"Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich."
Jacqueline Bisset
as Liz Hamilton
Candice Bergen
as Merry Noel Blake
David Selby
as Doug Blake
Hart Bochner
as Chris Adams
Steven Hill
as Jules Levi
Meg Ryan
as Debby Blake, 18 Years
Matt Lattanzi
as Jim
Daniel Faraldo
as Ginger Trinidad
Nicole Eggert
as Debby Blake, 8 Years
Joe Maross
as Martin Fornam
Cloyce Morrow
as Martha Antilles
Cheryl Robinson
as UCLA Voice (voice)
Allan Warnick
as Desk Clerk
Ann Risley
as Max's Wife
Damion Scheller
as Max's Son
Haley Fox
as Max's Daughter
Fay Kanin
as Professor Fields
Herb Graham
as Waiter
Tara Simpson
as Stewardess
Charlotte Moore
as Clerk / Cartier
William G. Schilling
as Doorman / Waldorf-Astoria
John Perkins
as Limo Driver
Herbert Bress
as Waiter-Hallway
Alan Berliner
as Photographer
Don Bachardy
as Malibu Party Guest
Ruth Storey
Marsha Hunt
Christopher Isherwood
Pola Miller
Paul Morrissey
Jennifer Nairn-Smith
Karen Somerville
Roger Vadim
Sandra Smith Allyn
as Literary Party Guest
Frances Bergen
Ray Bradbury
Ellen Brill
Gwen Davis
Frank De Felitta
Michael Dewell
Nina Foch
Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey
Oliver Hailey
Randal Kleiser
Gavin Lambert
Michael Brandon
as Max (uncredited)
Dack Rambo
as Kent (uncredited)
George Cukor
Director
Gerald Ayres
Screenplay
John Van Druten
Theatre Play
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Producer
Donald J. Remacle
Set Decoration
Jan Scott
Production Design
Fred Harpman
Art Direction
Donald Peterman
Director of Photography
John F. Burnett
Editor
William Allyn
