Charles B. Griffith Director, Screenwriter Ron Howard Hoover Niebold Actor Christopher Norris Darlene Kurtz Actor Warren J. Kemmerling Sheriff Niebold Actor Dave Madden Big Bubba Jones Actor Rance Howard Clark Actor Clint Howard George Poole Jr. Actor Corbin Bernsen Roy Puire Actor Roger Corman Producer Eric Saarinen Cinematographer Skip Schoolnik Film Editor David Grisman Original Music Peter Jamison Art Director Bill Paxton Set Decoration Linda Spheeris Set Decoration