Pierce Brosnan credited as playing...
Harry Dalton
- Terry, USGS Crew: I have great taste in women! When have I ever steered you wrong?
- Harry Dalton: What about Astrid?
- Terry, USGS Crew: What about Astrid? I thought the two of you would have a lot in common. She said she was into rocks.
- Harry Dalton: Crystals, Terry. Crystals. Not rocks. Crystals.
- [Dante's Peak explodes a massive dark grey cloud]
- Graham Wando: [terrified] What is that?
- Rachel: [scared] Mum?
- Rachel: [looks at Harry] What is that?
- Harry Dalton: *That* is a pyroclastic cloud.
- Harry Dalton: My 9th grade science teacher always said that if you put a frog in boiling hot water, it would jump out. But put it in cold water, and heat it up gradually, it would slowly boil to death.
- Nancy: What's that Harry? Your recipe for frog soup?
- Harry Dalton: It's my recipe for a disaster.
- Paul Dreyfus: We're picking up some activity around Dante's Peak.
- Harry Dalton: This is a joke right? Dante's Peak?
- [last lines]
- Graham Wando: [getting harnessed on board a helicopter] Did you really mean what you said about taking us fishing?
- Harry Dalton: [cheerfully] Sure did.
- Lauren Wando: [happy] That's great!
- [Harry and Rachel clasp hands]
- Helicopter Pilot: Are you ready to go?
- Harry Dalton: Let's go!
- [the side door slides shut, the Helicopter takes off and flies over the ruins of Dante's Peak]
- Rachel: You ever been married?
- Harry Dalton: No, never.
- Rachel: Why not?
- Harry Dalton: Well for one thing, I move around a lot. Mexico, South America, The Philippines, New Guinea, wherever there's a volcano with an attitude.
- Rachel: You ever come close?
- Harry Dalton: Yes. Once.
- Rachel: Touchy subject.
- Harry Dalton: Her name was Marianne, we worked together. She loved volcanoes, fascinated by them. Four years ago in Colombia, a volcano erupted. We thought we had enough time to get out. Unfortunately, we were wrong. We got too close to the show. Marianne was killed.
- Harry Dalton: I move around a lot: Colombia, Guatemala, the Philippines, Mexico, New Zealand, New Guinea... wherever there's a volcano with an attitude.
- Harry Dalton: Ever been deep sea fishing?
- [the Children nod no]
- Harry Dalton: Neither have I. Listen, when we get out of here, we'll go to Florida, and we'll get us a boat, and gather all of the yummy bait that we can possibly get our hands on, then we'll catch us a big, old fat fish.
- Rachel: Do you have a family?
- Harry Dalton: No.
- Rachel: Why not?
- Harry Dalton: Well, for one thing, I move around alot. Mexico, Alaska, South America, The Philippines, New Guinea, basically where there's a volcano with an attitude.
- Harry Dalton: [after pulling the boat motor propeller up and discovering the acid ate the blades] Oh shit. Oh shit. We lost the prop.
- Graham Wando: Show us one more trick.
- Lauren Wando: Maybe one more?
- Rachel: Maybe Harry's tired.
- Harry Dalton: [putting down his drink] One more.