cast
- James Belushi
- Bill Dancer
- Kelly Lynch
- Grey Ellison
- Alisan Porter
- Curly Sue
- John Getz
- Walter McCormick
- Fred Dalton Thompson
- Bernard Oxbar
- Cameron Thor
- Maitre d'
- Ely Pouget
- Dinah Tompkins
- Burke Byrnes
- Dr. Maxwell
- Rocco Pecirno
- Father of the Bride
- Branscombe Richmond
- Albert
- Tammy Karabas-Brody
- 3rd Store Clerk
- Charles Adams
- Prison Guard
- James W. Bolinski
- Pawnbroker
- Ralph Foody
- Drifter
- Lyle Brown
- Theater Patron
- Gail Boggs
- Anise Hall
- Joel Levin
- 2nd Store Clerk
- Cedrick Pipes
- Cook
- Grace Collette
- Foster Mother
- Patricia Hooker
- 4th Store Clerk
- Viveka Davis
- Trina
- Steve Carell
- Tesio
- Adele Robbins
- DCGS Caseworker
- Luke Reichle
- 1st Store Clerk
- Alonzo Hall
- Cook
- Carol Chickering
- Soprano
- Terrie Snell
- Maggie
- Barbara Tarbuck
- Mrs. Arnold
- Joe Liss
- Ticket Taker
- John Ashton
- Mr. Arnold (uncredited)
- Nadine Burke
- Social Worker
- Susan Mayer
- Woman with Champagne Glass
- Edie McClurg
- Secretary
crew
- John Hughes
- Director, Producer, Screenwriter
- Jeffrey Kimball
- Cinematographer
- Charles Wilborn
- Musical Direction/Supervision
- David E. Campbell
- Musical Direction/Supervision
- Georges Delerue
- Composer (Music Score)
- Michele Vice
- Songwriter
- Harvey Rosenstock
- Editor
- Peck Prior
- Editor
- Doug Kraner
- Production Designer
- Lynn M. Morgan
- Production Designer, Associate Producer, Production Manager
- Steven Schwartz
- Art Director
- Tarquin Gotch
- Executive Producer
- Gary Baugh
- Set Designer
- Marjorie Fritz-Birch
- Set Designer
- Masako Masuda
- Set Designer
- Samara Schaffer
- Set Designer
- William Fosser
- Set Designer
- Michael Kaplan
- Costume Designer
- Gregg Rudloff
- Sound/Sound Designer
- John Reitz
- Sound/Sound Designer
- John Gray
- Special Effects
- Susan Mayer
- Makeup
- Ve Neill
- Makeup