Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.
| Directing | Joan Micklin Silver | Director |
| Writing | Ann Beattie | Novel |
| Writing | Joan Micklin Silver | Screenplay |
| Production | Mark Metcalf | Producer |
| Production | Amy Robinson | Producer |
| Production | Griffin Dunne | Producer |
| Sound | Ken Lauber | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bobby Byrne | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Cynthia Scheider | Editor |
| Art | Peter Jamison | Production Design |
| Art | Linda Spheeris | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosanna Norton | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lola 'Skip' McNalley | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bo Welch | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Paul Helmick | Production Manager |
| Directing | Lorin Bennett Salob | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | D. Scott Easton | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hannah Scheel | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Ray De La Motte | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ted Sugiura | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Eric Engler | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jeffrey Gershman | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | James F. Boyle | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Peter Davidian | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Steven Shaver | Electrician |
| Lighting | John Hawn | Electrician |
| Sound | Ron Curfman | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Thornton | Boom Operator |
| Art | William Kemper Wright | Leadman |
| Camera | Paul E. Borchardt | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ophelious Braxton | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Robert E. Gaynor | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Mitch Lookabaugh | Grip |
| Art | David Scott | Property Master |
| Camera | Jack Gereghty | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agnes Lyon | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Starr Dresner | Costumer |
| Art | Joe Acord | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Joseph Sawyers | Transportation Captain |
| Editing | Mindy Byer | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Deedra Bebout | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Harriet Fidlow | Loop Group Coordinator |
| Production | Betty Atkinson | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Hal Schlueter | Location Manager |
| Sound | Dan Sable | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lowell Mate | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Higgins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Rita Damon | Production Accountant |
| Production | Cathy Freckleton | Production Accountant |
| Production | Charles B. Wessler | Production Assistant |
| Production | Neal Hoffberg | Production Assistant |
| Production | Cathy Lehne | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Toots Thielemans | Music |
