* Luke noticing his son Bobby being nervous and saddened about him leaving for Mars and telling him how he's figured out a way to continue reading ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' together even while he's absent, which cheers up the child.
* The ComicStrip/FlashGordon Rocket necklace.
--> '''Woody''': (''defensively'') [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments You guys just aren't manly enough to wear jewelry.]]
** Gets a nice CallBack when [[spoiler:Terri]] gives it to Jim near the end of the movie.
---> '''Terri''': I wish [[spoiler:Woody]] were here to see you.
---> '''Jim''': [[spoiler:He is here, Terri]].
* Maggie's speech at her and Jim's party.
--> '''Maggie''': In every human culture, Mars has always held a special attraction. I mean, what if that means something? The universe is not chaos. It's connection. Life reaches out for life. That's what we were born for, isn't it? To stand on a new world and look beyond it to the next one. It's who we are.
* Woody sacrificing himself for Terri is heartwarming and tearjerking at the same time.
* The fact that Phil refused a direct order from Jim and stayed behind as a massive dust storm made launch conditions worse and worse, just to try and buy more time to get his friends off of Mars.
--> '''Luke''': Phil, do you read me?
--> '''Phil''': [[AngerBornOfWorry Phil isn't here right now, he left for Earth]] ''[[AngerBornOfWorry FIVE MINUTES AGO]]'', [[AngerBornOfWorry please leave a message after the beep!!]]