In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
| Writing | David Duchovny | Writer |
| Directing | David Duchovny | Director |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Crew | Lisa Shriver | Choreographer |
| Camera | Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lester Cohen | Production Design |
| Art | Teresa Mastropierro | Art Direction |
| Editing | Suzy Elmiger | Editor |
| Art | Jennifer Greenberg | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Sheila Paige | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Geoff Zanelli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Burt | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Sound | Amanda Scheer-Demme | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Buck Damon | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellen Lutter | Costume Designer |
| Production | Melanie Greene | Co-Producer |
| Production | Zanne Devine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adam Merims | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Barton Lewis | Producer |
| Production | Bob Yari | Producer |
| Production | Jane Rosenthal | Producer |
| Production | M. Blair Breard | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Todd Pfeiffer | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Timothy Donohue | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael T. Meador | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | David Gaines | Co-Producer |
| Production | Elizabeth Greenberg | Casting Associate |
| Production | Jessica Daniels | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Cody Beke | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Robert Katz | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Michael Bederman | Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Philip Harrison | Associate Editor |
| Sound | William Sarokin | Sound |
| Sound | George Leong | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Richard Murphy | Utility Sound |
| Crew | Manny Siverio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Preser | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Careen Fowles | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pashelle Clayton-Robinson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Derek J. Baskerville | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dale Brownell | Key Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Payne | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Bingham | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Buccellato | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Deanna Leslie | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Adam Weisinger | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Anita Sum | Production Coordinator |
| Production | April Brooks | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Karen E. Etcoff | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Hilary Peabody | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Byron Wilson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | William Jacobs | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Brad North | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Brad North | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Scott G.G. Haller | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Rick Hart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Brad North | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | David Weisberg | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jerry Trent | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Trent | Foley Recordist |
| Production | Sally Anne Edger | Post Production Coordinator |
