Directed by
Ron Howard   
 
Writing
Lowell Ganz   (story)  
Babaloo Mandel   (story)   
Ron Howard   (story)
Lowell Ganz   (screenplay)   
Babaloo Mandel   (screenplay)

Synopsis

The trials and tribulations of middle-class family life are depicted in director Ron Howard's humorous and loving ode to the joys of parenthood. Middle-manager Gil Buckman struggles to reconcile his ambitions at work with his loyalty to his family, particularly to his troubled son, Kevin. His divorced sister Helen has a sullen and withdrawn son and a sexually active teenage daughter. Gil's other sister, Susan, is a schoolteacher married to an ambitious yuppie determined to make a genius of their 3-year-old daughter. Their long-lost brother, the irresponsible Larry, has always been daddy's favorite and returns home with an illegitimate son named Cool.

Cast

Steve Martin ...  Gil Buckman
Dianne Wiest ...  Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Dennis Dugan ...  David Brodsky
Mary Steenburgen ...  Karen Buckman
Paul Linke ...  George Bowman
Jason Robards ...  Frank Buckman
Rick Moranis ...  Nathan Huffner
Tom Hulce ...  Larry Buckman
Martha Plimpton ...  Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Keanu Reeves ...  Tod Higgins
Harley Jane Kozak ...  Susan Buckman Huffner (as Harley Kozak)
Joaquin Phoenix ...  Garry Buckman-Lampkin (as Leaf Phoenix)
Eileen Ryan ...  Marilyn Buckman
Helen Shaw ...  Grandma
Jasen Fisher ...  Kevin Buckman
Alisan Porter ...  Taylor Buckman
Zachary La Voy ...  Justin Buckman
Ivyann Schwan ...  Patty Huffner

Produced by
Joseph M. Caracciolo .  executive producer 
Brian Grazer ....  producer