 | Richard Pryor als Wendell Scott |
 | Beau Bridges als Hutch |
 | Pam Grier als Mary Jones |
 | Cleavon Little als Peewee |
 | Vincent Gardenia als Sheriff Cotton |
 | Bill Cobbs als Mr Jones |
 | Noble Willingham als Billy Joe Byrnes |
 | Richie Havens als Woodrow |
 | Earl Hindman als Beau Welles |
 | Julian Bond als Russell |
 | Minnie Gentry als Wendell’s Mother |
 | Lucy Saroyan als Hutch’s Wife |
 | Bruce Atkins als Deputy Turner |
| Georgia Allen als Mrs. Jones |
| Steve Fifield als Deputy Drinkwater |
| Bill Cobbs als Mr. Jones |
| Maynard Jackson als Minister |
 | Danny Nelson als Wayne Carter |
| Clara Dunn als Restaurant Owner |
| Alvin Huff als Moonshiner |
| Willie McWhorter als Wendell Jr. |
| Frederick 'Dennis' Greene als Slack |
| Bill Connell als Speedway Announcer (voice) |
 | Charlie Briggs als Race Official (uncredited) |
| Clebert Ford als Passenger (uncredited) |
 | Marc Gowan als Deputy (uncredited) |
| Woni Spotts als Child in the Audience (uncredited) |
| Chris Sterling als Deputy (uncredited) |
| Leon Capetanos | Writer |
| Michael Schultz | Director |
| Lawrence DuKore | Writer |
| Celia Bryant | Costume Design |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Screenplay |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Writer |
| Ken Vose | Writer |
| J. Lloyd Grant | Executive Producer |
| Richard Bell | Executive Producer |
| James E. Hinton | Associate Producer |
| Hannah Weinstein | Producer |
| Fred Karlin | Music |
| George Bouillet | Cinematography |
| Randy Roberts | Editor |
| Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Teddy Stewart | Casting |
| Jack Senter | Art Direction |
| James L. Berkey | Set Decoration |
| Scott Cunningham | Makeup Artist |
| Sandra Henderson | Hairstylist |
| Bob O'Bradovich | Makeup Artist |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Terence A. Donnelly | Assistant Director |
| Preston L. Holmes | Second Assistant Director |
| Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Ken Swor | Assistant Director |
| Dwight Williams | Second Assistant Director |
| Charles Bail | Second Unit Director |
| Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Don Cahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lee Chaney | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Dennis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Harlan Riggs | Sound Mixer |
| Hank Salerno | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Candy Flanagin | Special Effects |
| Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Ted Duncan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Neil Castles Sr. | Stunt Driver |
| Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Don Pike | Stunt Driver |
| Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ernest Robinson | Stunt Double |
| Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| John T. Dustin | Camera Operator |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
