Nick Castle Director Walter Matthau Mr. George Wilson Actor Mason Gamble Dennis Mitchell Actor Joan Plowright Mrs. Martha Wilson Actor Christopher Lloyd Switchblade Sam (Town Robber) Actor Lea Thompson Mrs. Alice Mitchell Actor Robert Stanton Mr. Henry Mitchell Actor Paul Winfield Chief of Police Actor Amy Sakasitz Margaret Wade Actor Kellen Hathaway Joey Actor Billie Bird Edith Butterwell Actor Arnold Stang Photographer Actor Hank Ketcham Writer John Hughes Screenwriter, Producer Ernest Chambers Producer, Executive Producer Richard Vane Producer Thomas E. Ackerman Cinematographer Alan Heim Film Editing Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Jim Bissell Production Design Michael Baugh Art Director Eve Cauley Turner Set Decoration Ann Roth Costume Design Janet Hirshenson Casting Jane Jenkins Casting