"After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country."
Richard Pryor
as Joe Braxton
Cicely Tyson
as Vivian Perry
Ángel Ramírez
as Julio
Jimmy Hughes
as Harold
Edwin DeLeon
as Ernesto
Edwin Kinter
as Anthony
Tami Luchow
as Linda
Janet Wong
as Annie
Alphonso Alexander
as Martin
Kia Cooper
as Samantha
Robert Christian
as Donald
George Coe
as Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Bill Quinn
as Judge Antonio Runzuli
Roy Jenson
as Klan Leader
Fred Carney
as Alfred Schuyler
Peggy McCay
as Gladys Schuyler
Luke Andreas
as Loader
Earl Billings
as Man at Parole Office
Matthew Clark
as Dwayne
Nick Dimitri
as Frank Munjak
Les Engel
as Wino
Michael A. Esler
as Cop
Paul Gardner
as Anchorman
Ben Gerard
as Man
Gary Goetzman
as Store Manager
Joe Jacobs
as Watchman
Paul Mooney
as Marvin
Lee Noblitt
as Farmer
Ines Pedroza
as Herself
Morgan Roberts
as Uncle Humphrey
Vern Taylor
as Highway Patrolman #1
Rick Sawaya
as Highway Patrolman #2
Shila Turna
as Girl in Card Game
Gloria Jewel Waggener
as Aunt Beedee
Jonelle White
as Sales Clerk
Jewell Williams
as Miss Thomas
Sunny Woods
as Linette Peasley
Craig Richards
as Courtroom Bailiff
Oz Scott
Director
Lonne Elder III
Adaptation
Story
Roger L. Simon
Screenplay
Robert Latham Brown
Unit Production Manager
Charles Washburn
Maximilian Bing
First Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman
Hope R. Goodwin
Second Assistant Director
David Holden
Second Unit Director
Kalai Strode
John Syrjamaki
Clint Robinson
Property Master
Gerald Wade
Phil Chong
Stunts
Erik Cord
Jadie David
Ted Duncan
Kym Washington Longino
Ron Oliney
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Double
George Sawaya
Stunt Coordinator
Sharon Schaffer
Peter Stader
Michael M. Vendrell
Richard Washington
William Jay Gahret
Camera Operator
Fred Goodich
Director of Photography
Ronald E. High
Assistant Camera
Bob Jones
Lee Krosskove
Key Grip
Carl Manoogian
Marc Margulies
Geary McLeod
Jeffrey Norvet
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Second Unit
Tony Rivetti Jr.
John Toll
Earl C. Williman
Gaffer
Robert Woodside
Alice Daniels
Costume Supervisor
Robert Ellsworth
Bette Jane Cohen
Assistant Editor
Michael T. Elias
Rick Mitchell
James Maull
Location Manager
Susan Royal
Allison Caine
Vocals
Mark Davis
Conductor
Robert Mayer
Music Editor
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Script Supervisor
Roberta Flack
Songs
Betty A. Griffin
Tom Garris
Transportation Captain
Eugene Schwartz
Pat Faye
Production Assistant
Mabel Collins
Associate Producer
Lauren Jones
Dialogue Coach
Max Manlove
Production Secretary
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Richard Pryor Jr.
Julie Reid
Kimberly Sizemore
Michael Schultz
Michael S. Glick
Producer
William Greaves
Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Dennis Dalzell
Editor
Harry Keramidas
Skip Lusk
Anita Dann
Casting
John W. Corso
Art Direction
Charles R. Davis
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Marc E. Meyer Jr.
Stephen Loomis
Costume Design
Bill Whitten
Michael F. Blake
Makeup Artist
Chuck House
Tony Lloyd
Ron Snyder
Gerald Solomon
Hairstylist
Ann Wadlington