cast
- Kadeem Hardison
- Judge
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Tyrone
- Joe Don Baker
- Brimmer
- Courtney B. Vance
- Bobby Seale
- Tyrin Turner
- Cy
- Marcus Chong
- Huey Newton
- Mario Van Peebles
- Stokely Carmichael
- Joseph Culp
- Baby Faced Cop
- John Snyder
- Cop
- Anthony Griffith
- Eldridge Cleaver
- William Fuller
- Sergeant Schreck
- Robert Culp
- Charles Garry
- Angela Bassett
- Betty Shabazz
- Richard Dysart
- Hoover
- Manny Perry
- Shorty
- James LeGros
- Avakian
- Anthony Johnson
- Sabu
- Jerry Rubin
- Defense Attorney
- Steven M. Gagnon
- Prosecutor
- James Russo
- Rodgers
- Jenifer Lewis
- Rita
- Charles Cooper
- Sheriff
- Jay Koch
- Ronald Reagan
- Dick Gregory
- Reverend Slocum
- Mark Buntzman
- Pushy Reporter
- Tim Riley
- Band at Barbecue
- Kool Moe Dee
- Jamal
- Michael Wincott
- Tynan
- Jeris Poindexter
- Black Cop
- David Greenlee
- Patrolman
- Roger Guenveur Smith
- Pruitt
- Thyais Walsh
- Bernadette
- Reginald Ballard
- Brother at Meeting
- Preston Holmes
- Prison Guard
- Ralph Ahn
- Mr Yang
- Chris Rock
- Yuck Mouth
- Bobby Brown
- Rose
- Robert Peters
- Cop at Ramparts
- James Bigwood
- Grove Street Cop
- David L. King
- Berkeley Campus Singer
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Dorsett
- Ann Weldon
- Mrs Dowell
- Mark Curry
- Lombard
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Old Jailbird
- Yolanda Whittaker
- Pregnant Junkie
- Lahmard J. Tate
- Gene McKinney
crew
- Mario Van Peebles
- Director, Producer
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Producer, Screenwriter
- Preston Holmes
- Producer
- Edward J. Pei
- Cinematographer
- Stanley Clarke
- Composer (Music Score)
- Earl Watson
- Editor
- Richard Hoover
- Production Designer
- Bruce Hill
- Art Director
- Liza Chasin
- Associate Producer
- Eric Fellner
- Executive Producer
- Tim Bevan
- Executive Producer
- Robert Kensinger
- Set Designer
- Paul A. Simmons
- Costume Designer
- Susumu Tokunow
- Sound/Sound Designer
- H.H. Cooper
- First Assistant Director
- Robi Reed
- Casting
