A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.
LeVar Burton
as Billy Peoples
Ossie Davis
as Dr. Fredericks
Dolph Sweet
as George
Chick Vennera
as Luis
Tina Andrews
as Roseanne
Roxie Roker
as Mrs. Peoples
T.K. Carter
as Justin
Michael Constantine
as Dr. Silver
Sharon Ullrick
as Miss Beverly
Diana Douglas
as Mrs. Bedford
Leonard Barr
as Hospital Roommate
Miiko Taka
as Receptionist