| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bud Davis | Crew | Crew | Stunt Coordinator |
 Cindy Coburn | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
 Eugene Collier | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
 Gary Chang | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Irwin Meyer | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Joani Yarbrough | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Key Hair Stylist |
 John Frankenheimer | Crew | Directing | Director |
 John R. Leonetti | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Jophery C. Brown | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
 Keith Woulard | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
Lee Percy | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Mary V. Buck | Crew | Production | Casting |
Michael Hancock | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Key Makeup Artist |
Michael Haynes | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
Michael Z. Hanan | Crew | Art | Production Design |
Ron Hutchinson | Crew | Writing | Writer |
Susan Edelman | Crew | Production | Casting |
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
 Jason White | Crew | Production | Extras Casting Assistant |
Jerry Adams | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Steven R. McGlothen | Crew | Production | Producer |
Jonathan Axelrod | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Dominick DiVito | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
Sandi Cook | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
Harvey Bibicoff | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Anne Heche | Cast | Actress | Sharon Smith |
Bud Davis | Cast | Actor | Bud |
 Carmen Argenziano | Cast | Actor | Mancusi |
 Clarence Williams III | Cast | Actor | Chaka |
 Craig Hosking | Cast | Actor | Helicopter Pilot |
 Danny Trejo | Cast | Actor | Luis |
 David Ackroyd | Cast | Actor | William Kuntsler |
 Denis Forest | Cast | Actor | Denny |
 Frederic Forrest | Cast | Actor | Weisbad |
 Harry Dean Stanton | Cast | Actor | Hal |
 Jeffrey Buckner Ford | Cast | Actor | Willis |
 Juan Garcia | Cast | Actor | Nunez |
 Kyle MacLachlan | Cast | Actor | Michael Smith |
 Peter Murnik | Cast | Actor | Jess |
 Philip Bosco | Cast | Actor | Oswald |
 Samuel L. Jackson | Cast | Actor | Jamaal |
 Steve Harris | Cast | Actor | Cecil |
 Tom Bower | Cast | Actor | Ed |
 Tommy Lister Jr. | Cast | Actor | Prisoner |
Bruce Evers | Cast | Actor | Yates |
Joey Anderson | Cast | Mrs. Willis | |
Richard Cowl | Cast | Actor | Barber |
Danny Drew | Cast | Kareem | |
 Al Garrison | Cast | Actor | Puzzled inmate |
Vincent Harris | Cast | Metal shop riotor | |
Scott Higgins | Cast | Actor | Reporter #2 |
 Rand Hopkins | Cast | Actor | Trooper captain |
James Mayberry | Cast | Scared inmate | |
James 'Sonny' Moore | Cast | Elderly inmate | |
Bart Whiteman | Cast | Trooper sergeant | |
 Tommy Barnes | Cast | Actor | Guard (uncredited) |
Jared Brent Johnson | Cast | News crew member (uncredited) | |
DeForest Mapp | Cast | Actor | Billups (uncredited) |
David Edward Perry | Cast | Bouncer Dave (uncredited) | |
Garth Shaw | Cast | Inmate (uncredited) | |
Vincent Henry | Cast | Reporter #1 | |
Mark Cabus | Cast | Actor | Ken |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
