Kyle MacLachlan as Michael Smith

Samuel L. Jackson as Jamaal

Clarence Williams III as Chaka

Frederic Forrest as Weisbad

Harry Dean Stanton as Hal

Anne Heche as Sharon Smith

Danny Trejo as Luis

Philip Bosco as Oswald

Tom Bower as Ed

Carmen Argenziano as Mancusi

Peter Murnik as Jess

Steve Harris as Cecil

David Ackroyd as William Kuntsler

Denis Forest as Denny

Mark Cabus as Ken

Bruce Evers as Yates

Richard Cowl as Barber

Bud Davis as Bud

Jeffrey Buckner Ford as Willis

Joey Anderson as Mrs. Willis

Danny Drew as Kareem

Al Garrison as Puzzled inmate

Vincent Harris as Metal shop riotor

Vincent Henry as Reporter #1

Scott Higgins as Reporter #2

Rand Hopkins as Trooper captain

James Mayberry as Scared inmate

James 'Sonny' Moore as Elderly inmate

Bart Whiteman as Trooper sergeant

Craig Hosking as Helicopter Pilot

Juan Garcia as Nunez

Tommy Barnes as Guard (uncredited)

Jared Brent Johnson as News crew member (uncredited)

DeForest Mapp as Billups (uncredited)

David Edward Perry as Bouncer Dave (uncredited)

Garth Shaw as Inmate (uncredited)

Tommy Lister Jr. as Prisoner

Pete Berwick as Stabbed Convict (uncredited)