 | Michael Douglas als Oliver Rose |
 | Kathleen Turner als Barbara Rose |
 | Danny DeVito als Gavin D'Amato |
 | Marianne Sägebrecht als Susan |
 | Sean Astin als Josh at 17 |
 | Heather Fairfield als Carolyn at 17 |
 | G. D. Spradlin als Harry Thurmont |
 | Peter Donat als Jason Larrabee |
 | Dan Castellaneta als Man in Chair |
 | Gloria Cromwell als Mrs. Marshall |
| Harlan Arnold als Mr. Dell |
| Mary Fogarty als Mrs. Dell |
 | Rika Hofmann als Elke |
| Patricia Allison als Maureen |
 | Peter Brocco als Elderly Mourner |
| Philip Perlman als Bidder at Auction |
 | Susan Isaacs als Auctioneer's Assistant |
| Trenton Teigen als Josh at 10 |
| Bethany McKinney als Carolyn at 10 |
 | Shirley Mitchell als Mrs. Dewitt |
 | Ellen Crawford als Nurse #1 |
 | Michael Adler als Dr. Hillerman |
 | Lisa Howard als Nurse #2 |
| Jeff Thomas als Orderly |
| Jacqueline Cassell als Gavin's Secretary |
 | Vickilyn Reynolds als Nancy - Oliver's Secretary |
| Eunice Suarez als Latin Woman |
| Julia Elliott als Latin Assistant |
 | Tony Crane als Teenage Boy |
| Ryan Wickers als Josh at 3 |
| Shaun Wickers als Josh at 3 |
| Catherine Donohue als Carolyn at 3 |
| Mary Donohue als Carolyn at 3 |
| Sue Palka als Anchorwoman |
| Morris Jones als Anchorman |
| Popeye als Benny |
 | Roy Brocksmith als Mr. Fisk |
 | Peter Hansen als Mr. Marshall |
 | Robert Harper als Heath |
 | Prince Hughes als Bleeding Man |
 | Danitra Vance als Manicurist Trainee |
 | David Wohl als Dr. Gordon |
| Danny DeVito | Director |
| James L. Brooks | Producer |
| Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Warren Adler | Novel |
| Lynzee Klingman | Editor |
| David Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Stephen H. Burum | Director of Photography |
| Michael J. Leeson | Screenplay |
| M. James Arnett | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| David Rubin | Casting |
| Gloria Gresham | Costume Design |
| Ida Random | Production Design |
| Michael J. Leeson | Co-Producer |
| Polly Platt | Executive Producer |
| Doug Claybourne | Executive Producer |
| Robert Latham Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Thomas Lofaro | First Assistant Director |
| Jeffrey M. Ellis | Second Assistant Director |
| Richard Sakai | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Nicholas C. Smith | Additional Editing |
| Leslie Shatz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Mark W. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Stan Tropp | Set Designer |
| Mark Fabus | Set Designer |
| Chuck Eskridge | Set Painter |
| Dustin Blauvelt | Camera Operator |
| Alan S. Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera |
| Bob Apger | Second Assistant Camera |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Debra Zane | Casting Assistant |
| Lisa Beach | Casting Assistant |
| John Ganem | Assistant Editor |
| Alex Skvorzov | Gaffer |
| Errol Reichow | Assistant Location Manager |
| Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist |
| John M. Elliott Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | Script Supervisor |
| Mary Courtney | Production Coordinator |
| Paul Rylander | Assistant Property Master |
| Clyde Hart | Key Grip |
| Jeff Wexler | Sound Mixer |
| Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| John Frazier | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Rocky Gehr | Special Effects Technician |
| Richard L. Hill | Special Effects Technician |
| Francis Pennington | Special Effects Technician |
| Patricia M. Peters | Stunts |
| Richard Drown | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Marcia Holley | Stunts |
| Sammy Thurman | Stunts |
| Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| James C. Taylor | Transportation Coordinator |
| Skip Wilson | Transportation Captain |
| Ken Bellanca | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Reid Burns | Color Timer |
| Sarah Goldsmith | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Magill | Dialogue Editor |
| Elliott Koretz | Dialogue Editor |
| Douglas Greenfield | Dolby Consultant |
| Marian Wilde | Foley Supervisor |
| Chuck Michael | Foley Editor |
| John Duvall | Foley Editor |
| Gary Gegan | Foley Mixer |
| Tom Villano | Music Editor |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Michael J. Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Matthew Iadarola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bill W. Benton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tim Boyle | Scoring Mixer |
| Rachel Shaw | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jennifer L. Ware | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Renée Tondelli | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Laura Graham | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mary Ann Skweres | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Valerie Davidson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jeanine Schaack | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Jon H. Epstein | Stunts |
