"Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters."
Richard Pryor
as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Harvey Keitel
as Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr.
as Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver
as Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli
as Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan
as Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith
as Clarence Hill
Cliff DeYoung
as John Burrows
Borah Silver
as Dogshit Miller
Chip Fields
as Caroline Brown
Harry Northup
as Hank
Leonard Gaines
as I.R.S. Man
Milton Selzer
as Sumabitch
Sammy Warren
as Barney
Jimmy Martinez
as Charlie T. Hernandez
Jerry Dahlmann
as Superintendent
Denny Arnold
as Unshaven Thug
Rock Riddle
as Blond Thug
Stacey Baldwin
as Debby Bartowski
Steve Butts
as Bob Bartowski
Stephen P. Dunn
as Flannigan
Speedy Brown
as Slim
Davone Florence
as Frazier Brown
Eddie Singleton
as Ali Brown
Ava Singleton
as Aretha Brown
Vermettya Royster
as Neighbor
Jaime Carreire
as Little Joe
Victoria McFarland
as Doris
Gloria Delaney
as Party Girl
Rosa Flores
Crystal McCarey
Debra Fay Walker
Gino Ardito
as Detective
Sean Fallon Walsh
Vincent Lucchesi
as Newspaper Reporter
Jerry Snider
as TV Reporter
Colby Chester
Donl Morse
as Union Member
William Pelt
Tracey Walter
Almeria Quinn
as Union Secretary
Lee McDonald
as Security Guard
Rodney Lee Walker
as Boy in Dime Store
Vincent Di Paolo
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Doctor Hayes
as Union Worker (uncredited)
Jeannine Oppewall
as Woman with Bicycle (uncredited)
Jimmy Williams
as Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited)
Ron Dawson
Wardrobe Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Marvin E. Lewis
Sound
Makeup Artist
Willie D. Burton
Winfred Tennison
Alice Rush
Paul Schrader
Director
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Robin French
Executive Producer
Tom Rolf
Editor
Lawrence G. Paull
Production Design
Bobby Byrne
Director of Photography
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Peg Cummings
Set Decoration
Screenplay
Don Guest
Producer
Leonard Schrader
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Sydney A. Glass
Original Concept
David Nichols
Associate Producer
Vic Ramos
Casting
Rusty Meek
Production Manager
Daniel Franklin
Second Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Michael C. Ayers
Property Master
Ernie Sawyers
Mort Zwicker
Construction Coordinator
Tom Beckert
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stanley H. Polinsky
James G. Stewart
Stunt Driver
Jim Connors
Frank Orsatti
William D. Barber
Second Assistant Camera
Rick Borchardt
Key Grip
James F. Boyle
Gaffer
Ophelious Braxton
Second Company Grip
David Calloway
Doug J. Campbell
Dolly Grip
William Dear
Additional Camera
Wynn Hammer
Still Photographer
Aaron Pazanti
Best Boy Grip
Ted Sugiura
First Assistant Camera
Robert C. Thomas
Camera Operator
Ron Kenyon
Lighting Technician
Jim Taylor
Sandy Davis
Assistant Editor
Janice Hampton
Michael Boddicker
Musician
Ry Cooder
Additional Music
Wallace C. Bennett
Script Supervisor
David Hoberman
Production Executive
Bonnie Bruckheimer
Producer's Assistant