Robert Hays credited as playing...
Ted Striker
- Striker: [in the cockpit] I guess it's in God's hands now.
- Father O'Flanagan: [in cabin area] I'm Father O'Flanagan, and I am a man of God. Therefore you must trust me when I tell you that we're all likely going to die.
- Jimmy Wilson: Can I ask you a question?
- Striker: What is it?
- Jimmy Wilson: It's an interrogative statement, used to test knowledge. But that's not important right now...
- Jimmy: Can I ask you a question?
- Striker: What is it?
- Jimmy: It's an interrogative statement, used to test knowledge. But that's not important now, mister. Is my dog Scraps, is gonna make it through okay? I'm scared mister, somebody has to do something.
- Striker: Scraps, is going to be fine son. You'll both, be just fine.
- [Striker, puts Jimmy's face in the icing of the cake]
- Simon: Striker, listen to me. I don't want you to do this. They forced me to cut corners...
- Striker: Get outta my way!
- Simon: Help me, Striker for Christ -
- [Striker, slugs Simon in the face]
- Steve McCroskey: [after hearing Striker on the radio] A man - now that's more like it.
- [to the radio]
- Steve McCroskey: Come in Mayflower 1, give me your name and position.
- Striker: My name's Striker and I'm sitting down and facing front. Why would you want to know that?
- Dr. Stone: Thought you might like a paper.
- Striker: Thanks...
- [opens paper, reads headline]
- Striker: My God!
- Dr. Stone: What's wrong?
- Striker: They're launching the XR-2300! Do you know what that is, Doctor?
- Dr. Stone: The muffler bracket for a '79 Pinto?
- Striker: No, that's the XR-2200. The 2300's the Lunar Shuttle.
- Striker: Elaine, we're going to have to blow the computer!
- Elaine Dickinson: Blow ROC?
- [a smiling face appears on the computer]
- Striker: Which passenger is Joe Solucci?
- Mary, Shuttle Stewardess: 16C. Why?
- Striker: He's carrying a bomb.
- Mary, Shuttle Stewardess: A bo - ?
- Striker: No, not a bo-. A bomb. Now, discreetly as possible, I want you to move the passengers, into the lounge.
- Mary, Shuttle Stewardess: We don't have a lounge.
- Striker: That's not important right now but, you got to do is get those people away from that bomb.
- Mary, Shuttle Stewardess: Well, what should I say?
- Striker: Anything. Just don't let Solucci think that we're onto him.
- Mary, Shuttle Stewardess: I'll do my best.
- Mary, Shuttle Stewardess: [Over Intercom] Attention ladies and gentlemen, please. Would everybody move to the lounge who is not carrying a bomb.
- [Everyone on the plane stands up and screams]
- Elaine Dickinson: Ted, Ted, Simon just ejected.
- Striker: Sit down, Elaine. If this bomb trick works, we might make it. Simon was a fool to eject now.
- Elaine Dickinson: You mean?
- Striker: That's right. Premature ejection.
- Striker: Ok Murdock, I think I got something that just might work.
- Murdock: what?
- Striker: A bobby pin.
- Murdock: Bobby pin. What the hell's, a man doing with a bobby pin. Lights on
- Murdock: [Turns lights on]
- Murdock: All right Striker, if a bobby pin is what you got, you will have to do. Just shove it in there, you'll have to short that thing out.
- Striker: [Shoves the bobby pin, into the broken lever compartment, and sparks]