Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
Rosanna Arquette
Sarah
Randy Brooks
Willie 'Chance' Walker
Alexandra Paul
Sunny
Andy Garcia
Angel Moldonado
Tommy Lister Jr.
Nose Guard
Vyto Ruginis
Durkin
Gene Ross
Slim
Lisa Sloan
Linda Scudder
Christa Denton
Laurie Scudder
Vance Valencia
Quintero
Wilfredo Hernández
Hector Lopez
Luisa Leschin
Hector's Wife
Henry O. Arnold
Homicide Detective
James Avery
Deputy D.A.
Zoaunne LeRoy
Nurse
Abigail Shelton
AA Member
Jack Younger
Drunk
Don Edmonds
Elderly Man
Phil Peters
Rugged Man
Elva García
Daughter
Miriam E. Schubach
AA Speaker
Lois Gerace
AA Speaker
Jay Ingram
AA Member
Sue Rihr
Young Woman
William Marquez
Tio
Fred Asparagus
Mundo
Robb Madrid
Victor Padillo
Raegan Newman
Girl
Richard A. Michels
Player
Arie Gedis
Gambler
Rosalind Allen
Tote Lady
Arthur Ervin
Waiter
Frank Dent
Boot Salesman
Henry Lewis
Po' Boy's Market Manager
Roberto A. Jimenez
Jamie Rodriguez
Oliver 'Ollie' Farley
Ollie
Gilbert O. Parra
Gil
Loyd Catlett
Buster
Art Fransen
Cop
Victor Rivers
Angel Heavy
Danny De La Paz
Angel Heavy
Crew
Hal Ashby
Director
Robert Towne
Writer, Additional Writing
R. Lance Hill
Screenplay
Oliver Stone
Screenplay
Lawrence Block
Novel
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Stuart H. Pappé
Editor
Stephen Mark
Assistant Editor
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Paula McKee
Assistant Editor
Stephen H. Burum
Director of Photography
Richard Ritchie
Color Timer
L. Andrew Stone
First Assistant Director
Robert Engelman
Second Assistant Director
Nancy King
Second Second Assistant Director
Ingrid C. Michaels
Production Coordinator
Mark Damon
Executive Producer
John W. Hyde
Executive Producer
Stephen J. Roth
Producer
Charles Mulvehill
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Michael D. Haller
Production Design
Elliot Davis
Camera Operator
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Joseph Cosko Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Robert E. Gaynor
Dolly Grip
Hal Harrison
Post Production Supervisor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Roberta Newman
Costume Assistant
G. Tony Scarano
Costumer
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Costumer
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Nadia
Makeup Artist
Pete Altobelli
Makeup Artist
Samuel C. Crutcher
Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Richardson
Sound Editor
Anna Boorstin
Sound Editor
Bruce Fortune
Sound Editor
Gary Wright
Sound Editor
Butch Wolf
Sound Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Webb
Sound Recordist
Walter A. Gest
Sound Recordist
Beth Sterner
Foley Supervisor
William C. Carruth
ADR Editor
Karen I. Stern
ADR Editor
Tim Griffith
Chief Lighting Technician
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Thomas R. Ward
Special Effects
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
William Charles Hauer
Transportation Captain
Walt Freitas
Transportation Coordinator
Wayne Nelson
Transportation Coordinator
Roberta Rose
Production Accountant
Barbara Krieger
Set Decoration
John T. Walker
Set Decoration
Don Kaeding
Set Dresser
Steve Alexander
Construction Foreman
Butch West
Construction Foreman
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Bob Fillis
Best Boy Electric
Richard Davis Jr.
Location Manager
Spencer Quinn
Location Manager
Christine Anne Baur
Stunts
Ted Grossman
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Michael Cassidy
Stunts
Mario Roberts
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Jon Parker Ward
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Bobby Bass
Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
Cindy Folkerson
Stunts
John Escobar
Stunt Driver
Larry Clark Bird
Property Master
Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master
Dennis M. Kuneff
Best Boy Grip
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Emmett Brown
Key Grip
Bill Fleming
Key Grip
Patrice Ryan
Title Designer
Charles Conley
Craft Service
Carol Shapiro Janson
Unit Publicist
Mark W. Mansbridge
Art Direction
Steven McAfee
Production Secretary
Gordon Meloeny
Leadman
