"Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman."
John Heard
as Charles
Mary Beth Hurt
as Laura
Peter Riegert
as Sam
Kenneth McMillan
as Pete
Gloria Grahame
as Clara
Nora Heflin
as Betty
Jerry Hardin
as Mr. Patterson
Tarah Nutter
as Susan
Mark Metcalf
as Ox
Allen Joseph
as Blind Man
Frances Bay
as Mrs. Delillo
Griffin Dunne
as Dr. Mark
Alex Johnson
as Elise
Beverly Rowland
as Woman in Park
Oscar Rowland
as Man in Store
Ann Beattie
as Waitress
Angela Phillips
as Rebecca
Margaressa Peach Taylor
as Dancing Nurse
Linda Alper
as Girl Optician (uncredited)
Mags Kavanaugh
as Waitress (uncredited)
Joan Micklin Silver
Director
Novel
Screenplay
Producer
Amy Robinson
Bo Welch
Assistant Art Director
Paul Helmick
Production Manager
Lorin Bennett Salob
First Assistant Director
D. Scott Easton
Second Assistant Director
Hannah Scheel
Script Supervisor
Ray De La Motte
Camera Operator
Ted Sugiura
First Assistant Camera
Eric Engler
Second Assistant Camera
Jeffrey Gershman
James F. Boyle
Gaffer
Peter Davidian
Best Boy Electric
Steven Shaver
Electrician
John Hawn
Ron Curfman
Sound Mixer
Richard Thornton
Boom Operator
William Kemper Wright
Leadman
Paul E. Borchardt
Key Grip
Ophelious Braxton
Best Boy Grip
Robert E. Gaynor
Dolly Grip
Mitch Lookabaugh
Grip
David Scott
Property Master
Jack Gereghty
Still Photographer
Agnes Lyon
Costumer
Julie Starr Dresner
Joe Acord
Construction Coordinator
Joseph Sawyers
Transportation Captain
Mindy Byer
Assistant Editor
Deedra Bebout
Apprentice Sound Editor
Harriet Fidlow
Loop Group Coordinator
Betty Atkinson
Production Office Coordinator
Hal Schlueter
Location Manager
Dan Sable
Sound Effects Editor
Lowell Mate
Assistant Sound Editor
Jack Higgins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rita Damon
Production Accountant
Cathy Freckleton
Charles B. Wessler
Production Assistant
Neal Hoffberg
Cathy Lehne
Toots Thielemans
Music
Ken Lauber
Original Music Composer
Bobby Byrne
Director of Photography
Cynthia Scheider
Editor
Peter Jamison
Production Design
Linda Spheeris
Set Decoration
Rosanna Norton
Costume Design
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist