In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
| Writing | Robert Towne | Screenplay |
| Production | Thom Mount | Producer |
| Editing | Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Robert Towne | Director |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Production | Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter V. Saldutti | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Ron Frazier | Carpenter |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Art | Judy Cammer | Set Designer |
| Directing | Mary A. Kelly | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Peter Landsdown Smith | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronald I. Caplan | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy J. Pearl | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Roger Irvin | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Solange S. Schwalbe | Foley Editor |
| Sound | James Flamberg | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley |
| Camera | Lee Nakahara | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jayme S. Parker | Sound Editor |
| Camera | John Toll | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Danny Jimenez | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Chester Slomka | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Sound | James J. Isaacs | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Butch Wolf | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Patrick Marshall | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom May | Key Grip |
| Sound | Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Larry Gilhooly | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Sound | James Simcik | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Victoria Rose Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | William C. Carruth | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Camera | Robert Seaman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley |
| Sound | Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Danny Bramson | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Sharmagne Leland-St. John | Researcher |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | David S. Cass Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Jack Schrader | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Jay Cassidy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jerry D. Williams | Special Effects |
| Production | Tom Shaw | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Production | Tom Shaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Gill | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Michael McDonnell | Stand In |
