Kurt Russell as Stephen McCaffrey

William Baldwin as Brian McCaffrey

Robert De Niro as Donald Rimgale

Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jennifer Vaitkus

Scott Glenn as John 'Axe' Adcox

Rebecca De Mornay as Helen McCaffrey

Jason Gedrick as Tim Kirzminski

J. T. Walsh as Alderman Marty Swayzak

Anthony Mockus Sr. as Chief John Fitzgerald

Cedric Young as Grindle

Juan Ramírez as Ray Santos

Kevin Casey as Nightingale

Jack McGee as Schmidt

Mark Wheeler as Pengelly

Richard Lexsee as Washington

Beep Iams as Sean McCaffrey

Ryan Goldstein as Brian, Age 7

John Duda as Stephen - Age 12

Robert Swan as Willy - Bartender

Clint Howard as Ricco, Pathologist

Ron West as Alan Seagrave

Kevin Crowley as Candidate

Carlos Sanz as Candidate

Jane Jenkins as Woman Psychiatrist

David Crosby as '70s Hippie

W. Earl Brown as Paramedic

James Ritz as Mannequin Fire Reporter

Irma P. Hall as Nurse

Nydia Rodriguez Terracina as Nurse

Dennis Liddiard as Party Brawler

David Luckenbach as Security Officer

Gregory Lundsgaard as High-Rise Fireman

Dan Tullis Jr. as Engine 17 Firefighter

Peter C. Hobert as Probie