In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
| Writing | Bryan Gindoff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bruce Henstell | Screenplay |
| Directing | Walter Hill | Director |
| Writing | Bryan Gindoff | Story |
| Writing | Walter Hill | Screenplay |
| Production | Lawrence Gordon | Producer |
| Editing | Roger Spottiswoode | Editor |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Writing | Bruce Henstell | Story |
| Production | Paul Maslansky | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Barry De Vorzon | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Fred Lemoine | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Gerald Endler | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phil Rhodes | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Nathan Haggard | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe DiBella | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Torrenueva | Hair Designer |
| Directing | Bonnie Prendergast | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Bear | Costume Design |
| Directing | Michael Daves | Assistant Director |
| Art | Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferdinand Zoren Veltman | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Michael Colgan | Sound Editor |
| Production | Buzz Feitshans | Production Executive |
| Production | Fred Lemoine | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivienne Walker | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Donald F. Johnson | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Trevor Williams | Art Direction |
| Art | Allan Gordon | Property Master |
| Art | Alex Tavoularis | Other |
| Art | James T. Woods | Set Painter |
| Art | David Coleman | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Hernandez | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Donald C. Rogers | Sound Director |
| Crew | Max Kleven | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nick Dimitri | Stunts |
| Lighting | Wilbur Kinnett | Gaffer |
| Camera | Carl Manoogian | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jim Coe | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Dennis Dolan | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Norman Webster | Location Coordinator |
| Sound | Jerry MacDonald | Music Editor |
| Sound | Albert Sendrey | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Eddy Lawrence Manson | Musician |
| Crew | J.W. Coffman | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Gabriel Puccio | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | Ernest Anderson | Publicist |
| Crew | Lynda Gordon | Other |
| Production | Elaine Gyorke | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Karen Rasch | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Sandy Siegel | Other |
| Production | Howard R. Schuster | Finance |
| Lighting | Calvin Maehl | Gaffer |
