 | Arnold Schwarzenegger als Ben Richards |
 | Richard Dawson als Damon Killian |
 | María Conchita Alonso als Amber Mendez |
 | Yaphet Kotto als William Laughlin |
 | Jim Brown als Fireball |
 | Jesse Ventura als Captain Freedom |
 | Erland van Lidth als Dynamo |
 | Marvin J. McIntyre als Harold Weiss |
 | Gus Rethwisch als Buzzsaw |
 | Professor Toru Tanaka als Subzero |
 | Mick Fleetwood als Mic |
 | Dweezil Zappa als Stevie |
 | Karen Leigh Hopkins als Brenda |
 | Sven-Ole Thorsen als Sven |
 | Edward Bunker als Lenny |
 | Bryan Kestner als Med Tech |
 | Anthony Pena als Valdez |
 | Kurt Fuller als Tony |
 | Ken Lerner als Agent |
 | Dey Young als Amy |
 | Rodger Bumpass als Phil Hilton |
 | Dona Hardy als Mrs. McArdle |
 | Lynne Marie Stewart als Edith Wiggins |
| Bill Margolin als Leon |
 | Tony Brubaker als Soldier #1 |
 | Joel Kramer als Soldier #2 |
 | Billy D. Lucas als Soldier #3 |
 | George P. Wilbur als Lieutenant Saunders |
 | Thomas Rosales Jr. als Chico |
| Sondra Holt als Suzie Checkpoint |
| Daniel Celario als Barrio Foreman #1 |
| Mario Celario als Barrio Foreman #2 |
| Sidney Chankin als Custodian |
| Kim Pawlik als Newscaster |
 | Roger Kern als Travel Pass Guard |
| Barbara Lux als Elderly Lady |
 | Franco Columbu als 911 Security Officer #2 |
 | Lin Shaye als Propaganda Officer |
 | Boyd Kestner als Yuppie Yeller |
 | Wayne Grace als 911 Security Officer #1 |
| Charlie Phillips als Teenage Punk |
| Greg Lewis als Manager Locker Room |
| John William James als Barrio Betto |
| Jon Cutler als Underground Tech |
| Kerry Wall als Dancer |
| Paula Brown als Dancer |
 | Megan Gallivan als Dancer |
| Suzie Hardy als Dancer |
| Debby Harris als Dancer |
 | Melissa Hurley als Dancer |
| Marlene Lange als Dancer |
 | Morgan Lawley als Dancer |
| Cindy Millican als Dancer |
| Andrea Moen als Dancer |
 | Mary Ann Hermansen als Dancer |
| Karen Owens als Dancer |
| Sharon Owens als Dancer |
 | Pamela Rossi als Dancer |
| Mia Togo als Dancer |
| Sheree Ali als Sports Patron (uncredited) |
 | Kadrolsha Ona Carole als Woman in Airport (uncredited) |
 | Maureen Flaherty als Game Show Hostess (uncredited) |
| Sandy Holt als Woman in Airport (uncredited) |
| Jeff Jensen als (uncredited) |
| Jon McBride als Locker Room Viewer (uncredited) |
| Mel Scott-Thomas als (uncredited) |
| Paul Michael Glaser | Director |
| George Linder | Producer |
| Tim Zinnemann | Producer |
| Harold Faltermeyer | Original Music Composer |
| Thomas Del Ruth | Director of Photography |
| Mark Warner | Editor |
| John Wright | Editor |
| Jack T. Collis | Production Design |
| Keith Barish | Executive Producer |
| Rob Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Edward A. Warschilka | Editor |
| Jackie Burch | Casting |
| Robert Blackman | Costume Design |
| James Cavarretta | Sound Recordist |
| Jack Keller | Sound Recordist |
| Steven E. de Souza | Screenplay |
| Stephen King | Novel |
| Larry Singer | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Alan L. Nineberg | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Bobbe Kurtz | ADR Editor |
| Andrew Torres | ADR Editor |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Bryce Goodman | Production Sound Mixer |
| Richard C. Franklin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | Special Effects Coordinator |
| R. Bruce Steinheimer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Dave Friedman | Still Photographer |
| Jim Duffy | Set Decoration |
| Gary Daigler | Unit Production Manager |
| Michael Ross | Property Master |
| Allan Bromberg | Foley Editor |
| Frankie Bergman | Hairstylist |
| Bunny Parker | Hairstylist |
| Peter Tothpal | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jeff Dawn | Key Makeup Artist |
| Nina Kent | Makeup Artist |
| Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Snell | Makeup Artist |
| James Lee McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Miranda | Makeup Effects |
| Whitney Green | Production Manager |
| Richard Peter Schroer | First Assistant Director |
| Joseph E. Hubbard | Assistant Art Director |
| Gene Nollman | Assistant Art Director |
| Mike Cunningham | Assistant Property Master |
| Joe Olsen | Assistant Property Master |
| Dennis DeWaay | Construction Coordinator |
| Eric A. Hulett | Leadman |
| Frederick Lietzman | Prop Maker |
| Frank Leasure | Prop Maker |
| Mark Rappaport | Sculptor |
| Nick Navarro | Set Designer |
| Nancy Patton | Set Designer |
| Richard Berger | Set Designer |
| Max E. Brehme | Set Dresser |
| Hal Walker | Swing |
| Robert Grasmere | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Steven C. McGee | Best Boy Electric |
| Dave Turpin | Best Boy Grip |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Kenneth Zunder | Camera Operator |
| Rick Fichter | Director of Photography |
| Jan Koshay | Dolly Grip |
| Doug Byers | Electrician |
| Steve Hastings | Electrician |
| Chris Napolitano | Electrician |
| Ronald E. High | First Assistant Camera |
| Billy Clevenger | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael Maley | Gaffer |
| Gary Tandrow | Gaffer |
| Gary R. Dodd | Key Grip |
| William Maley | Key Grip |
| Jerry L. Mandley | Lighting Technician |
| Kevin J. Lang | Rigging Gaffer |
| Douglas E. Beal | Second Assistant Camera |
| Walt Fraser | Second Assistant Camera |
| Dan Bronson | Costumer |
| Frank Perry Rose | Costumer |
| Buck Skelton | Costumer |
| Betty Jean Slater | Costumer |
| Michael J. Long | Key Costumer |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Supervisor |
| Margaret Rezaie | Seamstress |
| Billy DaMota | Casting Assistant |
| Jeff Howell | Extras Casting |
| Robert Lansing Parker | Extras Casting |
| Destiny Borden | Assistant Editor |
| David Jansen | Assistant Editor |
| John A. Amicarella | Assistant Editor |
| Vaune Kirby Frechette | Assistant Editor |
| Bob Noland | Color Timer |
| Steven Ramirez | First Assistant Editor |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Paula Abdul | Choreographer |
| Joe Pancake | Craft Service |
| Don Speakman | Craft Service |
| Margaret Mitchell | Production Accountant |
| Ariel Bello | Production Assistant |
| Robert Schroer | Production Assistant |
| Jim Vatis | Production Assistant |
| Alison Howard-Smith | Production Secretary |
| Christine Whitney | Production Supervisor |
| Marina Simpson | Stand In |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | Second Unit Director |
| Brian Fong | Trainee Production Coordinator |
| Barry K. Thomas | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Grasmere | Second Unit Director |
| Robert S. Mills | Second Second Assistant Director |
| John Parr | Theme Song Performance |
| Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Dick Warlock | Stunts |
