will be held in the high school gymnasium…"

"Nancy: Why look at computers when you can look at the real thing?"

"The pressure is building."

"Whatever you do, don't look back!"

"Without warning, day becomes night, air turns to fire, and solid ground gives way to white-hot, molten terror."

"Pierce Brosnan - Dr. Harry Dalton"

"Linda Hamilton - Mayor Rachel Wando"

"Charles Hallahan - Dr. Pauljoseph "Paul" Dreyfus"

"Elizabeth Hoffman - Grandma Ruthleen "Ruth""

"Jamie Renée Smith - Lauren Wando"

"Jeremy Foley - Graham Wando"

"Grant Heslov - Gregory "Greg""

"Arabella Field - Nancy"

"Tzi Ma - Stanley"

"Bill Bolender - Sheriff Turner"

"Peter Jason - Norman Gates"