Trailer
 | Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell |
 | Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Mitchell |
 | Frank Langella as Bob Alexander |
 | Kevin Dunn as Alan Reed |
 | Ving Rhames as Duane Stevenson |
 | Ben Kingsley as Vice-President Nance |
 | Charles Grodin as Murray Blum |
 | Faith Prince as Alice |
 | Laura Linney as Randi |
 | Bonnie Hunt as White House Tour Guide |
 | Parley Baer as Senate Majority Leader |
 | Stefan Gierasch as House Majority Leader |
 | Anna Deavere Smith as Mrs. Travis |
 | Charles Hallahan as Policeman |
 | Tom Dugan as Jerry |
| Alba Oms as Lola |
 | Steve Witting as Secret Service #1 |
| Kellen Sampson as David |
 | Lexie Bigham as White House Guard |
| Frederic W. Barnes as Frederic W. Barnes |
| Ronald Brownstein as Ronald Brownstein |
| Eleanor Clift as Eleanor Clift |
 | Tom Harkin as Tom Harkin |
| Bernard Kalb as Bernard Kalb |
 | Larry King as Larry King |
| Michael Kinsley as Michael Kinsley |
| Morton Kondracke as Morton Kondracke |
 | Jay Leno as Jay Leno |
| Frank Mankiewicz as Frank Mankiewicz |
 | Chris Matthews as Chris Matthews |
 | John McLaughlin as John McLaughlin |
| Howard Metzenbaum as Howard Metzenbaum |
| Abner J. Mikva as Abner J. Mikva |
| Robert D. Novak as Robert D. Novak |
| Tip O'Neill as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill |
| Richard Reeves as Richard Reeves |
 | Ben Stein as Ben Stein |
 | Oliver Stone as Oliver Stone |
| Kathleen Sullivan as Kathleen Sullivan |
| Jeff Tackett as Jeff Tackett |
| Helen Thomas as Helen Thomas |
| Nina Totenberg as Nina Totenberg |
 | Sander Vanocur as Sander Vanocur |
 | John Yang as John Yang |
 | Stephen Root as Don Durenberger |
 | Catherine Reitman as Girl at Durenberger's |
| Dawn Arnemann as Mom at Durenberger's |
| Marianna Harris as Clara |
 | Sarah Marshall as Diane |
 | Ralph Manza as White House Barber |
 | George Martin as President's Physician |
 | Laurie Franks as White House Nurse |
| Tom Kurlander as Trauma Doctor |
 | Dendrie Taylor as Trauma Nurse |
| Joe Kuroda as Japanese Prime Minister |
 | Geneviève Robert as Vice-President's Wife |
 | Jason Reitman as Vice-President's Son |
| Ruth Goldway as Secretary of Education |
 | Frank Birney as Director of OMB |
 | Paul Collins as Secretary of Treasury |
 | Peter White as Secretary of Commerce |
 | Robin Gammell as Postmaster General |
 | Heather Hewitt as Judy |
 | Gary Ross as Policeman #2 |
 | Jeffrey Joseph as Ellen's Aide |
 | Bonnie Bartlett as Female Senator |
 | Robert V. Walsh as Speaker of the House |
| William Pitts as Congressional Doorkeeper |
 | Dan Butler as Reporter |
| Wendy Gordon as Announcer |
| Ben Patrick Johnson as Announcer |
 | Steve Kmetko as Announcer |
 | Chris Dodd as Chris Dodd |
 | Alan K. Simpson as Alan K. Simpson |
 | Arnold Schwarzenegger as Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Françoise Ruggieri as White House Secretary (uncredited) |
| Paul Simon as Senator Paul Simon |
| Directing | |
| Ivan Reitman | Director |
Production | |
| Michael C. Gross | Executive Producer |
| Joe Medjuck | Executive Producer |
| Ivan Reitman | Producer |
| Lauren Shuler Donner | Producer |
Camera | |
| Adam Greenberg | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
Art | |
| J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Richard Hornung | Costume Design |
Art | |
| David F. Klassen | Art Direction |
Production | |
| Michael Chinich | Casting |
| Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
Art | |
| Steve Arnold | Set Designer |
| Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. | Set Designer |
| Darrell L. Wight | Set Designer |
| Michael Taylor | Set Decoration |
| Terry Scott | Construction Coordinator |
Production | |
| Alan Berger | Casting Associate |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| James W. Tyson | Costume Supervisor |
Directing | |
| Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Marlene D. Williams | Hairstylist |
| Christopher Shihar | Hairstylist |
| Linda DeVetta | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Norin | Makeup Artist |
Sound | |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
Production | |
| Gordon A. Webb | Associate Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
Directing | |
| Kate Davey | Second Assistant Director |
| Peter Giuliano | First Assistant Director |
| Michael C. Gross | Second Unit Director |
Sound | |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jessica Gallavan | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
Crew | |
| John Calvin Doyle | Stunt Driver |
Camera | |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Peter Norman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Elizabeth Ziegler | Steadicam Operator |
| Bill Coe | Camera Operator |
Lighting | |
| Steven C. McGee | Chief Lighting Technician |
Writing | |
| Gary Ross | Writer |
