Michael Douglas portrays a disenchanted California professor experiencing a new life style in Missouri. Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker. Mrs. Hopper: Louise Latham. Hopper: Charles Aidman. Inez: Grayson Hall. Cleo: Marge Redmond. Van: Dana Elcar. Joyce: Meg Foster. Mavis: Carolyn Conwell. Mrs. Gaines: Anne Gwynne. Roger: Richard Derr. Directed by Robert Scheerer.