When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.
| Directing | E. Max Frye | Director |
| Writing | E. Max Frye | Writer |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Directing | Sioux Richards | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Marcy G. Kaplan | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Isom Ison III | Construction Foreman |
| Directing | Henry J. Bronchtein | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Tom Harjo | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Eddie Collins | Camera Operator |
| Production | John S. Lyons | Casting |
| Production | Marshall Persinger | Co-Producer |
| Sound | John Pritchett | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Gordon Antell | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Robert Beck | Property Master |
| Art | Patricia Norris | Production Design |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jack Cummins | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jack Cummins | Production Manager |
| Art | Denny DiAddezzio | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Jack Cornish | Construction Foreman |
| Art | William G. Davis | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shawn McKay | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Jim Bridges | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| Art | Leslie Morales | Set Decoration |
| Art | Deborah Winship | Leadman |
| Editing | Jane Kurson | Editor |
| Directing | Nina K. Noble | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Ann Black | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Tom Jones Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Richard Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Elizabeth Ziegler | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Carlton Kaller | Music Editor |
| Camera | Ken Hudson | Camera Loader |
| Production | Jonathan Demme | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
