 | John Travolta als Sam Baily |
 | Dustin Hoffman als Max Brackett |
 | Mia Kirshner als Laurie Callahan |
 | Alan Alda als Kevin Hollander |
 | Robert Prosky als Lou Potts |
 | Blythe Danner als Mrs. Banks |
 | William Atherton als Dohlen |
 | Ted Levine als Lemke |
 | Milton Davis Jr. als The Kids |
 | Bill Nunn als Cliff Williams |
 | John Landis als Doctor |
 | William O'Leary als CTN Junior Executive |
 | Jay Leno als Jay Leno |
 | Lucinda Jenney als Jenny |
 | Tammy Lauren als Miss Rose |
 | Kyla Pratt als The Kids |
 | Raymond J. Barry als Dobbins |
 | Akosua Busia als Diane |
 | Ebbe Roe Smith als Bartholomew |
 | Scanlon Gail als Bob |
 | Charlie Holliday als Banker |
 | Kevin Cooney als Principal |
 | Susan Segal als Tabloid Reporter |
 | Richard Portnow als Brackett's Agent |
 | Michèle-Barbara Pelletier als Max's Mother |
 | Velina Brown als Bonnie's Mother |
 | Patricia Smith als Jenny's Mother |
 | Richard Gross als FBI Agent |
 | Allan A. Apone als Makeup Man (uncredited) |
 | David Clennon als Street Preacher |
 | Larry King als Larry King (uncredited) |
| Anthony Aibel als News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Costa-Gavras | Director |
| Tom Matthews | Screenplay |
| Françoise Bonnot | Editor |
| Anne Kopelson | Producer |
| Arnold Kopelson | Producer |
| Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Linda Warren | Associate Producer |
| Robert Ryan | Makeup Artist |
| Nina Paskowitz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Wolfgang Glattes | Executive Producer |
| Janis Clark | Makeup Artist |
| Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Catherine Hardwicke | Production Design |
| Ben Morahan | Art Direction |
| June Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Jonathan D. Krane | Executive Producer |
| Deborah Nadoolman | Costume Design |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Department Head |
| Stephen Joel Brown | Executive Producer |
| Amanda Mackey | Casting |
| Nancy Tong | Hairstylist |
| Michelle Bühler | Makeup Artist |
| Kyle Thomson | Makeup Artist |
| Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | Casting |
| Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Matthews | Story |
| Eric Williams | Story |
| Wolfgang Glattes | Unit Production Manager |
| Julian Wall | First Assistant Director |
| Dennis Maguire | First Assistant Director |
| Kent Genzlinger | Second Assistant Director |
| Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Chris Squires | Camera Operator |
| Emmanuel Vouniozos | Key Grip |
| David P. Kelsey | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Bob Ryan | Hairstylist |
| Michèle Boëhm | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bertrand Lenclos | Sound Designer |
| Pauline Dairou | Dialogue Editor |
| Jessica Gallavan | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Thomas Pasatieri | Orchestrator |
| Christian Guillon | Visual Effects Producer |
| François Vagnon | VFX Supervisor |
| Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Maria Norman | Executive Assistant |
