Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Writing | Frank Pierson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cynthia Cidre | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bobbie Ann Mason | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Design |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Art | John R. Jensen | Art Direction |
| Art | Jackson De Govia | Production Design |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Editing | Lou Lombardo | Editor |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Crew | Russell Boyd | Cinematography |
| Sound | James Horner | Music |
| Production | Richard N. Roth | Producer |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Executive Producer |
| Production | Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Production | Michael Jewison | Associate Producer |
