The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
Steve Martin
as Gil Buckman
Mary Steenburgen
as Karen Buckman
Dianne Wiest
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Jason Robards
as Frank Buckman
Rick Moranis
as Nathan Huffner
Tom Hulce
as Larry Buckman
Martha Plimpton
as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Keanu Reeves
as Tod Higgins
Harley Jane Kozak
as Susan Buckman
Joaquin Phoenix
as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Dennis Dugan
as David Brodsky
Eileen Ryan
as Marilyn Buckman
