* As the storm picks up without warning, Captain Yelland asks his meteorology officer (who is Native American) if he’s been doing any any unauthorized rain dances.
* The conversation between F-14 pilots and a tanker aircraft, acting as if they're just visiting an ordinary gas station, rather than partaking in difficult and potentially dangerous procedure of aerial refueling...
-->'''F-14 pilot:''' Tanker, this is Alert One. You got two thirsty Tomcats on your tail. What do you got?
-->'''KA-6D pilot:''' I've got the hot stuff! Pull right in!
-->'''F-14 pilot:''' ''[connecting to the fueling hose]'' Mmmm, contact! We've got a green light! Go ahead and check the oil and clean the windshield, over.
* Captain Yelland's reaction to news on the identity of the bogeys the F-14s were dispatched to identify... followed by a calm, matter-of-fact report from one of the pilots.
-->'''Yelland''': Alert One, this is Eagle One, what do you got?
-->'''F-14 pilot''': Two Japanese Zeroes, sir.
-->'''Yelland''': Two ''WHAT''?!
-->'''F-14 pilot''': Two trophy-class, Mitsubishi [=A6Ms=] in original condition. Complete with all markings. I mean, they look brand new, sir.
* After giving the order to 'splash the Zeroes', Yelland delivers this beautiful line:
-->'''Yelland''': This has got to be a dream.
** This [[BrickJoke eventually leads]] to the following exchange:
--->'''Lasky''': Still think it's a dream?
--->'''Yelland''': It's a nightmare.
* Senator Chapman tries to contact Pearl Harbor to warn them of the impending attack. It doesn't go well and apparently Chapman's reputation has preceded him.
-->'''Pearl Harbor Operator''': I suggest, asshole, that you stop impersonating some other asshole and get off the air!
* At the very end, as the ''Nimitz'' is returning to the (present day) Pearl Harbor, a gaggle of Admirals storms aboard. Also serves as a LampshadeHanging of the craziness of the entire plot.
-->'''Admiral''': "An aircraft carrier getting lost in the Pacific Ocean - what the hell kind of Navy is this?"
-->'''Yelland''': (To his XO) "[[YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou They're never gonna believe it]]."
** One would also wonder how Captain Yelland is going to explain in his official debrief why he’s missing a helo and crew, why two of his Tomcats are missing a Sidewinder and a couple hundred rounds of ammo, why two Marines are dead, and why his [=CAG=] is missing.
*** Or for that matter the shot dead Japanese pilot. Never mind the American Navy, the Japanese government is going to be wondering where that guy went and how he came back.