Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Jack McKee
Sam Waterston
Cecil Colson
Elizabeth Ashley
Cora Brown
Clifton James
John Brown
Slim Pickens
Henry Beige
Charlene Dallas
Laura Beige
Harry Dean Stanton
Curt
Richard Bright
Burt
Patti D'Arbanville
Betty Fargo
Maggie Wellman
Mary Fargo
Joe Spinell
Mr. Colson
Bert Conway
Wilbur Fargo
Anthony Palmer
Karl
Richard McMurray
Mr. McKee
Danna Hansen
Mrs. McKee
Doria Cook-Nelson
Anna
Helen Craig
Mrs. Castle
Richard Cavanaugh
Livestock Judge
Patti Jerome
The Madam
Arnold Huppert
Policeman
Esther Black
Grandma Hooper
Ronda Copland
Dee
Jimmy Buffett
Self
Dwight Riley
The Orchestra
Jim Melin
The Orchestra
Tim Schaeffer
The Orchestra
Warren Oates
Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Thomas McGuane
Mandolin Player (uncredited)
Oneida Broderick
Another Lady (uncredited)
Brian Hiller
Little boy in picnic scene (uncredited)
Paula Jermunson
Lady Foreman (uncredited)
Sandy Kenyon
Skinny Face (uncredited)
Angela Kramer
Ranch Lady (uncredited)
Ben Mar Jr.
Cook (uncredited)
Pat Noteboom
Prostitute (uncredited)
John Quade
Circular Face (uncredited)
Wilma Riley
Mrs. Colson (uncredited)
John Rodgers
Clerk (uncredited)
Joseph Sullivan
Dizzy (uncredited)
Greg Taylor
Harmonica Player in Bar (uncredited)
Bob Wetzel
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Frank Perry
Director
Thomas McGuane
Writer
Sidney Katz
Editor
Virginia Katz
Assistant Editor
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Charles Okun
First Assistant Director
David Hamburger
Second Assistant Director
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Anthony Ray
Associate Producer
Michael D. Haller
Production Design
Louis DiGiaimo
Casting
Agnes Lyon
Wardrobe Coordinator
Bob Stein
Makeup Artist
Bob Stein
Makeup Artist
Dan Sable
Sound Editor
William Randall Jr.
Sound Mixer
Al Gramaglia
Sound Recordist
Roy L. Downey
Special Effects Coordinator
Jimmy Buffett
Original Music Composer
Jack Gannon
Script Supervisor
James Marett
Driver
Sidney H. Greenwood
Property Master
Delbert Diener
Assistant Property Master
