 | John Travolta als Vic Deakins |
 | Christian Slater als Riley Hale |
 | Samantha Mathis als Terry Carmichael |
 | Delroy Lindo als Colonel Max Wilkins |
 | Frank Whaley als Giles Prentice |
 | Bob Gunton als Pritchett |
 | Howie Long als Kelly |
 | Jack Thompson als Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff |
 | Kurtwood Smith als Secretary of Defense Baird |
 | Vondie Curtis-Hall als Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes |
 | Daniel von Bargen als Air Force General Creely |
 | Vyto Ruginis als Johnson |
 | Ousaun Elam als Lt. Thomas |
 | Shaun Toub als Max |
 | Casey Biggs als Novacek |
 | Jeffrey Stephan als Shepherd |
 | Joey Box als Frakes |
| Jon W. Kishi als Daly |
| Myke Schwartz als Brandt |
 | Jim Palmer als Lt. Reed |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. als Jim |
 | Charlie Brewer als McKeller |
 | Gary Epper als Miller |
 | Mario Roberts als Carl |
| J.N. Roberts als Moss |
 | Bruce Holman als Chairman Aid |
 | Carmen Argenziano als General Boone |
 | James MacDonald als Park Ranger Baker |
 | French Stewart als I.R. Crewman |
| Jim Moyle als Pentagon Assistant |
 | Chris Mulkey als Major Hunt |
| Henry Murph als Captain Johnson |
| Tom Waddell als Capt. Wright |
| Rosemary Schoppman als Wanda |
 | Raymond Cruz als Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited) |
| Tom Demille als Bombadeer Engineer (uncredited) |
| Graham Yost | Screenplay |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Terence Chang | Producer |
| Joe Gareri | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Godsick | Executive Producer |
| Brad Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Dwight H. Little | Executive Producer |
| Michele Maples | Executive Producer |
| Peter Levy | Director of Photography |
| Joe Hutshing | Editor |
| Steve Mirkovich | Editor |
| John Wright | Editor |
| John Woo | Director |
| Mark Gordon | Producer |
| John Bermudes | Compositors |
| Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Allison Lyon Segan | Co-Producer |
| Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Holger Gross | Production Design |
| Josh McLaglen | First Assistant Director |
| Douglas A. Raine | Second Assistant Director |
| Gary Hymes | Second Unit Director |
| Mike Benson | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Faith Conroy | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Barbara Dunning | First Assistant Editor |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Anne S. Reilly | Unit Publicist |
| Laura M. O'Brien | Art Department Coordinator |
| Bill Badalato | Unit Production Manager |
| William F. O'Brien | Art Direction |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Kevin Ishioka | Assistant Art Director |
| Gary Diamond | Set Designer |
| Jann K. Engel | Set Designer |
| Luis G. Hoyos | Set Designer |
| Gary Deaton | Construction Coordinator |
| William Boyd | Construction Foreman |
| Mark Van Loon | "A" Camera Operator |
| Gregory W. Smith | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Jorge Sánchez | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Frank Perl | "B" Camera Operator |
| Frederick Iannone | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Tammy Fouts | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Jack Ellingwood | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Jay Hager | Second Assistant "C" Camera |
| Tony Chiu | Camera Loader |
| Brian Dzyak | Camera Loader |
| Lloyd Ahern II | Additional Director of Photography |
| David M. Ronne | Sound Mixer |
| Jeffrey A. Williams | Boom Operator |
| Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Peggy Names | Cableman |
| Thomas Giordano | Cableman |
| Lisa A. Becker | Production Coordinator |
| Jason McGatlin | Production Coordinator |
| Joan Kelley Bierman | Production Coordinator |
| Douglas Dean III | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Rocco Marra | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Marcei A. Brown | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| Rick Thompson | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Jerry Solomon | Gaffer |
| Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| Dan Moore | Costume Supervisor |
| Marsha Barton | Seamstress |
| Susan Zwerman | Visual Effects Producer |
| Peter Crosman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Martin November | Visual Effects Editor |
| Liz Probst | Payroll Accountant |
| Stevie Lazo | Production Accountant |
| Chet Badalato | Transportation Captain |
| George Watters II | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bill W. Benton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| R.J. Palmer | Sound Editor |
| F. Hudson Miller | Sound Editor |
| Suhail Kafity | Sound Editor |
| Midge Costin | Sound Editor |
| Frank Howard | Sound Editor |
| Gary Wright | Sound Editor |
| Teri E. Dorman | Sound Editor |
| Jay Wilkinson | Sound Editor |
| Andy Kopetzky | Sound Editor |
| Victoria Martin | Foley Supervisor |
| Matthew Harrison | Foley Editor |
| Jim Likowski | Foley Editor |
| Fred Burke | Foley Editor |
| Eric Gotthelf | Foley Mixer |
| Ron Grafton | Foley Recordist |
| Kevin Bartnof | Foley Artist |
| Catherine Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Robin Harlan | Foley Artist |
| Sarah Monat | Foley Artist |
| Marva Fucci | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Maggie Ostroff | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Chris Ingram | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Bob Beemer | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Gegan | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Sally Boldt | Music Editor |
| Curtis Roush | Music Editor |
| Brian Smrz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Allan Graf | Stunt Coordinator |
| Melissa Berry | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sharon Ilson | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sharon Ilson | Makeup Artist |
| Michelle Bühler | Makeup Artist |
| Kymbra Michelle | Makeup Artist |
| Jeanne Van Phue | Makeup Artist |
| Colleen Callaghan | Hairstylist |
| Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Lynda Kyle Walker | Hairstylist |
| Angela Nogaro | Makeup Artist |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Joni Avery | Stunts |
| Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Dane Farwell | Stunts |
| Danny Wynands | Stunt Double |
| Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Marian Green | Stunts |
| Joey Box | Stunt Double |
| John Casino | Stunts |
