Lewis John Carlino Director Jacqueline Bisset Ellen Actor Rob Lowe Skip Actor Andrew McCarthy Jonathan Actor Cliff Robertson Mr. Burroughs Actor Stuart Margolin Balaban Actor John Cusack Roscoe Actor Alan Ruck Roger Actor Rodney Pearson Allen Actor Remak Ramsay Kennedy Actor Virginia Madsen Lisa Actor Deborah Thalberg Susan Actor Fern Persons Headmistress DeBreul Actor Casey Siemaszko Doug Actor Anna Maria Horsford Maggie Actor Hal Frank Schneider Actor Dick Cusack Chaplain Baker Actor William Visteen Dr. Kreiger Actor James O'Reilly Mr. Bernhardt Actor Jim Kouf Screenwriter David Greenwalt Screenwriter Martin Ransohoff Producer Cathleen Summers Executive Producer Ric Waite Cinematographer Dennis Dolan Film Editing Stuart H. Pappé Film Editing Elmer Bernstein Original Music Jack Poplin Art Director William B. Fosser Set Decoration Mary Goldberg Casting Lynn Stalmaster Casting