124 minutes
7/31/1989
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
Steve Martin
as Gil Buckman
Mary Steenburgen
as Karen Buckman
Dianne Wiest
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Jason Robards
as Frank Buckman
Rick Moranis
as Nathan Huffner
Tom Hulce
as Larry Buckman
Martha Plimpton
as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Keanu Reeves
as Tod Higgins
Harley Jane Kozak
as Susan Buckman
Joaquin Phoenix
as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Dennis Dugan
as David Brodsky
Eileen Ryan
as Marilyn Buckman
Helen Shaw
as Grandma
Jasen Fisher
as Kevin Buckman
Paul Linke
as George Bowman
Alisan Porter
as Taylor Buckman
Zachary La Voy
as Justin Buckman
Ivyann Schwan
as Patty Huffner
Alex Burrall
as Cool Buckman
Lowell Ganz
as Stan
Rance Howard
as Dean at College
Max Elliott Slade
as Young Gil Buckman
Clint Howard
as Lou
Lamont Lofton
as Fotomat Clerk
Erika Rafuls
as Amy
Jordan Kessler
as Matt
Billy Cohen
as Eddie
Isabel Cooley
as Barbara Rice
Walter von Huene
as Opposing Coach
Howie Dorough
as Kid in Classroom (uncredited)
Greg Gerard
as Doctor Lucas
Paul Keeley
as Kevin Buckman - Age 21
Claudio Jacobellis
as Student 1 at College
W. Bruce O'Donoghue
as Umpire
Hillary Matthews
as Student 2 at Collage
Sherry Ferguson
as Screaming Co-ed
Todd Hallowell
as Track Official
Richard Kuhlman
as Young Frank Buckman
Charmin Lee
as Nurse at Hospital
Bryce Dallas Howard
as Redheaded Audience Girl (uncredited)