 | Eddie Murphy als Chandler Jarrell |
 | Charles Dance als Sardo Numspa |
 | Charlotte Lewis als Kee Nang |
 | J.L. Reate als The Golden Child |
 | Victor Wong als The Old Man |
 | Randall "Tex" Cobb als Til |
 | James Hong als Doctor Hong |
 | Shakti Chen als Kala |
 | Tau Logo als Yu |
| Masanori Toguchi als Khan |
 | Pons Maar als Fu |
 | Peter Kwong als Tommy Tong |
 | Wally Taylor als Detective Boggs |
 | Eric Douglas als Yellow Dragon |
 | Charles Levin als TV Host |
 | Frank Welker als The Thing (voice) |
 | Gene LeBell als Drunken Biker (uncredited) |
| Dennis Feldman | Screenplay |
| Richard Tienken | Executive Producer |
| Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Edward S. Feldman | Producer |
| Charles R. Meeker | Executive Producer |
| Donald E. Thorin | Director of Photography |
| Robert D. Wachs | Producer |
| Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Michel Colombier | Music |
| Phil Tippett | Visual Effects |
| Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Lynda Paradise | Art Direction |
| Wayne A. Finkelman | Costume Design |
| Ken Chase | Makeup Designer |
| J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Karen Chase | Stunts |
| Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Emmitt-Leon O'Neill | Second Assistant Director |
| Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Judy Cammer | Set Designer |
| James F. Boyle | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Gordon A. Webb | Unit Production Manager |
| George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Rob Hahn | Camera Operator |
| Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Pamela Easley | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Cameron Birnie | Assistant Art Director |
| James R. Alexander | Production Sound Mixer |
| Michael Gershman | Camera Operator |
| Ken Ralston | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Ira S. Rosenstein | Location Manager |
| Craig Pinkard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ronald Jacobs | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Robbie Buchanan | Orchestrator |
| Chuck Waters | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kimberly Harris | Sound Editor |
| Jeff Carson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gary Wright | Foley Editor |
| Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Michel Colombier | Orchestrator |
| Bruce W. Talamon | Still Photographer |
| Christopher Rouse | Assistant Editor |
| Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Julia Evershade | Sound Editor |
| Jay Kamen | ADR Editor |
| Albert Woodbury | Orchestrator |
| Pamela Bentkowski | Foley Supervisor |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Linda Bond | Prop Designer |
| Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Al Leong | Stunts |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Matt McColm | Stunts |
| Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| Jeff Cadiente | Stunts |
| Simone Boisseree | Stunts |
| Larry Duran | Stunts |
| Bob K. Cummings | Stunts |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Phil Chong | Stunts |
| Emil Farkas | Stunts |
| George Fisher | Stunts |
| Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Joe Finnegan | Stunts |
| Len Glascow | Stunts |
| David LeBell | Stunts |
| Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Pat McGroarty | Stunts |
| Gary Morgan | Stunts |
| Lonnie Parkinson | Stunts |
| Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Karen Price | Stunts |
| Walter Robles | Stunts |
| Vernon Rieta | Stunts |
| Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Felix Silla | Stunts |
| Kimberly L. Ryusaki | Stunts |
| John Sherrod | Stunts |
| Jim Wilkey | Stunts |
| Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Cris Thomas-Palomino | Stunts |
| Elizabeth Barrington | Stunts |
