Kevin Dobson
— Col. Joseph Cheever
Kelly McGillis
— Katherine Dennison Breen
Alec Baldwin
— Maj. Alex Breen
Savannah Smith Boucher
— Anne Haggarty Cheever
Wings Hauser
— Maj. Frank Hollins
John Richard Petersen
— Soldier (uncredited)
Alfre Woodard
— Vicki Teague
Merritt Butrick
— Capt. Paul Dennison
Richard Bradford
— Gen. George Markham
Rick Fitts
— Maj. Bill Teague
Helen Hunt
— Debbie Markham
Dana Elcar
— Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Barbara Brownell
— Mrs. Markham
Albert Carrier
— Maitre D
Lynn Lowry
— Rita (uncredited)