 | Jeff Bridges als Preston Tucker |
 | Joan Allen als Vera |
 | Martin Landau als Abe |
 | Frederic Forrest als Eddie |
 | Mako als Jimmy |
 | Dean Stockwell als Howard Hughes |
 | Christian Slater als Junior |
 | Nina Siemaszko als Marilyn Lee |
 | Marshall Bell als Frank |
 | Peter Donat als Kerner |
 | Elias Koteas als Alex |
 | Jay O. Sanders als Kirby |
 | Corin Nemec als Noble |
 | Don Novello als Stan |
 | Anders Johnson als Johnny |
| Dean Goodman als Bennington |
| John X. Heart als Ferguson's Agent |
 | Patti Austin als Millie |
| Sandy Bull als Stan's Assistant |
 | Joe Miksak als Judge |
 | Scott Beach als Floyd Cerf |
| Roland Scrivner als Oscar Beasley |
| Bob Safford als Narrator (voice) |
| Larry Menkin als Doc |
| Ron Close als Fritz |
 | Joe Flood als Dutch |
| Leonard Gardner als Gas Station Owner |
| Bill Bonham als Garage Owner |
| Abigail van Alyn als Ferguson's Secretary #1 |
| Taylor Gilbert als Ferguson's Secretary #2 |
| David Booth als Man in Hall |
| David Booth als Woman on Steps |
| Al Hart als Newscaster (voice) |
| Cab Covay als Security Guard |
| James Cranna als Man in Audience |
| Bill Reddick als Board Member |
| Ed Loerke als Mayor |
| Jay Jacobus als Head Engineer |
| Anne Lawder als Bennington's Secretary |
| Jeanette Lana Sartain als Singing Girl #1 |
| Mary Buffett als Singing Girl #2 |
| Annie Stocking als Singing Girl #3 |
 | Michael McShane als Recording Engineer |
 | Hope Alexander-Willis als Tucker's Secretary #1 |
| Taylor Young als Tucker's Secretary #2 |
| Jim Giovanni als Police Sergeant |
| Joe Lerer als Reporter at Trial |
 | Morgan Upton als Ingram |
| Ken Grantham als SEC Agent |
| Mark Anger als Blue |
 | Al Nalbandian als Jury Foreman |
 | Lloyd Bridges als Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited) |
 | Sofia Coppola als Girl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited) |
| Francis Ford Coppola | Director |
| Arnold Schulman | Screenplay |
| David Seidler | Screenplay |
| Fred Fuchs | Producer |
| Fred Roos | Producer |
| Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | Script Supervisor |
| Alex Tavoularis | Art Direction |
| Tim Holland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael Evje | Production Sound Mixer |
| Joe Jackson | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Shoup | Sound Effects Editor |
| Pat Fitzsimmons | Gaffer |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Priscilla Nedd-Friendly | Editor |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Ian Bryce | Unit Production Manager |
| Armin Ganz | Set Decoration |
| Ralph Nelson Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Winnie D. Brown | Costume Supervisor |
| Louise Rubacky | First Assistant Editor |
| Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
| Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Lyndell Quiyou | Hairstylist |
| Richard Dean | Makeup Artist |
| George Lucas | Executive Producer |
| D. G. Fisher | Boom Operator |
| Judianna Makovsky | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Mark Adler | Music Editor |
| Richard Beggs | Sound Designer |
| Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio | Associate Producer |
| David Pier | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Gloria S. Borders | Supervising Sound Editor |
| L. Dean Jones Jr. | Second Assistant Director |
| Enrico Umetelli | Technical Advisor |
| Carmine Coppola | Additional Music |
| Aleta Chappelle | Location Casting |
| Jim Pohl | Set Designer |
| Robert Finley Jr. | Visual Effects |
| Maureen Murphy | Production Coordinator |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Anahid Nazarian | Researcher |
| Douglas E. Madison | Property Master |
| Milena Canonero | Costume Designer |
| Richard Dova Spah | Key Grip |
| Bob Goldstein | Set Designer |
| Daniel R. Suhart | Second Assistant Director |
| H. Gordon Boos | First Assistant Director |
| Rory Enke | Location Manager |
| Richard Beggs | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Second Unit Director |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Douglas T. Madison | Assistant Property Master |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Melissa Dietz | Dialogue Editor |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Doug von Koss | Leadman |
| John J. Rutchland Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Jonathan Shedd | Assistant Location Manager |
| Susan Griffin | Assistant Location Manager |
| Joe Murphy | Production Accountant |
| Linda Knechtli | Assistant Accountant |
| Kimberly Nelson | Production Secretary |
| Susan Landau Finch | Unit Publicist |
| Paula Tracy-Smuin | Choreographer |
| Billy Clevenger | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael Santy | First Assistant Camera |
| Doug Hunt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Deborah Morgan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Anne Polland | Key Costumer |
| Jill Maley | Key Costumer |
| Louis Infante | Key Costumer |
| Karen Bradley | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Terry Baliel | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Dennis Pope | Grip |
| Leo Loverro | Dolly Grip |
| David Heron | Dolly Grip |
| Roderick W. Finney | Assistant Editor |
| Tom Bellfort | ADR Editor |
| Louise Rubacky | ADR Editor |
| Diana Pellegrini | Foley Editor |
| Sandina Bailo-Lape | Foley Editor |
| Mildred Iatrou | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Paige Sartorius | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michele Perrone | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Clare C. Freeman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Martha Pike | Assistant Sound Editor |
| E. Jeane Putnam | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Nicole Boris | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Steve Collins | Transportation Coordinator |
