 | Sean Penn Danny McGavin |
 | Robert Duvall Bob Hodges |
 | María Conchita Alonso Louisa Gomez |
 | Randy Brooks Ron Delaney |
 | Grand L. Bush Larry Sylvester |
 | Don Cheadle Rocket |
 | Gerardo Mejía Bird |
 | Glenn Plummer High Top |
 | Rudy Ramos Melindez |
 | Sy Richardson Bailey |
 | Trinidad Silva Frog |
 | Charles Walker Reed |
 | Damon Wayans T-Bone |
 | Fred Asparagus Cook |
 | Sherman Augustus Officer Porter |
 | Bruce Beatty Spanky |
| Paula Bellamy Woman in Recreation Center |
 | Brandon Bluhm Tommie Hodges |
| Mark Booker Young Crip #1 |
| Ron Boyd Cop at Sharon's |
 | Verda Bridges C.R.A.S.H. Secretary |
 | R. D. Call Rusty Baines |
| Steven Camarillo Gato |
 | Seymour Cassel Sullivan |
 | Gary Carlos Cervantes Diaz |
 | Eugene Collier Young Crip #2 |
 | Lawrence Cook Officer Young |
 | Nick Corello Phil |
| Troy Curvey Jr. Preacher |
 | Gregg Dandridge Young Crip #3 |
| Brian Davis Robert Craig |
| Romeo De Lan Felipe |
| Marianne Díaz-Parton Rita Gallegos |
| Nay K. Dorsey 2nd Man at Recreation Center |
| Fabian Escobedo Flacco |
| Dennis Fanning 2nd C.R.A.S.H. Officer |
 | Virgil Frye Sheriff Foster |
 | Courtney Gains Whitey |
 | Tomás Goros Philip |
| C.E. Grimes Oso |
| Trysh Jefferson Young Girl |
| Vaughn Tyree Jelks Roy |
| Annie-Joe Edwards Shouting Woman |
 | Clark Johnson Lee |
| Kenia Maria |
 | Leon Killer-Bee |
 | Tina Lifford Mrs. Craig |
 | Mario López Felipe's Friend |
| Lawrence Lowe Cop at Car Wreck |
 | Ted Markland 3rd C.R.A.S.H. Officer |
| Roberto Martín Márquez Grieving Husband |
| Shawn McLemore Willie Wright |
 | Margaret Medina Angie |
 | Micole Mercurio Joan Hodges |
| Nigel Miguel Snakedance |
| Karla Montana Locita |
| Allan Moore Shooter |
 | Howard Mungo Man at Recreation Center |
 | Jack Nance Officer Samuels |
 | Frances E. Nealy Neighbor Woman |
| Roy A. Nunez 1st C.R.A.S.H. Officer |
 | Ray Oriel Homeboy |
| Roger Vernon Pamplin Jr. Fighting Inmate |
 | Jo Marie Payton 2nd Woman in Recreation Center |
| Kim Pawlik Female Officer |
 | Anthony Pena Traffic Officer |
| Daniela Piquet Bird's Girlfriend |
| David Raynr J.C. |
| T. Rodgers Dr. Feelgood |
 | Richard Rust Hearing Officer |
 | Sharon Schaffer Crip Girl |
 | Geoffrey Thorne Lewis |
 | Ara Thorpe Sharon Robbins |
 | Tony Todd Vietnam Vet |
 | Peter Vasquez Veterano |
| Jeffrey Washington Dog-Man |
| Dion Williams Spooky |
 | John Zenda Officer Rutley |
| David Felker LAPD Police Officer (uncredited) |
 | Juney Smith Blood (uncredited) |
| Production | |
| Robert H. Solo | Producer |
Directing | |
| Dennis Hopper | Director |
Writing | |
| Michael Schiffer | Screenplay |
Sound | |
| Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
Camera | |
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
Sound | |
| Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Rydstrom | Sound Designer |
| Robert Shoup | Sound Effects Editor |
| Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jack Leahy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ken Fischer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Marian Wilde | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ronald Jacobs | Supervising Sound Editor |
Editing | |
| Robert Estrin | Editor |
Production | |
| Lauren Lloyd | Casting |
Art | |
| Ron Foreman | Production Design |
Crew | |
| Diane Peterson | Stunts |
Camera | |
| Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
Crew | |
| Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunts |
| Julius LeFlore | Stunts |
