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