Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
| Production | Joel Silver | Producer |
| Sound | Eric Clapton | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Stephen Goldblatt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stuart Baird | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Richard Donner | Director |
| Production | Richard Donner | Producer |
| Writing | Shane Black | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jennie Lew Tugend | Associate Producer |
| Production | Steve Perry | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Benjamin Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Terry Miller | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bill Nelson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jules Strasser | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Mychal D. Smith | Cableman |
| Crew | Dar Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunts |
| Crew | John Alden | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Lonsdale | Stunts |
| Crew | Dana Mackey | Stunts |
| Crew | Monty Cox | Stunts |
| Crew | Bennie Moore | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve DeFrance | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike De Luna | Stunts |
| Crew | Chad Randall | Stunts |
| Crew | Shane Dixon | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Keith Tellez | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard M. Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Cisco Valderrama | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Evans | Stunts |
| Crew | Randell Dennis Widner | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Hetfield | Stunts |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Art | Eva Anna Andry | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Richard Walden | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Geary McLeod | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Calmar Roberts | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bess Wiley | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Rick Whitesman | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Robert G. Henderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alan Robert Murray | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jay Engel | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Brooks | Music Editor |
| Art | Jack Eberhart | Leadman |
| Lighting | Michael Strong | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Bill King | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Tim McArdle | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Charles Saldaña | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ron Peebles | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Kirk Bales | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Francis Delaney | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paki Wolfe | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dallas D. Dornan | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Abascal | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Marion Tumen | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Julie Adams | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | David Israel | Location Manager |
| Production | John Panzarella | Location Manager |
| Production | Paula Shaw | Location Manager |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Frank M. Holgate | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Crew | Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Willie E. Simmons, Jr. | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Laura Hoffman | Production Secretary |
| Production | Jan Garner | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Katherine Ann Moore | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | John R. Shannon | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Vern Poore | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | William J. Meshover | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Juno J. Ellis | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David M. Horton | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Neil Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | James F. Orendorff | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Myra Hill | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Sound | James Guthrie | Music Producer |
