"An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades."
Jack Nicholson
as Francis Phelan
Meryl Streep
as Helen Archer
Carroll Baker
as Annie Phelan
Michael O'Keefe
as Billy
Diane Venora
as Peg
Fred Gwynne
as Oscar Reo
Margaret Whitton
as Katrina
Tom Waits
as Rudy
Jake Dengel
as Pee Wee
Nathan Lane
as Harold Allen
James Gammon
as Reverend Chester
Laura Esterman
as Rowdy Dick
Will Zahrn
as Nora
Joe Grifasi
as Jack
Hy Anzell
as Rosskam
Bethel Leslie
as Librarian
Richard Hamilton
as Donovan
Black-Eyed Susan
as Clara
Louise Phillips
as Flower Girl
Marjorie Slocum
as Elderly Woman
Lena Spencer
as Slatternly Woman
Lola Pashalinski
as Fat Woman with Turkey
Paul A. DiCocco Jr.
as Bus Driver
Priscilla Smith
as Sandra
James Dukas
as Finny
Jared Swartout
as Guard Captain
Ted Levine
as Pocono Pete
Martin Patterson
as Foxy Phil Tooker
Terry O'Reilly
as Aldo Campione
Michael O'Gorman
as Strike Leader
Frank Whaley
as Young Francis
Jordan Valdina
as Youth at Strike
Louis St. Louis
as Piano Man
John Wright
as Goblin
Robin Wood-Chappelle
Nicole Weden
Peter Pryor
Duane Scholz
Matt McGrath
Lois Barden Stilley
as Mrs. Dillon
Cori Irwin
as Young Girl
Pamela Payton-Wright
as Mother
Boris McGiver
as Clerk
Phyllis Gottung
as Old Woman
James Yoham
as Bald Man
Ean Egas
as Danny
Nebraska Brace
as Andy
Jeff Morris
as Michigan Mac
William Duell
as Moose
George Rafferty
as Raider
Robert Manion
Pat Devane
as Nurse
Héctor Babenco
Director
Keith Barish
Producer
Marcia Nasatir
Lauro Escorel
Director of Photography
Anne Goursaud
Editor
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Robert Guerra
Art Direction
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Joseph G. Aulisi
Costume Design
Beth Kuhn
Assistant Art Director
Clare Scarpulla
Enno Poersch
Joseph Petruccio Sr.
Construction Coordinator
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Paul Boyington
Visual Effects Supervisor
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan
Script Supervisor
Milton Buras
Hairstylist
J. Roy Helland
Marie-Ange Ripka
Key Hair Stylist
David Forrest
Makeup Department Head
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
William Kennedy
Novel
Screenplay
Rick Avery
Stunts
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Andy Gill