"Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A."
Richard Gere
as Jesse
Valérie Kaprisky
as Monica
Art Metrano
as Birnbaum
John P. Ryan
as Lt. Parmental
William Tepper
as Paul
Robert Dunn
as Sgt. Enright
Garry Goodrow
as Berrutti
Lisa Jane Persky
as Salesgirl
James Hong
as Grocer
Waldemar Kalinowski
as Tomachoff
Jack Leustig
as Highway Patrolman
Eugène Lourié
as Dr. Boudreaux
Georg Olden
as Kid
Miguel Piñero
as Carlito
Henry G. Sanders
as Man with Pipe
Bruce Vilanch
as Man with Purse
Robert Mark Quesada
as Police Officer
Nora Gaye
as Vegas Girl
Andres Aybar
as Campus Aide
Isabel Cooley
as Photographer
L. Jerry Greenberg
as Vendor
Javier Grajeda
as Boudreaux's Aide
Robert Snively
as Dour Professor
John Wyler
as Professor #2
Jeni Vici
as Stretch
Carl Munoz
as Man with Tire Iron
Christopher White
as College Student
Brien Varady
Keith Addis
as Vegas Sharpie #1
Martin Erlichman
as Vegas Sharpie #2
Peggy Ann Stevens
as Disco Girl
Raymond Bear
as Bodyguard
David Carson
as Mr. Andre
Tracy McBride
as Thunderbird Lady
Jesse McBride
as Thunderbird Kid
Helen Kelly
as Woman at the Hotel (uncredited)
Jennifer Leigh Rice
as (uncredited)
Bruce Scivally
as Student with Bicycle (uncredited)
Jim McBride
Screenplay
Producer
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
Robert Estrin
Editor
François Truffaut
Author
L.M. Kit Carson
Director
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Joe Torrenueva
Hairdresser
Bill Dance
Extras Casting Coordinator
Larry D. Howard
Gaffer
Robert Sordal
Key Grip
Lambert Marks
Costumer
Michael Ross
Property Master
Deborah Hopper
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank E. Warner
Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Bisenz
Production Sound Mixer
Elisabeth Leustig
Casting Associate
Jud Kehl
First Assistant Camera
Tom Lucas
Makeup Artist
Jeff Carson
Music Editor
Tracy Tynan
Other
Pearl Kempton
Extras Casting
Mako Koiwai
Second Assistant Camera
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Daniel Allan Carlin
Executive Producer
Albert Bettcher
Camera Operator
George Gaines
Set Decoration
Kevin O'Connell
Stephen Paley
Music Supervisor
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Rachel Igel
First Assistant Editor
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Jane Jenkins
Casting
J. Allen Highfill
Costume Design
Sound Mixer
Rick Kline
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
Rick Barker
David Burton
Diane Carter
Mickey Alzola
Phil Chong
Marguerite Happy
Gary Littlejohn
William T. Lane
Leonard P. Geer
Laurie Creach
Jack Baran
First Assistant Director
Debra Michaelson
Second Assistant Director