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Kramer vs Kramer
(1979)
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| | Plot: | Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy. When he has learned to adjust his life to these new responsibilities, Joanna resurfaces and wants Billy back. Ted however refuses to give him up, so they go to court to fight for the custody of their son.
| | Cast: | | Dustin Hoffman | Ted Kramer |
| Meryl Streep | Joanna Kramer |
| Jane Alexander | Margaret Phelps |
| Justin Henry | Billy Kramer |
| Howard Duff | John Shaunessy |
| George Coe | Jim O'Connor |
| JoBeth Williams | Phyllis Bernard (as Jobeth Williams) |
| Bill Moor | Gressen |
| Howland Chamberlain | Judge Atkins |
| Jack Ramage | Spencer |
| Jess Osuna | Ackerman |
| Nicholas Hormann | Interviewer |
| Ellen Parker | Teacher |
| Shelby Brammer | Ted's Secretary |
| Carol Nadell | Mrs. Kline |
| Donald Gantry | Surgeon |
| Judith Calder | Receptionist |
| Peter Lownds | Norman |
| Kathleen Keller | Waitress |
| Ingeborg Sørensen | Woman at Christmas Party (as Ingeborg Sorensen) |
| Iris Alhanti | Partygoer |
| Richard Barris | Partygoer |
| Evelyn Hope Bunn | Partygoer |
| Joann Friedman | Partygoer |
| Quentin J. Hruska | Partygoer |
| Joe Seneca | Partygoer |
| Dan Tyra | Court Clerk |
| David Golden | Grocer |
| Petra King | Petie Phelps |
| Melissa Morell | Kim Phelps |
| Frederick W. Hand | Street Musician |
| Scott Kuney | Street Musician |
| Sean Albertson | Boy in Hospital (uncredited) |
| Matteo Cafiso | Schoolmate; Boy in Park (uncredited) |
| Llewellyn Lafford | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Conrad Pomerleau | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Writing By:
| | Avery Corman | (novel) |
| Robert Benton | (screenplay) |
| Produced By:
| | Richard Fischoff | associate producer (as Richard C. Fischoff) |
| Stanley R. Jaffe | producer |
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