
113 minutes
9/28/1984
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Ryan O'Neal
as Albert Brodsky

Shelley Long
as Lucy Van Patten Brodsky

Drew Barrymore
as Casey Brodsky

Sam Wanamaker
as David Kessler

Allen Garfield
as Phil Hanner

Sharon Stone
as Blake Chandler

David Paymer
as Alan Sluiser

Jenny Gago
as Tracy

David Graf
as Bink
Hortensia Colorado
as Maria Hernandez
Kim Marriner
as Reporter
Wendy Gordon
as Reporter
Ken Gale
as Reporter
Deborah Cody
as Reporter
Marc May
as Reporter
Steven K. Miller
as Reporter
Annie Meyers-Shyer
as Little Girl in Crowd
Lauren Hartman
as Woman on the Street

Larry Marko
as Court Clerk
Lorinne Vozoff
as Judge Shalack
Ida Random
as Woman at Party

Steffen Zacharias
as Man at Party
Laura Campbell
as Uptight Woman
Verna Cornelius
as Englishwoman at Party

Johna Stewart-Bowden
as Little Casey
David D'Arnal
as Waiter
Don Benjamin
as Whispering Man

Jaid Barrymore
as Whispering Woman

Kelly Lange
as Anchorwoman

Rex Reed
as Entertainment Editor
Irving Meyers
as Man in Bar

William A. Fraker
as "Gabrielle" Cinematographer
Beverly Reed
as Dotty

Eloise Hardt
as Elaine Kessler
Art Bradley
as Handsome Party Guest

Stuart Pankin
as Ronnie
Laura Coker
as Amy
Gregory Hodal
as "Atlanta" Preacher
Carl Byrd
as "Atlanta" Sound Man

Luana Anders
as "Atlanta" Widow
Richard Minchenberg
as Howard Kay

Charlotte Stewart
as Sally

Dana Kaminski
as Woman in Dress Shop
Arlin Miller
as Radio Newscaster (voice)

Ken Lerner
as Doctor
Minnie Summers Lindsey
as Inez

Mimi Craven
as Assistant (uncredited)
Douglas DuVal
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Molly Hansen
as Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Robert Dominick Jones
as Civil War Soldier (uncredited)