118 minutes
5/14/1987
New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.
Jill Clayburgh
as Diana
Barbara Hershey
as Ruth
Martha Plimpton
as Grace
Merritt Butrick
as Mike
John Philbin
as Tommy
Don Swayze
as Mark
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Paul
Mare Winningham
as Candy
Michael Audley
as Louie
Brad Leland
as Larry
Tony Epper
as Jake
Paul Landry
as Henry
Warren Battiste
as Dick
Edward Bunker
as Chuck
Vladimir Bibic
as Welder
Dominic Barto
as Chief
Dave Petitjean
as Sheriff
William Anderson
as Policeman
David Avne
as Policeman
Ronn Wright
as Policeman
Cheryl Starbuck
as Stewardess
Chaire Acerno
as Stewardess
J. Larry McGill
as Black Man
Ernest Tan
as Vietnamese Pimp
Jack McGee
as Cab Driver
Jack Radosta
as Pal #1
Phyllis Guerrini
as Margo
Greg Guirard
as Man