Directed by William Lustig Written by Larry Cohen   Cast Tom Atkins ... Frank McCrae Bruce Campbell ... Jack Forrest Laurene Landon ... Theresa Mallory Richard Roundtree ... Commissioner Pike William Smith ... Captain Ripley Robert Z'Dar ... Matt Cordell Sheree North ... Sally Noland Nina Arvesen ... Regina Sheperd (as Nina Aversen) Nick Barbaro ... Councilman Lou Bonacki ... Detective Lovejoy Barry Brenner ... Coroner Victoria Catlin ... Ellen Forrest James Dixon ... Clancy (as Jim Dixon) Corey Michael Eubanks ... Bremmer (as Corey Eubanks) Jill Gatsby ... Cassie Philips Rocky Giordani ... Fowler John F. Goff ... Jack's Lawyer (as John Goff) William J. Gorman ... Desk Sergeant Jon Greene ... Tactical Sergeant Teddy M. Haggarty ... Prison Guard Dan Hicks ... Squad Leader (as Danny Hicks) Erik Holland ... Dr. Gruber Dennis Junt ... Assistant Squad Leader Marcia Karr ... Nancy Judy Kerr ... Motel Maid Jake LaMotta ... Detective Judy Levitt ... Woman in Car Jason Lustig ... Squad Commander William Lustig ... Motel Manager Vic Manni ... Jail Guard Tito Núñez ... Chico (as Tito Nunez) Daniel Ortiz ... Ramos Louis Pastore ... John Frank Pesce ... Watchman Bernie Pock ... Sam Ed Polgardy ... Man in Bar #1 Sam Raimi ... Parade Reporter Carla Reynolds ... Police Officer (as Carla Y. Reynolds) Jefferson Richard ... Witness (as Jef Richard) Adele Sparks ... Nurse Tom Taylor ... Man in Bar #2 Ingrid Van Dorn ... Waitress Luke Walter ... Musician Patrick Wright ... Prison Guard Nicholas Yee ... Patrolman Lee Arnone-Briggs ... White Woman (as Lee Arnone) Nathaniel K. Dorsey ... Young Black Man George 'Buck' Flower ... Old Man Bill Waldron ... Young White Man Alma Washington ... Black Woman Uncredited Cast Charles Croughwell ... Prison Inmate Ron Holmstrom ... Building Superintendent Ken Lerner ... Mayor Jerry Killium Leo Rossi ... Mayor's Chief of Staff Produced by Larry Cohen   James Glickenhaus   Jefferson Richard   Original Music by Jay Chattaway

Additional Info Premiere: May 13, 1988 DVD Release: April 08, 1998 Blu-ray Release: October 11, 2011 Country: Distributor: Synapse Films Websites: Production Companies Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment (presents) Distributors Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) Trans World Entertainment (TWE)   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Amsell Entertainment   (World-wide) (all media) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Elite Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Elite Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (DVD) North American Pictures   (2011) (World-wide) (all media) Star Classics Video   (USA) (VHS) Synapse Films   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Synapse Films   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Troma Team Video   (2021) (World-wide) (all media) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating 6.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.7 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #3,591 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,587 Doug: Season 4 (1993) #3,588 Doug: Season 1 (1991) #3,589 Doug: Season 3 (1993) #3,590 Doug: Season 2 (1992) #3,591 Maniac Cop (1988) #3,592 Rampage (2009) #3,593 Dragonslayer (1981) #3,594 House Of Wax (1953) #3,595 Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)