Cast & crew
Desperate Lives (1982)
Directed by Robert Michael Lewis Written by Lew Hunter
Cast
| Jennifer Parsons | Olivia |
| Clayton Rohner | Monte |
| Jane Milmore | Jane |
| Katherine Kelly Lang | Mary Bennett |
| Joey Green | Howard |
| Michele Laurita | Diana Ross |
| Norman Alden | Coach B |
| Doug McKeon | Cameron |
| Curt Ayers | Jesse Gemstone |
| James Eldert | Cheerleader |
| Art Hindle | Stan |
| William Windom | Jarvis |
| Reynaldo Duran | Manuel |
| Helen Hunt | Cameron |
| Ralph Meyering Jr. | Cramer |
| Bruce Scivally | Outside |
| Glenn-Michael Jones | Al Wilmington |
| Terry Alexander | Chillie Walsh |
| Mykelti Williamson | Jack Bellin |
| Noel Scott | Flag Thrower |
| Tina Menard | Maid |
| Grant Cramer | Steve Becker |
| Mark Burke | Paramedic |
| William Vincent Kulak | Paramedic |
| Susan McClung | Sarah |
| Diana Scarwid | Eileen Forbes |
| Diane Ladd | Cameron |
| Claudio Martínez | Jerry Thompson/Narrator |
| Michele Greene | Julie |
| Aggie Terry | Cindy |
| Gail Oda | Kathy |
| Tom Atkins | Cameron |
| Tricia Cast | Garber |
| Joyce Brothers | Watson |
| Michael Lang | Frank |
| Michael Cummings | Brad |
| Sam Bottoms | Ken |
| Viola Kates Stimpson | Grandmother |
Crew
| John Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Terry Keegan | Executive Producer |
| Linda Spheeris | Set Decoration |
| Bodie Chandler | Music Supervisor |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Lisa Hackett | Production Coordinator |
| Les Green | Editor |
| Bud Alper | Production Sound Mixer |
| Tom Fairbanks | Property Master |
| Carla Brand Breitner | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Michael Lewis | Director |
| Donald C. Klune | Unit Production Manager |
| Arthur Fellows | Executive Producer |
| Irene Mariano | Casting |
| Hub Braden | Art Direction |
| Lew Hunter | Screenplay |
| Dellasanchez Pollack | Costumer |
| Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| Victor Guarnier | Sound Effects Editor |
| Erica Edell Phillips | Costumer |
| Peggy Shannon | Hairstylist |
| Sherry Peterson | Stunts |
| Wolfgang E. Marum | First Assistant Director |
| Lew Hunter | Producer |
| Edward O. Denault | Production Supervisor |
| Mitch Ackerman | Production Supervisor |
| John Leveque | Sound Editor |
| George Probert | Music Editor |