"In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman."
Nick Nolte
as Max Hoover
Melanie Griffith
as Katherine Hoover
Chazz Palminteri
as Elleroy Coolidge
Michael Madsen
as Eddie Hall
Chris Penn
as Arthur Relyea
Treat Williams
as Fitzgerald
Jennifer Connelly
as Allison Pond
Daniel Baldwin
as McCafferty
Andrew McCarthy
as Jimmy Fields
John Malkovich
as General Thomas Timms
Kyle Chandler
as Captain
Ed Lauter
as Earl
Melinda Clarke
as Cigarette Girl
Ernie Lively
as Foreman
Suzanne Solari
as Perino's Girl
Alisa Christensen
as Spaghetti Girl
Bruce Dern
as The Chief
Louise Fletcher
as Esther
Rob Lowe
as Hoodlum
William Petersen
as Jack Flynn
Aaron Neville
as Nite Spot Singer
Titus Welliver
as Kenny Kamins
Chelsea Harrington
as Lolita
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
as Woman in Night Club (uncredited)
Brad Hunt
as Guard
Lee Tamahori
Director
Peter Dexter
Story
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Sally Menke
Editor
Claire Jenora Bowin
Set Decoration
Gregory Bolton
Art Direction
Pat Romano
Stunts
Miranda Garrison
Choreographer
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Troy Brown
Floyd Mutrux
Screenplay
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Mario Iscovich
Executive Producer
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Joseph Middleton
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Lili Fini Zanuck
Steve M. Davison
John Cenatiempo
Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Pete Antico