Riven

Kadeem Hardison

as Judge

Bokeem Woodbine

as Tyrone

Joe Don Baker

as Brimmer

Courtney B. Vance

as Bobby Seale

Tyrin Turner

as Cy

Marcus Chong

as Huey P. Newton

Anthony Griffith

as Eldridge Cleaver

Bobby Brown

as Rose

Nefertiti

as Alma

James Russo

as Rodgers

Jenifer Lewis

as Rita

Chris Rock

as Yuck Mouth

Roger Guenveur Smith

as Pruitt

Michael Wincott

as Tynan

Richard Dysart

as J. Edgar Hoover

M. Emmet Walsh

as Dorsett

Wesley Jonathan

as Little Bobby Hutton

Angela Bassett

as Dr. Betty Shabazz

Kahlil Nelson

as Boy On Bike

Anthony Johnson

as Sabu

Dick Gregory

as Reverend Slocum

Kool Moe Dee

as Jamal

Lahmard J. Tate

as Gene McKinney

William Fuller

as Sergeant Schreck

David Greenlee

as Patrolman

Melvin Van Peebles

as Old Jail Bird

Adam Powers

as Hippie

Brent Schaefer

as Emory Douglas

Mark Curry

as Lombard

Dario Scardapane

as Student

Reginald Ballard

as Brother at Meeting

Ralph Ahn

as Mr. Yang

James Bigwood

as Grove Street Cop

Martin Bright

as Grove Street Cop

Mark Buntzman

as Pushy Reporter

Robert Peters

as Cop at Ramparts

Jeff Obafemi Carr

as Denzil Dowell

Steven Carl White

as George

Charles Cooper

as Sheriff

Jay Koch

as Governor Reagan

Tim Loughrin

as Reporter at Capitol

Tony Beard

as Guard at Capitol

Jerry Rubin

as Defense Attorney

Beau Windham

as Hoover's Aide

Jamie Johnson

as Girl Buying Drugs

Yolanda Whitaker

as Pregnant Junkie

Arthur Reed

as Blind Man

Christopher Michael

as Reporter at Police Station

James Le Gros

as Avakian

Joseph Culp

as Baby Faced Cop

Preston L. Holmes

as Prison Guard

Chris Tucker

as Bodyguard

Tracey Costello

as Kathleen Cleaver

Jeris Poindexter

as Black Cop

Brent Sincock

as Courtroom Judge

James A. Earley

as Angry Cop

Sharrif Simmons

as Poet

L. Sidney

as Bakar

Bob Rule

as Berkeley Campus Singer

Eddie Anisko

as Berkeley Campus Singer

Robbie Allen

as Berkeley Campus Singer

David L. King

as Berkeley Campus Singer

Doo-Doo Brown

as Recruit

Marvin Young

as Recruit

D-Knowledge

as Recruit

Shanice Wilson

as Singer at Punk Panthers

Ann Weldon

as Mrs. Dowell

Brian Turk

as Deputy

Dwayne P. Wiggins

as Band at Barbeque

Timothy C. Riley

as Band at Barbeque

John T. Smith

as Band at Barbeque

Elijah Baker

as Band at Barbeque

Vincent Lars

as Band at Barbeque

Bill Ortiz

as Band at Barbeque

Roberto Santana

as Matty

Gunnar Peterson

as Cop at Gas Station

John Harwood

as Cop at Line Up

John Knight

as Cop at Panther Office

Eric Kohner

as Nervous Cop

Robert Culp

as Charles Garry

Mario Van Peebles

as Stokely Carmichael

Steven M. Gagnon

as Prosecutor

Manny Perry

as Shorty

William Martin Brennan

as Partner

Mario Van Peebles

Director

Larry Robinson

Music Supervisor

Melvin Van Peebles

Screenplay

Brent Owens

Unit Production Manager

H.H. Cooper

First Assistant Director

Kia Puriefoy

Second Assistant Director

Algric Leo Chaplin

Second Assistant Director

Adam Kidron

Executive Music Producer

Samuel J. Sapp

Executive Music Producer

Bob Minor

Stunt Coordinator

Tracey Hinds

Second Second Assistant Director

Maria Dylan

Production Supervisor

Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax

Script Supervisor

Dave 'Foots' Footman

Production Coordinator

Susumu Tokunow

Production Sound Mixer

Felipe Borrero

Additional Production Sound Mixer

Adam Scher

Assistant Art Director

Norman Scott

Assistant Art Director

Paul A. Simmons Jr.

Wardrobe Supervisor

Diana Zeegelaar

Costumer

Antonitta Barnes

Costumer

Omar Simmons

Costumer

Leslie Bracey, Jr.

Costumer

Devon Patterson

Costumer

Ted Long

Hairstylist

Barbara Augustus

Assistant Hairstylist

Joell Ben Khan

Hair Assistant

Linda Stevenson-Khan

Hair Assistant

Kim D. Davis

Makeup Department Head

Diane Hammond

Key Makeup Artist

Brian Andrew Tunstall

Assistant Makeup Artist

Phoebe Holston

Assistant Makeup Artist

Graham Stumpf

Post Production Supervisor

Kevin Lindstrom

Editor

Angela Robinson

First Assistant Editor

Marilyn R. Moore

Assistant Editor

Dane A. Davis

Supervising Sound Editor

Christine Cholvin

Music Editor

Robert De Niro

Producer

Eric Fellner

Executive Producer

Melvin Van Peebles

Novel

Preston L. Holmes

Producer

Melvin Van Peebles

Producer

Mario Van Peebles

Producer

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Liza Chasin

Associate Producer

Stanley Clarke

Original Music Composer

Edward J. Pei

Director of Photography

Earl Watson

Editor

Tony Lee

Casting

Andrea Reed

Casting

Robi Reed

Casting

Richard Hoover

Production Design

Bruce Robert Hill

Art Direction

Carol Lavoie

Art Direction

Bob Kensinger

Set Decoration

Paul A. Simmons Jr.

Costume Design

Klexius Kolby

Makeup Artist