William Atherton credited as playing...
Cortland 'Cort' van Owen
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: [trying to escape through the cellar window, he's nearly bitten by the dog Duke] Oh great, we've got Jason upstairs and Cujo in the front yard. And I'm having a real good time.
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: [Cortland's just about to inject the fish toxin into Joanna during their scuffle in the basement] I'm not gonna lie to you, darling: this is really gonna hurt!
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: [to himself] You plan it so carefully. Every last detail. And then, some lunatic comes along and starts playing interior decorator.
- [turns and looks at Joanna]
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: Joanna, who did you tell?
- Joanna Goodman: I didn't tell anybody.
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: Are you sure?
- Joanna Goodman: Of course, I'm sure! What do you think, I took an ad out in the paper? I thought that was you!
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: There... never was a clinic, you dumb bitch.
- [he grabs the unloaded shotgun to protect himself against Joanna and the poisoned syringe]
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: No, baby! I'm booked on a one-way flight to the tropics! I'm gonna sit on the beach earning eighteen percent while I diddle the locals. And maybe, just maybe, I'll get off for a change!
- Cortland 'Cort' van Owen: [Joanna is about to shoot the dog Duke with Clint's shotgun] Is that a gun?
- Joanna Goodman: Well, it ain't a can of Alpo.