 | Tom Cruise als Lt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell |
 | Kelly McGillis als Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood |
 | Val Kilmer als Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky |
 | Anthony Edwards als LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw |
 | Tom Skerritt als Cmdr. Mike 'Viper' Metcalf |
 | Michael Ironside als Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly |
 | John Stockwell als Lt. Bill 'Cougar' Cortell |
 | Barry Tubb als LTJG Leonard 'Wolfman' Wolfe |
 | Rick Rossovich als LTJG Ron 'Slider' Kerner |
 | Tim Robbins als LTJG Sam 'Merlin' Wells |
 | Clarence Gilyard Jr. als LTJG Marcus 'Sundown' Williams |
 | Whip Hubley als Lt. Rick 'Hollywood' Neven |
 | James Tolkan als Cmdr. Tom 'Stinger' Jardian |
 | Meg Ryan als Carole Bradshaw |
 | Adrian Pasdar als Lt. Charles 'Chipper' Piper |
 | Randall Brady als Lt. Davis |
| Duke Stroud als Air Boss Johnson |
| Brian Sheehan als Sprawl |
| Ron Clark als Inquiry Commander |
 | Frank Pesce als Bartender |
| Pete Pettigrew als Perry Siedenthal |
| Troy Hunter als Radio Operator |
| Linda Rae Jurgens als Mrs. Metcalf |
| T.J. Cassidy als Admiral T.J. Cassidy |
| Don Simpson | Producer |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
| Chris Lebenzon | Editor |
| Harold Faltermeyer | Original Music Composer |
| Jeffrey L. Kimball | Director of Photography |
| Billy Weber | Editor |
| John DeCuir Jr. | Production Design |
| Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| Ehud Yonay | Original Story |
| Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Bobbie Read | Costume Supervisor |
| James W. Tyson | Costume Supervisor |
| Craig Edgar | Set Designer |
| Stacey S. McIntosh | Construction Coordinator |
| Jonathan O'Connell | Standby Painter |
| Richard A. Villalobos | Leadman |
| Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| George Watters II | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Allen Hall | Special Effects Coordinator |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunt Coordinator |
| John J. Connor | Camera Operator |
| Ralph Nelson Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Bruce Pearson | Color Timer |
| Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| KG Ramsey | Hairstylist |
| Rick Sharp | Makeup Artist |
| Nick Alavardo | Aerial Camera |
| Larry Blanford | Aerial Camera |
| Jack Cooperman | Aerial Camera |
| George Howe | Aerial Camera |
| William E. Kelley Jr. | Aerial Camera |
| Dan Koblash | Aerial Camera |
| David B. Nowell | Aerial Camera |
| Don Thompson | Aerial Camera |
| Gary Tolbert | Aerial Camera |
| Jack Cooperman | Underwater Camera |
| Ward Russell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Michael W. Blymyer | Lighting Technician |
| Lisa Clarkson | Casting Associate |
| Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Artist |
| Mark Wade | Property Master |
| Randy Peters | Stunts |
| Steve Holladay | Stunts |
| Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| Bill Badalato | Unit Production Manager |
| Dan Kolsrud | First Assistant Director |
| Sharon Mann | Second Assistant Director |
| Patrick Cosgrove | Second Assistant Director |
| Pete Pettigrew | Technical Advisor |
| Tony Scott | Director |
| Jim Cash | Writer |
| Jack Epps Jr. | Writer |
| Warren Skaaren | Associate Producer |
| Bill Badalato | Executive Producer |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Lloyd Abel | Thanks |
| Scott Altman | Thanks |
| Dennis Broska | Thanks |
| Rick Moe | Thanks |
| Chuck Lewis | Thanks |
| Ben Schneider | Thanks |
| Tracy Skeels | Thanks |
| JG Kenneth Smith | Thanks |
| Gary Gutierrez | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Michael Galpin | Other |
| Art Scholl | In Memory Of |
| Ken Nishino | First Assistant Camera |
| Gregory J. Schmidt | First Assistant Camera |
| D. Michael Wheeler | Second Assistant Camera |
| William Coss | Second Assistant Camera |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
| Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| David Kelson | Cableman |
| Wingate Jones, Jr. | Costumer |
| John Napolitano | Costumer |
| Patti Carr | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Virginia Cook-McGowan | Sound Editor |
| Teri E. Dorman | Sound Editor |
| Julia Evershade | Sound Editor |
| Frank Howard | Sound Editor |
| Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| David E. Stone | Sound Editor |
| Edward M. Steidele | Foley Artist |
| Sarah Monat | Foley Artist |
| Pamela Bentkowski | Foley Editor |
| Joseph A. Ippolito | Foley Editor |
| Andrew Patterson | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Juno J. Ellis | ADR Editor |
| John P. Fasal | Special Sound Effects |
| Claudia Finkle | Assistant Editor |
| Mark Elson | Assistant Editor |
| Mike Moskowitz | Other |
| Daniel F. Finnerty | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Martin Nicholson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Stephen Stalheim | Assistant Sound Editor |
| James Cavarretta | Sound Recordist |
| Mike Haney | Sound Recordist |
| Robert Nichols II | Sound Recordist |
| Robert Winder | Sound Engineer |
| Thomas Prophet Jr. | First Company Grip |
| Jim Duggan | Second Company Grip |
| Robert Duggan | Dolly Grip |
| Dan Delgado | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Jeff Stanman | Lighting Technician |
| Peter Cairo | Special Effects |
| Steven C. Foster | Special Effects |
| Robert G. Willard | Special Effects |
| Scott Metcalfe | Producer's Assistant |
| Matthew Snyder | Producer's Assistant |
| Bill Badalato | Producer's Assistant |
| Barbara Weintraub | Producer's Assistant |
| David J. Robertson | Producer's Assistant |
| Catalaine Knell | Other |
| Julianna Arenson | Production Accountant |
| Ron Stack | Assistant Accountant |
| Randy Peters | Transportation Coordinator |
| Dan Marrow | Transportation Captain |
| Al Orazi | Transportation Captain |
| Marsha Robertson | Unit Publicist |
| Jeff Greenberg | Casting Assistant |
| Michael Dilbeck | Music Consultant |
| Rob Berman | Music Consultant |
| Dan Curry | Title Designer |
| John F. Lehman, Jr. | Thanks |
| T.J. Cassidy | Thanks |
| J.A. Garrow | Thanks |
| James L. Holloway III | Thanks |
| John Henry Semcken | Thanks |
| Richard T. Stevens | Other |
| Thomas R. Harmon | Other |
| Robert Willard | Other |
| Dave Baranek | Other |
| Michael Blue | Other |
| Peter Caulk | Other |
| John Cushing | Other |
| Ricky Hammonds | Other |
| Terrence McGuire | Other |
| James Ray | Other |
| Ray Seckinger | Other |
| Dennis Dilucente | Other |
| Gregory Dishart | Other |
| Thomas Sobieck | Other |
| William Spence | Other |
| Michael Straight | Other |
| James Winnefeld | Other |
| Robert Willard | Aerial Coordinator |
| Lloyd Abel | Aerial Coordinator |
| David Knoll | Other |
| C.J. Heatley | Aerial Camera |
| Rick Fichter | Director of Photography |
| Whitney Green | Production Manager |
| Christine Whitney | Production Coordinator |
| Peter Stolz | Pyrotechnician |
| Ted Moehnke | Pyrotechnician |
| Peter Thomas | Key Grip |
| Jan M. Heyneker | Grip |
| James Campana | Assistant Grip |
| John Gazdik | Assistant Camera |
| William Groshelle | Animation Supervisor |
| Samuel Comstock | Animation |
| Wes Takahashi | Animation |
| Stuart Cudlitz | Animation |
| Richard Childs | Assistant Editor |
| Stacey A. Foiles | Assistant Editor |
| Sally Syberg | Production Secretary |
| Sally Syberg | Production Coordinator |
| Diana J. Austin | Production Accountant |
| Gayle Peabody | Assistant Accountant |
| Barbara Gerard | Special Effects Assistant |
| Clay Lacy | Other |
| Tom Whitlock | Music |
| Kenny Loggins | Songs |
| Joseph F. Valentine | Steadicam Operator |
