 | Eddie Murphy als Thomas Jefferson Johnson |
 | Lane Smith als Dick Dodge |
 | Sheryl Lee Ralph als Miss Loretta |
 | Joe Don Baker als Olaf Andersen |
 | Victoria Rowell als Celia Kirby |
 | Grant Shaud als Arthur Reinhardt |
 | Kevin McCarthy als Terry Corrigan |
 | Charles S. Dutton als Elijah Hawkins |
 | Victor Rivers als Armando |
 | Chi McBride als Homer |
 | Sonny Jim Gaines als Van Dyke |
 | Noble Willingham als Zeke Bridges |
 | Gary Frank als Iowa |
 | Daniel Benzali als 'Skeeter' Warburton |
 | Cynthia Harris als Vera Johnson |
 | Susan Forristal als Ellen Juba |
| Autumn Winters als Mickey Juba |
 | Doris Grau als Hattie Rifkin |
 | Frances Foster als Grandma |
| Sarah Carson als Kimberly |
| Brad Koepenick als Rafe Simon |
| Mel Owens als Bo Chandler |
 | James Garner als Jeff Johnson |
 | John Doolittle als Ira Schecter |
| Rosanna Huffman als Mrs. Bridges |
 | Dianne Turley Travis als Mrs. Dodge |
 | Tom Dahlgren als Chief of Police |
 | Tom Finnegan als Ethics Committee Chair |
| Marty Kaplan als Ned Grable |
 | Cliff Bemis als Gun Lobbyist |
| Prudence Barry als Teacher |
| Nina Totenberg als Election Anchor |
 | Julianna McCarthy als Blue Haired Lady |
 | Daniel Petrie Jr. als Asbestos Lobbyist |
 | Dion Anderson als Distilled Spirits Lobbyist |
| Stu Levin als Tobacco Lobbyist |
| Richard Anders als Poultry Lobbyist |
| Brian Gelatto als Crabhouse Waiter |
| Roger E. Reid als Florida Reporter |
| Angela Stribling als D.C. Anchor |
| Patricia Ciaffa als D.C. Correspondent |
| David A. Penhale als Voting Husband |
 | Cordis Heard als Voting Wife |
 | Gary Price als Taxi Driver |
| Tommy Boggs als Tommy Boggs |
| J.D. Williams als J.D. Williams |
| Sam Alejan als Press Technician (uncredited) |
| Lena Banks als Congressional Staff (uncredited) |
| Buzz Barbee als Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| Scott Barry als Press Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Robin Blake als Re-Election Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Buckingham als Congressman Maxwell (uncredited) |
| John Copage als Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Dave Droge als Congressional Staffer (uncredited) |
| Peter Eastman als Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| Constance Estevez als Gwen, Society Woman (uncredited) |
 | Anne Gaybis als 900 Phone Girl Maria (uncredited) |
| Ryal Haakenson als Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Janssen als Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Gil Mandelik als Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Melissa S. Markess als Politician (uncredited) |
| Nils Nichols als Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Mark Norris als Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Sherry O’Keefe als Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| David Pfeiffer als Congressman Rowland (uncredited) |
| John S. Platt als Congressman (uncredited) |
 | Della Reese als Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| John Rice als Congressman (uncredited) |
| Kevin G. Tracey als Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Lynn | Director |
| Marty Kaplan | Screenplay |
| Leonard Goldberg | Producer |
| Marty Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| Michael Peyser | Producer |
| Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Gabriel Beristain | Director of Photography |
| Barry B. Leirer | Editor |
| Tony Lombardo | Editor |
| Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Leslie Dilley | Production Design |
| Ed Verreaux | Art Direction |
| Dorree Cooper | Set Decoration |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Design |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Jonathan Reynolds | Story |
| Marty Kaplan | Story |
| Matthew H. Rowland | Second Assistant Director |
| Frank Capra III | First Assistant Director |
| Richard H. Prince | Production Manager |
| Edward T. McAvoy | Assistant Art Director |
| Denise Pizzini | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Alan Oliney | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kenneth Turek | Leadman |
| Richard Turner | Camera Operator |
| Ted Chu | First Assistant Camera |
| Lex Rawlins | First Assistant Camera |
| Nicholas S. McLean | Second Assistant Camera |
| Kirby Washington | Second Assistant Camera |
| Brian LeGrady | Second Assistant Camera |
| Thomas Nemy | Camera Loader |
| Jeff Mart | Steadicam Operator |
| Hope Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Russell Williams II | Sound Mixer |
| Gary A. Theard | Boom Operator |
| Gabriel Cubos | Boom Operator |
| Paul Farmer | Utility Sound |
| Betty Jean Slater | Costume Supervisor |
| Fetteroff Colen | Costumer |
| David Page | Costumer |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | Costumer |
| Aida Swinson | Costumer |
| Michael Castellano | Set Costumer |
| Michael Jamison | Set Costumer |
| Tony Lloyd | Makeup Artist |
| Rick Sharp | Makeup Artist |
| Steve Artmont | Makeup Artist |
| Sheila Evers | Makeup Artist |
| Scott Julion | Hairstylist |
| Kenneth Walker | Hairstylist |
| Anthony Esposito | Hairstylist |
| H. Mark Vuille | Gaffer |
| Joseph F. Warren | Best Boy Electric |
| Christopher Kroll | First Assistant Editor |
| David DeGeus | First Assistant Editor |
| Gina Lombardo | First Assistant Editor |
| Mark Bourgeois | Assistant Editor |
| Thomas A. Carlson | Music Editor |
| Fred Judkins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Gaston Biraben | Sound Editor |
| Philip A. Hess | Sound Editor |
| William Hooper | Sound Editor |
| Chris Todd | Sound Editor |
| David Hagberg | Sound Editor |
| Scott Weber | Sound Editor |
| Ed Bannon | Sound Editor |
| Richard Corwin | Dialogue Editor |
| Rich Steven | Dialogue Editor |
| Renée Tondelli | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Jim Borgardt | ADR Editor |
| Jerelyn J. Harding | ADR Editor |
| Jonathan Klein | ADR Editor |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Bruce Nyznik | Foley Supervisor |
| James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| David Gertz | Foley Mixer |
| F. Scott Taylor | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark A. Tracy | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Thomas R. Bryant | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Thomas Needell | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Russell Bobbitt | Property Master |
| Philip Chapnick | Assistant Property Master |
| Joey Davis | Assistant Property Master |
| John Hammer Maxwell | Set Dresser |
| Deborah Harman | Set Dresser |
| Timothy S. Wiles | Set Dresser |
| Scott E. Bruza | Set Dresser |
| Richard R. Powell | Set Dresser |
| Jan Aaris | Special Effects Coordinator |
| R. Michael Bisetti | Special Effects Assistant |
| Murray Miller | Location Manager |
| Véronique Vowell | Location Manager |
| Lark Bernini | Production Coordinator |
| Tina L. Newman | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Miriam Holder Jacobs | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Algric Leo Chaplin | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Amy Lippens | Casting Associate |
| Geoff Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Lawrence A. Hubbs | Set Designer |
| Elizabeth Lapp | Set Designer |
| Steve Callas | Construction Coordinator |
| Jeffrey Laszlo | Camera Operator |
| Phil Abraham | First Assistant Camera |
| Kathina Szeto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Carl Perkinson | Camera Loader |
| Barry Wetcher | Still Photographer |
