 | Mel Gibson als Dale "Mac" McKussic |
 | Michelle Pfeiffer als Jo Ann Vallenari |
 | Kurt Russell als Lieutenant Nick Frescia |
 | Raúl Juliá als Commandante Xavier Escalante |
 | J.T. Walsh als DEA Agent Hal McGuire |
 | Arliss Howard als Gregg Lindroff |
 | Arye Gross als Andy Leonard |
 | Gabriel Damon als Cody McKussic |
 | Daniel Zacapa als Arturo, bartender at Vallenari's (credited as Garret Pearson) |
 | Tom Nolan als Leland |
 | Eric Thiele als Vittorio |
| Dawn Martel als Sin Sister #1 |
 | Lala Sloatman als Sin Sister #2 |
 | Budd Boetticher als Judge Nizetitch |
 | Ann Magnuson als Shaleen McKussic |
| Kenny Moore als Woody |
 | Jason Randal als Magician |
| Bob Swain als Ralph Spudder |
 | Jim Bentley als Cop |
| Eric Waterhouse als Steve |
 | Geno Silva als Mexican Cop |
 | Daniel Ades als Pepe |
| Efrain Figueroa als Carlos' Man #1 |
 | Tomás Goros als Carlos' Man #2 |
| Austin Hawk als Lifeguard #1 |
| Scott Harms als Lifeguard #2 |
| Sarah Davis als Girl in Restaurant |
| John D. Steele als Man at Party |
 | David Rees als Man in Party |
| Oscar Abadia als Self - KLVE |
| Jim Ladd als Self - KMPC |
| Tom Schnabel als Self - KCRW |
| Sharmagne Leland-St. John als Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited) |
| Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Thom Mount | Producer |
| Robert Towne | Director |
| Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Robert Towne | Screenplay |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Ronald I. Caplan | Costume Supervisor |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Peter Landsdown Smith | Art Direction |
| Dorothy J. Pearl | Makeup Artist |
| Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Ron Frazier | Carpenter |
| Mary A. Kelly | Script Supervisor |
| Judy Cammer | Set Designer |
| Roger Irvin | Construction Coordinator |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| Peter V. Saldutti | Costume Supervisor |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| William C. Carruth | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Sharmagne Leland-St. John | Researcher |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley |
| Butch Wolf | Foley Editor |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | Foley Editor |
| Danny Bramson | Music Supervisor |
| Lee Nakahara | Camera Operator |
| Tom May | Key Grip |
| Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Larry Gilhooly | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Victoria Rose Sampson | Sound Editor |
| James Flamberg | Music Editor |
| James Simcik | ADR Editor |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Danny Jimenez | Dolly Grip |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chester Slomka | Sound Editor |
| Jayme S. Parker | Sound Editor |
| Jack Schrader | Foley Editor |
| Robert Seaman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| James J. Isaacs | Sound Editor |
| John Toll | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kay Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor |
| Patrick Marshall | Rigging Gaffer |
| David S. Cass Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jerry D. Williams | Special Effects |
| Dan O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Tom Shaw | Executive Producer |
| Tom Shaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Jay Cassidy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Jack Gill | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunt Double |
| Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Michael McDonnell | Stand In |
