This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
| Production | Sarah Green | Producer |
| Sound | Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | John Sayles | Director |
| Editing | John Sayles | Editor |
| Art | Chas Plummer | Art Direction |
| Art | Carolyn Cartwright | Set Decoration |
| Production | Maggie Renzi | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Sarah Green | Production Manager |
| Directing | Sandy McLeod | Script Supervisor |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harold Welb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jo Throckmorton | Other |
| Art | Dan Bishop | Production Design |
| Art | Dianna Freas | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Dunn | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rose Chatterton | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Mays | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Martha Griffin | Unit Manager |
| Production | Georgia Kacandes | Assistant Production Manager |
| Crew | Heidi Vogel | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Steve Apicella | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | L. Scott Butler | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gregory Jacobs | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bill Martin | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | John Sayles | Writer |
