Patrick Dempsey as Ellsworth "Sonny" Wisecarver

Beverly D'Angelo as Francine Glatt

Talia Balsam as Judy Cusimano

Michael Constantine as Mr. Wisecarver

Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Marver

Brian McNamara as George

Peter Hobbs as The Judge

Terry Camilleri as Mr. Browning, Judy's Lawyer

Betty Jinnette as Mrs. Wisecarver

Tony Longo as Carlo, Judy's Husband

Douglas Rowe as Uncle Clete

Ernie Brown as Chief Kelsey (Papa Bear)

Kim Myers as Wendy, the Usherette

Dana Short as Alberta

Nan Woods as Madeline

Tom Bresnahan as Gary

Lisanne Falk as Jamie

Burr Middleton as FBI Agent Harrow

Jared Chandler as Western Union Messenger

Edith Fellows as Mrs. Long, Judy's Mother

Tom Tarpey as Front Yard Reporter

Crane Jackson as Front Yard Reporter

Harvey J. Goldenberg as Marriage License Clerk

Tom Maier as Judge

Putter Smith as Minister

Lenore Woodward as Justice of the Peace

Lee Garlington as "Schlitz" Waitress

Charles C. Stevenson Jr. as Western Union Telegraph Clerk

Carl D. Parker as Ticket Agent

Wayne Grace as Bus Driver

Jeffrey Alan Chandler as Hotel Clerk

Robert Gould as Detective Glore

Jordan Myers as Desk Sergeant

Rocky Giordani as Tough Inmate

Darwyn Swalve as Huge Inmate

W.T. Zacha as Jail Guard

Kitty Swink as Sponge Bath Nurse

Sarah Partridge as Winking Nurse

Steve Whittaker as 3-Fingered Surgeon

Thomas Albert Clay as 5-Fingered Surgeon

Tony Monaco as L.A. District Attorney

Terry Camilleri as Judy's Lawyer

David Schermerhorn as Courtroom Heckler

John Zarchen as Courtroom Heckler

Cletus Young as Sonny's Guard

Bert Conway as Newspaper Editor

Joycee Katz as Rosie the Riveter

Ana Helena Berenguer as Maria, the Tuna Lady

Jay Varela as The Tuna Foreman

Michael Bandoni as Rooming House Boarder

Sheila Rogers as Mrs. Kelsey (Mama Bear)

Carl Reiner as Alan Brady - Newsreel Narrator