Joe Dante Director Carl Gottlieb Director Peter Horton Harry Landers Director, Actor John Landis Director Robert K. Weiss Director, Producer Rosanna Arquette Karen Actor Sybil Danning Queen Lara Actor Steve Guttenberg Jerry Actor Ralph Bellamy Mr. Gower Actor Carrie Fisher Mary Brown Actor Griffin Dunne Doctor Actor Michelle Pfeiffer Brenda Landers Actor Ed Begley Jr. Griffin Actor Henny Youngman Self Paul Bartel Doctor Actor Lou Jacobi Murray Actor Howard Hesseman Rupert King Actor B.B. King Self Steve Allen Self Steve Forrest Capt. Steve Nelson Actor Arsenio Hall Apartment Victim Actor Phil Hartman Baseball Announcer Actor Joe Pantoliano Sy Swerdlow Actor Rip Taylor Self David Alan Grier Don 'No Soul' Simmons Actor Angel Tompkins First Lady Actor Kelly Preston Violet Actor Andrew Dice Clay Frankie Actor Mike Mazurki Dutch Actor Matt Adler George Actor Michael Barrie Screenwriter Jim Mulholland Screenwriter George Folsey Jr. Executive Producer Daniel Pearl Cinematographer Malcolm Campbell Film Editing Marshall Harvey Film Editing Bert Lovitt Film Editing Ira Newborn Original Music Ivo Cristante Production Design Alex Hajdu Art Director Julie Kaye Fanton Set Decoration Taryn De Chellis Costume Design Sally Dennison Casting Julie Selzer Casting