Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.
| Directing | Jonathan Demme | Director |
| Writing | Robert Thom | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frances Doel | Screenstory |
| Production | Julie Corman | Producer |
| Camera | Bruce Logan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lewis Teague | Editor |
| Production | Peter Cornberg | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Snotty Scotty and The Hankies | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Allan Holzman | Editor |
| Art | Peter Jamison | Art Direction |
| Art | Linda Spheeris | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jac McAnelly | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlene Roberson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Ruff | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Lamar Card | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Evelyn Purcell | Second Unit Director |
| Art | William Sandell | Property Master |
| Sound | Bob Mishakorall | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Robert Gravenor | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Jim Burk | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Gibbs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | James M. Halty | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Regina Parton | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard L. Richards | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Robles | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Lighting | Brink Brydon | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tak Fujimoto | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jim Morris | Key Grip |
| Camera | Michael Katz | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Gina Brown | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Glenn K. Shimada | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Gil Valle | Location Manager |
| Art | Don McKenzie | Location Scout |
| Sound | Marshall Leib | Music Coordinator |
| Directing | Tikki Goldberg | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Robert Easton | Dialect Coach |
| Production | Stephen Goepel | Production Assistant |
| Production | Wendy Shear | Production Assistant |
| Production | Nancy Zearfoss | Production Secretary |
| Production | David Kahler | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Gerald B. Wolfe | Still Photographer |
