
A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend, between Chicago and New York, and between research and administration.
Cast

Jill Clayburgh
Dr. Katherine "Kate" Gunzinger

Michael Douglas
Ben Lewin

Charles Grodin
Homer

Beverly Garland
Emma

Steven Hill
Jacob Gunzinger
Teresa Baxter
Maryanne

Joan Copeland
Rita

John Gabriel
Hunter

Charles Kimbrough
Jerome

Roger Robinson
Flicker

Jennifer Salt
Maisie

Daniel Stern
Cooperman

Dianne Wiest
Gail

Ron Frazier
Professor
Edwin McDonough
Professor

Toshi Toda
Professor
Robert Ackerman
Good Will Man

Raf Mauro
Jerry Lanz Man

Michael Alaimo
Man at Restaurant

Ernie Lively
Man at Restaurant (as Ernie Brown)

Noah Hathaway
Homer's Son
Marlyn Gates
Homer's Daughter

Raymond Singer
Rabbi
David Goodman
Man in Baseball Stands
James Desmond
Man in Baseball Stands
Steven Fromewick
Man in Baseball Stands
Joe Hamer
Man in Baseball Stands
Paul Blair
Self
Héctor López
Self
Joe Collins
Self
Frank McCormick
Self
Larry Doby
Self
Tony Ferrara
Self
Sal Maglie
Self

Bob Feller
Self

Mickey Mantle
Self

Roger Maris
Self

Whitey Ford
Self
Willard Marshall
Self
Al Forman
Self
Frank Messer
Self
Tom Gorman
Self
Johnny Orsino
Self
Bud Harrelson
Self
Dusty Rhodes
Self
Gene Hermanski
Self
Specs Shea
Self
Elston Howard
Self
Ron Tellefsen
Self
Monte Irvin
Self
Bobby Thomson
Self
Ed Kranepool
Self
Bill White
Self
John Kuchs
Self
Sal Yvars
Self

James Gammon
Connie Foxworth (uncredited)

Nora Heflin
Maisie (uncredited)

Lou Mulford
Woman at Restaurant (uncredited)

Daniel J. Travanti
Interviewer (uncredited)
Robert P. Fields
Young Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Crew

Claudia Weill
Director

Eleanor Bergstein
Screenplay
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Editor
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
James Coblentz
Editor
Mike Klein
Assistant Editor
Joy Wilson
Assistant Editor
Tim McAvoy
Assistant Editor

Bill Butler
Director of Photography
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Rafael Elortegui
Second Assistant Director
Tom Fritz
Second Assistant Director
Paula Montgomery
Production Coordinator

Jay Presson Allen
Executive Producer
Martin Elfand
Producer
Norman Gan
Associate Producer
Martina Ritt
Production Assistant
Jackson De Govia
Production Design
James R. Connell
Camera Operator
James A. Contner
Camera Operator
Michael Genne
First Assistant Camera
Hank Muller
First Assistant Camera
Gary Muller
Second Assistant Camera
Ron Frantzvog
Second Assistant Camera

Janet Hirshenson
Casting Assistant

Jane Jenkins
Casting
Sylvia Fay
Extras Casting
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Eddie Marks
Costumer
Cynthia Bales
Costumer
Damon Grill
Hairstylist
Diane Pepper
Hairstylist
Martin Samuel
Hairstylist
Lee Harman
Makeup Artist
Pat Somerset
Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Effects Editor
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Beckert
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Jiron
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles M. Wilborn
Production Sound Mixer
Cabell Smith
Sound Mixer

Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Michael Masser
Songs

Carole Bayer Sager
Songs
Richard C. Belyeu
Transportation Captain
James E. Foote
Transportation Coordinator
Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration
Charles Truhan
Set Decoration
Geoff Hubbard
Set Designer
John Jenson
Construction Coordinator
Mel Traxel
Still Photographer
Nancy Zearfoss
Location Manager
Larry Rapaport
Location Scout

Erik L. Nelson
Property Master
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Continuity
Renee Bodner
Continuity
George Hill
Key Grip
James Gray
Key Grip
Colin J. Campbell
Gaffer
Al Meyers
Gaffer
Robert Schneider
Unit Production Manager
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Scott MacDonough
Unit Publicist
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