Cast

• Robin Williams Adrian Cronauer
• Forest Whitaker Edward Garlick
• Tung Thanh Tran Tuan
• Chintara Sukapatana Trinh
• Bruno Kirby Lt. Steven Hauk
• Robert Wuhl Marty Lee Dreiwitz
• J.T. Walsh Sgt. Major Dickerson
• Noble Willingham Gen. Taylor
• Richard Edson Pvt. Abersold
• Juney Smith Phil McPherson
• Richard Portnow Dan 'The Man' Levitan
• Floyd Vivino Eddie Kirk
• Cu Ba Nguyen Jimmy Wah
• Dan Stanton Censor #1 (as Dan R. Stanton)
• Don Stanton Censor #2 (as Don E. Stanton)
• Danny Aiello III MP #1
• James McIntire Sergeant #1 at Jimmy Wah's
• Peter Mackenzie Sergeant #2 at Jimmy Wah's
• No Tran Vietnamese Student
• Hoa Nguyen Vietnamese Student
• Uikey Kuay Vietnamese Student
• Suvit Abakaz Vietnamese Student
• Panas Wiwatpanachat Vietnamese Student
• Lerdcharn Namkiri Vietnamese Student
• Hanh Thi Nguyen Vietnamese Student
• Tuan Lai Vietnamese Student
• Boonchai Jakraworawut Vietnamese Student
• Joe B. Veokeki Vietnamese Student
• Wichien Chaopramong Vietnamese Student
• Kien Chufak Vietnamese Student
• Prasert Tangpantarat Vietnamese Student
• Tim O'Hare Convoy Soldier
• John Goyer Convoy Soldier
• Louis Hood Convoy Soldier
• Christopher Mangan Convoy Soldier
• Kenneth Pitochelli Convoy Soldier
• Jonathan MacLeod Convoy Soldier (as Jonathan Mac Leod)
• Gregg T. Knight Convoy Soldier
• Ralph Tabakin Chaplain Noel
• Sangad Sangkao Viet Cong Leader in Jungle
• Vanlap Sangko Viet Cong Leader in Jungle
• Mark Johnson Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
• John Marshall Jones MP #2 (uncredited)
• Richard Nixon Himself (archive sound) (uncredited)

Writers

• Mitch Markowitz

Producers

• Ben Moses
• Mark Johnson
• Larry Brezner
• Harry Benn