In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.
Richard Dreyfuss
as Louie Kurnitz
Mercedes Ruehl
as Bella Kurnitz
Irene Worth
as Grandma Kurnitz
Brad Stoll
as Jay Kurnitz
Mike Damus
as Arty Kurnitz
David Strathairn
as Johnny
Robert Miranda
as Hollywood Harry (as Robert Guy Miranda)
Jack Laufer
as Eddie Kurnitz
Susan Merson
as Gert