 | Tom Waits als Zack |
 | John Lurie als Jack |
 | Roberto Benigni als Roberto |
 | Nicoletta Braschi als Nicoletta |
 | Ellen Barkin als Laurette |
 | Billie Neal als Bobbie |
 | Rockets Redglare als Gig |
 | Vernel Bagneris als Preston |
 | Timothea als Julie |
| L.C. Drane als L.C. |
| Joy N. Houck Jr. als Detective Mandino |
| Carrie Lindsoe als Young Girl |
| Ralph Joseph als Detective |
 | Richard Boes als Detective |
 | Dave Petitjean als Cajun Detective |
| Adam Cohen als Uniformed Cop |
| Alan Kleinberg als Corpse |
| Archie Sampier als Prisoner |
 | David Dahlgren als Guard #1 |
| Alex Miller als Guard #2 |
 | Eliott Keener als Guard #3 |
| Jay Hilliard als Guard #4 |
| Jim Jarmusch | Director |
| Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Alan Kleinberg | Producer |
| Claire Denis | Assistant Director |
| Tom Rothman | Co-Producer |
| Jim Stark | Co-Producer |
| Jim Jarmusch | Writer |
| Melody London | Editor |
| Janet Densmore | Production Design |
| Carol Wood | Costume Design |
| Donita Miller | Makeup Artist |
| John Auerbach | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Cary Brokaw | Executive Producer |
| Otto Grokenberger | Executive Producer |
| Russell Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| John Lurie | Original Music Composer |
| Donita Miller | Hairstylist |
| Rudd Simmons | Production Manager |
| Guido Chiesa | Second Assistant Director |
| Janet Densmore | Property Master |
| Janet Densmore | Set Dresser |
| Roger Knight | Assistant Property Master |
| Roger Knight | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Martin Bisi | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Matthew Corey | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Mark Goodermote | Boom Operator |
| Stanley Kastner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robin Katz | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Frank Kern | Sound Editor |
| Drew Kunin | Sound Mixer |
| Peter Waggoner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sylvia Waliga | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jack Anderson | First Assistant Camera |
| Hank Billeaud | Best Boy Grip |
| Hank Billeaud | Gaffer |
| Theo Cremona | Second Assistant Camera |
| Paul Ferrara | Key Grip |
| Christopher Porter | Gaffer |
| Michael Ruggles | Best Boy Grip |
| Louis Tancredi | Electrician |
| Claudia Splecher | Additional Casting |
| Alison Walsh | Casting Assistant |
| Lynn Simpson | Costume Assistant |
| Tim Brennan | Negative Cutter |
| Lori Mozilo | Assistant Editor |
| Tom Salvatore | Color Timer |
| David Ross McCarty | Location Manager |
| Stephanie Samuel | Assistant Location Manager |
| Mary Shelton | Location Assistant |
| Doug Bowne | Musician |
| Curtis Fowlkes | Musician |
| Tony Garnier | Musician |
| Lisa Krueger | Music Coordinator |
| Arto Lindsay | Musician |
| Eugene J. Moye | Musician |
| Marc Ribot | Musician |
| E.J. Rodriguez | Musician |
| Naná Vasconcelos | Musician |
| Peter Grand | Script Supervisor |
| Tom Waits | Songs |
| Allison Brandin | Production Assistant |
| Charles De Cuir | Production Assistant |
| Matthew A. Handal | Production Assistant |
| Kathie Hersch | Production Coordinator |
| Susan Jacobs | Publicist |
| Tom Jarmusch | Production Assistant |
| Lisa Krueger | Producer's Assistant |
| Tommy Samona | Production Assistant |
| Ida Schonfeld | Intern |
| Phil Seifert III | Production Assistant |
| Camela Smyke | Production Office Coordinator |
| Lynn Staats | Production Controller |
| Alison Walsh | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Simon Brook | Thanks |
| Don Donigi | Thanks |
| Bill Nisselson | Thanks |
| Pascale Ogier | In Memory Of |
| Melvin Pukowsky | Thanks |
| Phil Sodano | Thanks |
| Enzo Ungari | In Memory Of |
| Irwin Young | Thanks |
| Eric Hoffman | Projection |
