Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Richard Pryor
as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Harvey Keitel
as Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr.
as Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver
as Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli
as Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan
as Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith
as Clarence Hill
Cliff DeYoung
as John Burrows
Borah Silver
as Dogshit Miller
Chip Fields
as Caroline Brown
Harry Northup
as Hank