Lee Tamahori Director Nick Nolte Max Hoover Actor Melanie Griffith Katherine Hoover Actor Chazz Palminteri Elleroy Coolidge Actor Michael Madsen Eddie Hall Actor Chris Penn Arthur Relyea Actor Treat Williams Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald Actor Jennifer Connelly Allison Pond Actor Daniel Baldwin McCafferty Actor Andrew McCarthy Jimmy Fields Actor John Malkovich General Thomas Timms Actor Bruce Dern The Chief (uncredited) Actor Ed Lauter Earl Actor Kyle Chandler Captain Actor Larry Garrison Perino's Maitre d' Actor Chelsea Harrington Lolita Actor Johnna Johnson Bar Woman Actor Rick Johnson Staff Car Sergeant Actor Britt Burr Staff Car Driver Actor Melinda Clarke Cigarette Girl Actor Ernie Lively Foreman Actor Richard Sylbert Coroner Actor, Production Design Michael Krawic Assistant Coroner Actor Titus Welliver Kenny Kamins Actor Robert Peters Cop #1 Actor William M. Thigpen Priest Actor Drew Pillsbury Chief's Assistant Actor Brad Hunt Guard Actor Aaron Neville Nite Spot Singer Actor Buddy Joe Hooker DC-3 Pilot Actor Eddie Caicedo Gasping Patient Actor Peter Dexter Writer Floyd Mutrux Writer Mario Iscovich Executive Producer Lili Fini Zanuck Producer Richard D. Zanuck Producer Frank Foster Original Music Dave Grusin Original Music Haskell Wexler Cinematographer Sally Menke Film Editing Joseph Middleton Casting Shari Rhodes Casting Gregory Bolton Art Director Claire Jenora Bowin Set Decoration Ellen Mirojnick Costume Design