 | Jeff Bridges als Matthew 'Matt' Scudder |
 | Rosanna Arquette als Sarah |
 | Randy Brooks als Willie 'Chance' Walker |
 | Alexandra Paul als Sunny |
 | Andy García als Angel Moldonado |
 | Tommy Lister Jr. als Nose Guard |
 | Vyto Ruginis als Durkin |
 | Gene Ross als Slim |
 | Lisa Sloan als Linda Scudder |
 | Christa Denton als Laurie Scudder |
 | Vance Valencia als Quintero |
| Wilfredo Hernández als Hector Lopez |
 | Luisa Leschin als Hector's Wife |
 | Henry O. Arnold als Homicide Detective |
 | James Avery als Deputy D.A. |
| Zoaunne LeRoy als Nurse |
| Abigail Shelton als AA Member |
| Jack Younger als Drunk |
| Don Edmonds als Elderly Man |
| Phil Peters als Rugged Man |
| Elva García als Daughter |
| Miriam E. Schubach als AA Speaker |
| Lois Gerace als AA Speaker |
| Jay Ingram als AA Member |
| Sue Rihr als Young Woman |
 | William Marquez als Tio |
| Fred Asparagus als Mundo |
| Robb Madrid als Victor Padillo |
| Raegan Newman als Girl |
| Richard A. Michels als Player |
| Arie Gedis als Gambler |
| Rosalind Allen als Tote Lady |
| Arthur Ervin als Waiter |
| Frank Dent als Boot Salesman |
| Henry Lewis als Po' Boy's Market Manager |
| Roberto A. Jimenez als Jamie Rodriguez |
| Oliver 'Ollie' Farley als Ollie |
| Gilbert O. Parra als Gil |
 | Loyd Catlett als Buster |
| Art Fransen als Cop |
 | Victor Rivers als Angel Heavy |
 | Danny De La Paz als Angel Heavy |
| Hal Ashby | Director |
| Oliver Stone | Screenplay |
| R. Lance Hill | Screenplay |
| Lawrence Block | Novel |
| Robert Towne | Writer |
| Mark Damon | Executive Producer |
| John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | Co-Producer |
| Stephen J. Roth | Producer |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Stephen H. Burum | Director of Photography |
| Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Stuart H. Pappé | Editor |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Michael D. Haller | Production Design |
| Mark W. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Barbara Krieger | Set Decoration |
| John T. Walker | Set Decoration |
| Gloria Gresham | Costume Design |
| Charles Mulvehill | Unit Production Manager |
| Robert Towne | Additional Writing |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Michael Cassidy | Stunts |
| John Escobar | Stunt Driver |
| Cindy Folkerson | Stunts |
| Ted Grossman | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Victor Paul | Stunts |
| Mario Roberts | Stunts |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Scott L. Treger | Stunts |
| Jon Parker Ward | Stunts |
| L. Andrew Stone | First Assistant Director |
| Robert Engelman | Second Assistant Director |
| Elliot Davis | Camera Operator |
| Dustin Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera |
| Joseph Cosko Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Nancy King | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Ana Maria Quintana | Script Supervisor |
| Hal Harrison | Post Production Supervisor |
| Vicki Hiatt | Assistant Editor |
| Stephen Mark | Assistant Editor |
| Paula McKee | Assistant Editor |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bruce Fortune | Sound Editor |
| Anna Boorstin | Sound Editor |
| Gary Wright | Sound Editor |
| Steve Richardson | Sound Editor |
| Butch Wolf | Sound Editor |
| Beth Sterner | Foley Supervisor |
| Karen I. Stern | ADR Editor |
| William C. Carruth | ADR Editor |
| Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Walter A. Gest | Sound Recordist |
| Tim Webb | Sound Recordist |
| Larry Clark Bird | Property Master |
| Ken Zimmerman | Assistant Property Master |
| Gordon Meloeny | Leadman |
| Don Kaeding | Set Dresser |
| Butch West | Construction Foreman |
| Steve Alexander | Construction Foreman |
| Tim Griffith | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Bob Fillis | Best Boy Electric |
| Emmett Brown | Key Grip |
| Bill Fleming | Key Grip |
| Dennis M. Kuneff | Best Boy Grip |
| Robert E. Gaynor | Dolly Grip |
| Spencer Quinn | Location Manager |
| Richard Davis, Jr. | Location Manager |
| Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Nadia | Makeup Artist |
| Pete Altobelli | Makeup Artist |
| Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| G. Tony Scarano | Costumer |
| Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Costumer |
| Roberta Newman | Costume Assistant |
| Carol Shapiro Janson | Unit Publicist |
| Ingrid C. Michaels | Production Coordinator |
| Roberta Rose | Production Accountant |
| Steven McAfee | Production Secretary |
| Walt Freitas | Transportation Coordinator |
| Wayne Nelson | Transportation Coordinator |
| William Charles Hauer | Transportation Captain |
| Charles Conley | Craft Service |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
