Richard Thomas
— Jimmy J.
Susan Tyrrell
— Melba Lou
Deborah Benson
— Charlotte
Lisa Blount
— Billie Jean
Tom Hulce
— Hanley
Dennis Quaid
— Frank
Mary Kai Clark
— Pat
Dennis Christopher
— Eugene
Collin Wilcox Paxton
— Jimmy J.'s Mother
Ben Fuhrman
— Coach Haynes
Michael Lovell Farris
— Edgar
Tom Bonner
— Radio Announcer (voice)
Glen Irby
— Band Director
Bryan Scott
— Dickie
Bush Satterfield
— Charlotte's Father
Katherine Satterfield
— Charlotte's Mother
Betty Harford
— Nurse
Ouida White
— Aunt Ethel
James Dombek
— Mr. Brown
Belynda Dix
— Girl in Car
Melody Hamilton
— Girl with Corsage
Ray Hemphill
— Young Man in Truck
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
— Old Man in Truck
John Pearce
— TV Man
Pete Boggs
— Mr. Phillips
Mark C Thomas
— Boy with Radio
Paula Sanford
— Girl with Radio
Freeman Mobley
— Liquor Store Owner
Charles McCrary
— Midnight
George Johnson
— Midnight's Friend