"Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both."
Ryan O'Neal
as Albert Brodsky
Shelley Long
as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
Drew Barrymore
as Casey Brodsky
Sam Wanamaker
as David Kessler
Allen Garfield
as Phil Hanner
Sharon Stone
as Blake Chandler
David Paymer
as Alan Sluiser
Jenny Gago
as Tracy
David Graf
as Bink
Hortensia Colorado
as Maria Hernandez
Kim Marriner
as Reporter
Wendy Gordon
Ken Gale
Deborah Cody
Marc May
Steven K. Miller
Annie Meyers-Shyer
as Little Girl in Crowd
Lauren Hartman
as Woman on the Street
Larry Marko
as Court Clerk
Lorinne Vozoff
as Judge Shalack
Ida Random
as Woman at Party
Steffen Zacharias
as Man at Party
Laura Campbell
as Uptight Woman
Verna Cornelius
as Englishwoman at Party
Johna Stewart-Bowden
as Little Casey
David D'Arnal
as Waiter
Don Benjamin
as Whispering Man
Jaid Barrymore
as Whispering Woman
Kelly Lange
as Anchorwoman
Rex Reed
as Entertainment Editor
Irving Meyers
as Man in Bar
William A. Fraker
as "Gabrielle" Cinematographer
Beverly Reed
as Dotty
Eloise Hardt
as Elaine Kessler
Art Bradley
as Handsome Party Guest
Stuart Pankin
as Ronnie
Laura Coker
as Amy
Gregory Hodal
as "Atlanta" Preacher
Carl Byrd
as "Atlanta" Sound Man
Luana Anders
as "Atlanta" Widow
Richard Minchenberg
as Howard Kay
Charlotte Stewart
as Sally
Dana Kaminski
as Woman in Dress Shop
Arlin Miller
as Radio Newscaster (voice)
Ken Lerner
as Doctor
Minnie Summers Lindsey
as Inez
Mimi Craven
as Assistant (uncredited)
Douglas DuVal
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Molly Hansen
as Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Robert Dominick Jones
as Civil War Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Shyer
Director
Nancy Meyers
Writer
April Ferry
Costume Supervisor
Director of Photography
John F. Burnett
Editor
Olivier Toussaint
Original Music Composer
Paul De Senneville
Alex Winitsky
Producer
Arlene Sellers
Executive Producer
Richard Hashimoto
Associate Producer
Production Design
Jane Bogart
Set Decoration
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design