An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles
| Writing | David Atkins | Screenplay |
| Production | Paul R. Gurian | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Vilko Filač | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yves Marmion | Producer |
| Sound | Goran Bregović | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Claudie Ossard | Producer |
| Directing | Emir Kusturica | Director |
| Editing | Andrija Zafranović | Editor |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Art Direction |
| Editing | Rached M'Dini | Editor |
| Art | Miljen Kreka Kljaković | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patty York | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Emir Kusturica | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill M. Ohanneson | Costume Design |
| Writing | David Atkins | Story |
| Art | Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karoly Balazs | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Ann Piper | Hairstylist |
| Production | Pennie DuPont | Casting |
| Production | Richard Brick | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Everett Creach | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Jay Sedrish | Production Manager |
| Directing | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | K.C. Hodenfield | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Otie Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gérard Hardy | Sound Editor |
| Art | Gary Kosko | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Lynn Harris | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meg Goodwin | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Jim Stuebe | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Moe Chamberlain | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Suzanne Hanover | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Yvan Lucas | Color Timer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Lyle Byrum | Pilot |
| Crew | Laurie Creach | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Peter Rocca | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Eddie Matthews | Stunt Double |
| Art | Louise Del Araujo | Leadman |
| Art | Erik Polczwartek | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Mikael Glattes | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gary Dunham | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mark Emery Moore | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Elizabeth Dougherty | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Spencer McDonald | Additional Camera |
| Production | Buddy Enright | Location Manager |
| Production | Annie Saunders | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Steven C. Ward | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Tad Driscoll | Production Accountant |
| Production | Dawn Darfus | Production Accountant |
| Production | Sylvie Lenoir | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Antoine Grujard | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Urszula Lesiak | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ewa Lenkiewicz | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Françoise Vuillemin | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Corinne Rozenberg | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Laurent Dreyer | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Mario Melchiorri | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Sound | Mireille Leroy | Foley Editor |
| Sound | René Taquet | Music Consultant |
| Art | Lisa M. Kittredge-Rodriguez | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Eric A. Holst | Property Master |
| Crew | Greg Landerer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Ken Estes | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karoly Balazs | Makeup & Hair |
| Lighting | Kevin Williams | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Chuck Mason | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Gustavo Oliva | Electrician |
| Lighting | John Massaro | Electrician |
| Lighting | Todd Parker | Electrician |
| Camera | Michael Pizzuto | Key Grip |
| Camera | Gary Kangrga | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Robert A. Preston | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Kenneth E. King | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Dennis K. Wilson | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Steven Pehl | Grip |
| Camera | Bill Summers | Grip |
| Camera | Paul D. Fischer | Grip |
| Crew | Patrick Duchesne | Catering |
| Crew | Karen Hooper | Craft Service |
| Crew | Bernie Hooper | Craft Service |
| Art | Raymond Camaioni | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Chris Santini | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Brian Maguire | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Jim Petti | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Wayne Jones | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Sal Jenco | Actor's Assistant |
