"Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life."
Shirley MacLaine
as Aurora Greenway
Debra Winger
as Emma Greenway Horton
Jack Nicholson
as Garrett Breedlove
Danny DeVito
as Vernon Dahlart
Jeff Daniels
as Flap Horton
John Lithgow
as Sam Burns
Lisa Hart Carroll
as Patsy Clark
Betty King
as Rosie Dunlop
Huckleberry Fox
as Teddy Horton
Troy Bishop
as Tommy Horton
Shane Serwin
as Younger Tommy Horton
Megan Morris
as Melanie Horton
Tara Yeakey
as Baby Melanie
Norman Bennett
as Edward Johnson
Jennifer Josey
as Young Emma
Kate Charleson
as Janice
Tom Wees
as Dr. Budge
Paul Menzel
as Dr. Maise
F. William Parker
as Doctor
Amanda Watkins
as Meg
Buddy Gilbert
as Dr. Ratcher
David Wohl
as Phil
Shelley K. Nielsen
as Nurse
Bette Croissant
Charles Beall
as Rudyard's Employer
Lelise Folse
as Doris
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
as Lee Anne
Judy Dickerson
as Checkout Girl
Devon O'Brien
as Lizbeth
Dana Vance
as Victoria
Alexandra O'Karma
as Jane
Nancy Mette
as Woman at Party
Holly Holmberg Brooks
as T.J.
Lear Levin
as Jack Stern
Albert Brooks
as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
Lanier Whilden
as Patsy's Mother
Helen Stauffer
as Flap's Secretary
Barbara Balik
as Woman
Michelle Watkins
John C. Conger
as Moving Man
Sandra Newkirk
as Mrs. Johnson
Elaine McGown
as Herself
Mary Kay Place
as Doris (voice)
James L. Brooks
Producer
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Director
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Richard Marks
Editor
Larry McMurtry
Novel
Screenplay
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
First Assistant Editor
Kristi Zea
Costume Design
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Ellen Chenoweth
Martin Jurow
Co-Producer
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Penney Finkelman Cox
Austen Jewell
Unit Production Manager
Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration
Marty P. Ewing
Second Assistant Director
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Steven Hiller
Second Assistant Camera
Richard A. Villalobos
Leadman
Anthony Mondell
Bron Roylance
Michael McDuffee
Transportation Coordinator
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer
Don Reddy
Camera Operator
Albert M. Shapiro
First Assistant Director
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Paula Herold
Casting Associate
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
Sandy Veneziano
Set Designer
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Billy Miller
Key Grip
Rosemary Dorsey
Script Supervisor
Norval D. Crutcher
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
George Watters II
Sound Editor
Cecelia Hall
Andrew Patterson
Joanne D'Antonio
Barbara Fallick Marks
Dialogue Editor
Terry Lynn Allen
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Samuel C. Crutcher
Larry Singer
Stephen Stalheim
Apprentice Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Bruce Fortune
Sound Assistant
Kevin O'Connell
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Polly Platt
Production Design