"A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles."
George C. Scott
as Jake VanDorn
Peter Boyle
as Andy Mast
Season Hubley
as Niki
Dick Sargent
as Wes DeJong
Leonard Gaines
as Ramada
Dave Nichols
as Kurt
Gary Graham
as Tod
Larry Block
as Detective Burrows
Marc Alaimo
as Ratan
Leslie Ackerman
as Felice
Charlotte McGinnis
as Beatrice
Ilah Davis
as Kristen VanDorn
Paul Marin
as Joe VanDorn
Will Walker
as Jism Jim
Hal Williams
as Big Dick Blaque
Bob Bishop
as Stud #1
Tim Dial
as Stud #2
Roy London
as Jim Rucker
Bibi Besch
as Mary
Tracey Walter
as Male Teller
Bobby Kosser
as Film Director
Stephen P. Dunn
as Film Cameraman
Jean Allison
as Mrs. Steensma
Reb Brown
as Manager
James Helder
as John VanDorn
Dave Thompson
as Willem
John Otte
as Grandfather VanDorn
Janet Simpson
as Anne DeJong
Karen Kruer
as Marsha DeJong
Henry Vandenbroek
as Reverend VanTil
Linda Smith
as Hope
Mary McFerren
as “Free Press” Teller
Judith Ransdell
as Ramada’s Secretary
Linda Morell
as 'Les Girls' Woman
Gigi Vorgan
as Teenage Girl
Michael Hatch
as Nephew #1
David Hockenberry
as Nephew #2
Joseph Prus
as Bill
Jean Reed Bahle
as Ruth
Reinder Vantil
as Man at Piano
Dee Ann Johnston
as Bar Maid
Janice Carroll
as Waitress
Mark Natuzzi
as Barker #1
Al Cingolani
as Barker #2
Cherilyn Parsons
as Girl at Convention
Tracey Ratley
as Hostess
Antonio Esparza
as Teenage Mexican
Linda Cremeans
as Stewardess
Ed Begley Jr.
as Soldier
Stewart Steinberg
as Man in Seersucker Suit
Serena
as Terry (uncredited)
Tom Rolf
Editor
Paul Schrader
Writer
Director
Michael Chapman
Director of Photography
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
William Dear
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jill Fraser
Music
Robert Fernandez
Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler
Rob Miller
Walter Goss
Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound Effects Editor
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
Ian MacGregor-Scott
Paul Sylbert
Production Design
Bruce Weintraub
Set Decoration
Edwin O'Donovan
Art Direction
Gordon Daniel
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
John Milius
Executive Producer
Shinichi Yamazaki
Music Editor
John G. Wilson
Unit Production Manager
Robert E. Gaynor
Dolly Grip
Bill Krattiger
Best Boy Electric
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Bud Maffett
Dean Smith
Stunts
Cary Griffith
Key Grip
Wynn Hammer
Still Photographer
Vic Ramos
Casting
Richard Hashimoto
Assistant Director
Jerry Luthart
Construction Foreman
Alan S. Blauvelt
Second Assistant Camera
Tony Rivetti Sr.
First Assistant "B" Camera
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Bob West
Grip
Alice Rush
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
John Seckar
Electrician
Paul Pav
Location Manager
Kim C. Friese
Second Assistant Director
Saul Kahan
Publicist
Dianne E. Collins
Doug Dale
Bob M. Farnsworth
Best Boy Grip
Paul Casella Jr.
Transportation Coordinator
Joe Acord
Construction Coordinator
Edward Aiona
Property Master
Daniel Loren May
Leadman
Tina Real
Extras Casting
G. Tony Scarano
Kevin Chambers
Swing
Fletcher Bryant
Don Stott
Gaffer
Nancy Pulk McTyre
Casting Assistant
Paul De Santis
Props
Jacqueline Cambas
Assistant Editor
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor