• 
  Tobe Hooper

  regizor

• 
  Steven Spielberg

  scenarist

• 
  JoBeth Williams

  Diane Freeling
• 
  Craig T. Nelson

  Steve Freeling
• 
  Heather O'Rourke

  Carol Anne Freeling
• 
  Allan Graf

  Sam
• 
  Noel Conlon

  Husband
• 
  James Karen

  Mr. Teague

• 
  Beatrice Straight

  Dr. Lesh
• 
  Dirk Blocker

  Jeff Shaw
• 
  Dominique Dunne

  Dana Freeling
• 
  Martin Casella

  Marty
• 
  Virginia Kiser

  Mrs. Tuthill
• 
  Richard Lawson

  Ryan
• 
  Clair E. Leucart

  Bulldozer Driver (as Clair Leucart)

• 
  Michael McManus

  Ben Tuthill
• 
  Lou Perryman

  Pugsley (as Lou Perry)
• 
  Oliver Robins

  Robbie Freeling
• 
  Zelda Rubinstein

  Tangina

• 
  Frank Marshall

  producător
• 
  Steven Spielberg

  producător
• 
  Matthew F. Leonetti

  imagine
• 
  Jerry Goldsmith

  coloană sonoră