"When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York."
Gena Rowlands
as Gloria Swenson
Buck Henry
as Jack Dawn
Julie Carmen
as Jeri Dawn
John Adames
as Phil Dawn
Tony Knesich
as 1st Man / Gangster
Gregory Cleghorne
as Kid in Elevator
Lupe Garnica
as Margarita Vargas
Jessica Castillo
as Joan Dawn
Tom Noonan
as 2nd Man / Gangster
Ronald Maccone
as 3rd Man / Gangster
George Yudzevich
as Heavy Set Man
Gary Klar
as Irish Cop
William E. Rice
as TV Newscaster
Frank Belgiorno
as Riverside Drive Man #5
J.C. Quinn
as Riverside Drive Man #4
Alex Stevens
as Riverside Drive Man #7
Sonny Landham
as Riverside Drive Man #8
Harry Madsen
as Riverside Drive Man #6
Shanton Granger
as Car Flip Cabbie
John Pavelko
as Bank Teller
Ray Baker
as Assistant Bank Manager
Ross Charap
as Ron / Vault
Irvin Graham
as Clerk / Adams Hotel
Michael Proscia
as Uncle Joe
T.S. Rosenbaum
as Desk Clerk / Star Hotel
Santos Morales
as N.Y. Cemetery Cabbie
Meta Shaw Stevens
as Hostess
Marilyn Putnam
as Waitress
John Finnegan
as Frank
Gaetano Lisi
as Mister
Richard M. Kaye
as Penn Station Hood #3
Steve Lefkowitz
as Penn Station Hood #5
George Poidomani
as Penn Station Hood #4
Lawrence Tierney
as Broadway Bartender
Asa Adil Qawee
as E. 104th Street Cab Driver
Vincent Pecorella
as Boy in Bitch Mother's Apt
Iris Fernandez
as Bitch Mother #1
Jade Bari
as Bitch Mother #2
David Resnick
as Subway Person #2
Thomas J. Buckman
as Man in Newark Station
Joe Dabenigno
Bill Wiley
as Bellman
John M. Sefakis
as Greek Cashier
Val Avery
as Sill
Walter Dukes
as Newark Cabbie
Janet Ruben
as Lincoln Tunnel Cabbie
Ferruccio Hrvatin
as Aldo
Edward Wilson
as Guillermo D'Antoni
Basilio Franchina
as Tony Tanzini
Carl Levy
as Milt Cohen
Warren Selvaggi
as Pat Donovan
Nathan Seril
as The Baron
Vladimir Drazenovic
as Tonti
Edward Jacobs
as Desk Clerk / Newark Hotel
Brad Johnston
as 1st Traveler
Jerry Jaffe
as Pittsburgh Cabbie
Chris McCabe Adams
as Kid Playing on the Street (uncredited)
Maja Niles
as Tourist (uncredited)
Jerry Schram
as Bank Customer (uncredited)
Filomena Spagnuolo
as Old Lady (uncredited)
John Cassavetes
Director
Sam Shaw
Producer
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Fred Schuler
Director of Photography
George C. Villaseñor
Editor
Elizabeth Gazzara
Production Assistant
Stephen F. Kesten
Associate Producer
Vic Ramos
Casting
Rene D'Auriac
Art Direction
John Godfrey
Set Decoration
Peggy Farrell
Costume Design
Emanuel Ungaro
Vincent Callaghan
Makeup Artist
Verne Caruso
Hairstylist
Production Manager
Writer
Penney Finkelman Cox
Assistant Director Trainee
Tom Fritz
Second Assistant Director
Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Beckert
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Effects
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Mixer
Michael Jiron
Dennis Maitland
Tod A. Maitland
Boom Operator
James Perdue
Sound Recordist
Daniel Rosenblum
Pat Somerset
Stan Gordon
Sound
Lori Blounstein
Assistant Editor
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Lou Barlia
Camera Operator
Sandy Brooke
First Assistant Camera
Ricki-Ellen Brooke
Second Assistant Camera
Nancy Hopton
Script Supervisor
Walter Stocklin
Property Master
Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink
Special Effects
Al Griswold
Ron Ottesen
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
Tom Volpe
Best Boy Grip
John Mazzoni
Dolly Grip
Russell Engels
Gaffer
Ken Connors
Best Boy Electric
James E. Foote
Location Manager
Jessica Burstein
Still Photographer
Adger W. Cowans
Ann Guerin
Publicist
Eileen Eichenstein
Production Office Coordinator
James Giblin
Transportation Captain
Peter Garbarini
Aerial Director of Photography
Dialogue Coach
Larry Shaw
Victoria Vanderkloot
Stunt Double