| Patrick Dempsey | ... Ellsworth "Sonny" Wisecarver |
| Talia Balsam | ... Judy Cusimano |
| Beverly D'Angelo | ... Francine Glatt |
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| Co-Starring |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... Mrs. Marver, the Landlady |
| Betty Jinnette | ... Mrs. Wisecarver |
| Peter Hobbs | ... The Judge |
| Brian McNamara | ... George |
| Josh Cadman | ... Tony |
| Dana Short | ... Alberta |
| Kim Myers | ... Wendy, the Usherette |
| Douglas Rowe | ... Uncle Clete |
| Tony Longo | ... Carlo, Judy's Husband |
| Ernie Brown | ... Chief Kelsey (Papa Bear) |
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| and |
| Michael Constantine | ... Mr. Wisecarver |
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| Sonny's Friends |
| Nan Woods | ... Madeline |
| Tom Breznahan | ... Gary |
| Gillian Grant | ... Karen |
| Lisanne Falk | ... Jamie |
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| Willowbrook, California |
| Barbara Wint | ... School Nurse |
| Burr Middleton | ... FBI Agent Harrow |
| Jared Chandler | ... Western Union messenger |
| Edith Fellows | ... Mrs. Long, Judy's Mother |
| Tom Tarpey | ... Front Yard Reporter |
| Crane Jackson | ... Front Yard Reporter |
| Neil Elliot | ... Arresting Cop |
| Mae Williams | ... Angry Neighbor |
| Janet Rotblatt | ... Angry Neighbor |
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| Yuma, Arizona |
| Harvey J. Goldenberg | ... Marriage License Clerk |
| Tom Maier | ... Judge |
| Putter Smith | ... Minister |
| Lenore Woodward | ... Justice of the Peace |
| Lee Garlington | ... "Schlitz" Waitress |
| Charles Stevenson | ... Telegraph Clerk |
| Carl Parker | ... Bus Ticket Agent |
| Wayne Grace | ... Bus Driver |
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| Denver, Colorado |
| Jeffrey Alan Chandler | ... Hotel Clerk |
| Robert Gould | ... Det. Glore |
| Jordan Myers | ... Desk Sergeant |
| Rick Salassi | ... News Photographer |
| Walter G. Zeri | ... Sonny's Cellmate |
| Nitche Vo Miller | ... Judy's Cellmate |
| Laura Bastianelli | ... Judy's Cellmate |
| Thomas Ryan | ... News Photographer |
| Ted Noose | ... Reporter |
| Charlie Holliday | ... Reporter |
| Valerie Reynolds | ... Policewoman |
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| Los Angeles, California |
| Rocky Giordani | ... Tough Inmate |
| Darwyn Swalve | ... Huge Inmate |
| W. T. Zacha | ... Jail Guard |
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| Kitty Swink | ... Sponge Bath Nurse |
| Sarah Partridge | ... Winking Nurse |
| Steve Whittaker | ... 3-Fingered Surgeon |
| Thomas Albert Clay | ... 5-Fingered Surgeon |
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| Tony Monaco | ... L.A. District Attorney |
| Terry Camilleri | ... Judy's Lawyer |
| Mike Darrell | ... Bailiff |
| David Schermerhorn | ... Courtroom Heckler |
| John Zarchen | ... Courtroom Heckler |
| Cletus Young | ... Sonny's Guard |
| Guy Christopher | ... Reporter |
| Paul Keith | ... Reporter |
| Neal Jano | ... Reporter |
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| Bert Conway | ... Newspaper Editor |
| Joycee Katz | ... Rosie the Riveter |
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| Long Beach, California |
| Ana Helena Berenguer | ... Maria, the Tuna Lady |
| Jay Varela | ... Her Husband, the Tuna Foreman |
| Michael Bandoni | ... Rooming House Boarder |
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| Paradise, California |
| Sheila Rogers | ... Mrs. Kelsey (Mama Bear) |
| Heath Jones | ... Reporter |
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| Somewhere in the South Pacific |
| S. A. Griffin | ... Cpl. Howard Glatt, USMC |
| Tom Patten | ... Marine with "Stars and Stripes" |
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| Newsreel |
| Ellsworth "Sonny" Wisecarver | ... Mailman |
| Randy Peters | ... Serviceman |
| Marilyn Cohen | ... Yenta |
| Niles Brewster | ... High School Principal |
| Bess Meyer | ... Teenage Girl (Slapper) |
| Max Perlich | ... Teenage Boy (Slapper) |
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| Also |
| Andrew Roperto | ... Switchblade Kid |
| Tom Ashworth | ... Man on Train |
| Rocky Parker | ... Woman on Train |
| Kazan | ... Sonny's Dog |
| Steve the Rabbit | ... Himself |