"The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense."
Barbara Hershey
as Candy Morrison
Brian Dennehy
as Ed Reivers
John Terry
as Stan Blankenship
Richard Gilliland
as Dale Morrison
Lee Garlington
as Peggy Blankenship
Hal Holbrook
as Dr. Beardsley
Matthew Posey
as Norman Billings
James Monroe Black
as Dr. Giles
Dennis Letts
as Chief McAlester
Marco Perella
as Rick Slocum
Norman Bennett
as Jim Ramsey
Jerry Haynes
as Judge Scott
Rodger Boyce
as Rex Staples
Daphne Eckler
as Dede Alexander
Jan DeWitt
as Connie Keating
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Rob Edleson
Set Decoration
Jack Marty
Art Direction
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Janet Lucas Lawler
Costume Design
Burton Weinstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Mary Rose
Costume Designer
Cynthia Cidre
Co-Producer
Shari Hamrick
Associate Producer
Courtney Pledger
Producer
Judith A. Polone
Executive Producer
Andrew Richter
Bruce J. Sallan
Dan Witt
Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
John Bloom
Book
James Atkinson
Teleplay