After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.
| Directing | Harold Becker | Director |
| Writing | Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
| Camera | Stephen St. John | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Greg Dillon | Sound Editor |
| Production | David Israel | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Samson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Editor |
| Production | Jon Peters | Producer |
| Writing | Terry Davis | Novel |
| Editing | Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Production | Peter Guber | Producer |
| Camera | Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Joseph P. Mercurio | Special Effects |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Becker | Costume Design |
| Camera | Mike Benson | Camera Operator |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Art | Jeff Haley | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Edgar Froese | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Christopher Franke | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Adam Fields | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stan Weston | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jeff Haley | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Brewer | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Charles Okun | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | William M. Elvin | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gordon Daniel | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | William Randall | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Stafford | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Chase | Key Costumer |
| Camera | Bob Rose | Key Grip |
| Camera | Gary Van Auken | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Donald L. Hartley | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Hugo Cortina | Gaffer |
| Art | Greg Lynch | Leadman |
| Art | Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Art | Larry McGuire | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Robert DePatis | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Myron P. Shepherd | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | David Turner | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Deborah Jelin Newmyer | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Production | Pat Orseth | Location Casting |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
