"A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors."
Beau Bridges
as Hank Tilby
Millie Perkins
as Lois Tilby
Lloyd Bridges
as Stewart Larson
Jordan Bridges
as Travis Tilby
Courtney Thorne-Smith
as Sheryl
Ed Lauter
as Coach Gruniger
Anne Haney
as Mrs. Sudsup
Bill Calvert
as Jason Tilby
Beau Dremann
as Alec
Jason Bateman
as Steve Tilby
Jason Naylor
as Arnold
Jessica Puscas
as Jenni Tilby
Joshua Bryant
as Sam the Vet
Zero Hubbard
as Jeff
Tina Caspary
as 1st Girl
Scott Nemes
as 1st Boy
Kiblena Peace
as Emily
Mark Clayman
as Tommy
Dorothy Dean Bridges
as Aggie Larson
Allan Dietrich
as Square Dance Caller
Lucinda Jany
as Neighbor Lady
Leonard P. Geer
as Old Man
Jeff Bridges
as Neighbor
Director
Craig Holyoak
Teleplay
Mel Ferrer
Executive Producer
Brenton Yorgason
Novel
Blaine Yorgason
Peter N. Johnson
Glenn L. Anderson
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Mark H. Ovitz
Producer
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
James T. Heckert
Editor
Penny Ellers
Casting
Joyce Robinson
Ida Random
Production Design
Ethel Robins Richards
Set Decoration
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design