Hal Needham Director, Screenwriter Barry Bostwick Cmdr. Ace Hunter Actor Persis Khambatta Major Zara Actor Michael Beck Dallas Actor Edward Mulhare Gen. Edward Byrne-White Actor George Furth Prof. Eggstrum Actor Henry Silva Duke Guerera Actor James Whittaker Screenwriter Albert S. Ruddy Screenwriter, Producer Andre Morgan Screenwriter Raymond Chow Man-Wai Executive Producer Michael C. Butler Cinematographer Skip Schoolnik Film Editing Jerrold Immel Original Music Joel Schiller Production Design Carol Wenger Art Director Rochelle Moser Set Decoration Jane Feinberg Casting Mike Fenton Casting