“- Aaron: They allow us to have cameras at an execution in Florida. Do you broadcast tape of the guy in the chair when they turn on the voltage?
- Martin Klein: Sure.
- Jennifer Mack: Why not?
- Ernie Merriman: Absolutely.
- Aaron: Nothing like wrestling with a moral dilemma, is there?”
Albert Brooks - Aaron Altman
Robert Katims - Martin Klein
Lois Chiles - Jennifer Mack
Robert Prosky - Ernie Merriman

“- Dunbar: You think you know everything? You haven't even scratched the surface.
- Hardy: I know enough to know that you've got two choices. You can either sign a confession and spend the rest of your life in a cell. Or you can tell us to fuck off, and you'll be hanged.”

Brian Van Holt - Dunbar
John Travolta - Hardy

“- Danton: I refused to shake hands. I pronounced my own death sentence.
- Camille Desmoulins: You don't mean that.
- Danton: Yes, I do.
- Camille Desmoulins: Why did you refuse?
- Danton: His hands are too bloody.”

Gérard Depardieu - Danton
Patrice Chéreau - Camille Desmoulins

“- Frollo: The sentence for insubordination is death. Such a pity. You threw away a promising career.
- Phoebus: Consider it my highest honor, sir.”
Tony Jay - Frollo
Kevin Kline - Phoebus

“- Coach: You stole my horse, maggot! Do you know what the penalty is in this state for stealing another man's horse?
- Dizzy: Death?
- Coach: This isn't Iraq, son.”
Julius Carry - Coach
DJ Qualls - Dizzy