Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a dangerous crime lord from China from getting his brother out of jail.
| Directing | Richard Donner | Director |
| Production | Richard Donner | Producer |
| Writing | Channing Gibson | Screenplay |
| Production | Joel Silver | Producer |
| Sound | Eric Clapton | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | David Sanborn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dallas Puett | Editor |
| Editing | Kevin Stitt | Editor |
| Editing | Eric Strand | Editor |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Art | Lauri Gaffin | Set Decoration |
| Art | David F. Klassen | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard F. Mays | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ha Nguyen | Costume Design |
| Writing | Shane Black | Characters |
| Crew | Andrew Lipschultz | Unit Publicist |
| Production | R. Anthony Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Steve Perry | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Van Wyck | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jonathan Lemkin | Story |
| Writing | Alfred Gough | Story |
| Writing | Miles Millar | Story |
| Production | Dan Cracchiolo | Co-Producer |
| Production | Spencer Franklin | Associate Producer |
| Production | J. Mills Goodloe | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Gwartz | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ilyse A. Reutlinger | Associate Producer |
| Production | Geoff Johns | Co-Producer |
| Art | Wendy Riva | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Walt Hadfield | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | James F. Walker | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Carlo Basail | Greensman |
| Art | Marc Baird | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Charisse Cardenas | Set Designer |
| Art | Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Steve Adcock | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Ray De La Motte | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Steven J. Winslow | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Bobby Brown | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael J. Coo | Key Grip |
| Camera | Robert Ikeda | Grip |
| Camera | Hans Bjerno | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bill Brummond | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Andrew Cooper | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Pete Romano | Underwater Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Guenther Durkin | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kareen Boursier | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlene Johnson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Deveaux | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlene Amateau | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeff Hay | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | David Fencl | Armorer |
| Crew | Peter Roderick | Carpenter |
| Crew | Huan-Chiu Ku | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Crew | Ernest H. Lauterio | Craft Service |
| Crew | Jerome Butler | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Gil Amaral | Driver |
| Crew | Ilyse A. Reutlinger | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Thomas S. Dickson | Projection |
| Art | Erik L. Nelson | Property Master |
| Crew | Louis Farah | Set Medic |
| Crew | Jon G. Belyeu | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank Roughan | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | John M. Woodward | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Cory Fleming | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Martin Glover | Video Assist Operator |
| Directing | J. Tom Archuleta | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Tasso Bravos | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Christian J. Killingsworth | Electrician |
| Lighting | Scott Kidner | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Richard Hartley | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Robert J. Reilly | Rigging Grip |
| Production | Douglas Wright | Casting Associate |
| Production | Michael Haro | Location Manager |
| Production | Thomas A. Davila | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Todd Bassman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Baylis Glascock | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ezra Dweck | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Zigmund Gron | Music Editor |
| Sound | Chris Boardman | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Tim Cooney | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Pospisil | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mark A. Mangini | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Cristin Pescosolido | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Bill Maher | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | David Taritero | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Laura Gary | Studio Teachers |
| Sound | Mark Kenna | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Marcus Miller | Additional Music |
| Sound | Avram D. Gold | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Conrad E. Palmisano | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Susan Dudeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | William C. Carruth | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | ADR Editor |
| Sound | James Simcik | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Stephen McLaughlin | Music Score Producer |
| Directing | David Ascher | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Christopher Amy | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Troy Porter | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Josephine Nericcio | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Eric Gotthelf | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Richard Castro | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Tom von Badinski | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Troy Brown | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Rick Sawaya | Stunt Driver |
| Camera | Chris Bangma | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jacobus Marcus | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Nico Bally | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Christopher Blauvelt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Jonathan Malden | Colorist |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Geoff Harding | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Conductor |
| Production | Jason S. Gondek | Accountant |
| Lighting | Stanley L. Gonsales | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | James B. Crawford | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Dan Levitan | Compositing Supervisor |
| Production | Cynthia Neber | Executive Assistant |
| Production | Jodie Thomas | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lisa Matsukawa | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Art Fransen | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Lou Kleinman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Patricia M. Peters | Stunts |
| Crew | Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Crew | Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Crew | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Crew | Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Lance Gilbert | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Directing | Mic Rodgers | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jill Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Goto | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Trella | Stunts |
| Crew | Michiko Nishiwaki | Stunts |
| Crew | Doc Duhame | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Crew | Lisa Hoyle | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Norman Howell | Stunts |
