Robert Hooks
Paul
S. Pearl Sharp
Harriet (as Saundra Sharp)
Dick Anthony Williams
Danny
Hattie Winston
Ivy
Morgan Freeman
Sweet Talk
Anna Maria Horsford
Monica
Samuel E. Wright
Scottie
Minnie Gentry
Emma
Ted Beniades
Brooks
Pat McNamara
Delivery Man
Estelle Evans
Mother
Arthur French
Man at Meeting
Lea Scott
Drug Counselor
Laurie Chock
Sandy
Frank Scardino
Record Producer
Yvonne Warden
Clerk
Bill Houston
Cop
Pat Estwick
Junkie
Felecia Hunter
Elsie
Antonia French
Joanne
Guy Costley
Ghetto Boy
Stephen Gattanella
Conga Drummer in Band (uncredited)