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Directed by
John Badham 
 
Writing credits
Dan O'Bannon (written by) &
Don Jakoby (written by)

Dean Riesner  uncredited

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Roy Scheider ... Officer Frank Murphy
Warren Oates ... Capt. Jack Braddock

Candy Clark ... Kate
Daniel Stern ... Officer Richard Lymangood
Paul Roebling ... Icelan
David Sheiner ... Fletcher
Joe Santos ... Montoya

Malcolm McDowell ... Col. F.E. Cochrane
Ed Bernard ... Sgt. Short
Jason Bernard ... Mayor
Mario Machado ... Himself
James Murtaugh ... Alf Hewitt
Pat McNamara ... Matusek
Jack Murdock ... Kress
Clifford A. Pellow ... Allen (as Clifford Pellow)
Paul Lambert ... Holmes
Phil Feldman ... Col. Coe
John Garber ... Tough mechanic
Anthony James ... Grundeltus
Robin Braxton ... Diane McNeely (as Robin Brantos)
Anna Forrest ... Nudy Lucy
Ricky Slyter ... Timmy
Reid Cruickshanks ... Chief of Police
Billy Ray Sharkey ... Air controller
Fred Slyter ... Air controller
John Gladstein ... Fighter pilot
Ross Reynolds ... Helicoper pilot
Karl A. Wickman ... Helicopter Pilot
James W. Gavin ... Helicopter Pilot
Thomas H. Friedkin ... Helicopter Pilot (as Tom Friedkin)

James Read ... Policeman at Bridge
Mickey Gilbert ... Policeman
William T. Lane ... Policeman (as Bill Lane)
Lolly Boroff
Patti Clifton ... Hooker
Ernest Harada ... John
Frances E. Nealy ... Mayor's Aide
Jose Pepe R. Gonzales ... Drive-In Custodian
Jerry Ziesmer ... Pilot
Tom Lawrence ... Observer
John Ashby ... Thief

Tony Brubaker ... Thief
Norman Alexander Gibbs ... Man in Beanie
Bill M. Ryusaki ... Vietcong Soldier (as Bill Ryusaki)
Gary Davis ... Motorcycle Cop

Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Thug (as Tom Rosales)
Larry Randles ... Thug
Peter Miller ... Detective
Mike H. McGaughy ... Observer (as Mike McGaughy)
Calvin Bronx
Lucinda Crosby ... Bel-Air Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shaaron Claridge ... Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Eurlyne Epper ... Girl with bike (uncredited)

Ted King ... Car crash rescuer (uncredited)
Terry Leonard ... Assault Man 2 (uncredited)
Frank Morriss ... F-16 Pilot (uncredited)
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Produced by
Gordon Carroll .... producer
Gregg Champion .... associate producer
Phil Feldman .... executive producer
Andrew Fogelson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Arthur B. Rubinstein 
 
Cinematography by
John A. Alonzo 
 
Film Editing by
Edward M. Abroms 
Frank Morriss 
 
Casting by
Dianne Crittenden 
 
Production Design by
Sydney Z. Litwack 
 
Costume Design by
Marianna Elliott 
 
Makeup Department
Greg LaCava .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gregg Champion .... second unit director
Kevin G. Cremin .... first assistant director: second unit (as Kevin Cremin)
James W. Gavin .... second unit director: aerial
Terry Leonard .... second unit director: stunt
Jerry Ziesmer .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Larry Clark Bird .... property master
 
Sound Department
Roy Bean .... cable person
Don Digirolamo .... sound re-recording mixer
John Glascock .... sound mixer
Robert Glass .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert Knudson .... sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Marinelli .... special sound effects
John Roesch .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Chuck Gaspar .... special effects coordinator
Jeff Jarvis .... special effects supervisor
Richard Ratliff .... special effects
Richard Stutsman .... special effects technician
Gary Zink .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Rocco Gioffre .... matte artist
Tom Pahk .... model maker
Keith Shartle .... motion control production assistant
Hoyt Yeatman .... motion control supervisor
 
Stunts
John Ashby .... stunts (uncredited)
Gregory J. Barnett .... stunts (uncredited)
May Boss .... stunts (uncredited)
Colvin Brock .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Steve Cremin .... stunts (uncredited)
Alex Daniels .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Davis .... stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Donnelly .... stunt double: pilot (uncredited)
Kevin Donnelly .... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Duncan .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Greg Wayne Elam .... stunts (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Glory Fioramonti .... stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert .... stunts (uncredited)
Clifford Happy .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Imada .... stunts (uncredited)
William T. Lane .... stunts (uncredited)
Julius LeFlore .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Terry Leonard .... stunts (uncredited)
Mike H. McGaughy .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill McIntosh .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty .... stunts (uncredited)
John Meier .... stunts (uncredited)
Bennie Moore .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Ramsey .... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Randles .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Kerry Rossall .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill M. Ryusaki .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller .... stunts (uncredited)
Ben Scott .... stunts (uncredited)
John-Clay Scott .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Stone .... stunts (uncredited)
Michael M. Vendrell .... stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
George P. Wilbur .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Baker .... assistant camera: second unit
Michael Barrett .... set lighting technician
Thomas Del Ruth .... director of photography: additional photography
Paul Jacobsen .... set lighting technician
Michael Douglas Middleton .... still photographer: location
Dutch Presley .... best boy electric
Stuart A. Spohn .... gaffer
Kenji Takama .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Clay Mitchell .... assistant to editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Anthony Marinelli .... musician: synthesizer
Anthony Marinelli .... song producer
 
Transportation Department
Robert Neilson .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
Ernie Gustafsson .... helicopter mechanic
Dana Satler Hankins .... assistant to director
Anthony Marinelli .... synthesizer programmer
Art Scholl .... pilot
Laurie Arnow-Epstein .... construction accountant (uncredited)
Robert H. Lemer .... associate to producer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Warren Oates .... in memory of
 

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