| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arthur Allan Seidelman | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Bert Glatstein | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Clint Smith | Crew | Writing | Story, Coordinating Producer |
 Eddie Murphy | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Hanania Baer | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Linda Lee Sutton | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
Mark McClafferty | Crew | Production | Producer, Story |
Sam Egan | Crew | Production | Producer, Teleplay |
 Stanley Clarke | Crew | Sound | Music |
Jack Frost Sanders | Crew | Production | Producer |
Mark E. Corry | Crew | Writing | Story, Coordinating Producer |
Jacqueline SaintAnne | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Lynn Marlin | Crew | Writing | Story |
 Alan Wilder | Cast | Actor | Store Employee |
 Ben Vereen | Cast | Actor | Morris |
Cedric Young | Cast | Actor | Conductor |
 Charlie Murphy | Cast | Actor | Jamal |
 Cicely Tyson | Cast | Actress | Etta Mercer |
 Della Reese | Cast | Actress | Alicia Slater |
 Esther Rolle | Cast | Actress | Esther Clayton |
 Gilbert Lewis | Cast | Actor | Ed |
 Gregory Sporleder | Cast | Actor | Vendor |
 Irma P. Hall | Cast | Actress | Mrs. Smith |
 Jason Weaver | Cast | Actor | Ernie |
Jeff Kizer | Cast | Actor | Mark Holden |
 John Beal | Cast | Actor | Cameron |
 John Cothran | Cast | Actor | Minister |
 Kelly Coffield Park | Cast | Actress | Linda Cowley |
 Ken Page | Cast | Actor | Dwight McReady |
Marge Kotlisky | Cast | Actress | Gretchen |
 Michael Warren | Cast | Actor | Tony Parks |
 Peter Siragusa | Cast | Actor | Bruno |
 Ray Parker, Jr. | Cast | Actor | T.C. |
Sadie Veraldi | Cast | Actress | Rita |
 Sammy Davis Jr. | Cast | Actor | Sideman |
Tim Douglas | Cast | Actor | Information Officer |
Tom Webb | Cast | Guard | |
 Trent Cameron | Cast | Actor | Reggie Miller |
 Vanessa Williams | Cast | Actress | Lynette Parks |
Mary Mulligan | Cast | Diana Holden | |
 Ron West | Cast | Actor | Derelict |
Sherry Narens | Cast | Actress | Teacher |
Jeffrey Craig Harris | Cast | Clerk | |
Marcus Carothers | Cast | Gerald | |
Paula Anglin | Cast | Cora | |
Sam Sanders | Cast | Actor | Mr. Smith |
Jimmy Carville | Cast | Santa / Taxi Driver | |
Jonathan Wayne Wilson | Cast | Bouncer | |
Chris Cartmill | Cast | Office Worker | |
Steven J. Crayton | Cast | Jimmy | |
Tennille Martin | Cast | Girl in the Museum | |
David Laster | Cast | Philly Monroe | |
James Dunleavy | Cast | Noah | |
Sonny Mann | Cast | Michael | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
