"A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese."
Gene Hackman
as Col. Cal Rhodes
Fred Ward
as Wilkes
Robert Stack
as MacGregor
Patrick Swayze
as Kevin Scott
Harold Sylvester
as Johnson
Randall "Tex" Cobb
as Sailor
Tim Thomerson
as Charts
Alice Lau Nga-Lai
as Lai Fun
Kwan Hi Lim
as Jiang
Kelly Junkerman
as Paul MacGregor
Todd Allen
as Frank Rhodes
Gail Strickland
as Helen Rhodes
Reb Brown
as Blaster
Jane Kaczmarek
as Mrs. Wilkes
Gloria Stroock
as Mrs. MacGregor
Jeremy Kemp
as Ferryman
Debi Parker
as Mai Ling
Charles Aidman
as Sen. Hastings
Constance Forslund
as Mrs. Charts
Jan Tříska
as Gericault
Michael Dudikoff
as Blaster's Assistant
Emmett Dennis III
as Medic #1
Charles Faust
as G.I. #1
Dave Austin
as G.I. #2
Le Tuan
as Guard #1
James Edgcomb
as CIA Agent
Ken Farmer
as Jail Guard
Tad Horino
as Mr. Ky
Bruce Paul Barbour
as Helicopter Pilot
Steve Solberg
as P.O.W. #1
Laurence Neber
as P.O.W. #2
Don Mantooth
as P.O.W. #3
Jerry Supiran
as Frank at 9
Brett Johnson
as Kid #1
Barret Oliver
as Kid #2
Marcello Krakoff
as Kid #3
Justin Bayly
as Kid #4
Kevin Brando
as Kid #5
Angela Lee Sloan
as Kid #6
Juan Fernández
as Orderly
Darwyn Carson
as Secretary
Nancy Linari
as Reporter
David Dangler
Joseph Dypwick
as American Soldiers
William S. Hamilton
Napoleon Hendrix
Chip Lally
Michael P. May
Tom Randa
Larry Charles White
Michael Endoso
as Son (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
as Reporter (uncredited)
Rorion Gracie
Scott Perry
as Father of POW (uncredited)
Tom Willett
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Executive Producer
John Milius
Producer
Stephen H. Burum
Director of Photography
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Buzz Feitshans
James Horner
Original Music Composer
George Gaines
Set Decoration
James L. Schoppe
Production Design
John H. Anderson
Mark Melnick
Editor
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Burton Elias
Associate Producer
Wings Hauser
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Pamela M. Eilerson
Second Assistant Director
Richard H. Prince
Ric Waite
Additional Director of Photography
Michael Westmore
Makeup Artist
Monty Westmore
Lynda Gurasich
Hairstylist
Dorothy Byrne
George L. Little
Costume Supervisor
Dan Chichester
Costumer
Violet N. Cane
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Douglas Ryan
Michael Gershman
Thomas Laughridge
Michael St. Hilaire
Kim Guthrie
First Assistant Camera
Baird Steptoe
Martin G. Beazell
Second Assistant Camera
Michael R. Marquette
Michael G. Riba
Jerry D. Good
Jack N. Green
Tim Griffith
Gaffer
Tom May
Key Grip
John Hennessey
Dolly Grip
Douglas T. Madison
Property Master
James W. Gavin
Pilot
Karl A. Wickman
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Eric Myers
Unit Publicist
Bruce W. Talamon
Still Photographer
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Frank M. Holgate
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joe Kenworthy
Sound Mixer
Christopher Koefoed
Assistant Editor
Michele Sharp
Sound Effects Editor
Fred Stafford
Bub Asman
Stan Siegel
Tony Garber
Juno J. Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Darren T. Holmes
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Tyler
John L. Mack
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Greig McRitchie
Orchestrator
Eric Tomlinson
Scoring Mixer
Dale Henry
Transportation Coordinator
Cal DiValerio
Construction Coordinator
Dan Curry
Title Designer
Pat Romano
Mel Dellar
Unit Production Manager
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Ross Reynolds
Joe Gayton
Screenplay
Story