"A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopted into the almost-exclusively-white upper-middle-class community of San Marino, California."
Denzel Washington
as Roger Porter
George Segal
as Walter Whitney
Susan Saint James
as Vivian Whitney
Jack Warden
as Nelson Longhurst
Paul Winfield
as Bob Garvey
Macon McCalman
as Tubby Wederholt
Vicky Dawson
as Mary Ann
Parley Baer
as Dr. Bristol
Dick Martin
as Victor Bard
Carmen Filpi
as Wino
Tom Poston
as Reverend Hayworth
Kenneth White
as Burly Man
Vernon Weddle
as Wardlow
Edward Marshall
as Freddie
Angelina Estrada
as Bianca
Ed Call
as Basketball Father
Greg Finley
as 1st Guard
Warren Munson
as 2nd Guard
Lee Garlington
as (uncredited)
Jim Greenleaf
as Basketball Boy
Helen Baron
as Secretary
Patrick Wright
as Truck Driver
Ned Monell
as Policeman
Jeremy Smith
Stanley Shapiro
Writer
Michael Schultz
Director
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Marion Segal
Editor
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Producer
Mike Fenton
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Ted Haworth
Production Design
Joseph C. Cavalier
Associate Producer
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
Robin Dee LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Carter DeHaven
Judy Taylor
Jack English
Location Manager
John Daly
Executive Producer