Benny and his wife Ruthie are getting set to drive down to Florida, but Benny needs someone to look after his department store while he's gone. Though he doesn't think much of him, Benny hands the responsibility over to his son, Russell. While Russell doesn't get much respect from his parents, he's better off than his brother, Ezra, whom Benny has gone so far as to disown. Ezra is currently battling with his work (coach of a high school basketball team that hasn't won in ages) and his wife (who keeps nagging him that she wants to have a baby as soon as possible) at the same time.
| Directing | Alan Arkin | Director |
| Editing | Richard Halsey | Editor |
| Production | Marvin Worth | Producer |
| Camera | Ralph Woolsey | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Robert Klane | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Klane | Novel |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Art | James H. Spencer | Production Design |
| Art | Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dione Taylor | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Peter V. Herald | Production Manager |
| Directing | Max Kleven | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Thomas Lofaro | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edward D. Markley | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bruce Satterlee | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lester Hoyle | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Sidney H. Greenwood | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman A. Burza | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynette Bernay | Costume Design |
| Editing | Richard Fetterman | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Logan Frazee | Special Effects |
| Sound | Richard Sperber | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | William Hartman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Don J. Bassman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John R. Harris | Music Editor |
| Sound | Godfrey Marks | Dialogue Editor |
