When aging newspaper Editor Frank Miller is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly. Frank becomes enraged and starts writing letters to his son, Richard, expressing his fury.
Cast
Art Carney
Frank Miller
Maureen Stapleton
Betty Miller
Mike Farrell
Richard Miller
Gail Strickland
Marlene
Mary Jackson
Edna Miller
Jenny O'Hara
Patty Miller
Lew Ayres
Dan Miller
Margaret Hamilton
Grandma Miller
Michael Goodwin
Mr. Carstairs
Michael J. Fox
Ricky
Larry Buck
Instructor
Margaret Martin
Millie
Nicholas Rice
Kennel Owner
Robert Stelmach
Car Salesman
Guy Bannerman
Mechanic
Blu Mankuma
Mover #1
Jonathon Pallone
Mover #2
Paul Rothery
Office Boy
Shirley Barclay
Minnie
John Röder
Mr. Everett
Gail Rosella
Checker
Fred Bass
Walter Jackson
Wayne Cox
Policeman
Lon Katzman
Prowler
Dorothy Goldrick
Old Woman
Virginia Harrison
Mrs. Lawson
Barney Potts
Calvin
Alex Kliner
Stanley
Celeste MacLeod
Frances
Crew
Edward Parone
Director
Larry Grusin
Writer
Stephen Karpf
Writer
Elinor Karpf
Writer
George Thompson
Story
Scott C. Eyler
Editor
Roland "Ozzie" Smith
Director of Photography
Gordon Mark
Second Assistant Director
Dennis E. Jones
Assistant Director
Gerald W. Abrams
Executive Producer
Ronald Shedlo
Producer
Gilda Texter
Costumer
Christopher Ryan
Costumer
Jamie Brown
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Robert Gutknecht
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Sutton
Sound Mixer
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Richard Lapham
Music Editor
Peg Cummings
Set Decoration
Melody Greene
Script Supervisor
Bob Gray
Location Manager
Bill Watkins
Production Manager
Paul Tucker
Unit Production Manager
Trevor Williams
Art Direction