Directed by
Donna Deitch |
Writing Credits
Jane Rule | ... | (based on the novel "Desert of the Heart" by) |
Natalie Cooper | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Helen Shaver | ... | Vivian Bell | |
Patricia Charbonneau | ... | Cay Rivvers | |
Audra Lindley | ... | Frances Parker | |
Andra Akers | ... | Silver | |
Gwen Welles | ... | Gwen | |
Dean Butler | ... | Darrell | |
James Staley | ... | Art Warner | |
Katie La Bourdette | ... | Lucille (as Katie LaBourdette) | |
Alex McArthur | ... | Walter | |
Tyler Tyhurst | ... | Buck | |
Denise Crosby | ... | Pat | |
Antony Ponzini | ... | Joe | |
Brenda Beck | ... | Joyce | |
Sam Minsky | ... | Best Man | |
Patricia Frazier | ... | Change Girl | |
Sheila Balter | ... | Roadside Waitress | |
Tom Martin | ... | Red Cap | |
Joan Mankin | ... | Casino Waitress | |
Frank Murtha | ... | Minister | |
Dave Roberts | ... | Lon | |
Bob Blankman | ... | Croupier | |
Ron Fisher | ... | Drunk Gambler | |
Gene Skaug | ... | Announcer | |
Donna Deitch | ... | Hungarian Gambler | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Gordon Chaplin | ... | Groomsman (uncredited) | |
Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Jerry (uncredited) |
Produced by
Donna Deitch | ... | producer (produced by) |
Carol Jefferies | ... | associate producer |
Cami Taylor | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
Robert Elswit | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Robert Estrin |
Casting By
Tim Flack |
Production Design by
Jeannine Oppewall |
Art Direction by
David Brisbin |
Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg |
Costume Design by
Linda M. Bass | ... | (as Linda Bass) |
Makeup Department
Richard Arrington | ... | makeup artist |
Don Marando | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Whitney R. Hunter | ... | second assistant director (as Whitney Hunter) |
George W. Perkins | ... | first assistant director (as George Perkins) |
Art Department
Lisa De Alva | ... | assistant property master |
Trish Gallaher Glenn | ... | property master (as Trisha B. Gallaher) |
Sound Department
Beth Bergeron | ... | sound effects |
John Brasher | ... | sound mixer |
Roberta Doheny | ... | sound effects / sound mixer |
Alia Kahn | ... | sound effects |
Austin McKinney | ... | production sound mixer |
Lars Nelson | ... | sound effects |
Jack M. Nitzsche Jr. | ... | boom operator (as Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.) |
Stunts
Fred Culbertson | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
Curtis Bradford | ... | best boy grip |
Stephen Crawford | ... | best boy electric |
Martin J. Layton | ... | first assistant camera |
David Lear | ... | still photographer |
Mitch Marcus | ... | second assistant camera |
Jane O'Neal | ... | still photographer |
Kirk A. Peterson | ... | grip |
Steve Smith | ... | key grip |
John Zumpano | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
Sally Lear | ... | extras casting: Reno |
Jeff Oshen | ... | casting associate |
Editorial Department
Sandra Adair | ... | assistant editor |
Don Starnes | ... | assistant editor: dailies synching (uncredited) |
Location Management
Shirley Dale | ... | location coordinator |
Michael 'Doc' Dill | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Robert Estrin | ... | music consultant |
Terri Fricon | ... | music supervisor |
Gay Jones | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
Benita Brazier | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Fred Culbertson | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Jeff Jacobsen | ... | production assistant |
Louise Kollenbaum | ... | title designer |
Coni Lancaster | ... | production associate |
Geralyn Miller | ... | production coordinator |
Vince Onken | ... | craft service |