"It's about men seeing feminists as witches, and, the way the facts are presented here, the woman is a witch. She terrorizes the lawyer and explains his fear of her by calling him a faggot. This shrewd film also touches on something deeper than men's fear of feminism: their fear of women, their fear of women's emotions, of women's hanging on to them."

"Once the woman begins behaving as if she had a right to a share in the lawyer's life, she becomes the dreaded lunatic of horror movies. But with a difference: she parrots the aggressively angry, self-righteous statements that have become commonplaces of feminist fiction, and they're so inappropriate to the circumstances that they’re the proof she's loco. They're also Lyne's and the scriptwriter James Dearden's hostile version of feminism."

"A one-night fling, with no strings attached. That's what she said. That's what he believed."

"On the other side of drinks, dinner, and a one night stand...lies a terrifying love story."

"A look that led to an evening. A mistake he'll regret...FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE."

"[on the phone to Alex] If you ever come near my family again, I'll kill you. Do you understand?"

"[to Beth] What are you doing here? Why are you here? He tried...to say goodbye to me last night. But he couldn't because...he and I feel the same way about each other. Do you know how it is when you meet somebody for the first time? And you get this instant attraction. And don't you think I understand what you're doing? You're trying to move him into the country...and you're keeping him away from me. And you're playing happy family. Aren't you? [begins to slice her own leg with a butcher knife] You wouldn't understand that because you're so...so selfish. He told me about you. He told me about you. He was very honest. If you weren't so stupid, you'd know that. But you're so stupid. You're so stupid! You're a stupid, selfish bitch!"

"[to Dan, who is listening to another taped message] You thought you could just walk into my life without a thought for anybody but yourself. You know what you are, Dan? You’re a cock-sucking fucking son of a bitch. You are. I bet you don’t even like girls, do you? They probably scare you. Well, I know I do. So you’re scared of me, aren’t you? You’re fucking frightened of me, huh? You’re afraid. You’re afraid, aren’t you? You gutless, heartless, spineless bastard. I hate you. You deserve everything you get!"

"[from her tape, which Dan is listening to] Hello, Dan. Are you surprised? This is what you’ve reduced me to. I guess you thought you'd get away with it. Well... you can't. 'Cause part of you is growing inside of me, and that's a fact, Dan. You'd better start... learning how to deal with it. ‘Cause, you know, I... I feel you. I taste you. I think you. I touch you. Can you understand? Can you? I'm just... asking you... to acknowledge your responsibilities. Is that so bad? I-I-I don't think so. I mean, I don't think it's unreasonable. And... you know, another thing... is that you thought you could just walk into my life, and turn it upside down, without a thought for anyone but yourself. You know what you are, Dan? You are a cock-sucking son of a bitch. I hate you. I bet you don't even like real girls, do you? Ha! You disappoint me, you fucking faggot!"

"[to Dan] Well, what am I supposed to do? You won't answer my calls, you change your number. I mean, I'm not gonna be ignored, Dan!"

"Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real..."

"[on the phone, after Curt calls her at the restaurant] Sharon? Please, do me a favor. Just tell me truthfully, when was the last time you CHECKED MY CHILDREN?"

"[after Curt calls her at the restaurant] Curt Duncan! He's back! He has my BABIES!"

"[repeated line] Have you checked the children?"

"[whispering, to Jill] You can't see me, but I had to come back. Don't you know why?"

"[to Tracey, at the bar] My mind. Your mind. Where do they fit in? Do you see what I mean?"

"[to Tracy, about Curt's murders] After the coroner's investigation the bodies were taken to the mortuary where the undertaker took one look at them and said their bodies couldn't be reconstructed for the burial without six days of steady work. Then he asked what had been the murder weapon, because looking at the mess in front of him he couldn't imagine what had been used. The coroner told him there had been no murder weapon. The killer had used only his hands."

"...Fear is the Message!"

"A Terrifying Classic!"

"Charles Durning - John Clifford"

"Carol Kane - Jill Johnson"

"Colleen Dewhurst - Tracy Fuller"

"Tony Beckley - Curt Duncan"

"Carmen Argenziano - Dr. Mandrakis"

"Rutanya Alda - Mrs. Mandrakis"

"William Boyett - Sgt. Sacker"

"Kirsten Larkin - Nancy"

"Ron O'Neal - Lt. Charlie Garber"

"Michael Champion - Bill"

"Rachel Roberts - Dr. Monk"

"Carol Tillery Banks - Mrs. Garber"

"Sara Damman - Bianca Lockart"

"Richard Bail - Stevie Lockart"

"Steven Anderson - Stephen Lockart"

"Lenora May - Sharon"

"If you so much as touch that gun without my say-so, I will holster it in your ass."

"Jocelin Donahue - Maryanne Stewart"

"Karl Geary - Fergus Coffey"

"Doug Hutchison - Henry Victor"

"Sean Patrick Thomas - Walnut Callaghan"

"Laura Leighton - Gertrude Spacks"

"William Mapother - William Parcher"

"Clancy Brown - John Clay"

"Evil will surface."

"They wait... They hunt... They feed."

"Yeah, well, I'd rather walk in the right direction than ride with my head up my ass."

"You wanna go face an Indian war party on your lonesome? Those blanketheads will peel you like an orange, boy."

"We find the Utes; they lead us to the Burrower tribe; we kill the Burrowers; you get your girl; you build a cabin on the prairie and you play American."