"In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub."
Dan Aykroyd
as Sgt. Frank Tree
Ned Beatty
as Ward Douglas
John Belushi
as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Lorraine Gary
as Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton
as Claude Crumn
Christopher Lee
as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Tim Matheson
as Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Toshirō Mifune
as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Warren Oates
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Robert Stack
as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Treat Williams
as Cpl. Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski
Nancy Allen
as Donna Stratton
Lucille Benson
as Gas Mama (Eloise)
Jordan Brian
as Macey Douglas
John Candy
as Pvt. Foley
Elisha Cook Jr.
as The Patron (Dexter)
Eddie Deezen
as Herbie Kazlminsky
Bobby Di Cicco
as Wally Stephens
Dianne Kay
as Betty Douglas
Perry Lang
as Dennis DeSoto
Patti LuPone
as Lydia Hedberg
J. Patrick McNamara
as Pvt. DuBois
Frank McRae
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Steven Mond
as Gus Douglas
Slim Pickens
as Hollis P. Wood
Wendie Jo Sperber
as Maxine Dexheimer
Lionel Stander
as Angelo Scioli
Dub Taylor
as Mr. Malcomb
Iggie Wolfington
as Meyer Mishkin
Christian Brackett-Zika
as Stevie Douglas
Joe Flaherty
as Raoul Lipschitz
David L. Lander
as Joe
Michael McKean
as Willy
Susan Backlinie
as Polar Bear Woman
E. Hampton Beagle
as Phone Man
Deborah Benson
as USO Girl
Don Calfa
as Telephone Operator
Dave Cameron
as Reporter
Vito Carenzo
as Vito, Shore Patrol
Mark Carlton
as Stilwell Aide
Gary Carlos Cervantes
as Zoot Suiter
Paul Cloud
Luis Contreras
Carol Culver
as Anderson Sister
Lucinda Dooling
as Lucinda
Gray Frederickson
as Lt. Bressler
Brian Frishman
as USO Goon
Samuel Fuller
as Interceptor Commander
Marjorie Gaines
Dian Gallup
as Twin
Denise Gallup
Trish Garland
Barbara Gannen
as Interceptor Assistant
Brad Gorman
as USO Nerd
Jerry Hardin
as Map Man
Diane Hardin
Robert Houston
as Maddox's Soldier
Audrey Landers
John Landis
as Mizerany
Mark Marias
as Dept. Store Kid
John McKee
Ronnie McMillan
as Winowski
Dan McNally
Dick Miller
as Officer Miller
Akio Mitamura
as Ashimoto
Antoinette Molinari
as Mrs. Scioli
Walter Olkewicz
as Hinshaw
Mickey Rourke
as Reese
Whitney Rydbeck
as Daffy
Donovan Scott
as Kid Sailor
Kerry Sherman
Hiroshi Shimizu
as Ito
Geno Silva
as Martinez
Rita Taggart
Maureen Teefy
Andy Tennant
as Babyface
Jack Thibeau
Galen Thompson
Frankie Verroca
John Voldstad
Carol Ann Williams
Jenny Williams
James Caan
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Penny Marshall
as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)
Denise Cheshire
as Swimming Girl (at U-boat periscope)
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Michael Kahn
Editor
Steven Spielberg
Director
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Tony Epper
Stunts
Dorothy J. Pearl
Assistant Makeup Artist
Gene S. Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Arthur Arp
Special Effects Technician
Eugene Crum
Brian L. McCarty
Boom Operator
Gary Monak
Billy Myatt
Matthew Yuricich
Matte Painter
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wilbur Arp
Kevin Pike
Robert Seaman
Camera Operator
Joe Zomar
Frank Stanley
Additional Director of Photography
Daniel Grant North
Costumer
Raul A. Bruce
Ed Golya
ADR Mixer
Chris Jenkins
Terry D. Frazee
Donald Myers
Ellen Powell
Assistant Hairstylist
Jim Moore
ADR Recordist
Steve Galich
Marlin Jones
Larry Robinson
Visual Effects Supervisor
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Steve Perry
First Assistant Director
Don MacDougall
Thomas Arp
Ted Koerner
Special Effects
Adrienne Childers
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Logan Frazee
Steve Lombardi
Dick Colean
Lee Strosnider
Sound Mixer
Bob Westmoreland
Makeup Supervisor
Jerry Ziesmer
Fred J. Brown
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Gary R. Dodd
Key Grip
Jack Obringer
Chris Soldo
Second Assistant Director
Ken Estes
Robert D. McBride
Doug Pentek
Gaffer
Sally Dennison
Casting
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
John Milius
Executive Producer
William F. O'Brien
Art Direction
James Hassinger
Additional Set Dresser
Dean Mitzner
Production Design
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Jeannie Epper
Loren Janes
Eurlyne Epper
Larry Holt
Bob Gale
Screenplay
Gary McLarty
Jack Gill
Debbie Evans
Bob Herron
Story
Robert Zemeckis
Mary Peters