David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.
Whoopi Goldberg
as Clara Mayfield
Michael Ontkean
as Bill Hart
Kathleen Quinlan
as Leona Hart
Neil Patrick Harris
as David Hart
Spalding Gray
as Peter Epstein
Jason Downs
as Alan Lipsky
Hattie Winston
as Blanche Loudon
Beverly Todd
as Dora Cambridge
Maria Broom
as Felicia
Frederick Strother
as Bundy
Angel Harper
as Rita
