A Jamaican widower recently released from a mental institution and a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini become the unlikely tenants of an eccentric widow in Los Angeles.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 James Earl JonesFish | Fish |
 Lynn RedgravePoinsettia | Poinsettia |
 Margot KidderMrs. Muldroone | Mrs. Muldroone |
 Sarah BenoitReno Minister's Wife | Reno Minister's Wife |
| AAndy GarzaWedding Groom | Wedding Groom |
 Tommy Redmond HicksNew York City Minister | New York City Minister |
| RRonald F. HoiseckReno Minister | Reno Minister |
 Shannon WilcoxHippie Preacher's Wife | Hippie Preacher's Wife |
| VVictoria PrismantasYoung Hippie Woman | Young Hippie Woman |
| PPaul M. HellerMailman | Mailman |
 David KagenSocial Worker | Social Worker |
| AArlene AlbertsonWoman at Bus Station | Woman at Bus Station |
| DDale FranzenOpera Performer 1 | Opera Performer 1 |
| GGary BachlundOpera Performer 2 | Opera Performer 2 |
| PPhillip KakoHippie Preacher | Hippie Preacher |
 Hoyt RichardsMan in Bar | Man in Bar |
| LLinden ChilesDoctor | Doctor |
| IIsmael GallegosMariachi Player | Mariachi Player |
| JJuan LopezTango Dancer | Tango Dancer |
 Anthony GuideraGun Seller | Gun Seller |