Sydney Pollack George Fields Director, Actor, Producer Dustin Hoffman Michael Dorsey, Dorothy Michaels Actor Jessica Lange Julie Nichols Actor Teri Garr Sandy Lester Actor Dabney Coleman Ron Carlisle Actor Charles Durning Les Nichols Actor Bill Murray Jeff Slater Actor George Gaynes John Van Horn Actor Geena Davis April Page Actor Doris Belack Rita Marshall Actor Ellen Foley Jacqui Actor Peter Gatto Rick Actor Lynne Thigpen Jo Actor Ronald L. Schwary Phil Weintraub Actor, Producer Debra Mooney Mrs. Mallory Actor Amy Lawrence Amy Actor Estelle Getty Middle-Aged Woman Actor Christine Ebersole Linda Actor Larry Gelbart Writer Barry Levinson Writer Elaine May Writer Murray Schisgal Writer Charles Evans Executive Producer Dave Grusin Original Music Owen Roizman Cinematographer Fredric Steinkamp Film Editing William Steinkamp Film Editing Toni Howard Casting Peter S. Larkin Production Design Thomas C. Tonery Set Decoration Ruth Morley Costume Design