"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
Oz Scott
Director
Lonne Elder III
Adaptation
Story
Roger L. Simon
Screenplay
Clifford C. Coleman
First Assistant Director
George Sawaya
Stunts
Ronald E. High
Assistant Camera
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Robert Latham Brown
Unit Production Manager
Bob Jones
Peter Stader
Clint Robinson
Property Master
Jadie David
Phil Chong
Ron Oliney
Ernest Robinson
Stunt Double
David Holden
Second Unit Director
Kalai Strode
Ted Duncan
Richard Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Marc Margulies
John Syrjamaki
Second Assistant Director
Erik Cord
Gerald Wade
Sharon Schaffer
William Jay Gahret
Camera Operator
Fred Goodich
Director of Photography
Geary McLeod
Charles Washburn
Maximilian Bing
Hope R. Goodwin
Michael M. Vendrell
Kym Washington Longino
Allison Caine
Vocals
Roberta Flack
Songs
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Script Supervisor
John Toll
Second Unit
Julie Reid
Production Secretary
Jeffrey Norvet
Robert Ellsworth
Costume Supervisor
Michael T. Elias
Assistant Editor
Robert Mayer
Music Editor
Lee Krosskove
Earl C. Williman
Gaffer
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Robert Woodside
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Richard Pryor Jr.
Production Assistant
Kimberly Sizemore
Betty A. Griffin
Tony Rivetti Jr.
Pat Faye
Eugene Schwartz
Transportation Captain
Mabel Collins
Associate Producer
Lauren Jones
Dialogue Coach
Rick Mitchell
James Maull
Location Manager
Mark Davis
Conductor
Max Manlove
Alice Daniels
Bette Jane Cohen
Susan Royal
Tom Garris
Michael Schultz
Ron Snyder
Makeup Artist
Michael S. Glick
Producer
John W. Corso
Art Direction
Editor
Skip Lusk
Bill Whitten
Costume Design
Gerald Solomon
Hairstylist
Anita Dann
Casting
Original Music Composer
William Greaves
Executive Producer
Harry Keramidas
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Dennis Dalzell
Tony Lloyd
Marc E. Meyer Jr.
Chuck House
Stephen Loomis
Michael F. Blake
Charles R. Davis
Ann Wadlington