"The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense."
Barbara Hershey
as Candy Morrison
Brian Dennehy
as Ed Reivers
John Terry
as Stan Blankenship
Richard Gilliland
as Dale Morrison
Lee Garlington
as Peggy Blankenship
Hal Holbrook
as Dr. Beardsley
Matthew Posey
as Norman Billings
James Monroe Black
as Dr. Giles
Dennis Letts
as Chief McAlester
Marco Perella
as Rick Slocum
Norman Bennett
as Jim Ramsey
Jerry Haynes
as Judge Scott
Rodger Boyce
as Rex Staples
Daphne Eckler
as Dede Alexander
Jan DeWitt
as Connie Keating
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Burton Weinstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Janet Lucas Lawler
Costume Design
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Jack Marty
Art Direction
Mary Rose
Costume Designer
Rob Edleson
Set Decoration
Andrew Richter
Associate Producer
Bruce J. Sallan
Executive Producer
Courtney Pledger
Producer
Judith A. Polone
Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer
Cynthia Cidre
Co-Producer
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Shari Hamrick
Dan Witt
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Teleplay
John Bloom
Book
James Atkinson