"After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country."
Richard Pryor
as Joe Braxton
Cicely Tyson
as Vivian Perry
Ángel Ramírez
as Julio
Jimmy Hughes
as Harold
Edwin DeLeon
as Ernesto
Edwin Kinter
as Anthony
Tami Luchow
as Linda
Janet Wong
as Annie
Alphonso Alexander
as Martin
Kia Cooper
as Samantha
Robert Christian
as Donald
George Coe
as Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Bill Quinn
as Judge Antonio Runzuli
Roy Jenson
as Klan Leader
Fred Carney
as Alfred Schuyler
Peggy McCay
as Gladys Schuyler
Luke Andreas
as Loader
Earl Billings
as Man at Parole Office
Matthew Clark
as Dwayne
Nick Dimitri
as Frank Munjak
Les Engel
as Wino
Michael A. Esler
as Cop
Paul Gardner
as Anchorman
Ben Gerard
as Man
Gary Goetzman
as Store Manager
Joe Jacobs
as Watchman
Paul Mooney
as Marvin
Lee Noblitt
as Farmer
Ines Pedroza
as Herself
Morgan Roberts
as Uncle Humphrey
Vern Taylor
as Highway Patrolman #1
Rick Sawaya
as Highway Patrolman #2
Shila Turna
as Girl in Card Game
Gloria Jewel Waggener
as Aunt Beedee
Jonelle White
as Sales Clerk
Jewell Williams
as Miss Thomas
Sunny Woods
as Linette Peasley
Craig Richards
as Courtroom Bailiff
Roger L. Simon
Screenplay
Story
Oz Scott
Director
Lonne Elder III
Adaptation
Bob Jones
Assistant Camera
Phil Chong
Stunts
Charles Washburn
Unit Production Manager
Hope R. Goodwin
Second Assistant Director
Michael M. Vendrell
William Jay Gahret
Camera Operator
Marc Margulies
Clifford C. Coleman
First Assistant Director
George Sawaya
Ronald E. High
Clint Robinson
Property Master
Gerald Wade
David Holden
Second Unit Director
Ted Duncan
Richard Washington
Kalai Strode
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Double
Stunt Coordinator
Maximilian Bing
John Syrjamaki
Erik Cord
Robert Latham Brown
Sharon Schaffer
Fred Goodich
Director of Photography
Tony Rivetti Jr.
Pat Faye
Production Assistant
Second Unit
Robert Ellsworth
Costume Supervisor
Ron Oliney
Jeffrey Norvet
Michael T. Elias
Assistant Editor
Mark Davis
Conductor
Eugene Schwartz
Transportation Captain
Betty A. Griffin
Script Supervisor
Mabel Collins
Associate Producer
John Toll
Bette Jane Cohen
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Lee Krosskove
Key Grip
Carl Manoogian
Earl C. Williman
Gaffer
Jadie David
Peter Stader
Geary McLeod
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Kym Washington Longino
Alice Daniels
Rick Mitchell
Robert Woodside
Lauren Jones
Dialogue Coach
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Richard Pryor Jr.
Roberta Flack
Songs
Max Manlove
Production Secretary
Julie Reid
Allison Caine
Vocals
Robert Mayer
Music Editor
James Maull
Location Manager
Susan Royal
Tom Garris
Kimberly Sizemore
Michael Schultz
William Greaves
Executive Producer
Charles R. Davis
Art Direction
Producer
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Ron Snyder
Makeup Artist
Ann Wadlington
Hairstylist
Original Music Composer
Editor
Skip Lusk
Tony Lloyd
Michael S. Glick
Anita Dann
Casting
Stephen Loomis
Costume Design
Marc E. Meyer Jr.
Chuck House
Dennis Dalzell
Harry Keramidas
Michael F. Blake
John W. Corso
Bill Whitten
Gerald Solomon