After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.
| Directing | Harold Becker | Director |
| Writing | Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
| Art | Jeff Haley | Set Decoration |
| Production | David Israel | Location Manager |
| Sound | Greg Dillon | Sound Editor |
| Directing | June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Terry Davis | Novel |
| Editing | Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Production | Jon Peters | Producer |
| Camera | Stephen St. John | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Becker | Costume Design |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Mike Benson | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Samson | Hairstylist |
| Production | Peter Guber | Producer |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Crew | Joseph P. Mercurio | Special Effects |
| Sound | Christopher Franke | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Edgar Froese | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stan Weston | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jeff Haley | Art Direction |
| Production | Adam Fields | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Brewer | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Charles Okun | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | William M. Elvin | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gordon Daniel | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | William Randall | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Stafford | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Chase | Key Costumer |
| Camera | Bob Rose | Key Grip |
| Camera | Gary Van Auken | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Donald L. Hartley | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Hugo Cortina | Gaffer |
| Art | Greg Lynch | Leadman |
| Art | Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Art | Larry McGuire | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Robert DePatis | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Myron P. Shepherd | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | David Turner | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Deborah Jelin Newmyer | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Production | Pat Orseth | Location Casting |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
