"While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets."
James Spader
as Cray Fowler
Joanne Whalley
as Natalie Tate
Jason Robards
as Clifford Fowler
Charlotte Lewis
as Lee Tran
Michael Warren
as Nathan LeFleur
Piper Laurie
as Constance Fowler
Michael Parks
as Michael Trevallian
Chuck McCann
as Pudge Herman
Charles Haid
as Abe Choate
Chino 'Fats' Williams
as Theotis Washington
Woody Strode
as Charlie Sumpter
Jeff Perry
as Peter Dandridge
Galyn Görg
as Spice
Justine Shapiro
as Melanie Fowler
George Cheung
as Xang Tran
Phillip Carter
as Avner Hollister
Ron Gural
as Librarian
Fred Lewis
as Bennett Jones
Graham Timbes
as Sam Honess
Steve Forrest
as Judge Quentin Murdoch
Lionel Ferbos
as St. Alban's Father
Bernard Zette
as Tom Plunkett
Sally Ann Roberts
as Commentator
Jim Gleason
as Lawyer
Wendy Gardner
as Young Constance (uncredited)
Jantonio Turner
as Valet (uncredited)
Mark Frost
Director
Lee Reynolds
Screenplay
Robert Macklin
Novel
Frank Galbally
Kurt Bryant
Stunts
Ronald Víctor García
Director of Photography
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Bruce Alan Greene
Steadicam Operator
Richard Hoover
Production Design
Chappy Hardy
Associate Producer
Brian Kasch
Set Decoration
David Roe
Producer
John Davis
Executive Producer
Les Lithgow
Co-Executive Producer
Louise Frogley
Costume Design
John Flock
Kathleen M. McKernin
Art Direction
B.J. Sears
Editor
Evzen Kolar
Co-Producer
Edward R. Pressman
George Zecevic
Johanna Ray
Casting
Dennis Madalone
