The Last Detail

"[to Meadows] Welcome to the wonderful world of pussy, kid."

"[to Buddusky] I consider myself in jeopardy with you man, understand? In jeopardy. This aint no farewell party n he aint retirin. Understand? Hes a prisoner n were takin im to the jailhouse. N you have a tendency to forget that. Youre a menace, man. You aint no simple shit Bad-Ass, youre a motherfuckin menace. But from now on, MAA can go piss up a rope! You aint no honcho! N I wanna hear no more of this horseshit psychology jive! No more turnin that boys head around to prove what a fuckin big man you are! Youre a lifer like me! Navys the best thing ever happened to me, n I dont wantcha to fuck me up, yunderstand?"

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

"[to Meadows] Boy, they really stuck it to ya, didnt they, kid! Stick it in and break it off. Up your giggy with a wah-wah brush, stick it in an break it off."

"I hate this detail. I hate this fucking chickenshit detail!"

"Randy Quaid - Seaman Laurence M. "Larry" Meadows"

"Michael Moriarty - First Lieutenant Marine Duty Officer"

"Otis Young - Gunners Mate First Class Richard "Mule" Mulhall"

"Gilda Radner - Nichiren Shoshu Member"

"Jim Hohn - Nichiren Shoshu Member"