"In 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity."
Tom Cruise
as Woody
Jackie Earle Haley
as Dave
John Stockwell
as Spider
John P. Navin, Jr.
as Wendell/Whimp
Shelley Long
as Kathy
Henry Darrow
as Sheriff
Hector Elias
as Chuey
John Valby
as Johnny Hotrocks
Daniel Faraldo
as Taxi Driver #1
Enrique Castillo
as Taxi Driver #2
Mario Marcelino
as Pablo
Rick Rossovich
as Marine
James Victor
as Lawyer
Kale Browne
as Larry
Joe Spinell
as Border Patrolman
Cornelio Hernandez
as Big Guy in Jail
Hector Morales
as Watch Seller
Santos Morales
as Tunga Lei Doorman
Sosimo Hernandez
as Night Club Barker
Jesse Aragon
Margarita García
as Snow Cone Vendor
Susan Saldivar
as Bar Girl
Bel Hernandez
as Bar Girl (as Bell Hernandez)
Ricky Powell
as Perlman (as Rick Powell)
Dean R. Miller
as Schoolboy #1
Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.
as Schoolboy #2
Timothy Brown
as Assistant Coach
Edwin Avedissian
as Guy in Jail (uncredited)
Steve Gonzales
Helen Kelly
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Milella
as Marine Driving Jeep (uncredited)
Irma García
as Whore in Window
Victoria Wells
as Dave's Whore
Rita Rogers
as Spider's Whore
Laura James
as Woody's Whore
Bryan Gindoff
Producer
Kenneth Wannberg
Original Music Composer
Curtis Hanson
Director
Hannah Hempstead
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Bill L. Norton
Story
Robb Wilson King
Production Design
Joel B. Michaels
Executive Producer
Richard Halsey
Editor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Joe Giannone
Hairstylist
Mike Fenton
Dante Palmiere
Makeup Artist
Screenplay
Garth H. Drabinsky
Vance Lorenzini
Art Direction
Annie Maniscalco
Natalie Palmeri
Lynda Burbank
Set Decoration
Gene LeBell
Stunts