Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.
Jack Albertson
as Charlie Bartlett
Adrienne Barbeau
as Susan O'Neill
John Reilly
as Wes Cummings
Slim Pickens
as Ben Khlover
William Bogert
as Alfred Lawson
Pat Cooper
as Uncle Mike
Bert Freed
as Carlo
Anne Seymour
as Mrs. Lawson
William Sadler
as Joey
Moosie Drier
as Morris O'Neill
Laurence Haddon
as Sam Spade
Jack Knight
as Police Sergeant