Barry Shear Director Shelley Winters Mrs. Flatow Actor Christopher Jones Max (Flatow) Frost Actor Diane Varsi Sally LeRoy Actor Richard Pryor Stanley X Actor Kevin Coughlin Billy Cage Actor Michael Margotta Jimmy Fergus Actor May Ishihara Fuji Elly Actor Salli Sachse Hippie mother Actor Paul Frees Narrator Jack Latham Self Hal Holbrook Sen. Johnny Fergus Actor Millie Perkins Mary Fergus Actor Bert Freed Max Jacob Flatow Sr. Actor Ed Begley Sen. Allbright Actor Larry Bishop The Hook, Abraham Actor Dick Clark TV Newscaster Actor Pamela Mason Self Barry Williams Young Max Actor Walter Winchell Self Melvin Belli Self Army Archerd Self Robert Thom Writer Samuel Z. Arkoff Producer William J. Immerman Associate Producer James H. Nicholson Producer Burt Topper Executive Producer Les Baxter Original Music Barry Mann Original Music Richard Moore Cinematographer Fred R. Feitshans Jr. Film Editing Eve Newman Film Editing Paul Sylos Art Director