Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
| Directing | Wayne Wang | Director |
| Writing | Mona Simpson | Writer |
| Writing | Alvin Sargent | Writer |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Art | Donald Graham Burt | Production Design |
| Production | Ginny Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurence Mark | Producer |
| Editing | Nicholas C. Smith | Editor |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Art | Kevin Constant | Art Direction |
| Art | Barbara Munch | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Clevering | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Writing | Mona Simpson | Book |
| Writing | Alvin Sargent | Screenplay |
| Crew | Glory Fioramonti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Donna E. Bloom | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jonathan McGarry | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Theodore Sharps | Set Designer |
| Art | Patti McNulty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Production | Canada Johanna Gordon | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Crew | Gregory Dunigan | Clearances Coordinator |
| Art | Larry J. White II | Leadman |
| Art | Jeffrey Kushon | Leadman |
| Camera | Lorey Sebastian | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Robert A. Levine | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Joseph Geisinger | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Art | Sean Mannion | Property Master |
| Directing | Marion Tumen | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Elise Ganz | Studio Teacher |
| Lighting | Alan Colbert | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Roman Jakobi | Electrician |
| Lighting | Alan Frazier | Electrician |
| Lighting | Dennis J. Lootens | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Frank Tobin | Best Boy Electrician |
| Camera | Peter Clemence | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jamie Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Steven Frohardt | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Bruce Hamme | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | Key Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lori Stilson | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Heinz | Costumer |
| Production | Eric Klosterman | Location Manager |
| Production | Montez A. Monroe | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jennifer S. Deayton | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | R. Bruce Steinheimer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Dale Ettema | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jeffrey Machit | Special Effects |
| Art | Bruce DiValerio | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Karen Scarborough | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Wendy Weidman | Casting Associate |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Tommy Tancharoen | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Lee Garibaldi | Transportation Captain |
| Editing | Roy Waldspurger | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Kevin D. Ross | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Rob Bonz | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Shannon Carey | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Silvers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Samuel H. Hinckley | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Susan Sanford | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dianna Stirpe | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Sandina Bailo-Lape | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Kearney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jana Vance | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Frank 'Pepe' Merel | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Sound | Delphine Robertson | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | David Lucarelli | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Diane Linn | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Engineer |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Engineer |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Mike Milliken | Color Timer |
| Crew | Bob Bralver | Stunt Driver |
| Production | Petra Alexandria | Associate Producer |
| Art | Robert W. Harbour | Set Designer |
| Art | Nicholas Rymond | Set Dresser |
| Art | Werner Hoetzinger | Set Dresser |
| Art | Luigi Mugavero | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Rusty Mahmood | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Clinton Dougherty | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Josh Blakeslee | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Julie Witherington | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patia Prouty | Costumer |
| Production | Kristan Wagner | Location Manager |
| Production | Jay Traynor | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Mark Lapotsky | Greensman |
| Production | Martha Cronin | Production Accountant |
| Production | Linda E. Degus | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Tara McKinley | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | J.R. Grubbs | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | James Marchione | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Nina Barry | Casting Assistant |
