Directed by
| John Milius | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Stephen Coonts | ... | (novel) |
| Robert Dillon | ... | (screenplay) and |
| David Shaber | ... | (screenplay) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Brian E. Frankish | ... | executive producer (as Brian Frankish) |
| Lis Kern | ... | associate producer |
| Mace Neufeld | ... | producer |
| Robert Rehme | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Ralph Winter | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
| Basil Poledouris | ||
Cinematography by
| Fred J. Koenekamp | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Steve Mirkovich | ||
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | ||
| Peck Prior | ||
Casting By
| Mindy Marin | ||
Production Design by
| Jack T. Collis | ||
Art Direction by
| Albert Heschong | ... | (as E. Albert Herschong) |
Set Decoration by
| Mickey S. Michaels | ||
Makeup Department
| Jeff Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
| Wes Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| D. Scott Easton | ... | unit production manager |
| Brian E. Frankish | ... | unit production manager (as Brian Frankish) |
| Conrad Irving | ... | production manager: second unit (as Conrad Paul Irving) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Albert Cho | ... | second second assistant director |
| Steve Danton | ... | first assistant director |
| Conrad Irving | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Conrad Paul Irving) |
| Terry Leonard | ... | second unit director (as Terry J. Leonard) |
| Bob Lewis | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Marge Piane | ... | dga trainee |
| Barry K. Thomas | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist |
| Craig B. Ayers Sr. | ... | greensman |
| Jeff Clark | ... | sign writer |
| Dennis DeWaay | ... | construction coordinator |
| Mark Fenlason | ... | leadman / model maker |
| Joseph E. Hubbard | ... | set designer |
| Jack Johnson | ... | illustrator |
| Richard Franklyn Mays | ... | set designer |
| Nick Navarro | ... | set designer (as Nick S. Navarro) |
| Dennis J. Parrish | ... | property master |
| Fred Seibly | ... | signwriter (uncredited) |
| D.A. Zingelewicz | ... | location foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David Behle | ... | sound recordist |
| Fred J. Brown | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Linda Corbin | ... | foley mixer |
| Anne Couk | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | sound mixer |
| Joe Kenworthy | ... | sound mixer: second unit |
| Robert J. Litt | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Greg P. Russell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michele Sharp | ... | sound editor |
| Jack Solomon | ... | sound mixer |
| Elliot Tyson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tim Webb | ... | sound recordist |
| Bernard Weiser | ... | sound editor |
| Marshall Winn | ... | sound editor |
| Jack Keller | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Lloyd A. Buswell | ... | gang boss |
| John Cassel | ... | special effects technician |
| Lawrence Decker | ... | special effects assistant |
| Tamar Dick | ... | special effects artist |
| R.J. Hohman | ... | special effects technician |
| Crit Killen | ... | minatures |
| Wayne Kosky | ... | grip: special effects unit |
| Joe Lombardi | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Paul J. Lombardi | ... | special effects supervisor (as Paul Lombardi) |
| Steve Sanders | ... | model maker: miniatures |
| Jimmy Thomson | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| William L. Arance | ... | airbrush artist |
| Greg Aronowitz | ... | model maker |
| Craig Barron | ... | visual effects supervisor: Matte World |
| Harold Buchman | ... | digital artist |
| Bill Coffin | ... | visual effects |
| Chris Dawson | ... | visual effects animation camera operator / visual effects animator |
| Krystyna Demkowicz | ... | executive in charge of production: Matte World |
| Tim Donahue | ... | visual effects art director: Introvision |
| Peter Farson | ... | technical director |
| Charles Gibson | ... | visual effects |
| John Hughes | ... | cg supervisor: Rhythm & Hues / studio head: Rhythm & Hues |
| Steve Hyde | ... | visual effects artist |
| Richard Kilroy | ... | model maker |
| Michael Lawler | ... | visual effects cameraman |
| Kevin Scott Mack | ... | model painter |
| Rob Maine | ... | motion control animation camera |
| Alan McFarland | ... | miniature effects lighting: Sessums Engineering |
| John P. Mesa | ... | visual effects cameraman |
| William Mesa | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Aung Min | ... | digital artist: Rhythm & Hues Inc |
| Steve R. Moore | ... | visual effects editor |
| Jim Morris | ... | general manager: ILM |
| Michael Pangrazio | ... | matte artist supervisor |
| Dennis Rogers | ... | first assistant camera: Sessums VFX Unit |
| Issy Shabtay | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Joseph Thomas | ... | animation cameraman |
| Mark Vargo | ... | visual effects producer |
| Christopher Dusendschon | ... | animation supervisor: INTROVISION (uncredited) / vistavision camera operator: INTROVISION (uncredited) |
| Michael Okuda | ... | additional animation (uncredited) |
| Michael Tigar | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Matthew Yuricich | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Bobby Aldridge | ... | stunt performer |
| Perry Barndt | ... | stunts |
| Troy Brown | ... | stunts |
| R.J. Chambers | ... | stunts |
| Phil Chong | ... | stunts |
| Jay Cullin | ... | stunt pilot |
| Colin C.L. Fong | ... | stunts |
| Al Goto | ... | stunts |
| Steve Hinton | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Imada | ... | stunts |
| Steven D. Ito | ... | stunts |
| Terry Jackson | ... | additional stunt double: Brad Johnson |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Will Leong | ... | utility stunts |
| Kent W. Luttrell | ... | stunt rigger |
| Jerry Meyers | ... | stunt Parachutist |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stunts |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts |
| Danny Wong | ... | stunts |
| Oliver Theess | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Mark Travis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert L. Blatman | ... | assistant camera |
| David Canestro | ... | grip |
| Frank Detone Jr. | ... | grip |
| Tim Dunford | ... | assistant camera |
| William E. Fitch | ... | grip |
| Norman Lang | ... | electrician |
| Bruce McBroom | ... | still photographer |
| Michael A. McFadden | ... | rigging grip |
| Richard Craig Meinardus | ... | first assistant camera |
| Bo Miller | ... | key grip |
| David B. Nowell | ... | photography: second unit |
| Paul M. Pollard | ... | camera operator |
| Gary D. Scott | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Neil Toussaint | ... | Additional Film Loader |
| Carl A. Vidnic | ... | electrician |
| Michael D. Weldon | ... | first assistant camera |
| Earl C. Williman | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| Leonard Romie | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Gary Stark | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| David Glanzer | ... | location casting |
| Jimmy Jue | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| George L. Little | ... | costume supervisor |
| Mark Peterson | ... | key costumer |
| Lew Richard | ... | assistant wardrobe & technical advisor (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Timothy Alverson | ... | assistant editor |
| Sam Citron | ... | assistant editor |
| Richard Currie | ... | assistant film editor |
| John Lafferty | ... | assistant editor |
Location Management
| Robert H. Lemer | ... | key location manager |
| Stuart Neumann | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Tim Boyle | ... | score mixer |
| Charles Martin Inouye | ... | music editor |
| Mark McKenzie | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Greig McRitchie | ... | orchestrator |
| Mark Adams | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dale Anderson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Baker | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Rick Baptist | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Timothy Barr | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Robert Becker | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Bob Bornstein | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Dmitri Bovaird | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Gary Bovyer | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Ken Burwood-Hoy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Russell Cantor | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jon Clarke | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Gary Coleman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Tony Cooke | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Larry Corbett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rose Corrigan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Brian Dembow | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Jeff DeRosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Marcy Dicterow-Vaj | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Burnette Dillon | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Earl Dumler | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Steve Edelman | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ernest Ehrhardt | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Julie Eidsvoog | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Alan Estes | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Emmett Estren | ... | music librarian (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Michael Ferril | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Forman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Armen Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Berj Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jeff Gauthier | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Domenick Genova | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Rick Gerding | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steven Gordon | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Endre Granat | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Gary Grant | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Danny Greco | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Susan Greenberg | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Johnson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Anne Karam | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Peter Kent | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Christian Kollgaard | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Connie Kupka | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Peter Limonick | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Norman Ludwin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Margot MacLaine | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Richard Marvin | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Harvey W. Mason | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Miriam Mayer | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Lew McCreary | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Don McInnes | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Joe Meyer | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Todd Miller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Ralph Morrison | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Diane Muller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Robert Peterson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kazi Pitelka | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Basil Poledouris | ... | conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| David Riddles | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Rotella | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Vic Sagerquist | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Schaeffer | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Harry Shlutz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Lonnie Sill | ... | music department (uncredited) |
| Barry Socher | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Stenske | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Margaret Storer | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Robert Sushel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kimiyo Takeya | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Ray Tischer | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ian Underwood | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Miwako Watanabe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Chauncey Welsch | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Jerry Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| David Young | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Paul J. Zibits | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Shari Zippert | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Trudy Ramirez | ... | script supervisor (as Trudy G. Ramirez) |
Transportation Department
| Randy Peters | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Candace Wells | ... | transportation captain |
| Gina August | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Mitch Friedman | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bob Bergen | ... | voice: special vocal effects |
| Jim Box | ... | aerial consultant |
| Leonard Brady | ... | Assistant To John Milius |
| James E. Brooks | ... | technical advisor: Navy (as Lieutenant James E. Brooks) |
| Deborah L. Campbell | ... | production assistant |
| Kathy Day | ... | assistant: Mr. Neufeld |
| Thomas R. Harmon | ... | aerial consultant |
| Steve Hinton | ... | aerial coordinator / pilot |
| Craig Hosking | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Jerry Irvine | ... | rocket effects |
| Carol Keith | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Clay Lacy | ... | aerial unit coordinator |
| Dean LaFleur | ... | US Navy A-6 Intruder Pilot (as LT Dean "Frenchy" LaFleur) |
| David R. Lawson | ... | medic |
| David Mesloh | ... | modelmaker |
| Phill Norman | ... | title designer |
| Ron Pinkard | ... | technical advisor |
| Ross Reynolds | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Michael Roberts | ... | production accountant |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stand-in |
| Oshan Ruiz | ... | miscellaneous crew |
| Joseph C. Sasgen | ... | prop shop / electronics crew |
| Samuel Lee Sayers | ... | technical consultant (as Captain Samuel Lee Sayers) |
| Debbie Schwab | ... | production coordinator |
| Burton Sharp | ... | adr group coordinator |
| Michael T. Sherman | ... | technical advisor: Navy |
| Jon Van Dyke | ... | alligators |
| Gene Witham | ... | technical advisor |
| Bill Young Jr. | ... | aerial consultant |
