General Harlan Bache
George C. Scott
Cadet Major Brian Moreland
Timothy Hutton
Billy Harris
Donald Kimmel
Cadet Major John Cooper
Timothy Wahrer
Hulk
Tim Riley
Shovel
Jeff Rochlin
Rusty
Rusty Jacobs
Dean Ferris
Jess Osuna
Townnie
David Reed
Lieutenant Hanson
Earl Hindman
Townie (uncredited)
Ed Spinelli
Colonel Kerby
Ronny Cox
Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Sean Penn
Cadet Captain David Shawn
Tom Cruise
Derek Mellott
John P. Navin, Jr.
Bug
Billy Van Zandt
Edward West
Evan Handler
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Giancarlo Esposito
Charlie Auden
Brendan Ward
Stunts
David R. Ellis
Screenplay
Darryl Ponicsan
Robert Mark Kamen
Director of Photography
Owen Roizman
Director
Harold Becker
Brian Smrz
Original Music Composer
Maurice Jarre
Novel
Devery Freeman
Adaptation
James Lineberger
Producer
Howard B. Jaffe
Stanley R. Jaffe
Editor
Maury Winetrobe
Casting
Shirley Rich
Art Direction
Stan Jolley
Alfred Sweeney
Set Decoration
Carl Biddiscombe
Special Effects
Andrew Overholtzer