The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
Cast
Raúl Juliá
Stu Quiñones
Griffin O'Neal
Danny Masters
Desi Arnaz
Mayor Leon Quiñones
Teri Garr
Arlene
Joan Hackett
Aunt Sibyl
Gabriel Dell
Uncle Burke
John P. Ryan
Vernon
E. G. Daily
Sandra
M. Emmet Walsh
Fritz
Jackie Coogan
Magic Shop Owner
Hal Williams
Cop at Mayor's Office
Helen Page Camp
Neighbor
David Clennon
Newspaper Editor
Harry Caesar
Sax Player
Huntz Hall
Turnkey
Harry Anderson
Harry Masters
George Brengel
Water Commissioner
Carlin Glynn
Treasurer's Secretary
Isabel Cooley
Secretary at Newspaper Office
Tom Signorelli
Mailbox Cop
George Cantero
Jail Trustee
Harry Cohn
Jailmate
James Howard
Cop at Bridal Shop
R. Wayne Kruse
Reporter
Margaret Ladd
Reporter
Tom Mahoney
M.C.
Garry Marshall
Drummer
Doug McGrath
Photographer
Susi Sherman
Woman at Club
Richard Bradford
Sam (uncredited)
Crew
Caleb Deschanel
Director
Melissa Mathison
Screenplay
Stephen Zito
Screenplay
David Wagoner
Novel
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Stephen Semel
Assistant Editor
Stephen H. Burum
Director of Photography
Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
Andy Anderson
Second Assistant Director
Mark Radcliffe
Additional Second Assistant Director
Elise Rohden
Production Coordinator
Penny McCarthy
Production Coordinator
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Fred Roos
Executive Producer
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Buck Houghton
Producer
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
Camera Operator
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Barbara Johnson
Casting
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costumer
Gildo A. Scarano
Costumer
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist
Michael Germain
Makeup Artist
Gregg Barbanell
Sound Editor
Ron Horwitz
Sound Editor
John Leveque
Sound Editor
James E. Webb
Sound
Chris McLaughlin
Sound
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
Special Effects
Robert Blalack
Visual Effects
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Daniel Allan Carlin
Music Producer
Curt Sobel
Music Editor
Dennis Hollis
Transportation Coordinator
Kathleen Sacchi
Dialogue Coach
Bruce A. Gibeson
Set Decoration
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Robert Scaife
Construction Coordinator
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Don Smetzer
Still Photographer
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor
Anthony Cunningham
Location Manager
Sam Mercer
Location Manager
Jeff Jaffee
Location Manager
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunt Double
John Zemansky
Property Master
Emmett Brown
Key Grip
Lou Tobin
Gaffer
Barrie M. Osborne
Unit Production Manager
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Jean Gonzalez
Studio Teacher
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
James J. Murakami
Art Direction
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