"[to Buddusky] I consider myself in jeopardy with you man, understand? In jeopardy. This ain't no farewell party n' he ain't retirin'. Understand? He's a prisoner n' we're takin' 'im to the jailhouse. N' you have a tendency to forget that. You're a menace, man. You ain't no simple shit Bad-Ass, you're a motherfuckin' menace. But from now on, MAA can go piss up a rope! You ain't no honcho! N' I wanna hear no more of this horseshit psychology jive! No more turnin' that boy's head around to prove what a fuckin' big man you are! You're a lifer like me! Navy's the best thing ever happened to me, n' I don't want'cha to fuck me up, y'understand?"

"Jack Nicholson - Signalman First Class Billy L. "Bad Ass" Buddusky"

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

"Ernest Borgnine - Harry Booth"

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

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

"Anthony Perkins - Dr. Alex Durant"

"Robert Forster - Captain Don Holland"

"Maximillian Schell - Dr. Hans Reinhardt"

"Joseph Bottoms - Lieutenant Charlie Pizer"

"Yvette Mimieux - Dr. Kate McCrae"

"[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."

"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."

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

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

"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.]"

"[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]"

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

"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!"

"[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"

"Charles Lavine - Grandfather"

"Julia Anne Robinson - Jessica"

"Scatman Crothers - Lewis"

"Jack Nicholson - David Staebler"

"Bruce Dern - Jason Staebler"

"Ellen Burstyn - Sally"

"Leo McKern - Carl Bugenhagen"

"Ian Hendry - Michael Morgan"

"Meshach Taylor - Dr. Kane"

"Elizabeth Shephard - Joan Hart"

"Lucas Donat - Mark Thorn"

"Allan Arbus - David Pasarian"

"Sylvia Sidney as Aunt Marion"

"Jonathan Scott-Taylor - Damien Thorn"

"Lew Ayres - Bill Atherton"

"Nicholas Pryor as Dr. Charles Warren"

"Lance Henriksen -Sergeant Daniel Neff"

"Be proud of your accomplishments. Pride's all right when there's reason to be proud."

"The first time was only a warning."

"[To Damien's platoon] You'll speak only when spoken to. And you'll listen to every word I say. I intend to shine in my new job, and the only way I can do that is by making you shine. You're the little unit I have to polish until the glare of your achievements blinds everybody on this parade ground."

"These eyes will follow you wherever you go and you will experience a new dimension of fear."

"Ed O'Bradovich - Himself"