Robert Hooks
— Paul
S. Pearl Sharp
— Harriet (as Saundra Sharp)
Dick Anthony Williams
— Danny
Hattie Winston
— Ivy
Morgan Freeman
— Sweet Talk
Anna Maria Horsford
— Monica
Samuel E. Wright
— Scottie
Minnie Gentry
— Emma
Ted Beniades
— Brooks
Lea Scott
— Drug Counselor
Laurie Chock
— Sandy
Pat McNamara
— Delivery Man
Frank Scardino
— Record Producer
Yvonne Warden
— Clerk
Bill Houston
— Cop
Estelle Evans
— Mother
Pat Estwick
— Junkie
Arthur French
— Man at Meeting
Felecia Hunter
— Elsie
Antonia French
— Joanne
Guy Costley
— Ghetto Boy
Stephen Gattanella
— Conga Drummer in Band (uncredited)