"A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she begins to engage in a pattern of dangerous sexual activity."
Diane Keaton
as Theresa
Tuesday Weld
as Katherine
William Atherton
as James
Richard Kiley
as Mr. Dunn
Richard Gere
as Tony
Alan Feinstein
as Martin
Tom Berenger
as Gary
Priscilla Pointer
as Mrs. Dunn
Laurie Prange
as Brigid
Joel Fabiani
as Barney
Julius Harris
as Black Cat
Richard Bright
as George
LeVar Burton
as Cap Jackson
Marilyn Coleman
as Mrs. Jackson
Carole Mallory
as Marvella
Mary Ann Mallis
as Principal
Jolene Dellenbach
as Teacher
Lou Fant
as Teacher (as Louie Fant)
Eddie Garrett
as Bartender
Alex Courtney
as Arthur (as Alexander Courtney)
Brian Dennehy
as Surgeon
Richard Venture
as Doctor
Robert John Burke
as Patrick
Robert Fields
as Rafe
Richard O'Brien
as Father Timothy
Anthony 'Tony' Hawkins
as Chuck
Caren Kaye
as Rhoda
Dick Spangler
as TV Announcer (as Richard Spangler)
Elizabeth Cheshire
as Little Theresa
Marilyn Roberts
as Woman in Bar
R.J. Adams
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Rutanya Alda
as Deaf Teacher (uncredited)
Bob Harks
John Lafferty
as Undercover Police Officer (uncredited)
Bill Willens
as Club Hustler (uncredited)
Richard Brooks
Director
Judith Rossner
Novel
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
George Grenville
Editor
Freddie Fields
Producer
Edward C. Carfagno
Art Direction
Judith A. Cory
Hairstylist
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Artie Kane
Original Music Composer
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Production Manager
Judith Lamb
Casting
Alan Brimfeld
Second Assistant Director
Susan Germaine
Marion Dougherty
David Silver
Unit Production Manager
Assistant Director
Screenplay
Larry Grenville
Assistant Editor
Bill Krattiger
Electrician
Nick McLean
Camera Operator
Doug Pentek
Gaffer
Kay Rose
Sound Editor
James M. Halty
Stunts
Ronald L. Vargas Jr.
Assistant Camera
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Costume Supervisor
Bennie Moore
Thomas L. Roysden
Leadman
Victoria Sampson
Michael Galloway
Sound
Curly Thirlwell
Joan Biel
Music Editor
Tom Fairbanks
Property Master
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Ron Stein
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Arthur Brooker
Key Grip
Nancy Sammons
Don Dittmar
Color Timer
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Al Overton Jr.
Leslie Hill