The opening credits are done against a cloudy blue sky, first going up, then to the right, and down to the bottom (kind of like a fly ball). Despite the ensemble cast, the most well-known leading and character actors at the time are credited first in alphabetical order, then lesser known actors that had roles that were just as large or larger are credited in pairs of two. Example:
John Cusack,
Christopher Lloyd, and
Charlie Sheen are credited first, due to their successes with
The Sure Thing (1985),
Back to the Future (1985), and
Platoon (1986), respectively; however, in pairs,
Michael Rooker,
Kevin Tighe, and
Richard Edson also had pivotal roles, but were lesser known. Sheen already was well-established but had only a few minutes of screen time in the movie, Lloyd and Edson always are together, playing gamblers, but Lloyd was a much more well-known actor and credited first.
