100 minutes
3/19/1979
A young divorcee struggles to provide for her young son and make a new life for herself in the backstage jungle of a TV talk show, becoming fast friends with its head writer whose job it is to see that its host, a woman-chasing egomaniac, stays at the top of the ratings.
Carrie Snodgress
as Diana Hayward
Dick Shawn
as Deke Edwards
Edie Adams
as Connie Burton
Jed Allan
as Bernie
Vivian Blaine
as Sylvia
Denise DuBarry
as Marcy
Tom Hallick
as Pat McKenna
Elayne Heilveil
as Amy
David Letterman
as Matt Morgan
Michael Parks
as David York
Susan Heldfond
as Jenny Roman
Mackenzie Phillips
as Susan
Meeno Peluce
as Josh Roman
Bruce Stidham
as Alan Berkowitz
Pat Proft
as Bill Owens
Joseph Hardin
as Johnny
Mitch Hara
as Terry
Russ Marin
as Mac
Michael Payne
as Sam
Roscoe Born
as Ben Lakeman
Joel Lawrence
as Cue Card Man
Sumi Haru
as TV Reporter
Moe Di Sesso
as Mr. Doodles
Lonnie Bradford
as Man
Joella Deffenbaugh
as Woman
J.D. Hinton
as Donnie Devlin