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.
| Directing | Hal Ashby | Director |
| Writing | Oliver Stone | Screenplay |
| Writing | R. Lance Hill | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lawrence Block | Novel |
| Writing | Robert Towne | Writer |
| Production | Mark Damon | Executive Producer |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stephen J. Roth | Producer |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Stephen H. Burum | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Editing | Stuart H. Pappé | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Michael D. Haller | Production Design |
| Art | Mark W. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Art | Barbara Krieger | Set Decoration |
| Art | John T. Walker | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Gresham | Costume Design |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Robert Towne | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Cassidy | Stunts |
| Crew | John Escobar | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Cindy Folkerson | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Crew | Victor Paul | Stunts |
| Crew | Mario Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott L. Treger | Stunts |
| Crew | Jon Parker Ward | Stunts |
| Directing | L. Andrew Stone | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Engelman | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dustin Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Joseph Cosko Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Nancy King | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Ana Maria Quintana | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Hal Harrison | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Vicki Hiatt | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Stephen Mark | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Paula McKee | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Fortune | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anna Boorstin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gary Wright | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steve Richardson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Butch Wolf | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Beth Sterner | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Karen I. Stern | ADR Editor |
| Sound | William C. Carruth | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Sound | Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Walter A. Gest | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tim Webb | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Larry Clark Bird | Property Master |
| Art | Ken Zimmerman | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Gordon Meloeny | Leadman |
| Art | Don Kaeding | Set Dresser |
| Art | Butch West | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Steve Alexander | Construction Foreman |
| Lighting | Tim Griffith | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Bob Fillis | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Emmett Brown | Key Grip |
| Camera | Bill Fleming | Key Grip |
| Camera | Dennis M. Kuneff | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Robert E. Gaynor | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Spencer Quinn | Location Manager |
| Production | Richard Davis, Jr. | Location Manager |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pete Altobelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Tony Scarano | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roberta Newman | Costume Assistant |
| Crew | Carol Shapiro Janson | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Ingrid C. Michaels | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Roberta Rose | Production Accountant |
| Production | Steven McAfee | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Walt Freitas | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Wayne Nelson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | William Charles Hauer | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Charles Conley | Craft Service |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
