The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
Raúl Juliá
Stu Quiñones
Griffin O'Neal
Danny Masters
Desi Arnaz
Mayor Leon Quiñones
Teri Garr
Arlene
Joan Hackett
Aunt Sibyl
Gabriel Dell
Uncle Burke
John P. Ryan
Vernon
E. G. Daily
Sandra
M. Emmet Walsh
Fritz
Jackie Coogan
Magic Shop Owner
Hal Williams
Cop at Mayor's Office
Helen Page Camp
Neighbor
David Clennon
Newspaper Editor
Harry Caesar
Sax Player
Huntz Hall
Turnkey
Harry Anderson
Harry Masters
George Brengel
Water Commissioner
Carlin Glynn
Treasurer's Secretary
Isabel Cooley
Secretary at Newspaper Office
Tom Signorelli
Mailbox Cop
George Cantero
Jail Trustee
Harry Cohn
Jailmate
James Howard
Cop at Bridal Shop
R. Wayne Kruse
Reporter
Margaret Ladd
Tom Mahoney
M.C.
Garry Marshall
Drummer
Doug McGrath
Photographer
Susi Sherman
Woman at Club
Richard Bradford
Sam (uncredited)
Caleb Deschanel
Director
Andy Anderson
Second Assistant Director
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Chris McLaughlin
Sound
Don Smetzer
Gildo A. Scarano
Costumer
Anthony Cunningham
Location Manager
Daniel Allan Carlin
Music Producer
Robert Scaife
Construction Coordinator
Dennis Hollis
Transportation Coordinator
Ron Horwitz
Sound Editor
Elise Rohden
Production Coordinator
Lou Tobin
Gaffer
Jeff Jaffee
James E. Webb
Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Curt Sobel
Music Editor
Mark Radcliffe
Additional Second Assistant Director
Sam Mercer
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor
John Leveque
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Barrie M. Osborne
Unit Production Manager
Gregg Barbanell
Stephen Semel
Assistant Editor
Kathleen Sacchi
Dialogue Coach
Jean Gonzalez
Studio Teacher
Emmett Brown
Key Grip
Penny McCarthy
John Zemansky
Property Master
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunt Double
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
David Wagoner
Novel
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
Special Effects
Barbara Johnson
Casting
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Robert Blalack
Visual Effects
Jane Jenkins
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Buck Houghton
Fred Roos
Bruce A. Gibeson
Set Decoration
George R. Nelson
Michael Germain
Makeup Artist
Stephen Zito
Screenplay
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Melissa Mathison
Stephen H. Burum
Director of Photography
James J. Murakami
