The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
| Art | Gay Studebaker | Production Design |
| Writing | Richard Linklater | Writer |
| Production | Cathleen Sutherland | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Linklater | Director |
| Production | Richard Linklater | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Sehring | Producer |
| Camera | Lee Daniel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Camera | Shane F. Kelly | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Sloss | Producer |
| Art | Rodney Becker | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kari Perkins | Costume Design |
| Production | Beth Sepko | Casting |
| Sound | Meghan Currier | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Vincent Palmo Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Production | Vincent Palmo Jr. | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephany Baskin | Set Costumer |
| Production | Anne Walker-McBay | Associate Producer |
| Production | Sandra Adair | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John H. Smith | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darylin Nagy | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Jeff Schwan | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Hancock | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Hunsaker | Set Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Nick Smith | Digital Compositors |
| Editing | Parke Gregg | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | Caroline Kaplan | Associate Producer |
| Art | Melanie Ferguson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darylin Nagy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ethan Andrus | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Misty Conn | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Thadd Day | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Phil DeTolve | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Evan Dunivan | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Evan Dunivan | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Glenn Eanes | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Chris Erlon | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Jay Fisher | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Susan Fitz-Simon | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Susan Fitz-Simon | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Susan Fitz-Simon | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Miles Foster-Greenwood | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Miles Foster-Greenwood | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Justin Hennard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Justin Hennard | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Korey Pereira | Dialogue Editor |
